Checked Sep 26, 2026
How much does HOA Express cost?
HOA Express publishes a free plan; paid plans run $15–$21 per month. HOA website builder and software platform: resident directory, blast emails and texts, online payments, forms, domain and email.
Prices are as published by HOA Express on Sep 26, 2026. Check the linked source before buying.
Published rates
Plans and add-ons
Plans
| Plan | Price | Billing |
|---|---|---|
| Freeup to 50 households; no custom domain; 'No ads' is listed as a paid-plan feature | $0/mo | Monthly |
| Inform (up to 25 households)$17/mo on monthly billing (computed by the page's own script: yearly price / 0.9, rounded up); tops out at 500 households ($38/mo annual) | $15/mo | Yearly |
| Engage (up to 25 households)$24/mo monthly billing; bands in page script: 50 $29, 100 $41, 200 $53, 300 $57, 500 $64, 1,000 $89 (annual) | $21/mo | Yearly |
| Engage (over 1,000 households)per-household tiers in page script: 9¢ each for the first 1,000, 7¢ to 2,000, 5¢ to 3,000, 3¢ to 4,000, 2¢ to 5,000 | Quote | Yearly |
Add-ons
| Add-on | Price |
|---|---|
| Mailed letters$1.05 base + $0.15/page, +$0.10/page color; $1.25 minimum | Not published |
| Extra text-message credits2¢ each beyond monthly allotment | Not published |
Pricing source: hoa-express.com ↗, checked Sep 26, 2026.
Beyond the plan price
Terms worth checking
- Setup
- $0 · 'We don't charge one-time setup fees for new customers.'
- Contract & cancellation
- monthly or yearly subscription · Renewal: yes, recurring charges · subscription payments refundable within 30 days of payment; other payments non-refundable
- Payments
- US: cards 3.2% + $0.80, bank accounts 1.4%; $15 chargeback, $4 failed ACH (from the fee API the pricing page loads) · Engage plan only; fees can be passed to residents
- Data export
- yes · Feature pages list resident 'export tools' and 'Export payment history'
Source notes
What the headline misses
Each point is tied to a dated statement on HOA Express's site. Open the source to read the full context.
- Price scales with the number of households; Engage is $21/mo (annual) at 25 households and $89/mo at 1,000.
“How many households are in your community?”
hoa-express.com · Sep 26, 2026 ↗ - Advertised per-month prices are the yearly-billing rate; monthly billing costs up to 14% more.
“Monthly Yearly save up to 14%”
hoa-express.com · Sep 26, 2026 ↗ - Blast text messages come as a monthly credit allotment; extra credits cost 2 cents each.
“with the ability to purchase more as-needed for 2¢ each”
hoa-express.com · Sep 26, 2026 ↗ - Mailed letters are billed per letter with a $1.25 minimum.
“The minimum total price is just $1.25.”
hoa-express.com · Sep 26, 2026 ↗ - Paying for the service does not give the community ownership of the website.
“no payment establishes any concept of ownership over the website”
hoa-express.com · Sep 26, 2026 ↗ - Only website subscription payments are refundable, and only within 30 days.
“Website subscription payments are refundable within 30 days of making the payment. Other payments are non-refundable.”
hoa-express.com · Sep 26, 2026 ↗ - The terms allow account removal or suspension at any time without notice or refund.
“your account is subject to removal / deactivation / suspension / etc. at any time, without prior notice, and without refund”
hoa-express.com · Sep 26, 2026 ↗
Who it sells to
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