DoorLoop vs Yardi: Picking the Right System in 2026

Which Yardi product this search is really about

People who type "doorloop vs yardi" are pricing a small or mid-size rental book, and the Yardi product that matches that job is Breeze or Breeze Premier. Voyager is still on sale. It is the separate platform Yardi points to when a company wants a heavier, more configurable operation, and public pages send that buyer to a sales conversation rather than a rate card. Yardi Genesis is not what a new buyer orders. Current Genesis users can move onto Breeze through a conversion Yardi prices at no charge.

DoorLoop and Yardi Breeze are both cloud systems of record for rent, leasing, maintenance, and property accounting. They do not price that job the same way, and they do not put the same accounting depth in the entry product. TL;DR: price Breeze when you want Yardi's published per-unit math and can live with the floor. Price Breeze Premier when you need the wider accounting set and can carry a higher floor. Price DoorLoop from its unit calculator, and treat a book above 300 units as quote-based.

Residential floor: $100 per month according to Yardi Breeze (2024). That November 14, 2024 pricing post is the vendor's own rate card: residential Breeze starts at $1 per unit per month with a $100 monthly minimum, commercial Breeze starts at $2 per unit per month with a $200 monthly minimum, and the residential Premier rate is $1 per unit per month with a $400 monthly minimum only when you bundle resident screening and renters insurance on a 12-month contract. Without that bundle, residential Premier is $2 per unit per month with the same $400 floor. The post also states free implementation and training, and a $0 bank-transfer fee on rent payments under a designated amount that the post does not print.

Key Takeaways

• The Yardi name on this search maps to Breeze or Breeze Premier. Voyager remains a quote-based product for more complex operations, and Genesis users are offered a no-charge move onto Breeze.

• Residential Breeze is $1 per unit per month against a $100 floor. Residential Premier is $2 per unit against a $400 floor, or $1 per unit against that same $400 floor only with the screening and insurance bundle on a 12-month contract.

• DoorLoop's pricing page is a unit calculator. Yearly billing saves up to 25%. A welcome offer takes 30% off for 3 months and waives onboarding fees on select plans through November 7, 2026. Above 300 units the page stops showing a price.

• On Capterra's comparison, last updated September 17, 2026, DoorLoop is 4.8 from 715 reviews and Yardi Breeze is 4.2 from 335 reviews. Those are review scores, not a test we ran.

• The subscription is not the whole bill. Screening and payment fees sit outside the floor, and any outside handoff still needs a person to approve a notice or an owner packet.

How we evaluated these tools

We weighted six buying questions and used only figures printed on pages opened for this guide. The weights are our analysis of what a manager with a real book decides on. They are not a score either vendor published. Vendor prices, floors, hours, and feature lists below are separated from that weighting. We did not operate either product, and we did not invent a rank, a customer, or a savings claim.

Cost gets 25% because the monthly floor, not the $1 sticker, sets the bill for many books under a few hundred units. Accounting gets 20% because owner packets and multi-entity books are the usual reason a spreadsheet shop changes systems. Go-live gets 15% because a setup fee, included phone time, and a 30-day cancel window change the risk of month one. Fees outside the subscription get 15% because screening and payment charges can pass the software minimum on a busy month. Daily leasing and maintenance get 15% because that is the work staff touch every day. Connections get 10% because a reviewed handoff to another tool exists only when the plan includes a connection other software can call (an API) or a file export. The six weights sum to 100%.

A product drops out, for this reader, when the missing piece is one of those six and the other product already covers it inside the system of record. Voyager drops out of the default shortlist when the book does not need that heavier configuration, because its price is not published. DoorLoop drops out of a "show me the dollar before I talk to sales" process once the book passes 300 units. Base Breeze drops out when the asset class is affordable housing, associations, manufactured housing, or self storage, because Yardi sells those on Premier.

Price floors, not sticker rates

Pricing checked October 9, 2026.

Premier floor: $400 per month according to Yardi Breeze (2026). The live FAQ states there is no minimum unit count, then sets a $100 monthly minimum for residential portfolios, a $200 monthly minimum for commercial or mixed portfolios, and a $400 monthly minimum for Premier. Breeze bills monthly for the prior month's unit count or that minimum, whichever is greater, on an annual agreement. Premier bills annually, also on an annual agreement. Both include an option to cancel within the first 30 days. Setup charges are $0, data conversion charges are $0, and training content is included. Breeze includes up to 8 hours of phone support during setup. Premier includes 16 hours plus a dedicated account manager for setup. Live chat runs Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Central Time. Phone time past the included hours is billable under the contract. RentCafe, the resident portal and listing service, is included in the monthly cost, and the FAQ says extra per-transaction charges may apply.

The bills below apply those published rules. They are arithmetic from the rate card, not invoices Yardi prepared for a named company. At 20 residential units, 20 × $1 is $20, so the $100 floor is the bill, which is $5 a unit. At 100 units the $1 rate meets the floor. At 200 units residential Breeze is $200. Unbundled Premier is the $400 floor until 200 units, because 200 × $2 = $400. Bundled Premier stays on the $400 floor until 400 units, because 400 × $1 = $400.

The same 2024 pricing post sets association Premier at $1 per unit per month with a $400 floor, and affordable Premier at $3 per unit per month with a $400 floor. Commercial Premier, self storage, and manufactured housing are quote-based on that post. Base Breeze is sold for residential and commercial property in the United States. Premier adds affordable housing, associations, manufactured housing, and self storage.

DoorLoop is the other shape. Yearly discount: up to 25% according to DoorLoop (2026). On October 9, 2026 that pricing page showed a unit calculator, a yearly saving of up to 25%, and a welcome offer of 30% off for 3 months plus zero onboarding fees on select plans, with the offer ending Friday, November 7. The same page tells anyone managing more than 300 units to leave the calculator for a sales conversation, so that band is quote-based. The page text we could read does not lock one flat subscription dollar for every unit count. Enter the door count on that page before you compare a year of DoorLoop with the Yardi rows above. The page also states an onboarding fee based on portfolio size, which is the fee the welcome offer sets to zero on select plans.

Side-by-side on the jobs that decide the purchase

DoorLoop Capterra score: 4.8 of 5 according to Capterra (2026). That comparison, last updated September 17, 2026, lists Yardi Breeze at 4.2 from 335 reviews beside DoorLoop's 4.8 from 715 reviews. Ease of use on the same page is 4.7 for DoorLoop and 4.3 for Yardi Breeze, and value for money is 4.7 and 4.2, according to Capterra (2026). G2's Yardi Breeze reviews page shows a 4.1 star rating from 362 reviews, according to G2 (2026). G2's comparison with Voyager lists Voyager at 4 out of 5 from 234 reviews with pricing shown as contact-us, and lists a separate ease-of-use score of 8.1 from 305 responses for Breeze against 7.7 from 200 responses for Voyager, according to G2 (2026). Read the star ratings and the ease scores as different scales.

"Not listed" means the pricing post and the FAQ we opened do not state that item. It is not proof the feature cannot exist. DoorLoop's three tiers, as grouped on its pricing page, are the Starter plan, a middle tier that begins with everything in the Starter plan (the page's Pro set, including QuickBooks Online sync, live bank connect, workflows, budgeting, listings, and user roles), and a top tier that begins with everything in Pro (the Premium set, including API access, Zapier, free incoming bank transfers, free e-signatures, and common-area reconciliation).

DoorLoop for operators who want the calculator and QuickBooks

Best fit: a residential or mixed book that wants rent collection, a tenant portal, maintenance, and basic accounting in the entry tier, then QuickBooks Online sync, bank connect, workflows, and listings on the middle tier, and that can get a calculator price because it is at or under 300 units. A team that wants other software to call DoorLoop should budget the top tier, because that is where the pricing page lists API access and Zapier. If AppFolio is the other finalist, use the DoorLoop and AppFolio comparison and the automation-focused DoorLoop and AppFolio note. If Buildium is the other finalist, use the DoorLoop and Buildium comparison.

Limitations: the public page does not give one dollar that is true at every unit count, so a spreadsheet that copies a teaser price will be wrong. Above 300 units the price is quote-based. Onboarding is priced from portfolio size except where the current offer waives it on select plans. API access is not listed on the entry tier. Payment, screening, and e-sign charges were not fully spelled out in the pricing-page text we read, so ask for that schedule before you sign. The pricing page also does not print a cancel window.

Implementation: plan on an onboarding fee tied to portfolio size unless the November 7, 2026 offer applies to the plan you pick. Primary evidence is the pricing page cited above. Confirm the unit-count price on that calculator the same day you compare it with a Yardi floor, because the page is built to change with the door count and with the monthly-versus-yearly toggle.

Breeze and Premier for operators who want Yardi's ledger

Best fit for Breeze: a smaller residential or commercial operator that wants leasing, accounting, and day-to-day operations, and whose unit count makes the $1 or $2 rate honest against the floor. Yardi describes Breeze as the fit for that simpler residential or commercial shop, and Premier as the fit when the shop needs more room. Best fit for Premier: custom reporting, invoice processing, job cost tracking, investment management, or an asset class base Breeze does not sell. The $400 floor has to be acceptable. At 80 residential units both Premier rates still bill $400, while Breeze bills $100. For other published-price options aimed at a smaller book, see Breeze alternatives for smaller managers.

Limitations: the sticker rate is not the bill until the unit count clears the floor. Screening is a per-transaction add-on, and the cheaper Premier residential rate exists only with the screening and renters insurance bundle. Commercial Premier, self storage, and manufactured housing are quote-based. RentCafe can add per-transaction charges the FAQ does not price. Phone support past 8 hours on Breeze, or past 16 hours on Premier, is billable. Shops that need Voyager's heavier configuration should not force that job into Premier and then blame the lighter product.

Implementation: nothing to install, no setup charge, no conversion charge, and free implementation and training on the pricing post. Breeze setup includes up to 8 phone hours. Premier setup includes 16 phone hours and a dedicated account manager. You can cancel inside the first 30 days. Ancillary fees already incurred, such as screening, still bill for the prior month. Primary evidence is the pricing post and the FAQ cited above. Genesis books can use the no-charge conversion. Everyone else is choosing Breeze, Premier, or a Voyager quote.

What 120 units costs before add-on fees

Take a residential book of 120 units and apply only the rates Yardi prints. Breeze charges the greater of $1 per unit and the $100 monthly floor, so 120 × $1 = $120, the floor does not bind, and the year is $120 × 12 = $1,440. Premier without the screening-and-insurance bundle charges the greater of $2 per unit and the $400 floor, so 120 × $2 = $240, the floor wins, and the year is $400 × 12 = $4,800. The gap between those two published bills is $4,800 − $1,440 = $3,360 a year, before screening, payments, or onboarding. The same 120 leases are the set a DoorLoop review pass would narrow with filter_situation set to BALANCE_DUE, and only that shorter list should reach a person. This arithmetic is an illustration from the published rate card, not a quote either vendor prepared for a named portfolio. DoorLoop's own 120-unit subscription was not a single dollar on the page we read.

Who this is for

This comparison is for a property manager or landlord choosing the system of record for a rental portfolio, including books from a few dozen doors through the mid-size range where Breeze, Premier, and DoorLoop's calculator all still have a public path. It is also for the operator who already said "we use Yardi" and needs to know whether that means Breeze, Premier, or Voyager before comparing it with DoorLoop.

Red flags: you need Voyager-level configuration across many entities and Premier's published feature set is already short of that job; you are above 300 units and you require a posted DoorLoop price before any sales conversation; you want affordable housing, self storage, or manufactured housing on base Breeze rather than on Premier or a quote.

Common mistakes when the quote looks low

• Treating $1 per unit as the residential bill below 100 units. At 20 units the bill is the $100 floor.

• Comparing DoorLoop's calculator with Voyager. Voyager does not publish the rate card this guide uses. The fair Yardi column is Breeze or Premier.

• Booking the $1 Premier rate without the 12-month screening and renters insurance bundle. The unbundled residential rate on the pricing post is $2 per unit, still against $400.

• Assuming every DoorLoop tier includes an API. The pricing page lists API access and Zapier on the top tier.

• Ignoring a month of screening and payment fees. Yardi says those ancillary charges bill in addition to the software minimum. DoorLoop's offer math is a discount on the software plan, not a promise that every resident payment is free.

• Signing Premier commercial, self storage, or manufactured housing off the residential floor. Those prices are quote-based or, for affordable and associations, a different published rate.

A checklist before you sign

1. Name the product. Write Breeze, Premier, or Voyager on the Yardi side, and the DoorLoop tier on the other. "Yardi" alone is not a price.

2. Count units the way the vendor bills. Yardi uses the prior month's count or the floor, whichever is greater. DoorLoop asks you to enter the count on the calculator, and stops that calculator above 300.

3. Run 20, 100, and 200 units through the Yardi rules, and run the same counts through DoorLoop's calculator on the day you decide.

4. Ask whether the Premier quote assumes the screening and insurance bundle. If it does not, use $2 per unit and the $400 floor for residential.

5. Add one ordinary month of screening and payment fees to both sides. Keep that schedule in the file next to the subscription.

6. Match accounting needs to the tier. Multi-entity books, invoice approval, and job cost are Premier territory on the Yardi side, and they are not all listed on DoorLoop's entry tier.

7. If another system must read the ledger, confirm API access or a scheduled export on the plan you will actually buy.

8. Write down setup fees, included phone hours, and the cancel window. Yardi prints $0 setup, 8 or 16 phone hours, and 30 days. DoorLoop prints a portfolio-based onboarding fee and an offer that waives it on select plans through November 7, 2026.

A reviewed pass on top of the ledger

The property system stays the books. A layer above it only helps when a person must see exceptions before a tenant or an owner is contacted. A proposed setup from US Tech Automations can read DoorLoop on a schedule, and only after someone creates an API key on the top tier, where the pricing page lists API access. The trigger is that scheduled read of leases whose filter_situation is BALANCE_DUE. The action writes those rows to a review list. The output is the list, not a notice. A manager still approves any message, and a failed call stays in an error branch instead of posting a second charge.

On a Breeze book the public pages we opened describe exports, owner reports, and RentCafe, and they do not publish a DoorLoop-style API reference. US Tech Automations would take the owner-report export the staff already runs, compare it with the bank-deposit total for that property, and park mismatches for the same human review. The prerequisite is a person who can produce that export on a schedule. The output is a short exception packet. Nothing goes to the owner until someone checks it.

US Tech Automations is the wrong layer when the only gap is a rent reminder the property system already sends, when Premier already posts commercial common-area splits and invoice approval inside one ledger and a second tool would split the books, or when nobody will review the exception list. In those cases the vendor screen you already pay for is the simpler buy.

Zapier, Make, and n8n can keep a run history, retry a failed step, branch on errors, and store audit evidence when someone configures them that way. The buyer then owns observability (a record of each run), idempotency (a repeated run must not create a second charge), escalation, access control, and the upkeep when a field changes. A proposed US Tech Automations design would package the DoorLoop lease read or the Breeze export, the mismatch branch, and the approval stop as one configured path. The prerequisites do not change: API or export access on the plan you bought, and a person who still signs off before a tenant or owner is contacted.

Questions managers ask before they switch

Is Yardi Breeze the same product as Yardi Voyager?

No. Breeze and Breeze Premier are the published-price products for smaller and mid-size books, and Voyager is the quote-based platform for more complex operations. Yardi's FAQ describes an upgrade path from Breeze to Premier or Voyager when the lighter product is no longer enough. G2 lists Voyager's price as contact-us.

Does DoorLoop publish one monthly price for every portfolio?

No. The pricing page is a unit calculator, yearly billing is advertised at up to 25% off, and portfolios above 300 units leave the calculator for a sales conversation. Read the calculator at your unit count on the day you compare it with a Yardi floor.

Which Yardi product should a 20- to 200-unit manager price first?

Price residential or commercial Breeze first when leasing, maintenance, and property accounting are the job. Price Premier when you need the wider accounting set or an asset class base Breeze does not sell, and only if the $400 floor is acceptable. At 20 residential units, Breeze is still the $100 floor. At 80 units, Premier is still the $400 floor.

Are onboarding and training free on both sides?

Yardi states no setup charge and no training charge for Breeze and Premier, with 8 included phone hours on Breeze and 16 on Premier. DoorLoop states an onboarding fee based on portfolio size, and the offer ending November 7, 2026 sets that fee to zero on select plans. Those are different sentences. Do not treat them as the same policy.

Can I cancel in the first month?

Yardi states that Breeze and Premier both include an option to cancel at any time within the first 30 days. Ancillary charges already incurred, such as screening, still bill. DoorLoop's pricing page does not print a cancel window in the text we could read, so ask for that term in the agreement.

What has to be true before any outside tool touches the ledger?

The plan has to expose an API or a file export, and a person has to approve anything a tenant or owner will see. DoorLoop lists API access on the top tier. List-lease calls on DoorLoop accept a page_size up to 1,000 and reject a larger value, according to DoorLoop (2026). Breeze buyers should confirm the export they will actually schedule. Either way the property system remains the system of record.

Price the floor, the tier, and one month of extra fees before you pick. Then see how US Tech Automations configures this only if the ledger still leaves a reviewed exception path that your staff should not build by hand.