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Landlord software, with the receipts.
Every price on these 27 pages was read from the vendor's own pricing page, most recently on August 10, 2026, and every page links its sources. Where a pricing page does not say something, we say that instead of guessing.
Short answer
For a self-managing landlord with one to ten units, the strongest free options are Stessa and Baselane, both with genuinely free plans that include online rent collection, and Landlord Studio, free for three units. RentRedi at $12/mo billed annually is the best value among paid operations products. rents.ai is $10 to $18/mo and is worth choosing only if what you specifically want is a per-property Schedule E kept current and residential depreciation computed on the 27.5-year mid-month schedule.
Before anything else
What rents.ai does not do.
If any line on the left is what you came for, one of the products on these pages is a better answer and the comparison is over.
Not built
- No bank sync. You enter transactions or import a CSV.
- No online rent collection. Rent arrives however it already arrives.
- No tenant portal and no tenant screening.
- No listings or syndication.
- No native mobile app.
Built, and the whole product
- A per-property ledger, categorized to Schedule E lines all year rather than in April
- Rent roll with late fees computed from each lease's due day, grace period, and fee rule
- Residential depreciation from cost basis, land, and in-service date on the 27.5-year mid-month schedule
- Documents attached to the property, tenant, transaction, or property record they belong to
- Append-only tenant notes that become immutable after a 15-minute edit window
- Insurance, property tax, and rental licence records with an SMS renewal reminder before they lapse
- Per-property P&L, NOI, and cap rate, plus CSV import and export
All of it at once
Thirteen products, published prices.
| Product | Published price | Free plan | Rent collection | Schedule E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stessaverified August 10, 2026 | Free, or $12 to $35/mo | Essentials is $0/mo | included on every plan | Manage and Pro; Essentials gets a basic tax package |
| Baselaneverified August 10, 2026 | Free, or $20/mo | Core is $0/mo | automated rent payments on Core | accountant tax package and Schedule E reports on Core |
| Landlord Studioverified August 10, 2026 | Free for 3 units, or $12/mo | Go is $0/mo for 3 units | included on every plan | tax export included on every plan |
| Aziboverified August 10, 2026 | Free, with paid add-ons | no monthly fee for property owners | free, described as the core of the product | Schedule E tax form on the free platform |
| RentRediverified August 10, 2026 | $12 to $29.95/mo | no free plan; 30-day money-back guarantee | ACH, card, or cash payments | one-click Schedule E generation |
| TurboTenantverified August 10, 2026 | See their pricing page | pricing page could not be read on 2026-08-10 | part of the public product | their accounting product includes a Schedule E report |
| TenantCloudverified August 10, 2026 | $15 to $50/mo | Starter is the entry plan at $15/mo annually | included on every plan | a 1099-K report is listed on Pro; Schedule E is not |
| Hemlaneverified August 10, 2026 | $0 to $58 per unit/mo | Starter is $0/mo, free forever | Basic and above; not on the free Starter tier | accounting and tax reports listed; Schedule E is not |
| Rentec Directverified August 10, 2026 | $55 to $65/mo | two-week free trial, then paid | free ACH; cards 2.95% | 1099 e-filing and tax reports listed; Schedule E is not |
| DoorLoopverified August 10, 2026 | $69 to $239/mo | no free plan | card, ACH, Google Pay, Apple Pay | 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC are listed; Schedule E is not |
| Buildiumverified August 10, 2026 | From $62/mo | 14-day trial, no card required, then paid | ePay included | tax reports and 1099 filing listed; Schedule E is not |
| AppFolioverified August 10, 2026 | No public price; 50-unit minimum | no free plan; minimum spend and units apply | property accounting and payments | not stated on the pricing page |
| rents.ai | $10 to $18/mo | paid only, after a 7-day trial | records rent you receive elsewhere | per-property rollup by year, print view, CSV export |
How to read this
- Yes / nothe source page states it, in those words
- Partialincluded, with a real condition: a higher plan, or a separate fee
- Not publishedthe pricing page does not say. It is a fact about the source, never a mark against the product
Roundups
Ranked lists, criteria first.
Each one states how it was ordered before it orders anything.
The best rental property accounting software for small landlords
Eleven products, real prices, one honest ranking.
The best landlord software for 1 to 10 units
Priced for four doors, not four hundred.
Free vs paid rental property software: what free actually covers
Five real free plans, and where each one stops.
Rental property tax software: which ones reach a Schedule E
Which ones reach a Schedule E, and which stop short.
Head to head
One against one.
Price ladders, a nine-row capability table, and the case for the other product.
rents.ai vs Stessa
Free, or $12 to $35/mo. Landlords who want free bank feeds and rent collection first.
rents.ai vs Baselane
Free, or $20/mo. Landlords who want landlord banking and the books in one account.
rents.ai vs Landlord Studio
Free for 3 units, or $12/mo. Landlords with a handful of units who want per-unit pricing.
rents.ai vs Azibo
Free, with paid add-ons. Landlords who want rent collection with no monthly fee at all.
rents.ai vs RentRedi
$12 to $29.95/mo. Landlords who want unlimited units on one flat annual price.
rents.ai vs TurboTenant
See their pricing page. Landlords filling a vacancy right now.
rents.ai vs TenantCloud
$15 to $50/mo. Landlords who want leasing and operations on a mid-priced plan.
rents.ai vs Hemlane
$0 to $58 per unit/mo. Remote landlords who want a local person on the ground.
rents.ai vs Rentec Direct
$55 to $65/mo. Owners and managers who want full accounting with free ACH.
rents.ai vs DoorLoop
$69 to $239/mo. Property managers running a real book of business.
rents.ai vs Buildium
From $62/mo. Professional managers who need trust-grade accounting.
rents.ai vs AppFolio
No public price; 50-unit minimum. Management companies at 50 units and above.
rents.ai vs a spreadsheet
Measured in hours rather than features.
Alternatives
The whole field, when one product is not the fit.
Each of these argues for staying put before it lists anything else.
Stessa alternatives
The real options if Stessa is not the fit, most of which are not us.
Baselane alternatives
The real options if Baselane is not the fit, most of which are not us.
TurboTenant alternatives
The real options if TurboTenant is not the fit, most of which are not us.
Landlord Studio alternatives
The real options if Landlord Studio is not the fit, most of which are not us.
RentRedi alternatives
The real options if RentRedi is not the fit, most of which are not us.
Azibo alternatives
The real options if Azibo is not the fit, most of which are not us.
TenantCloud alternatives
The real options if TenantCloud is not the fit, most of which are not us.
Rentec Direct alternatives
The real options if Rentec Direct is not the fit, most of which are not us.
DoorLoop alternatives
The real options if DoorLoop is not the fit, most of which are not us.
Buildium alternatives
The real options if Buildium is not the fit, most of which are not us.
Check it against a real portfolio.
The public demo opens a fully worked portfolio with a finished Schedule E and line 18 computed from a real cost basis, with no signup and no card.
- Live demo: no signup or card
- No bank connection. Nothing changes for your tenants
- Trial: 7 days, card required, $0 today
- Then $10/mo for one or $18/mo for unlimited