LeaseUp Bulldog vs EliseAI.
Two different products for two different operators. EliseAI is enterprise agentic AI for housing: leasing, resident, voice, delinquency and lease-audit agents plus a CRM. Bulldog is a texting agent for AppFolio operators who want after-hours leads answered this week.
The facts, labeled.
| EliseAI | LeaseUp Bulldog | |
|---|---|---|
| Channels | SMS, email, voice (inbound and outbound), web chat | SMS (text) only |
| PMS integrations | Yardi, Entrata, RealPage, ResMan, AppFolio (vendor site) | AppFolio (guest-card sync and write-back) |
| Price | Not published. Reported $3–6/unit/mo with a ~$25K annual minimum | $199/mo first 100 doors, then $2.50/door |
| Minimum | Not published; ~$25K/yr reported | None |
| Trial | No trial; demo only | 30-day free trial, self-serve checkout |
| Time to live | Vendor says 3–4 weeks; third parties report 4–8 weeks or longer | Live next business day (15-minute setup call) |
| Scope | Leasing, resident/maintenance, renewals, delinquency, voice, lease audits, CRM | Leasing only: response, qualification, follow-up, tour booking |
| Human handoff | Transfers to staff; users report it keeps answering after a transfer request | One-tap takeover; stands down at application |
| Fair Housing | Strict no-interpretation stance; affordable-housing compliance workflows | Approved-facts-only replies; protected-class topics escalated; full audit log |
| Scale | 1 in 6 US apartments; $200M ARR; $4B valuation (Sep 2026); 75% of NMHC Top 50 | Founder-led; results published from two communities (+85% applications; 7s median reply to renter texts) |
Vendor facts checked 1 October 2026 against each vendor's own site and dated third-party sources; prices marked "reported" are not published by the vendor and come from third-party guides. Tell us if something is out of date: support@leaseupbulldog.com. Sources: EliseAI platform · EliseAI on costs (no figures) · Reported pricing, AI Tools Bakery (Sep 2026) · $350M at $4B, TechCrunch (Sep 2026) · EliseAI on G2
Pick the one built for your portfolio.
Choose EliseAI if
Large and affordable-housing operators who want one vendor for leasing, voice, maintenance and collections, and have the budget and timeline for an enterprise rollout.
Strengths: Breadth: leasing, voice, maintenance, renewals, delinquency and lease audits from one vendor, proven at enterprise scale. Affordable-housing compliance workflows (recertification, vouchers).
Choose LeaseUp Bulldog if
Operators under ~2,500 doors on AppFolio who want after-hours texting live this week without a CRM project.
You'll give up: No voice, email or web chat. No maintenance, renewal or collections agents. AppFolio is the only PMS integration today. Small company, short track record.
What it costs at 100, 300 and 1,000 doors.
| Doors | LeaseUp Bulldog (published) | EliseAI (reported, competitor-sourced) |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | $199/mo | Not published. Reported $3–6/unit/mo with a ~$25K annual minimum |
| 300 | $699/mo ($2.33/door) | Not published. Reported $3–6/unit/mo with a ~$25K annual minimum |
| 1,000 | $2,449/mo ($2.45/door) | Not published. Reported $3–6/unit/mo with a ~$25K annual minimum |
Bulldog figures from the published price list: $199 covers the first 100 doors, $2.50 per door to 1,000, $2.25 to 2,500, $2.00 beyond. Competitor figures are repeated as published or reported; we don't estimate what a vendor hasn't stated.
Common questions.
Does LeaseUp Bulldog integrate with the same systems as EliseAI?
No. Bulldog integrates with AppFolio today. EliseAI lists: Yardi, Entrata, RealPage, ResMan, AppFolio (vendor site).
Which responds faster?
Bulldog sends the first text on a new daytime lead in a median of about 100 seconds and answers renter texts in a median of 7 seconds (live accounts). EliseAI: no specific first-reply time is published.
Can I run both?
Technically yes, but we don't recommend two assistants texting the same renter. Bulldog stands down automatically once a renter applies, which prevents double-texting with a PMS-native assistant.
See Bulldog on your own leads, free for 30 days.
30-day free trial. Setup on a 15-minute call. Your first property is live by the next morning.