Dotloop vs. MRI Residential Management

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Dotloop
Score 6.3 out of 10
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Dotloop is presented by the vendor as an all-in-one real estate transaction management solution that gives brokers and teams full visibility into their business and empowers agents to close deals. It is now a property of Zillow (acquired 2015).
$29
per month
MRI Residential Management
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
MRI Software offers residential management for the multifamily real estate marketing. Capabilities include leasing workflow, prospect management, resident management, billing, facility maintenance, and performance management. The company was founded in 1971 and offers several residential and commercial property and investment management solutions.N/A
Pricing
DotloopMRI Residential Management
Editions & Modules
Starting Price
$29.00
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DotloopMRI Residential Management
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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User Ratings
DotloopMRI Residential Management
Likelihood to Recommend
1.1
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5.0
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Likelihood to Renew
10.0
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-
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Usability
1.0
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-
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Support Rating
9.7
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1.0
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User Testimonials
DotloopMRI Residential Management
Likelihood to Recommend
In Real Estate sales and property management, Dotloop will be your best friend. When you need clients or tenants to sign a lease or a contract, sending through dotloop is extremely easygoing and keeps everything organized pertaining to what you name the loop. I think I speak for my whole office when I say that without dotloop, our lives would be a disorderly mess, and we would find ourselves losing papers and becoming confused. Dotloop really helps our office like no other and has great support along the way!
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MRI Residential Management is so NOT user-friendly. I don't particularly care for using it and know that there are better programs out there. But this was a good choice for our company when we were much smaller. I believe we've outgrown it. We have started to implement Salesforce, and I believe that the plan is to integrate Saleforce's equivalent program module sometime in the near future.
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Pros
  • Dotloop's user interface is the best I've seen! It brings you exactly to where you need to read and sign.
  • The security features were great and it makes it easy when the client doesn't need to create an account.
  • Convenience is everything! Dotloop has made it easier than ever to complete multiple days of paperwork.
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  • Reporting
  • Tracking Data
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Cons
  • Somewhat clunky interface that can be a little dizzying at times
  • Weird login protocols (at least when I was using it), making it hard to switch from the free to paid version or vice versa
  • Membership limitations that make businesses buy more subscriptions than they need, or not enough
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  • Sometimes the data that is outputted is not consistent (back end of the database is constantly being updated), have to follow up with our client relationship manager
  • Sometimes very rigid
  • Incremental cost to add on information (if we want MRI to host certain documents in the cloud)
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Usability
The Brokers I've connected with that used Dotloop in the past have also had the same issue I had. Their relationship with "thousands" of MLS listing services is not true. No one took responsibility for not communicating this early on. Everyone just pointed the finger at other departments and did absolutely nothing to alleviate the situation.

To add insult to injury, the system crashes during peak usage, making it near impossible to submit offers promptly. If requested I am more than open to provide the video showing both when the system crashes and the aforementioned issue
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Support Rating
Good support but onboard training could probably be a bit better as well as documentation. But we rarely need support as the software works flawlessly once you know how to use it. Very happy with support so far and I recommend the product.
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They have a terrible help center and the training tools and videos are useless and not helpful. They need to invest in better training tools and modules for people to refer to. Especially when there is no designated training person within a company to teach newcomers how to use it.
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Alternatives Considered
We chose Dotloop because of how user friendly and customizable the software is. Our office is ever evolving and we needed a software that can grow with us as we advance and change the way we do things. Other software we tried was limited in this and didn't allow for minor things to be changed.
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We had a proprietary access database, but wanted to utilize MRI because of support (annual fee is in the tens of thousands versus a hundred thousand plus build out). The user interface is pretty straight forward, and there is available training as well. Updates are done online via the SAAS website so we don't have to worry about any coding issues here in house.
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Return on Investment
  • Great at allowing our management to see what is going on within the office
  • Great at quality and compliance with the submit for review function
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  • Less reliance on line of business only databases (essbase and access)
  • Quicker access to operating statements
  • Less double work (saving items in the cloud versus in the drive)
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