MantisProperty vs Aro

MantisProperty vs Aro: which business broker CRM is right for you?

Aro is an Australian real estate CRM from Arosoftware that also markets a business broker edition, with portal uploads to the business-for-sale sites, broker websites with CA forms and sales trust accounting. Its plans are tiered, so portal uploads start on Growth and trust accounting is on Professional, and its own pages don't describe a data room or information memorandum tool. MantisProperty Sales includes all of these in one plan.

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Prices published
Master user plus 10 additional users included
Support 7 days a week
No lock-in contract

Why switch

One price, everything included, and help 7 days a week.

A published price, not a quote

MantisProperty Sales is $245 a month inc GST with a master user plus 10 additional users included, and no lock-in contract. Aro publishes its prices: Starter $70, Growth $130 and Professional $340 a month inc GST, each with 1 user and $15 a month for each extra user, on a 12 month minimum contract.

The extras are already included

With Aro, business portal feeds, data room, information memorandum and offers are an add-on, a higher plan, a separate product, another provider or not publicly listed. With MantisProperty they are part of the plan you pay for.

Support every day of the week

MantisProperty support runs 7 days a week. Support tickets raised from inside the CRM are often answered within 30 minutes and usually within the hour during business hours, and same day or quicker after hours and on weekends depending on the urgency you set. Aro lists its support as live chat, email and phone (phone for full users), with hours not stated.

Side by side

What costs extra with Aro, included with MantisProperty

Every statement about Aro CRM by Arosoftware comes from its own website, checked on 12 November 2026. Follow the Source link on each row.

Feature	MantisProperty	Aro
Price	Published. MantisProperty Sales $245 a month inc GST, a master user plus 10 additional users included, no lock-in contract	Per plan plus usersStarter $70, Growth $130 and Professional $340 a month inc GST, each with 1 user and $15 a month for each extra user, on a 12 month minimum contractSource
Business portal feeds	IncludedSeek Business and the other business portals in Australia and New Zealand, plus your website	Higher plan onlyBulk Uploader to SEEK Business and other business sites is on the Growth plan and aboveSource
Confidentiality agreements	IncludedCAs signed on screen, sent automatically from enquiries and workflows, with reminders to buyers who haven't signed	IncludedDigital CA forms on Aro broker websitesSource
Data room	IncludedSecure data room with two access levels, per-buyer documents, end dates, activity records and watermarked, locked PDFs	Not publicly listedNo data room is described on its broker pagesSource
Information memorandum	IncludedInformation memorandum emailed automatically once the buyer signs the CA	Not publicly listedNo information memorandum tool is describedSource
Offers	IncludedOnline offers with business fields such as stock, training and lease terms, accepted, countered or declined	Third partyThrough a Propps integrationSource
Sales trust accounting	IncludedSales trust accounting with ledgers, receipts, reconciliations and archived reports	Higher plan onlyFinances and Sales trust is on the Professional planSource
Contract	IncludedNo lock-in, month to month	12 month minimumA 12 month minimum contract, then month to monthSource
Mobile app	IncludedThe Mantis Sales iPhone and Android app	IncludedA free iOS and Android appSource
New Zealand	IncludedTrade Me and nzbizbuysell feeds, NZ regions and suburbs and NZD billing	IncludedServes Australian and New Zealand brokers, with Trade Me, realestate.co.nz and Business2Sell NZ integrationsSource
Support	7 daysEvery day, with replies often within 30 minutes in business hours	Hours not statedLive chat, email and phone (phone for full users), with hours not statedSource

Based on publicly available information as at 12 November 2026, which may have changed since. Aro is a trademark of its respective owner and is not affiliated with MantisProperty. Spotted something out of date? Let us know and we will correct it.

Which suits you

An honest read on who each one suits

Who should choose Aro

A brokerage that wants a broker-branded CRM and website package with published, tiered pricing, and is comfortable using Propps for offers and a separate product for data rooms, may find Aro a good fit.

Who should choose MantisProperty

A brokerage that wants business listings on the portals, CAs, a secure data room, offers, contracts and trust accounting in one system gets all of it in MantisProperty Sales, with published pricing, a master user plus 10 additional users, the Mantis Sales app, no lock-in contract and support 7 days a week.

Support

Real help, when you actually need it.

Your clients don't stop at 5pm on Friday. Neither do we. Raise a ticket from inside MantisProperty and a real person who knows the system replies, often within 30 minutes and usually within the hour in business hours, and same day or quicker after hours and on weekends depending on the urgency you set.

Support monitored 7 days a week
Step by step video tutorials for every task
A free Zoom walkthrough when you start
Free on every plan, with no support tiers

MantisProperty7 days a week7 days a week. Support tickets raised from inside the CRM are often answered within 30 minutes and usually within the hour during business hours, and same day or quicker after hours and on weekends depending on the urgency you set.

AroLive chat, email and phone (phone for full users), with hours not statedAs stated on its support page. Source

Switching

Leaving Aro is easier than you think. We do it for you.

Import your contacts, notes and listings yourself for free, or let us migrate your data, clean up duplicates, set up your templates and train your team. Our onboarding service is normally $1,160, but it is free of charge when you sign up by 30 November 2026.

How onboarding works

1Start your trialYour account is set up and approved within 1 business day. Book a free Zoom walkthrough if you want one.
2We bring your data acrossContacts, listings, notes and documents from your old system or spreadsheets.
3Your team is trained and liveA 1 hour online session, step by step video tutorials for every task, and tickets often answered within 30 minutes after that.

Questions

MantisProperty or Aro?

Does Aro publish its prices?

Yes. Its CRM pricing page lists Starter at $70, Growth at $130 and Professional at $340 a month inc GST, each with one user and $15 a month for each extra user, on a 12 month minimum contract. Its broker site, businessbrokercrm.online, shows different packages and says they are changing.

Which Aro plan includes trust accounting?

Aro lists Finances and Sales trust on its Professional plan. MantisProperty Sales includes sales trust accounting in its one plan.

Does Aro include a data room?

Aro's broker pages don't describe a data room or information memorandum tool. MantisProperty includes a secure data room with access levels, watermarked documents and activity records, and emails the information memorandum once a CA is signed.

How does MantisProperty pricing compare with Aro?

MantisProperty Sales is $245 a month inc GST, or 11 months for a year, with a master user plus 10 additional users and the Mantis Sales app included. Aro publishes its prices: Starter $70, Growth $130 and Professional $340 a month inc GST, each with 1 user and $15 a month for each extra user, on a 12 month minimum contract.

Can you move our data across from Aro?

Yes. You can import contacts, notes and listings yourself for free, or our onboarding service migrates your data, cleans up duplicates, sets up your templates and runs a 1 hour training session.

What is support like?

7 days a week. Support tickets raised from inside the CRM are often answered within 30 minutes and usually within the hour during business hours, and same day or quicker after hours and on weekends depending on the urgency you set. There is also a library of step by step video tutorials, free on every plan.

Is there a lock-in contract?

No. MantisProperty is month to month, or pay annually and get one month free. Every plan starts with a free 14 day trial.

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