Honestly compared · every verdict sourced and dated

Premises vs AppFolio,
for a Philippine estate.

AppFolio runs large American portfolios well — residential, community associations and commercial, priced per unit in USD with monthly minimums that assume hundreds of doors. Below, the twelve things a Philippine estate actually needs; every verdict on their side names its source and the day we checked it.

Every tick on our side is running code you can open in a live demonstration, today, without signing up.

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this comparison’s addresspremises.ph/premises-vs-appfolioSee it side by side

At a glance

Twelve things a Philippine estate needs. Who carries what.

Premises carries all twelve in running code. AppFolio carries none, 2 partly.

Santa BarbaraAppFolio0of 12
0 carries2 partly8 does not2 unverified

At hundreds of US doors with US banking, its automation genuinely earns its keep.

Premises vs AppFolio, in full →
carries it, on their own pagespartlydoes not, on the day checkednot yet verified — never guessed

Where it is decided

Three rows a Philippine estate cannot skip.

Twelve rows are below. These three are the ones an estate coming off AppFolio feels in the first week.

▶ a still from the shortstay payouts film

Money

GCash, Maya, QR Ph and cash at 7-Eleven

A tenant in Cebu does not carry a Visa card. If the platform cannot take the way Filipinos pay, every payment is a phone call and a bank slip.

AppFoliodoes not — US payment rails — no GCash, no Maya
Premisescarries it — the tenant or guest pays the way Filipinos pay — no card needed
▶ a still from the apartments invoices film

Money

The OR register, the EOPT way

Every peso that lands has to be receipted the BIR way, from the same book that raised it. A foreign platform has never heard of the EOPT.

AppFoliodoes not — no BIR machinery — the books it keeps are US books
Premisescarries it — official receipts numbered the BIR way, from the same book
▶ a still from the shortstay door film

Money

Flat pesos, never a percentage

A price you can plan on in the currency you collect in. No slice of the rent or the booking, no dollar tier that moves with the exchange rate.

AppFoliodoes not — per-unit USD pricing with monthly minimums in the hundreds of dollars
Premisescarries it — a peso price you can plan on, never a slice of your rent

The twelve, with sources

Every verdict names the page it was read on, and the day.

The same twelve rows for every kind of software. Where we could not verify a thing, the cell says so and wears no verdict.

What a Philippine estate needsPremisesCebu, Philippines
12 of 12
AppFolioSanta Barbara
0 of 12 · 2 partly
Money
GCash, Maya, QR Ph and cash at 7-Eleventhe tenant or guest pays the way Filipinos pay — no card needed
carries it

the tenant or guest pays the way Filipinos pay — no card needed

does not

US payment rails — no GCash, no Maya

www.appfolio.com · checked 31 Aug 2026
The OR register, the EOPT wayofficial receipts numbered the BIR way, from the same book
carries it

official receipts numbered the BIR way, from the same book

does not

no BIR machinery — the books it keeps are US books

www.appfolio.com · checked 31 Aug 2026
Flat pesos, never a percentagea peso price you can plan on, never a slice of your rent
carries it

a peso price you can plan on, never a slice of your rent

does not

per-unit USD pricing with monthly minimums in the hundreds of dollars

www.appfolio.com · checked 31 Aug 2026
Papers
Signatures that stand up (RA 8792)a lease signed on a phone that a Philippine court accepts
carries it

a lease signed on a phone that a Philippine court accepts

partly

online leases e-sign, under US law

www.appfolio.com · checked 31 Aug 2026
White label, all the way downyour name on every page and paper, not ours
carries it

your name on every page and paper, not ours

not yet verifiedwe could not verify this on their pages — tell us and we will print it
The house
The gate — person, vehicle, parcel, certifiedwho came in, what they drove, what they carried — the guard’s book
carries it

who came in, what they drove, what they carried — the guard’s book

does not

no gatehouse module

www.appfolio.com · checked 31 Aug 2026
A real front desk with the night auditcheck-in, the folio, the night’s close — a hotel’s real desk
carries it

check-in, the folio, the night’s close — a hotel’s real desk

does not

property management, not hospitality — no night audit

www.appfolio.com · checked 31 Aug 2026
Every channel’s calendar, both waysAirbnb, Booking.com and Agoda in and out, so a door is never sold twice
carries it

Airbnb, Booking.com and Agoda in and out, so a door is never sold twice

does not

no OTA channel manager

www.appfolio.com · checked 31 Aug 2026
Your own booking door, 0% feeyour own page that takes a booking without a commission
carries it

your own page that takes a booking without a commission

does not

no direct booking door

www.appfolio.com · checked 31 Aug 2026
The business
Payroll: SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG, 13th monththe guards’ and cleaners’ pay with the government’s share done
carries it

the guards’ and cleaners’ pay with the government’s share done

does not

no Philippine statutory payroll

www.appfolio.com · checked 31 Aug 2026
Answered in Philippine hourssomeone answers when Manila is awake
carries it

someone answers when Manila is awake

not yet verifiedwe could not verify this on their pages — tell us and we will print it
Six businesses in one bookapartments, buildings, HOAs, beds, hotels and short stay in one set of books
carries it

apartments, buildings, HOAs, beds, hotels and short stay in one set of books

partly

residential, associations and commercial — no hotels, no bed space

www.appfolio.com · checked 31 Aug 2026

Where they are genuinely better

AppFolio

At hundreds of US doors with US banking, its automation genuinely earns its keep.

Where Premises is the only answer

12 of the twelve that AppFolio does not carry, on their own pages, on the day checked.

  • GCash, Maya, QR Ph and cash at 7-Eleven
  • The OR register, the EOPT way
  • Payroll: SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG, 13th month
  • Signatures that stand up (RA 8792)
  • The gate — person, vehicle, parcel, certified
  • A real front desk with the night audit
  • Every channel’s calendar, both ways
  • Your own booking door, 0% fee
  • Flat pesos, never a percentage
  • Answered in Philippine hours
  • White label, all the way down
  • Six businesses in one book

The price, beside theirs

Flat pesos, from their own pages and ours.

Premises₱1,490a month, everything in

Flat pesos for the whole estate — never a percentage of what you collect. Six months free first, then month by month.

premises.ph/price
AppFolioUSDper unit or by quote

per-unit USD pricing with monthly minimums in the hundreds of dollars

www.appfolio.com · checked 31 Aug 2026

Moving in

Coming from AppFolio? We load your export.

The doors, the tenants or the rooms, the balances — loaded from your spreadsheet before your first login. Six months free, then month by month, and never a percentage of what you collect.

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No card. No contract. Your data is yours to take out, any day.

Asked before switching

Four honest answers.

Who checked these claims, and when?

We did, on AppFolio’s own public pages, on the date printed in each cell. Our deploy gate goes red when a date passes 90 days, so a claim is re-checked or it comes down. Seen otherwise? Tell us at /support and we will print it.

Can I run AppFolio and Premises side by side while I decide?

Yes. Premises reads any calendar that speaks iCal and answers with its own feed, exports every book as a spreadsheet, and nothing in it locks a door. Most estates retire the second tool within a quarter; nothing forces it.

What does the move from AppFolio cost?

Nothing, up to fifty properties, on every plan. You send the export and a person on our side loads it — doors, people, balances, dates — before your first login. Over fifty, or coming off software we have not seen, we scope it first and give you the date before you commit.

Is the six months free really free?

No card, no contract, every module open. On day 181 you choose month by month or the yearly term, or you export your books and leave with them.

Start free for six months.

Your AppFolio export loaded before your first login, every module open, priced in pesos from month seven.

Monday to Saturday, 8am – 7pm Philippine time.

Write whenever suits you — a person answers, in your hours.