Topic: Yardi Voyager vs Realpage

I am currently reviewing on-site operations as performed through both Yardi Voyager as opposed to Realpages Leasing and Rents. Throughout my research it appears that Yardi is more Accounting Centric where as Realpage is more geared to being user friendly.

I have reached a point where it appears that several of the real page modules function within the Yardi Voyager program.

My question is, how much of the yardi system modules are repurposed or rebranded Real Page modules if any?

This question came up while reviewingrevenue optimization through yardi and Yeildstar with Real Page.

Hey Jason,

I agree with your assessment between the two systems. I have experience using both Yardi Voyager and OneSite from Realpage, and I agree completely with your assessment of the difference between the two. I do not believe that any of Yardi's modules are repurposed or rebranded Realpage products. Hopefully someone who works or has worked for these companies will reply so that they can give you a more difinitive answer.

I currently use AMSI, and we interface with Realpage products for our procurement systems. We are also currently looking at Velocity which interfaces as well, so I would draw the conclusion that just because Realpage can interface with Yardi doesn't mean that Yardi systems are repurposed Real Page systems.

Unsure if you have looked at AMSI, but I am a big fan of theirs :cheer: For us they have the right mix of ease of use for the end user and accounting functionality.

We also looked at Yieldstar and Rainmaker, and even though both are revenue management systems the information they gather and how they process it are completely different.

We currently use AMSI's eSite software and have found it lacking in key areas of support. Granted we are a generation or two behind, but we are moving from serving the software locally.

We have run into issues of outside vendors being able to work within the eSite software and are looking for a more complete solution. (I have lost count of how many systems I am required to log into on a daily basis)

Based on your experience, Did you find that Yardi ran in a more similar fashion to AMSI? This appears to be whzat I am seeing in the demonstrations.

Just curious what issues you are experiencing with third parties. We currently interface with Property Solutions, NWP, SafeRent, Ops, and currently in process of Indatus.

I can definately relate to your comment on how many systems that are utilized, but I feel that there is a pro and con to this. The pro is that I can choose whichever vendor is the best suited to meet our needs instead of being forced into using their product. The con is that it is more systems to manage.

I know specifically with Yardi that if you want to interface with a different screening company they charge you per property to interface. Same as with any third party, they will charge you if you don't select theirs.

I found that the look and feel of Yardi is similar to AMSI, but the back end administrator functionality was very different. Everything is run off of account trees and were global in nature instead of entity specific. We are solely a fee management company and accomodate different owner's needs and having global instead of entity specific settings was a challenge. If you own and operate all of your properties in a similar fashion this may not be an issue for you.

Also setting up user permissions was extremely difficult in Yardi. In AMSI it is laid out the exact same way the program is. This is not the case in Yardi. You have to understand how their codes relate to the front end to determine what settings should be on and which should be off. It was very easy to leave something turned on for an on-site team member that you didn't want them to have access to. There also wasn't an automatic way for batches to post for the financial system so you would have to remember to post batches to see them on the accounting piece.

I have only worked on the front end of OneSite so I am unsure how their back end works. However, even though look and feel was much different it was easy to use.

The YieldStar pricing interface within Yardi is a component written by YieldStar, which is why it looks similar to OneSite's YieldStar pricing.

Jennifer,

We attempted to integrate the use of ON-Site screening and document generation. A number of difficulties resulted from this attempt, including errors in the database. Whether these issues were due to issues within eSite or within the On-Site programming is not comlpetely known. We have since ceased to attempt to integrate the systems.

Travis,

Thank you for the clarification.

travis,

Could you clarify...were you trying to integrate On-Site with Yardi or Realpage?

Vickie DeSofi wrote:

travis,

Could you clarify...were you trying to integrate On-Site with Yardi or Realpage?

Oops...sorry, this question should have been for Jason.

We were integrating On-Site with AMSI's eSite product.

I have used maybe all the software aside from Boston Property Manager, which we are currently looking at for a client. however, while Yardi is not as user friendly as other programs, I would recommend it the most. The system really out preforms all other system in our industry, and is magnificent in the accounting world. As for the account tree, you can actually have different account trees per asset or client, as we do. Your IT department just need to set them up, and your accounting or onsite team will need to select the correct account tree for the asset.

Per a conversation at NAA, Yardi will accept outside integrations with other vendors and will no longer be charging the client for these integrations!

Thank you Katherine. This helps clear up at least one point of concern.

That is great news! It's a true benefit that Yardi gives their customers the option to integrate with preferred vendors; where as (it seems) RealPage is not open to working with any companies they do not own!

While I cannot speak for other divisions within the company on what they do or do not charge for integration, our Contact Center product does integrate with 3rd party management systems at no additional cost. We will work with any vendor that is willing to work with us.

Katherine,

Can you let me know who you had a conversation with at Yardi and when the no longer charging was effective?

Thanks.

We have been working with both companies on various integrations, RealPage and Yardi have both been positive and open in order to meet our goals.

When you say integrations, are you referring to the Voyager plugin interfaces? I wasn't aware that was official, be interested to know if it is or not.

Travis,

What division are you in?

CrossFire Contact Center.

Okay, I have heard your OneSite division has had troubles integrating (or being open to integrating) with outside vendors... nothing about Crossfire... that's just what clients have told me.

We are a Yardi ASP user and have fully functional interfaces with Crossfire, YieldStar, On-Site, RentPayments, VaultWare and others.

No doubt it's been a challenge getting the interfaces fully functional, requires diligence and detailed analysis of all the related systems. As well as pushing at high levels in both Yardi & the 3rd party vendors to get the problems and limitations resolved. With few exceptions, all parties are able to integrate functionality...but worth it!

We are a self-hosted client of Yardi, and with the help of many industry parners we have been able to successfully intregrat their systems with Voyager. I won't say it was seamless, but by far the best decision we made. I appreciate the ease of training the Voyager product and have always said that the product is the cadillac of property management software. We are currently using products from LTS Solutions, On-site.com. Rental Address, Rentcollect Global, Bluemoon. along with the Yardi modules Webportal, Checkscan, Revenue Management, Construction, and Commercial. All of this made possible with an excellent IT Director, who always strives to make things happen! And of course a forward thinking executive team! With our newest mission....get it all working on an iPad!

I own and operate roughly 600 units in Northern California. I have decided to leave Rentmanager and make the move to either Yardi or Realpage.

I own a variety of properties including 2 mobile home parks and bill for sub-metered utilities. PG&E calculates the charges and provides me with individual PDF's. Whichever system I choose I must be able to easily import these utility bills and send out consolidated statements to our tenants.

Can you tell me if Yardi can do this.

Thank you,
Paul
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Hello, my name is Jake Lohrey and I am a sales executive here at Yardi Systems. I would like to give some insight on Yardi's ability to interface with third party vendors.

Yardi does have third party interfaces that can pull information from outside vendors, including utility billing vendors, into the Voyager system. We are constantly developing and adding new vendor interfaces, and if you have a question about a specific vendor, please contact our sales department at (800)866-1144.

Another option would be to use Yardi’s EBS Utility Billing Services. With this service, you can have a completely integrated solution to manage your utility usage and billing. EBS can provide services to install and maintain sub-meters at your property, and there is no requirement for data transfers back and forth between separate solutions. With EBS services, you can provide convergent billing to your tenants with their monthly lease charges as well as utility charges on one bill.

Once again, if you have a specific question about our third party interfaces, or if you would like more information about the services that we can provide here at Yardi, please call our sales line at (800)866-1144 and we will be happy to assist you.

Paul,

RealPage has a utility billing service integrated into OneSite tha will accomplish what you're looking for. If you have any questions let me know.
Danny Ward
RealPage