Florida associations choosing a compliance website provider face a fundamental decision: a national software platform offering a template at a low monthly price, or a local Florida agency offering a custom-built site with ongoing support. Neither choice is universally wrong — but the differences matter significantly depending on your association's size, needs, and risk tolerance.
Platforms like CONDUU, HOA Express, and HOA Sites offer fast setup, low monthly pricing, and features purpose-built for HOA compliance. CONDUU is Florida-specific and covers both §718 and §720 requirements. HOA Sites has been operating since 2001 and serves over a million users. HOA Express offers a free starting tier. The core limitation of all template platforms is that your site looks and functions like thousands of other HOA sites — it is not branded to your community and it does not contribute to your association's SEO or digital presence.
A local Florida agency like Arcaedia provides a custom-designed website branded specifically to your association — not a template. The site is optimized for local search, includes structured data markup that Google and AI tools can index, and is supported by a provider you can call with a local area code. When something changes — a new Florida law, a new document requirement, a design update — you call someone in Bradenton rather than submitting a ticket to a national platform's support queue.
For small self-managed associations with tight budgets and no need for digital marketing integration, a template platform at thirty to sixty dollars a month may be sufficient. For mid-size and larger associations in active real estate markets — particularly on Siesta Key, Longboat Key, and in Lakewood Ranch where buyer expectations are higher — a custom-branded site from a local provider delivers better community presentation and stronger long-term value. The compliance requirement is the minimum. The question is what you want beyond the minimum.
CONDUU is a Florida-specific software platform offering template-based compliance websites. A local agency like Arcaedia builds custom-branded sites specific to each association, optimized for local search, with a direct local relationship. CONDUU is lower cost and faster to deploy. Arcaedia is custom, locally supported, and includes SEO and digital marketing capability.
Template HOA website platforms can satisfy the technical requirements of §718.111(12) if properly configured. The risk is in setup errors and ongoing maintenance gaps. Any template platform that is not properly configured — or that does not include the password-protected owner portal with required document categories — remains non-compliant regardless of the monthly fee.
Yes. Associations can migrate from any template platform to a custom website at any time. Arcaedia handles this process — including document migration and URL transitions — for Florida associations transitioning from CONDUU, HOA Sites, HOA Express, or CincWebAxis portals. Call 941-529-7916 to discuss migration options.
Arcaedia builds HB 1021 compliant websites for Florida associations. Bradenton-based. Florida HOA Website: Custom Local Agency vs National Template Platform97/month. No long-term contract.