DuesBoard

DuesBoard is cloud HOA software built for self-managed volunteer boards — not for property-manager ERPs. The public pitch starts with dues: connect the association bank, bill assessments on ACH (cards optional), keep a per-unit ledger and aging, and let late fees post from your board policy. Mid-Size and above add a broader board suite (vendors and payables, operating budget vs actual, violations that hit the unit ledger, meetings, polls, document library) plus a review-first AI assistant that is supposed to draft before anything emails a resident.

Pricing on the official homepage (researched September 18, 2026) is unusually plain for this niche. Starter is $25/mo for under 25 units (dues & ledger core). Mid-Size is $50/mo for under 50 units and is labeled most popular — it unlocks late fees, the board suite, and DuesBoard AI. Community is $75/mo for 50–200 units and adds multi-association workspaces plus priority email support. Enterprise (200+) is listed as custom / coming soon. Annual is billed as 10× monthly (about 17% off); quarterly is exact 3× monthly. On top of SaaS, every online resident-portal payment carries a disclosed 1% platform fee; offline checks and Zelle the board records are not charged that fee. Stripe processing is separate pass-through (vendor cites ACH typically 0.8% capped at $5, cards about 2.9% + 30¢), and the board chooses who absorbs Stripe fees. The 14-day trial requires a card; cancel in Settings before day 14 and the vendor says you are not billed SaaS. Treat those figures as homepage claims and re-check before a board vote.

On money movement, DuesBoard positions itself as SaaS plus Stripe Connect Express: dues settle to the association’s connected account and then the HOA bank. The FAQ states the vendor never holds community funds as a platform balance and is not a bank, lockbox, law firm, CPA, or collections agency. That is the right mental model for volunteer treasurers — still have your CPA confirm operating vs. reserve practice, exports, and year-end workflow in trial. Depth is mixed: useful ledger, aging, budget vs actual, and vendor/AP tooling for many small associations, but not a claim of CAM-grade fund accounting or a full reserve study. Boards whose only problem is “get people on ACH” can start on Starter; boards that also need violations, meetings, and AI drafts should model Mid-Size all-in cost (SaaS + 1% + Stripe).

Who it is for: a self-managed SFH, condo, or townhome board — especially under ~50 units — that wants published pricing, ACH autopay, and a ledger the next treasurer can inherit. Who should keep looking: professionally managed portfolios that need AppFolio/CINC-class ops, associations over 200 units while Enterprise is still early-access, or boards whose CPA requires proven fund accounting as the primary buy reason. Same aisle: PayHOA, KindHOA, AffordableHOA, RunHOA, HOA Start, and HomeHerald. Start from self-managed boards and accounting / reserve if you are still narrowing the shortlist.

Sources

• Official site / pricing & feature matrix: duesboard.com
• Resident portal pattern cited by vendor: https://app.duesboard.com/p/{slug}
• G2 search for “DuesBoard” (Sep 18, 2026): no usable product listing returned in this pass
• Capterra search: blocked by site protection in this research pass — no verified review page found via web search either
• Reddit skim (r/HOA and related): no clear DuesBoard customer anecdotes found; peer threads still center on PayHOA, Buildium, RunHOA, Perfect HOA, HOA Start, and spreadsheet workflows

Best for

Volunteer boards (especially under ~50 units) that want ACH autopay, a per-unit ledger, late fees, and an honest published fee stack without a CAM sales process.

Pricing notes

Official homepage pricing (researched Sep 18, 2026) — Starter $25/mo (<25 units), Mid-Size $50/mo (<50 units; vendor “most popular”), Community $75/mo (50–200 units), Enterprise 200+ custom / coming soon. Annual billed as 10× monthly (~17% off); quarterly = exact 3× monthly ($75 / $150 / $225). Same disclosed 1% platform fee on every online resident-portal payment (assessments, late fees, fines, other ledger charges); offline checks/Zelle recorded by the board are excluded. Stripe processing is pass-through (vendor cites ACH typically 0.8% capped at $5; cards ~2.9% + 30¢); board chooses whether residents or the HOA absorb Stripe fees. 14-day trial requires a card; cancel before day 14 to avoid SaaS charge. Money claimed to settle via Stripe Connect Express to the association bank — vendor says it never holds community funds. Verify current amounts and fee language on duesboard.com before you vote.