hoaspace.com

What It Is

HOASpace is a hosted community website platform for HOAs (Homeowners Associations) and residential communities, with a focus on “getting online in minutes” and low cost. It is not a general-purpose CMS; instead, it packages common HOA needs into ready-made modules: announcements, documents, members, committees, facility reservations, discussions, voting, vehicle/pet registration, and more.

Core Features and Collaboration Permissions

The feature set is highly vertical. On the content side, it supports a custom homepage, menus, About Us pages, FAQs, web links, community facility photos, downloadable documents, and photo galleries. For communication, it offers news announcements, event calendars, RSS, pop-up alerts, discussion boards, private messages, sign-up forms, surveys, and broadcast emails. For administration, it provides file management, a page editor, member search, site statistics, activity logs, backup downloads, and more. Its permission model also fits community use cases well: access to documents and features can be restricted by member group, public/member-only menus can be configured, admin permissions can be assigned to specific groups, new registrations can be approved, and members can be disabled or restricted from posting.

Pricing and Trial

Pricing is transparent: Economy is $15/month, Extended is $25/month, and Mega is $39/month, with quarterly, semiannual, or annual billing. The page emphasizes that there are no setup fees or hidden charges. The free trial lasts 30 days and cannot be extended. To start a trial, users need to provide a real community name, administrator address, phone number, and email address, and can choose a .hoaspace.com subdomain, theme, and homepage layout.

Security, Deployment, and Integrations

HOASpace is deployed as an officially hosted cloud service. Its servers are located in INAP data centers, with firewall protection and 24/7/365 monitoring. It includes basic security capabilities such as SSL, optional two-factor authentication, CAPTCHA, IP blocking, and account lockout after failed login attempts. In terms of integrations, the only ones visible are Facebook and Twitter sharing, Google Fonts, RSS, DB-IP, and SpamAssassin. There is no disclosed open API, webhook support, or integration with mainstream office, payment, or identity systems, and no visible compliance statements such as SOC 2 or GDPR.

Pros, Cons, and Who It’s For

The main advantages are low pricing, comprehensive coverage of HOA scenarios, integrated admin tools, and a clear trial process. It is friendly to non-technical community administrators. The downsides are that the product is clearly oriented toward the U.S. market: local weather, state selection, and HOA terminology are all U.S.-specific. It also lacks the API, mobile experience, automation integrations, and compliance disclosures expected from modern SaaS products. HOASpace is suitable for U.S. HOAs, small property committees, and volunteer community administrators. For Chinese users who only need neighborhood announcements and document collaboration, alternatives such as WeCom, Feishu, Tencent Docs, Jiandaoyun, or Mingdao Cloud will usually be sufficient. China accessibility and supported payment methods are not disclosed in the main text, so actual usability would need to be tested.