# HOA Management Software: AI Shortlist Index, September 2026

> The September 2026 record of HOA management software in the AI Shortlist Index: every vendor as measured. This page does not change.

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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](/ai-shortlist-index/hoa-management-software/) 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

HOA Management Software, September 2026 snapshot. 25 runs from 1 engine. Mention rate = share of runs that named the vendor. Green means named.
| # | Vendor | Mention rate | Engines | Consistency | Move | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Vantaca](/ai-shortlist-index/hoa-management-software/vantaca/) | 87% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 2 | [CINC Systems](/ai-shortlist-index/hoa-management-software/cinc-systems/) | 82% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 3 | [Enumerate](/ai-shortlist-index/hoa-management-software/enumerate/) | 68% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 4 | [PayHOA](/ai-shortlist-index/hoa-management-software/payhoa/) | 46% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 5 | [FRONTSTEPS](/ai-shortlist-index/hoa-management-software/frontsteps/) | 43% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 6 | [Condo Control](/ai-shortlist-index/hoa-management-software/condo-control/) | 28% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 7 | [TownSq](/ai-shortlist-index/hoa-management-software/townsq/) | 25% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 8 | [Smartwebs](/ai-shortlist-index/hoa-management-software/smartwebs/) | 20% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 9 | [eUnify](/ai-shortlist-index/hoa-management-software/eunify/) | 16% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 10 | [BuildingLink](/ai-shortlist-index/hoa-management-software/buildinglink/) | 8% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 11 | [HOALife](/ai-shortlist-index/hoa-management-software/hoalife/) | 8% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 12 | [EasyHOA](/ai-shortlist-index/hoa-management-software/easyhoa/) | 8% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 13 | [Plaid](/ai-shortlist-index/hoa-management-software/plaid/) | 8% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 14 | MSI (Millennial Specialty Insurance) | 4% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 15 | [HOA Start](/ai-shortlist-index/hoa-management-software/hoa-start/) | 4% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| 16 | SmartRent | 4% | 1/1 | – | – | – |
| – | [Effortless HOA](/ai-shortlist-index/hoa-management-software/effortless-hoa/) | 0% | 0/1 | – | – | – |
| – | [HOA Central](/ai-shortlist-index/hoa-management-software/hoa-central/) | 0% | 0/1 | – | – | – |
| – | [HOA Express](/ai-shortlist-index/hoa-management-software/hoa-express/) | 0% | 0/1 | – | – | – |

## Engines

Engines in this edition. Mention rates are averaged over the engines shown.
| Engine | Status | Model | Runs | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ChatGPT | ran | gpt-5-6-thinking | 25 |  |

Part of [the September 2026 edition](/ai-shortlist-index/2026-09/) of [the AI Shortlist Index](/ai-shortlist-index/). All editions: [archive](/ai-shortlist-index/archive/).

Last verified 2026-09-03