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MotionCRE vs Yardi Acquisition Manager.

Yardi is primarily a property and asset management platform used after deals close. In May 2025, Yardi launched an Acquisition Manager module. For firms already deep in Yardi, this module offers convenience. For teams that want a standalone deal management platform without committing to the broader Yardi ecosystem, MotionCRE is the purpose-built alternative.

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Used by commercial real estate investment and development teams to manage deals from sourcing to close.

One system for every deal.

MotionCRE replaces the spreadsheets, shared drives, and email threads your team uses to manage deals.

Pipeline management

Your entire pipeline, in real time.

Drag deals across custom stages from LOI to close. Filter by asset class, deal size, or assignee. Days-in-stage tracking shows you exactly which deals need attention before they go cold.

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Your entire pipeline, in real time.

Feature-by-feature comparison.

Deal pipeline management

Visual Kanban deal boards

MotionCRE

Yes

Yardi AM

Custom pipeline stages

MotionCRE

Yes

Yardi AM

Yes

Days-in-stage tracking

MotionCRE

Yes

Yardi AM

Risk flags and stuck deal alerts

MotionCRE

Yes

Yardi AM

Multi-pipeline support

MotionCRE

Yes

Yardi AM

Yes

AI and intelligence

AI deal summarization

MotionCRE

Yes

Yardi AM

IC memo generation

MotionCRE

Yes

Yardi AM

Document intelligence

MotionCRE

Yes

Yardi AM

Natural language pipeline queries

MotionCRE

Yes

Yardi AM

Action item extraction

MotionCRE

Yes

Yardi AM

Join CRE teams already managing their deals on MotionCRE.

Your pipeline, documents, tasks, and deadlines in one place. Set up in minutes, not weeks.

Why teams choose MotionCRE.

Four reasons CRE acquisition and development teams choose MotionCRE over Yardi Acquisition Manager.

Standalone, not an add-on module

MotionCRE is a complete deal management platform that works on its own. Yardi Acquisition Manager is a module within the broader Yardi ecosystem. If your firm is not already running Yardi for property management and accounting, adopting the Acquisition Manager means committing to the full Yardi stack.

AI Associate for deal intelligence

MotionCRE includes an AI Associate that summarizes deals, drafts IC memos from real deal data, analyzes documents, and answers natural language questions about your pipeline. Yardi Acquisition Manager does not include AI-powered deal intelligence.

Transparent pricing from $249/mo

MotionCRE pricing is published on the website. Team is $249 per month for 3 users, Plus is $399 per month for 5 users, and Power is $699 per month for 10 users. All plans are month-to-month. Yardi does not publish pricing and requires a sales engagement.

Set up in minutes, not weeks

Create your workspace, configure pipeline stages, and start adding deals the same day. Yardi implementations typically require weeks or months of configuration, data migration, and training before the system is operational.

What is Yardi Acquisition Manager?

Yardi Acquisition Manager is a module within the Yardi Voyager platform that handles deal pipeline tracking, underwriting workflows, and due diligence management for commercial real estate acquisitions. It was launched in May 2025 as an extension of Yardi's property management, asset management, and accounting suite.

The module is designed for firms already operating on Yardi Voyager. It connects acquisition workflows to the rest of the Yardi ecosystem so that deal data flows into property management and accounting after a deal closes. For firms not already using Yardi, adopting the Acquisition Manager means committing to the broader platform.

How is MotionCRE different from Yardi?

MotionCRE is a standalone deal management platform. It does not require any other software to operate. You get visual Kanban pipeline boards, deal-specific workspaces for files and tasks, contact management, financing tracking, secure data rooms, and an AI Associate that can summarize deals, analyze documents, and draft IC memos from real deal data.

Yardi Acquisition Manager is a module that lives inside Yardi Voyager. Its advantage is tight integration with property management and accounting. If your firm runs Yardi for everything post-acquisition, the Acquisition Manager keeps data flowing between systems without manual handoff. The trade-off is that adopting it means adopting the full Yardi stack, with the associated implementation timeline and cost.

Do I need Yardi if I use MotionCRE?

No. MotionCRE is a standalone platform that covers the full pre-acquisition workflow: pipeline tracking, document management, task management, contact management, financing tracking, and AI-powered deal intelligence. It does not depend on Yardi or any other system.

If your firm already uses Yardi for property management and accounting after deals close, MotionCRE handles the acquisition side independently. Some teams use MotionCRE for deal execution and Yardi for post-close operations, keeping each function in the tool designed for it.

What does Yardi cost?

Yardi does not publish pricing on its website. Costs depend on which modules you need, your portfolio size, number of users, and implementation scope. Yardi Voyager is an enterprise platform and pricing typically involves an annual contract with implementation fees. The Acquisition Manager module is priced as an add-on to an existing Yardi Voyager deployment.

MotionCRE Team is $249 per month for 3 users. Plus is $399 per month for 5 users with additional users at $69/mo each. Power is $699 per month for 10 users with additional users at $59/mo each. All plans are month-to-month with no annual contract required and include a 14-day free trial with full access to every feature.

Common questions

Questions CRE teams ask when comparing MotionCRE and Yardi Acquisition Manager.

Yardi Acquisition Manager is a module within the Yardi Voyager platform that handles deal pipeline tracking, underwriting, and due diligence for commercial real estate acquisitions. It was launched in May 2025 as an extension of Yardi's property and asset management suite. The module is designed for firms already using Yardi Voyager for property management, accounting, and asset management.

Plans and pricing

Every plan includes full access to every feature. 14-day free trial, cancel anytime.

Team

3 seats

Small CRE teams of up to 3.

$249/month

That's $83/user when fully seated

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What's included

  • 3 users included
  • 50 GB file storage
  • 15,000 AI credits per month
  • Unlimited deals

Platform features

  • Pipeline boards & list view
  • Deal rooms with files & tasks
  • AI Associate for documents & memos
  • Financing tracker & due diligence
  • Full audit trail
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Plus

5 seats

Growing CRE firms scaling deal volume.

$399/month

That's $80/user when fully seated

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What's included

  • 5 users included
  • Add seats at $69/mo each
  • 200 GB file storage
  • 35,000 AI credits per month

Everything in Team, plus

  • Team workload visibility
  • Workspace permissions
  • Priority email support
  • Higher AI credit cap

Power

10 seats

Institutional CRE firms with 10+ users.

$699/month

That's $70/user when fully seated

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What's included

  • 10 users included
  • Add seats at $59/mo each
  • 1 TB file storage
  • 100,000 AI credits per month

Everything in Plus, plus

  • Lower per-seat cost as you scale
  • 5x storage vs Plus
  • ~3x AI credits vs Plus
  • Bulk seat management

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Deal management without the ecosystem lock-in.

MotionCRE gives your acquisition team one place to manage every deal from sourcing to close. No Yardi required.

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