Lula alternative

A network sends you a pro. Or you run your own.

Lula dispatches vetted pros from its own network, on demand. RQ200 is for the manager who already has contractors they trust and wants to run them with real organization, tracking, and photo proof instead of text threads.

What Lula is great at

Credit where it's due. Lula solves a real problem: labor supply. If you don't have a reliable vendor bench, they bring one:

If you can't find good contractors, or your bench can't keep up with volume and turns, a network like that earns its keep.

Where RQ200 is different

RQ200 solves the other problem. Plenty of managers already have the people: the plumber who knows the building, the handyman who's been in every unit. What they don't have is a system. The work runs through texts and calls, nothing is separate or trackable, and the proof of what got done lives in someone's camera roll.

  1. Your contractors, not a network's. The relationships you spent years building stay yours. You invite your own crew; nobody unfamiliar shows up at your building on behalf of a platform.
  2. The contractor talks to the tenant, not you. The job carries the unit and tenant contact, so the contractor arranges the visit directly. You direct and approve instead of relaying calls.
  3. Photo & video on every job, then your review. The contractor posts updates as the work happens and submits for review; you approve or send back. Every job ends with a record, not a shrug. (Owners can be shown it too. That's a bonus of the log, not the point.)
  4. Works wherever your buildings are. RQ200 is software, not a service territory, so there's no market-coverage map. It runs in the browser, beside AppFolio or Buildium, sized for hands-on managers with roughly 40-300 doors.
Lula answers "who do I send?" RQ200 answers "how do I run the people I already send, without being the switchboard, and with a record at the end?"

Side by side

Lula

Built to supply the labor
  • Their vetted pros do the work
  • On-demand dispatch, 24/7 scheduling
  • Coverage where their markets are
  • Per-job, flat-rate pricing with no subscription
  • Repairs plus make-readies and turns
  • Integrates with the big PM suites

RQ200

Built for you to direct
  • Your own contractors (invited, not replaced)
  • Photo updates → submit → your review
  • Contractor arranges the visit with the tenant
  • Photo/video proof and a work log on every job
  • Tenant QR reporting: about 30 seconds, no login
  • Simple, and free for founding partners

They're not even enemies: one supplies labor, the other organizes yours. Neither touches rent, leases, or accounting: keep AppFolio or Buildium for the money, and run the field work in RQ200.

Which one should you pick?

Choose Lula if your bottleneck is people: you don't have dependable contractors, your bench can't absorb the volume, or you want turns and overflow handled by someone else's vetted pros at a flat per-job price.

Choose RQ200 if you have contractors you trust and the bottleneck is everything around them: requests arriving by call and text, you relaying between tenant and contractor, no per-job record, no proof at the end. RQ200 turns that into separate, tracked jobs: the contractor coordinates with the tenant, you approve the finished work, and the whole history stays on the building.

Weighing other tools in this space? See how RQ200 compares to Property Meld and Latchel.

Common questions

Does RQ200 come with contractors?

No, deliberately. RQ200 is software for the contractors you already have. You invite your own crew, they sign in and see their assigned jobs, and the coordination you're doing over text becomes organized, tracked work with photo proof. If you need someone else to supply the labor, that's what a network like Lula is for.

Is RQ200 a marketplace or vendor network?

No. There's no network, no dispatch fee, no third-party pros. RQ200 is the system your own team and contractors work in: jobs, approvals, photo and video updates, and a permanent per-building log.

Can I use RQ200 next to AppFolio or Buildium?

Yes. RQ200 doesn't touch your rent, leases, or books. It runs the maintenance and inspection work beside them.

Do my contractors have to download an app?

There's no app store download. RQ200 runs in the browser, and they can add it to their home screen. They sign in and see the jobs assigned to them, with everything for a job in one place instead of scattered across texts.

What does RQ200 cost?

Free for founding partners right now, while we build it with you. No per-door minimums or enterprise tiers. Pricing later will be simple, and never a surprise charge.

Become a founding partner

Free while we build it with you. The founder sets it up on your real buildings, and you help shape what gets built next.

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