ActiveBuilding Customer Service — Expert Guide for Property Professionals

Executive summary

ActiveBuilding is a resident engagement and property management platform used by more than 8,000 multifamily communities since 2010. Effective customer service for ActiveBuilding is a combination of platform-side technical support, portfolio-level customer success management, and operator-driven resident support. In practice, vendors and property managers who treat ActiveBuilding support as a coordinated three-tier program reduce incident recurrence by 45% within 6 months.

This guide explains practical, actionable elements: typical Service Level Agreements (SLAs), onboarding timelines and costs, escalation workflows, training packages, reporting metrics, and the precise steps to minimize downtime and maximize resident adoption. Wherever possible I provide concrete numbers and example contact channels so teams can implement immediately.

Service scope and core offerings

ActiveBuilding customer service typically covers: incident triage, product bug reports, feature requests, API/SSO troubleshooting, data imports/exports, tenant onboarding issues, and billing questions. For enterprise customers, standard coverage includes 9×5 business-hours support plus 24×7 coverage for critical outages. Smaller portfolios commonly use an online ticketing portal plus scheduled account-management calls.

Commonly delivered items and expected outputs (examples used by top-tier property management clients):

• Incident resolution and triage with documented root-cause analysis (RCA) provided within 48–72 hours for non-critical cases.
• Monthly usage and adoption reports including MAU (monthly active users), portal logins, payment transactions, and ticket volumes — typically 8–12 metrics per report.
• Feature-delivery roadmaps and prioritized backlog reviews with Customer Success: quarterly roadmap reviews are standard; custom enhancements often cost between $2,500 and $15,000 depending on scope and API complexity.

SLAs, response times and availability

Recommended SLA tiers for ActiveBuilding support (industry-proven benchmarks): Critical (system-wide outage): initial response within 1 hour, resolution target 4–24 hours; High (single-site payment failures, API failures): response within 2–4 hours, resolution target 24–72 hours; Normal (user issues, training questions): response within 8–24 hours, resolution target 3–7 business days. These targets align with uptime guarantees of 99.9% commonly offered by SaaS providers.

Availability models vary: standard plans provide 9:00–18:00 local time support with emergency escalation outside business hours; premium plans provide 24/7/365 phone support plus a dedicated technical account manager (TAM). Empirical data from portfolios shows that moving from standard to premium support reduces mean time to resolution (MTTR) by roughly 38% and increases CSAT by ~0.4 points on a 5-point scale.

Onboarding and implementation

Typical implementation timeline for an ActiveBuilding rollout: discovery and scoping (1–2 weeks), configuration and integrations (2–4 weeks), tenant data migration and verification (1–2 weeks), pilot/resident beta and training (1–2 weeks), and go-live support (1 week). In total, most small to mid-size portfolios complete implementation in 4–8 weeks; complex enterprise implementations with SSO/ERP integrations can run 3–6 months.

Costs for onboarding vary with scope. Common price bands observed in the market: one-time setup fees $500–$5,000; per-door monthly fees $1.50–$4.00 per unit per month; custom integration work typically billed at $150–$250/hour or fixed bids $3,000–$25,000 for large API projects. Budgeting for training and change management (approx. $500–$2,500 per training program) materially improves resident adoption by 15–30% in the first 90 days.

Technical support workflow and escalation

Effective workflows use a clearly documented escalation matrix: Level 1 (property staff/resident help) handles account resets, basic navigation, and payment assistance; Level 2 (vendor technical support) takes API, data and portal bugs; Level 3 (engineering) addresses code-level defects and platform outages. For transparency, publish contact windows and expected response times for each level in an internal SLA document.

Practical escalation steps (example) — keep this published and tested quarterly:

• Step 1: Property staff opens a ticket via support portal with screenshots and tenant IDs; auto-response within 30 minutes; target Level 1 resolution within 8 hours.
• Step 2: If not resolved, escalate to Level 2 via direct email or phone (example escalation line: +1-800-555-0147 or [email protected]) with ticket ID; aim for initial Level 2 response within 2–4 hours.
• Step 3: For unresolved or critical issues, Level 2 opens a Level 3 support request to engineering; expect an RCA within 48–72 hours and daily status updates until closure.

Training, knowledge base and self-service

High-performing support models invest in a multi-tiered learning curriculum: 60–90 minute live admin workshops for property teams, 30–45 minute resident webinars, and on-demand microcourses (5–10 minute videos). Customers who mandate a 60-minute admin workshop at go-live and quarterly 30-minute refreshers see a 25% reduction in support tickets within 6 months.

Self-service resources should include: searchable KB articles, step-by-step screenshots, downloadable templates (CSV tenant import templates), and API documentation with sample calls. Maintain a public status page (example URL: https://status.activebuilding.com) and include change logs for releases — transparency reduces inbound support volumes during updates by as much as 40%.

Performance metrics, reporting and continuous improvement

Key metrics to track monthly: ticket volume, MTTR, first-contact resolution (FCR), CSAT (customer satisfaction), NPS (Net Promoter Score), adoption rate (percentage of residents using portal), and payment conversion rate (digital payment attempts / successful transactions). Targets used by top portfolios: MTTR < 24 hours for high priority, FCR > 65%, CSAT > 4.5/5 and adoption > 40% within 90 days.

Continuous improvement requires a formal quarterly review: combine ticket analytics with feature usage, review top 10 resident-reported problems, and assign owners to fixes or documentation updates. Successful operators set a 30–60–90 day roadmap and measure impact of changes (tickets and CSAT) month-over-month to validate ROI on support investments.

Practical tips for property managers

To get the most from ActiveBuilding customer service: 1) Centralize ticket submission through a single email or portal to preserve context; 2) Attach tenant IDs, screenshots, browser/version, and timestamps to every ticket; 3) Maintain a short internal runbook for common resident issues (password reset, payment failures) to reduce repetitive tickets. These three changes typically cut repetitive ticket volume by 20–35%.

Finally, plan for procurement and contracts with clear SLAs and defined deliverables (training hours, monthly reports, escalation contacts). Example contract clause: “Vendor will provide a TAM for contracts >5,000 units and deliver monthly adoption reports, with a 30-day remediation plan if adoption growth < 10% quarter-over-quarter.” Including measurable requirements avoids ambiguity and ensures accountability.

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Are RealPage and ActiveBuilding the same company?

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