For Canadian property managers
Drop in your unit count and current admin hours. We will show you the real monthly cost, hours saved, and annual savings against every major Canadian-available platform - using their published 2026 pricing.
Pricing verified 2026-05-12 from each vendor's public pricing page. CAD = Canadian dollars. USD figures shown where the vendor publishes in USD.
For a Canadian property manager under 1,000 units, the Maple ecosystem (MapleConcierge + MapleReceptionist + MapleSecure) is the lowest total cost of ownership when you count every line: PM software, AI phone answering, eSignature, ACH/card processing, and the cost of late rent payments. Buildium, AppFolio, Yardi, and Re-Leased only solve the first line - the rest are external add-ons that push real all-in cost 2-4x above their headline pricing. Below: the same calculator now models all five dimensions side-by-side.
Buildium's published USD $62/mo is the headline. The real-world bill for a 100-unit Canadian PM is closer to CAD $830/month once you add the answering service, eSignature, ACH fees, and the cost of late rent. The Maple ecosystem covers all five lines for roughly CAD $280/month all-in.
Buildium, AppFolio, Yardi, Re-Leased, MapleConcierge
All vendors charge here. MC starts CAD $0.
Only Maple bundles this
MapleReceptionist CAD $60-$199. Ruby/Moneypenny USD $235+ i.
MapleSecure free in MC Pro+
DocuSign USD $25/user/mo i. Dropbox Sign USD $15+ i.
MC never holds tenant funds
MC: $0.60/tx + Rotessa $0.50. Buildium ePay USD $1.35/tx i.
CMHC 2023: 7.8% arrears
Automated reminders reduce late-pay incidents 30-50% i.
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Default 1.37 reflects May 2026 indicative rate. Edit to current.
| Platform | Est. monthly | vs MC / yr |
|---|
Software-only monthly. Add-ons (eSign, screening, ACH/card processing) excluded here - see the full-ecosystem block below.
All competitor data from public 2026 pricing pages, verified 2026-05-12. Where a vendor uses custom quotes, we cite the publicly reported floor.
| Feature | MapleConcierge | Buildium | Re-Leased | AppFolio | Yardi Breeze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting monthly price | CAD $0 (2 units) CAD $49 (paid) |
USD $62 (Essential) i | ~USD $60 (10 units, custom) | USD $280 minimum (Core) | USD $100 minimum |
| Pricing model | Flat tier + CAD $0.60 / automated tx | Flat tier + add-ons | Custom quote + implementation fee | Per-unit + monthly minimum + annual contract | Per-unit + monthly minimum |
| T776 (CRA rental income export) | Native | No | No | No | No |
| T5018 (contractor slips) | Native | No | No | No | No |
| HST handling (CRA) | Native | Generic tax field | Generic tax field | Generic tax field | Generic tax field |
| Quebec RL-31 receipts | Native | No | No | No | No |
| Interac e-Transfer reconciliation | Auto-reconcile via email parse | No | No | No | No |
| Bilingual EN/FR (CA French) | Full UI + portal | Tenant portal partial | No | No | No |
| AI features (2026) | Conversational AI on every page | Limited / roadmap | Lease AI (commercial) | Limited | Limited |
| Mobile app | PWA + native iOS/Android in beta | Native | Native | Native | Native |
| Owner statements | Yes + monthly KPI email | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tenant portal | Yes (EN/FR, AI chat) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Holds tenant funds in trust? i | No - pass-through only | Yes (ePay) | Yes (via partner) | Yes | Yes |
| Built-in AI phone receptionist i | MapleReceptionist add-on CAD $60-$199/mo | No - typical add-on Ruby/Moneypenny USD $235+/mo i | No | Tenant messaging only (no live phone) | No |
| Built-in eSignature i | Free in Professional+ (MapleSecure) | Add-on, billed per envelope/plan | Built-in | Built-in | Add-on |
| Standalone eSign alternative cost i | CAD $0 in Pro tier; standalone CAD $15-$59/mo | DocuSign Standard USD $25/user/mo annual (cap 100 env/yr) i · Dropbox Sign Essentials USD $15-$20/mo i | |||
| ACH / EFT / PAD fee per transaction i | CAD $0.60 workflow + ~$0.50 Rotessa PAD pass-through | USD ~$1.35/tx incoming ACH i | Depends on connected gateway | Marketed "free" to PM; tenant absorbs | Similar to AppFolio |
| Credit / debit card fee | Stripe pass-through 2.9% + $0.30 + $0.60 workflow | 2.95% of total i | Via connected gateway | 2.99% | 2.99% |
| Late-payment automation i | Reminders + payment plans + Interac auto-reconcile | Reminders only | Reminders only | Reminders only | Limited |
| Avg all-in cost @ 100 units (CAD/mo, incl. tx fees + eSign + answering add-on where needed) | ~CAD $279 MC Professional $99 + ~$60 tx fees + $99 MR Basic + $0 eSign |
~CAD $834 Growth $263 + ACH $185 + Ruby $322 + eSign add-on $64 |
~CAD $1,170 Sub $1,150 + Ruby $322 (eSign built-in) |
~CAD $762 Core $385 + Ruby $322 + tenant absorbs ACH |
~CAD $666 Breeze $274 + Ruby $322 + eSign add-on $35 + tenant absorbs ACH |
| Setup fee | $0 (assisted migration included on paid tiers) | USD $0-$199 (depends on plan) | Implementation reported ~40% of subscription | Onboarding fee on Plus / Max | Free implementation |
| Contract term | Month-to-month | Month-to-month | Annual (custom) | Annual | Month-to-month |
Sources: buildium.com/pricing, re-leased.com pricing pages, appfolio.com/pricing (cross-referenced via G2 / Software Advice / Capterra), yardibreeze.com/pricing. All verified 2026-05-12. Trust-fund custody column reflects whether the platform sits in the money path for tenant rent payments per each vendor's public ePay terms.
Solo landlord or side-hustle PM.
At 10 units you are usually living in spreadsheets, email, and a personal bank account. The win is not "more software" - it is automated rent reminders, online payments, T776 export, and an Interac inbox that reconciles itself.
Growing residential PM, one or two staff.
At 50 units, spreadsheets break. You need maintenance triage, owner statements, and a tenant portal. AppFolio's USD $280 minimum is wasted money - you are paying for 200 units of headroom you do not use.
Mid-market residential / mixed.
200 units is the size where AppFolio starts to make economic sense for US PMs - and where Canadian PMs get punished hardest by US-built platforms. AppFolio Core hits its USD $280 floor naturally; AppFolio Plus jumps to USD $900 minimum.
Established PM, multi-property, multi-owner.
This is where AppFolio, Yardi, and Re-Leased are normally pitched. The competitive question becomes integration depth and AI. MapleConcierge ships conversational AI on every page and is the only option that does not take custody of tenant funds - meaningful for provincial trust-account compliance.
Pricing verification date: 2026-05-12. All competitor prices pulled from the vendor's own public pricing page where published, and cross-checked against G2, Capterra, and Software Advice where the vendor uses custom-quote pricing.
Buildium: buildium.com/pricing - Essential USD $62/mo, Growth USD $192/mo, Premium USD $400/mo. Add-ons for eSignature, screening, and ePay are billed separately.
Re-Leased: re-leased.com pricing pages. Custom-quoted; publicly reported floor ~USD $60/month for ~10 units; multiple sources (Software Advice, ITQlick) report mandatory implementation at roughly 40% of subscription.
AppFolio: appfolio.com/pricing - Core USD $1.40/unit with USD $280/mo minimum; Plus USD $3.00/unit with USD $900/mo minimum; Max USD $5/unit with USD $1,500+/mo minimum (annual contracts).
Yardi Breeze: yardibreeze.com/pricing - Residential USD $1/unit with USD $100/mo minimum; Breeze Premier USD $2/unit with USD $400/mo minimum. Implementation included.
MapleConcierge: Starter CAD $0 (2 units), Essential CAD $49, Professional CAD $99, Business CAD $199, Enterprise CAD $499+. Plus CAD $0.60 per automated transaction. Sourced from mapleconcierge.com/ pricing section.
FX: USD-to-CAD figures in this page use 1.37 as an indicative May 2026 rate. The calculator above lets you set your own.
Hours-saved model: based on a blended estimate of 10-12 minutes of admin time saved per unit per week when moving from spreadsheets to PM software, validated against onboarding data from MapleConcierge's beta PMs. Users on existing PM software typically save 40% of that figure.
Trust-fund custody: sourced from each vendor's public ePay / payments terms of service. Re-Leased and Yardi route through partner processors; MapleConcierge is pass-through (Rotessa, Stripe, Interac) with no custody. FinCEN's money-services-business definition i is the regulatory baseline for what counts as money transmission.
v2 expansion sources (added 2026-05-14):
MapleReceptionist pricing i: maplereceptionist.com - Eco CAD $60, Basic CAD $99, Business CAD $199 all monthly pre-HST.
MapleSecure pricing i: maplesecure.ca - Free, Starter CAD $15, Pro CAD $25, Enterprise CAD $59. Included free in MapleConcierge Professional+ tiers.
Ruby Receptionists i: ruby.com/plans-and-pricing - USD $235/mo (50 min) to USD $1,640/mo (500 min).
Moneypenny i: moneypenny.com/us/pricing - Essential USD $145/mo (30 min); 90-min plan ~USD $260; overage ~USD $2.87/min.
DocuSign Standard i: ecom.docusign.com - USD $25/user/mo annual; 100 envelopes/user/year cap; USD $3-$8/envelope overage.
Dropbox Sign (HelloSign) i: sign.dropbox.com - Essentials USD $15-$20/user/mo, typically ~20 envelopes/month.
Buildium ePay i: support.buildium.com - incoming ACH ~USD $1.35/tx; credit/debit card 2.95% of total.
Rotessa i: rotessa.com/pricing - $25/month base + $0.50/transaction; $30 NSF; no onboarding fees.
CMHC rental arrears i: cmhc-schl.gc.ca - Rental Market Survey shows arrears rose 6.5% (2022) to 7.8% (2023); Toronto CMA 19.6%.
OECD Canada 2025 i: oecd.org - confirms CMHC arrears figures.
Automated reminder lift i: razorpay.com / Chaser / Emagia - 30-50% delinquency reduction; 10-15 days faster collection.
NBER w17020 reminder study i: nber.org - SMS reminders give 7-9% on-time payment lift, equivalent to a 25% interest-rate reduction.
Missed-call cost i: nextiva.com (Forbes / BIA-Kelsey-cited) - SMBs miss ~62% of incoming calls; USD $126K/year avg lost revenue; phone leads convert 10-15x web-form rate.
FinCEN MSB definition i: fincen.gov - regulatory baseline for "holds customer funds = money-services business".
If you spot an out-of-date price or a feature claim that is no longer true, email content@mapleconcierge.com - we re-verify quarterly.
Free PILOT for the first 25 Canadian PMs. Migration included. Month-to-month.