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Havn vs TownSq

TownSq is the resident app with the biggest footprint, three million users on a forum, messages, payments, requests, and documents, with accounting, violations, votes, mail, and resale sold as add-ons and services around it. Havn is the office and the owner side in one price: fund accounting, votes, violations, letters, texts, calls, and resale documents included at $1 per home, live in a day.

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Feature by Feature

A feature TownSq's pages do not mention says so. Prices are as published and change; check townsq.io before deciding.

Published price

Havn

$1 a home

TownSq

$90 to $435 a community

Accounting

Havn

Included

TownSq

Add-on or quote

A vote

Havn

Included

TownSq

$250 an event

For owners

On par on the app, statements, requests, and documents. Havn adds votes and architectural requests at no extra charge, published card fees that are lower, and a sign-in for every co-owner.

Online payments and autopay
Lower published fees, 3.25% + 30¢ on cards and 1% by bank, shown before paying, with the association picking who pays. TownSq's FAQ lists $2.95 + 3.5% on cards and $2.95 on eCheckCards or eCheck, one-time or recurring, from the app; the FAQ lists a $2.95 convenience fee plus 3.5% on cards and $2.95 on eCheck, which may vary by association; checks and direct debit through the management company carry no fee
Voting
Weighted from the allocated interests on the record, proxies, paper ballots, sealed until close, included. TownSq's Digital Voting is $250 per event plus a $25 setup feeDigital Voting as an add-on at $250 per voting event plus a $25 setup fee: legally binding ballots with write-ins and attachments, live tracking, reminders, results in PDF or Excel; weights, proxies, and paper ballots not stated
Amenity reservations
Rules, fees, deposits, approve or decline, charged through the owner's ledger. TownSq's reservations list availability and notifications; rules and fees are not statedReservations with availability and automated status notifications; rules, fees, and deposits not stated
Where they match (4)▾
Owner portalSame
On par on paying, requests, documents, reservations, and messages, with an app each. Havn adds a sign-in for every co-owner and a manager who can open an owner's portal as them, audited; votes and architectural requests are included, not add-onsA web and mobile app: balance, pay, autopay, statements, requests, documents, amenity reservations, forum, messages, address book, events, polls, package tracking, a website builder; votes, architectural requests, and concierge as add-ons
Receipts and statementsSame
On par on balance, history, receipts, and the community's name on the card statement. Havn's receipt goes to everyone on the home the moment a payment landsStatements, a single consistent balance, last-payment status with a receipt, and transaction history in the app; the community's name on the card statement since September 2026
Requests and work ordersSame
On par on requests with tracking and routing. Havn keeps the thread on the owner's record beside their email, texts, and lettersMaintenance requests with tracking and updates; the Workspace routes them to the right manager with custom workflows, tasks, and assignments; Suggested Reply and Request Interception drafts as a $20 add-on
DocumentsSame
On par on folders, access by role, and sharing. Havn also reads every file so it is searchable inside, and attaches it to resale ordersFolders and subfolders with role-based access, search by name, description, and folder, preview and shareable links; search inside the text not stated

For the office

Havn includes fund accounting, bank reconciliation, bills, and a violation ladder per state. TownSq sells accounting as an add-on package or an Enterprise quote, puts reconciliation under its bookkeeping service, and prices violations at $20 a community.

General ledger
Fund accounting, budgets, assessment schedules, and 21 reports included, built so a treasurer needs no CPA. TownSq's accounting is an add-on package, or C3 on an Enterprise quoteTownSq Business Accounting is an add-on package: billing, delinquency tracking, AP and AR, GL, master records, tax preparation; at Enterprise the accounting is "powered by C3" on a quote; outsourced bookkeeping is a separate service
Operating and reserve funds
Operating, reserve, and special assessment on every entry from the first. TownSq's pages do not name the fundsOperating and reserve funds not named on the pages
Bank sync and reconciliation
Feeds from any bank, suggested categories, reconciliation to the statement, nothing posting on its own. TownSq integrates with banking partners and lists reconciliation under its outsourced service"Integrate seamlessly with banking partners"; reconciliation is listed under the outsourced accounting service, in-app reconciliation not stated
Violations and notices
A ladder per state with cure periods, the law's steps, fines, and late-fee and lien rules, letters filed as sent, included. TownSq's Violations add-on records inspections and notifies; escalation and fines are not statedA $20 per community per month add-on: mobile inspections, custom violation codes, history, automated resident notifications, reports; cure periods, escalation steps, and fines not stated
Where they match (1)▾
Bills and payablesSame
On par on coding, approvals, and vendor pay by ACH or check. Havn also reads emailed bills into the vendor's recordCode, approve, and pay invoices in the app, approvals by a password-free magic link over email or text, vendor payments by ACH, virtual card, or check

Reaching owners

On par on announcements, messages, and mailed letters. Havn adds two-way texts and recorded calls on the same ladder, from one inbox on the person's record; TownSq's pages do not mention texts or calls.

Texts
Two-way from a number the community owns, consent recorded, replies in the same inbox, included. TownSq's pages do not mention textingNot stated; the Emergency Broadcast add-on does not name its channels
Calls
Recorded reminder calls to owners who consented, one step on the same ladder as letters and texts. TownSq's pages do not mention callsNot stated
Where they match (2)▾
EmailSame
On par on announcements, messages, and push. Havn's land in one inbox with texts and letters, on the person's record, with saved replies and internal notesAnnouncements targeted to groups with engagement tracking, direct messages, forums, push notifications; an Emergency Broadcast add-on at $20; delivery tracking not stated
Mailed lettersSame
On par on mailing by upload or batch with approvals. Havn prices each letter before sending, files it on the person's record, and flags returned mail on the rosterInk Print + Mail: upload a PDF or batch, approvals by role, weekly reports, or the full-service team mails statements, delinquency notices, and general mail; prices not published

Closings

Havn drafts resale certificates, estoppels, and lender questionnaires in your office from the record, with the state's cap and deadline checked and the requester paying you. TownSq's Resale Solutions sell packages through the Community Archives marketplace with fulfillment as a paid service.

Resale documents
Drafted in your office from the record, with the state's cap and deadline checked, the requester paying you, included. TownSq sells packages through the Community Archives marketplace and charges for fulfillmentTownSq Resale Solutions: a document hub, inspections, closings, and the Community Archives marketplace where the company sells its own packages; order fulfillment and shopper support as a paid add-on service

Buying

Havn publishes $1 per home with everything included and a 30-day trial with no contract. TownSq publishes $90 to $435 a community by size plus add-ons per feature, with its trial on an annual term that auto-renews.

Published price
$1 per home with a $59 minimum, $0.70 past 1,000 doors with no minimum, everything included. TownSq is $90 to $435 a community by size plus $20 add-ons per feature$90 to $435 a month per community by size band, plus per-feature add-ons; Enterprise on a quote
Free trial
30 days on a real community, no card, no contract, live the same day. TownSq's 30-day trial sits on a one-year term that auto-renewsA 30-day trial on a one-year term that auto-renews, shown on the 301-unit-and-up plans; Enterprise by demo and quote
  • The site says it has it
  • Part of it, or coming soon
  • Not offered
  • The pages say nothing

Why Havn over TownSq

12 ahead · 7 on par

  1. 1One price with everything in it: $1 per home, accounting, votes, violations, letters, and resale documents included. TownSq prices a community at $90 to $435 a month by size, then adds Violations at $20, Architectural Requests at $20, the Business Workspace at $20, and $250 per voting event, with accounting an add-on package or an Enterprise quote.
  2. 2Lower fees for owners who pay online: 3.25% + 30¢ on cards and 1% by bank, shown before paying, and the association picks who pays. TownSq's FAQ lists a $2.95 convenience fee plus 3.5% on cards and $2.95 on eCheck.
  3. 3Resale certificates, estoppels, and lender questionnaires drafted by your office from the record, the state's cap and deadline checked, the requester paying you. TownSq's Resale Solutions sell packages through the Community Archives marketplace, with fulfillment as a paid add-on service.
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Every TownSq statement is from its own pages, last updated on October 20, 2026: townsq.io/pricing, townsq.io/solutions/townsq-community, townsq.io/solutions/townsq-business, townsq.io/solutions/townsq-resale-solutions, townsq.io/solutions/business-features/business-accounting, townsq.io/resources/faq

Havn vs TownSq, in Plain Terms

How much does TownSq cost compared with Havn?

TownSq: three bands by community size, paid monthly, 10% off annual: up to 300 units Pro $90 and Advanced $145; 301 to 900 units Pro $180 and Advanced $290; 900 or more units Pro $270 and Advanced $435; Enterprise for more than ten communities on a quote. Add-ons per community per month: Architectural Requests $20, Violations $20, Website Builder $10, Emergency Broadcast $20, TownSq AI $20, TownSq Business Workspace $20, Concierge $99; Digital Voting $250 per event plus $25 setup. Owner card payments $2.95 + 3.5%, eCheck $2.95, as the FAQ lists them. Havn: $1 per unit per month with a $59 minimum and $0.60 past 200 units, the same for boards and management companies; $0.70 per unit with no minimum once a company's portfolio passes 1,000 doors; 10% off yearly; no setup fee. Havn's trial is 30 days with no contract; TownSq's trial, as its site puts it: "30-day trial for 1 year term that auto-renews annually" on the 301-unit-and-up Pro and Advanced plans; no trial shown for the smallest band; Enterprise by demo and quote.

Is Havn a TownSq alternative?

For a community that wants the owner side and the office side on one record, yes. Who TownSq says it is for: "boards, managers, and homeowners" on one community, "management companies" on TownSq Business, and high-rise communities for the Concierge package; Enterprise is "best for management companies". Havn serves self-managed boards, management companies, and condominiums, with an owner portal every owner signs into, fund accounting, texts, calls, and letters from one inbox, and resale documents drafted from the same record.

When is TownSq the better answer?

A management company that wants a polished resident app with a forum, a concierge desk for high-rises, and professional services (bookkeeping, print and mail, resale processing) it can buy by the piece. Scale it claims: "3M+ active users", "8.8K+ websites created", "serving communities worldwide since 2013", "more than 400 employees", "4.9/5 stars on 1,883+ G2 reviews". Every statement here comes from townsq.io, last updated on October 20, 2026.

How do we switch from TownSq to Havn?

Start a 30-day trial on one community, bring the roster as a spreadsheet, and run both side by side. There is no contract and nothing to move until you decide. Owners sign in with the email the association has on file, with no invite codes, and co-owners each get their own login.

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