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AppFolio VS Yardi_

As of 4 November 2026, Yardi is named by 1,112 companies and AppFolio by 208; AppFolio skews to companies under 200 people (71% vs 44%), Yardi to companies over 1,000 (20% vs 6%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: AppFolio's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Yardi rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

AppFolio: 2–200 employees
71%
Yardi: 2–200 employees
44%
AppFolio: 1,000+ employees
6%
Yardi: 1,000+ employees
20%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.6 · 6.9
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 3,421
208companies name AppFolio
1,112companies name Yardi
107name both
532 · 7,695postings in 90 days, AppFolio · Yardi
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentAppFolioshareYardishareLeans
Self-employed73%212%even
2-10 employees2813%757%AppFolio
11-50 employees5526%1049%AppFolio
51-200 employees6431%30527%AppFolio
201-500 employees2813%24422%Yardi
501-1000 employees147%14613%Yardi
1001-5000 employees84%14813%Yardi
5001-10000 employees21%313%even
10,001+ employees21%383%Yardi
By industry
SegmentAppFolioshareYardishareLeans
Property & construction10651%53648%AppFolio
Business & finance services6230%27925%AppFolio
Public, community & associations136%989%Yardi
Technology & software105%504%even
Consumer services & leisure31%81%even
Health care31%767%Yardi
Hospitality & travel31%141%even
Media & content31%222%even
Manufacturing & industry21%131%even
Agriculture & forestry10%30%even
Commerce & trade10%40%even
Transport, logistics & rental10%50%even
By country
SegmentAppFolioshareYardishareLeans
United States19091%91983%AppFolio
Canada31%959%Yardi
AL10%––outside top 12
Czechia10%10%even
Germany10%61%even
Spain10%––outside top 12
United Kingdom10%252%even
India10%30%even
PH10%––outside top 12
South Africa10%––outside top 12
United Arab Emirates––50%outside top 12
Australia––50%outside top 12
France––40%outside top 12
Netherlands––40%outside top 12
Singapore––20%outside top 12
Switzerland––10%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentAppFolioshareYardishareLeans
real estate and property29942%4,74254%Yardi
Finance & accounting11917%1,06112%AppFolio
skilled trades and field service11116%96211%AppFolio
Administration & office213%1442%even
Sales172%831%even
General management & consulting122%1492%even
social care and community101%581%even
Software engineering101%160%even
Product, program & project management81%531%even
Legal, compliance & risk61%751%even
hospitality and food service41%791%even
construction and civil30%531%even
Data & AI30%360%even
facilities cleaning and security30%981%even
IT operations & business systems30%911%even
Marketing & communications30%240%even
Business development & strategy20%200%even
Customer service & success20%651%even
Design & UX20%––outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment20%150%even
Human resources10%100%even
logistics warehouse and transport10%40%even
healthcare clinical––611%outside top 12
healthcare support and caregiving––471%outside top 12
Education & training––140%outside top 12
procurement and purchasing––130%outside top 12
Unclassified––80%outside top 12
Retail & store operations––60%outside top 12
agriculture and environment––50%outside top 12
Engineering (non-software)––30%outside top 12
Travel, leisure & events––20%outside top 12
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Yardi is named by 1,112 companies in job postings and AppFolio by 208; 107 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/appfolio-vs-yardi)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

AppFolio vs Yardi: questions

Which is more used, AppFolio or Yardi?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Yardi (1,112) over AppFolio (208). By website-and-DNS footprint, Yardi (3,421 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses AppFolio?

71% of AppFolio companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 44% for Yardi. 6% of AppFolio companies have over 1,000 employees, against 20% for Yardi.

Do companies run both?

107 companies name both in their postings, usually AppFolio in marketing and Yardi in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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