HOA Express Pricing & Features, Explained (2026)

TL;DR: As of August 2026, HOA Express has three tiers for the base up-to-25-household bracket: Free (a community website, calendar, and board info), Inform ($15/month billed yearly — adds custom domain, directories, visitor tracking, photo galleries, ad-free), and Engage ($21/month billed yearly — adds blast emails and texts, professional email, multiple admins, online payments, forms, and surveys). Pricing scales by household size. This guide explains what each tier includes in plain English, and where Okoniq's HOA plans draw the lines differently.

_Last reviewed: August 2026 · 6 min read_

HOA Express's pricing is refreshingly simple once you know what each tier is for. Below is a plain-English breakdown of the plans and the features that matter, plus honest notes on how they compare to Okoniq Property Hub. All HOA Express figures come from its public pricing page as of August 2026 — always confirm the latest on hoa-express.com, since prices scale with community size and can change.

HOA Express Free — $0

The free tier is built around standing up a basic community website:

• A community website with unlimited pages and storage
• An events calendar
• Board and community information pages
• News articles

Who it's for: Smaller or getting-started associations that want a no-cost web presence and don't yet need a custom domain, communication tools, or online payments.

HOA Express Inform — $15/month (billed yearly)

Inform is the "polished website" tier for the up-to-25-household bracket:

• Everything in Free
• A custom domain (your own web address)
• Resident and pet directories
• Visitor tracking
• Photo galleries
• An ad-free site

Who it's for: Communities that want a professional-looking, ad-free website with directories, but don't yet need blast communication or payments.

HOA Express Engage — $21/month (billed yearly)

Engage is the "most popular" tier and where HOA Express becomes a communication-and-payments tool:

• Everything in Inform
• Blast emails and text messages to residents
• Professional email accounts
• Multiple website admins
• Online payment collection
• Custom forms
• Surveys and polls

Who it's for: Active communities that want to message the whole neighborhood and let residents pay online. Note that usage-based extras — payment transaction fees, text-message overages, and mailed letters — can add to the monthly bill.

How pricing scales

HOA Express prices in household brackets, so as approved accounts on your site grow, the plan cost steps up accordingly. The figures above are for the base up-to-25-household bracket; larger communities pay more per tier. There's a 30-day risk-free trial with no credit card required, and a 30-day money-back guarantee. Always confirm the bracket that matches your community on HOA Express's pricing page.

How Okoniq draws the lines differently

Okoniq organizes its HOA tiers around community size and board operations, not website features. As of August 2026:

• HOA Starter — $49/month: up to 25 homes. Dues tracking, violations with photos, community calendar, document storage, and the resident portal.
• HOA Standard — $99/month: up to 75 homes. Adds voting and motions, financials and accounting, budgeting, expenses with AI receipt capture, and more.
• HOA Plus — $149/month: up to 150 homes (+$1/home/month beyond 150).
• HOA Concierge — $299/month: unlimited homes.

Okoniq offers a 30-day free trial, and annual billing gives you two months free. Two differences stand out:

1. What you're paying for. HOA Express prices a website and communication; Okoniq prices a board-operations platform — dues tracking, violations, voting, accounting, reserve study, delinquencies, lender-readiness reports, insurance tracking, and a Form 1120-H tax helper.
2. Payments and websites. HOA Express collects payments online and builds your public website. Okoniq does neither — it tracks dues (residents pay via their own Zelle, Venmo, ACH, or check) and is a board/resident app, not a website builder.

See the full comparison in HOA Express vs Okoniq, or if you're weighing whether to pay at all, read Is HOA Express worth it?.

Reading the value: match the plan to the job

A quick way to decide which HOA Express tier — or whether to add an operations tool:

• Just want a free community website? Free tier.
• Want a polished, ad-free site with directories? Inform.
• Want to email/text residents and collect payments online? Engage.
• Need to run the board — dues, violations, votes, books, reserves? Compare with Okoniq's HOA plans or try the board demo before committing.

For boards that outgrow a website-first tool, the honest move is often to keep HOA Express for the public site and add Okoniq for operations — see Best HOA Express alternatives (2026) and Switching from HOA Express to Okoniq.

FAQ

How much is HOA Express per month?

As of August 2026, HOA Express Inform is $15/month and Engage is $21/month for the up-to-25-household bracket, both billed yearly, with a free tier below them. Pricing scales by community size. Confirm current pricing on HOA Express's site.

Does HOA Express charge extra as the community grows?

Yes. HOA Express prices in household brackets, so larger communities pay more per tier. Usage-based extras — payment transaction fees, text overages, and mailed letters — can also add to the bill. Check the bracket that matches your community.

Which HOA Express tier includes online payments?

Online payment collection is part of the Engage tier as of August 2026, along with blast emails and texts, professional email, multiple admins, forms, and surveys. The Free and Inform tiers focus on the website itself.

How does HOA Express pricing compare to Okoniq?

HOA Express is cheaper and has a free tier, starting at $15–$21/month for a website with communication and payments. Okoniq starts at $49/month and prices a broader board-operations platform. The better value depends on whether you need a website or full board operations.

Are there setup fees or contracts?

HOA Express advertises no setup fees and a 30-day money-back guarantee, with a risk-free trial that doesn't require a credit card, as of August 2026. Verify the current terms on HOA Express's site before subscribing.

This breakdown uses publicly available information about HOA Express as of August 2026 and is not affiliated with or endorsed by HOA Express. Any tax references are general information, not tax advice — consult a CPA. Pricing and features change — verify the latest details on the provider's website.