Kohabit vs CondoAide: which one for your association?
CondoAide is a serious Quebec platform, centered on Act 16 compliance and accounting, with a free plan for very small associations. Kohabit is built for the daily life of a volunteer board: communications, no-account voting, maintenance. The two are more alike than any other pair on the Quebec market, and that is exactly why an honest comparison helps.
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CondoAide is built in Quebec by a founder who knows the subject. The platform targets self-managed associations of 2 to 200 units and builds its offering around the digital register compliant with article 1070 of the Civil Code, accounting with pre-authorized debit (PAD), and Act 16 compliance: maintenance log, reserve fund study, certificate generator. It is a corporate member of the RGCQ and publishes a series of quality free tools. For an association of 5 units or fewer, its free plan with no setup fee is simply unbeatable on price.
Kohabit starts from a different observation, lived from the inside: in a volunteer board, the hardest part is not accounting, it is getting people to take part. Our platform is built around residents: announcements received by email, votes anyone answers without creating an account, messaging with the board, events, an idea box, on top of the Act 16 maintenance log, budgets, and capital calls. One price per door, all included, no modules.
This comparison is not a "Kohabit wins on everything". For some profiles, CondoAide is objectively the better choice, and we say so below. Our goal is that you choose the tool aligned with your reality.
The 5 differences that actually matter
Rather than comparing 200 checkboxes, here are the structural gaps between Kohabit and CondoAide.
Residents without accounts, or a portal to activate
With Kohabit, your co-owners receive announcements and vote directly by email, without ever creating an account. It is our Quebec exclusive, and it is decisive when your residents are 70 or refuse "yet another password". CondoAide runs on the classic account-based portal model.
Predictable per-door price, or tiers with modules
Kohabit shows a single price: $2.99 per door per month, all included, whatever your usage. CondoAide offers a free plan then fixed per-association tiers ($39, $79, $129 per month before tax) with configurable modules. Depending on your size, one or the other is cheaper: see the pricing table below.
Community life, or administrative management
Kohabit covers communication broadly: resident-board messaging, an idea box with community votes, events with email RSVP. CondoAide is deeper on the administrative side: structured accounting, pre-authorized debit of dues (PAD), electronic signatures.
Integrated payments
CondoAide collects dues by pre-authorized debit (Visa, Mastercard, bank account). Kohabit generates capital calls and tracks payments and balances, but automated collection is not integrated yet: if PAD is your number-one criterion today, CondoAide is a step ahead.
Frictionless trial, or discovery through the free plan
Kohabit is discovered through a public interactive demo, no sign-up, then a full month's trial with no card. CondoAide is discovered through its free plan and open-access tools. Two onboarding philosophies that both work; ours shows you the product already filled in before you even create an account.
What it costs by your size
CondoAide prices verified on July 20, 2026 at condoaide.ca/pricing, taxes extra on both sides.
| Size | Kohabit ($2.99/door/mo) | CondoAide |
|---|---|---|
| 4 doors | $11.96/mo | $0 (free plan up to 5 units) |
| 10 doors | $29.90/mo | $39 to $129/mo depending on plan and modules |
| 20 doors | $59.80/mo | $39 to $129/mo depending on plan and modules |
| 30 doors | $89.70/mo | $39 to $129/mo depending on plan and modules |
| 50 doors | $149.50/mo | $39 to $129/mo depending on plan and modules |
Kohabit: two months free on annual billing ($29.90 per door per year). CondoAide: two months free on annual too; the exact plan depends on the modules you pick, check their configurator for your case. Honest read: under 6 units, CondoAide wins on price; between roughly 6 and 25 doors, Kohabit is usually cheaper than a mid tier; beyond that, CondoAide's flat price can regain the edge depending on your modules. To go further, see our detailed pricing and the market pricing comparison.
Detailed feature by feature comparison
Sources: official websites and public Capterra / G2 reviews as of July 2026.
| Criterion | Kohabit | CondoAide |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Volunteer boards, 2 to 50 units | Self-managed associations, 2 to 200 units |
| Resident voting | By email, no account, weighted by shares | Account-based portal |
| Communications | Announcements, resident-board messaging, event RSVPs, idea box | Association communications |
| Act 16 compliance | Native maintenance log, PDF export, certificate | Log, reserve fund study, certificate generator |
| Register (art. 1070 CCQ) | Centralized documents with role-based visibility | Structured digital register, electronic signatures |
| Accounting | Budgets, capital calls, payment tracking, two funds | Full accounting with PAD collection |
| Dues collection | Payment tracking (PAD coming) | Integrated PAD: Visa, Mastercard, bank account |
| AI assistant | Koa, document search included | Not announced |
| Pricing | $2.99/door/mo, all included, public | Free then $39/$79/$129/mo per association + modules, public |
| Trial | Interactive demo without account + full month, no card | Free plan up to 5 units |
| Hosting | Canada, Canadian providers | Quebec (Vercel Montreal + Supabase ca-central-1) |
| Association credibility | Built with volunteer board members | Corporate member of the RGCQ |
| Free tools | Reserve fund calculator | Tool suite: certificate, fund, dues, fees |
Choose Kohabit if:
- Your co-owners will never create an account, and you know it
- You want a predictable per-door price, with no modules to configure
- Community life matters as much as administration: messaging, ideas, events, remote voting
- You want to see a filled-in product before signing up (interactive demo)
- You are between 6 and 25 doors and you do the math
CondoAide will be a better fit if:
- Your association has 5 units or fewer and budget is the criterion: their free plan is unbeatable
- Pre-authorized debit of dues (PAD) is your immediate priority
- You are first looking for a structured 1070 register with electronic signatures
- You are near or above 50 units with demanding accounting needs
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