HOALife Pricing Breakdown (2026): What You Actually Pay

HOALife

$45-$95/mo

per month

BoardStack

$20–$99/mo

per month, no setup fee

HOALife Pricing Tiers

Tier	Price	Includes
Basic	$45/mo	Violation tracking, Homeowner portal, Document storage, Basic communications
Standard	$65/mo	Everything in Basic, Mobile inspection app, Photo documentation, Email notifications
Professional	$95/mo	Everything in Standard, QuickBooks Online integration, Advanced reporting, Work order management

Hidden Costs You Won't See on the Pricing Page

⚠ QuickBooks Online required for accounting: $30-$60/mo additional
⚠ QuickBooks does not natively separate HOA reserve and operating funds
⚠ Reserve fund tracking requires manual spreadsheet management outside both platforms
⚠ Two-platform setup increases training time for new board members

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HOALife’s subscription cost

HOALife’s published tiers run from $45 to $95/mo depending on features. The pricing is reasonable for violation management software. The mobile inspection app in the Standard tier is a genuine differentiator: board members can document violations with photos directly in the field.

For communities where covenant enforcement is the primary operational load, HOALife’s violation workflow is worth looking at.

The accounting gap

HOALife’s accounting strategy is integration rather than inclusion. The Professional tier connects to QuickBooks Online, which handles the bookkeeping. This keeps HOALife’s core product focused on violations and community operations, but it creates a cost and complexity gap.

QuickBooks Online adds $30-$60/mo. The Simple Start plan at $30/mo handles basic income and expense tracking. Essentials at $60/mo adds bill management and time tracking. Most HOAs need Essentials at minimum for vendor payment tracking.

QBO does not separate reserve funds natively. Connecting HOALife to QuickBooks does not solve the reserve fund separation problem. A QBO chart of accounts can be set up to maintain separate reserve and operating accounts, but this requires accounting knowledge and manual discipline. It is not enforced by the software.

Real combined cost

Scenario	Monthly cost
HOALife Basic only	$45
HOALife Standard only	$65
HOALife Professional + QBO Simple Start	$125
HOALife Professional + QBO Essentials	$155

At the full Professional + QBO Essentials configuration, HOALife costs $155/mo for a two-platform setup that still does not include dedicated reserve fund tracking.

BoardStack’s comparable tier for 75-150 unit communities is $49/mo as a single platform.

	HOALife	BoardStack
Monthly cost	$45-$95/mo	$20–$99/mo
Setup fee	Varies	$0
Contract	Varies	Month-to-month

HOALife Pricing Tiers
Complete pricing breakdown for HOALife
Plan	Price	Key Features	Best For
Basic	$45/mo	Violation tracking, homeowner portal, document storage, basic communications	Small HOAs with minimal violation workload
Standard	$65/mo	Mobile inspection app, photo documentation, email notifications	HOAs that do regular field inspections
Professional	$95/mo	QuickBooks Online integration, advanced reporting, work order management	Boards that already use QuickBooks for accounting

HOALife's Professional tier at $95/mo plus QuickBooks Online Essentials at $60/mo equals $155/mo for a two-platform setup that still lacks reserve fund tracking.

Source: HOALife and QuickBooks pricing pages

HOALife does not include accounting in any tier; QuickBooks Online is required for financial management, adding $30-$60/mo to the effective cost.

Source: HOALife pricing page

How much does HOALife cost for a small HOA?

HOALife starts at $45/mo for the Basic tier. If you need accounting, add QuickBooks Online ($30-$60/mo), bringing the total to $75-$155/mo depending on HOALife tier and QuickBooks plan. These are flat monthly rates, not per-unit.

Are there hidden fees with HOALife?

The main hidden cost is QuickBooks Online, which HOALife does not include but requires for financial management. Add $30-$60/mo for QuickBooks on top of the HOALife subscription. Reserve fund tracking requires additional manual work outside both platforms.

Does HOALife include reserve fund accounting?

No. HOALife covers violations and operations. Its QuickBooks integration syncs financial data but does not add reserve fund tracking. QuickBooks itself does not have HOA-specific reserve fund features without manual chart-of-accounts configuration.

Do I need QuickBooks to use HOALife?

You need QuickBooks if you want accounting in your HOA software stack. HOALife's Professional tier integrates with QuickBooks Online, but HOALife itself does not include accounting. Communities without QuickBooks use HOALife for violations and operations and handle accounting separately.

What does the combined HOALife + QuickBooks setup cost?

HOALife Professional at $95/mo plus QuickBooks Online Essentials at $60/mo equals $155/mo. That compares to BoardStack at $20-$49/mo for comparable community sizes with reserve tracking included.

Does the QuickBooks integration cover reserve fund accounting?

QuickBooks Online does not have HOA-specific reserve fund features. The HOALife integration syncs financial data to QBO, but fund separation and reserve study tracking still require manual configuration in QuickBooks.

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