Switching from Buildium to Direct PMS

Buildium is residential property management software. Direct PMS covers the same ground, plus the business lines Buildium-class tools were never built for — leasing, sales, caretaking and fit-outs on the same registry, ledger and calendar.

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Buildium is an independent product and this page isn't affiliated with or reviewed by them. Comparisons below describe how Direct PMS is built, not an audited feature-by-feature breakdown of Buildium's current product — features and pricing change, so verify specifics on Buildium's own site before deciding.

Where Direct PMS is different

Vacancy earns

WITH DIRECT

LT and ST on one calendar per unit — structurally impossible to double-book a leased unit.

BUILDIUM-CLASS TOOLS

STR income means a second platform and manual calendar blocking.

Pay per unit, per module

WITH DIRECT

A 40-unit building doesn't pay for a 4,000-unit suite.

BUILDIUM-CLASS TOOLS

All-in pricing built for someone else's portfolio.

Books that close

WITH DIRECT

Every rupee, dollar or euro posts to one ledger with FX snapshots — statements are views, not exports.

BUILDIUM-CLASS TOOLS

Rent in the PMS, everything else in QuickBooks.

What you get that Buildium doesn't cover

Direct PMS runs every business line on one registry — you only subscribe to the modules you use.

Leasing

Tenancy onboarding that blocks the calendar, monthly invoicing, a Paid/Arrear/Due cell per tenancy per month, deposits posted to the ledger and refunded on move-out.

Caretaking

Maintenance work orders with SLAs, move-out inspections, building staff and assets.

Short Term Rentals

A vacant furnished unit is one flag away from nightly income on your own booking site — and tenancy onboarding automatically refuses if bookings conflict.

Property Sales

Dispositions and owner resales through your own pipeline.

Fitouts

Turn-key furnishing between tenancies, quoted and invoiced.

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