AI Shortlist Index · September 2026 snapshot · Prompt Set v1.0
HOA Management Software: AI Shortlist Index, September 2026
The hoa management software ranking as the September 2026 edition measured it: 25 runs across 25 prompts. The live category page carries the current edition; this one does not change.
Editorial read
Twenty-five prompts, one run each, captured from the ChatGPT app in early October 2026. Vantaca was named in 87% of runs, CINC Systems in 82% and Enumerate in 68%. cincsystems.com and vantaca.com were the two most-cited domains, with 26 and 25 citations. The Index does not rank property management systems; AppFolio came up in 14 of the 25 answers and Buildium in 8. One run per prompt; read it as a first reading.
Ranking
| # | Vendor | Mention rate | Engines | Consistency | Move | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vantaca | 87% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 2 | CINC Systems | 82% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 3 | Enumerate | 68% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 4 | PayHOA | 46% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 5 | FRONTSTEPS | 43% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 6 | Condo Control | 28% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 7 | TownSq | 25% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 8 | Smartwebs | 20% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 9 | eUnify | 16% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 10 | BuildingLink | 8% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 11 | HOALife | 8% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 12 | EasyHOA | 8% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 13 | Plaid | 8% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 14 | MSI (Millennial Specialty Insurance) | 4% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 15 | HOA Start | 4% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 16 | SmartRent | 4% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| – | Effortless HOA | 0% | 0/1 | – | – | – |
| – | HOA Central | 0% | 0/1 | – | – | – |
| – | HOA Express | 0% | 0/1 | – | – | – |
Engines
| Engine | Status | Model | Runs | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | ran | gpt-5-6-thinking | 25 |
Part of the September 2026 edition of the AI Shortlist Index. All editions: archive.