rents.ai vs Landlord Studio
Priced per unit, or priced per portfolio.
Landlord Studio prices the way a small landlord actually thinks: three units free on Go, then $12/mo on Pro with $1 per extra unit, so a five-unit owner pays for five units rather than a tier built for fifty. Bank feeds, rent collection, screening, listings and a tax export are on every plan including the free one. rents.ai is flat at $18/mo for unlimited properties and buys you a narrower thing: the ledger, the Schedule E rollup, and the depreciation schedule.
Short answer
Landlord Studio is free for 3 units on its Go plan, then $12/mo on Pro covering 3 units with $1 per additional unit; rents.ai is $10/mo for one property or $18/mo for unlimited. Landlord Studio includes bank feeds, rent collection, screening, listings and a tax export on every plan, including the free one. rents.ai includes none of those and instead computes 27.5-year residential depreciation and keeps a per-property Schedule E rollup.
What each one costs
Published prices, both sides.
Landlord Studio
- Go
- $0/mo
- Pro
- $12/mo
- Pro Plus
- $28/mo
3 units included
$144/yr annually; 3 units, then $1 per extra unit
$300/yr annually; 3 units, then $1 per extra unit
rents.ai
- Basic
- $10/mo
- Pro
- $18/mo
- Trial
- $0
one property, every feature
unlimited properties, every feature
7 days
Landlord Studio figures read from landlordstudio.com/pricing on August 10, 2026. Products change. If a line here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.
The $10 question
What the subscription actually buys.
A year-round record for each property: rent roll, ledger, work orders, documents, deposits, notes, and renewal dates. No bank login is required, no rent moves through the product, and nothing changes for your tenants. Keep collecting rent exactly how you do today. If that is not the gap you have, Landlord Studiois very likely the better answer.
Side by side
Where each one actually earns its keep.
| What it does | Landlord Studio | rents.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Free plana plan you can stay on at $0, not a trial | Go is $0/mo for 3 units | paid only, after a 7-day trial |
| Automatic bank feedspulls transactions from a connected bank login | 5 bank accounts on Go and Pro, 20 on Pro Plus | manual entry or CSV import; no bank login |
| Online rent collectiontenant payments move through the product | included on every plan | records rent you receive elsewhere |
| Tenant screeningcredit, background, and eviction reports | included on every plan | not a leasing tool |
| Listings and syndicationposts a vacancy to the rental sites | included on every plan | not a leasing tool |
| Schedule E reportincome and expenses arranged by tax line | tax export included on every plan | per-property rollup by year, print view, CSV export |
| Residential depreciation computedcost basis and land split on the 27.5-year mid-month schedule | not stated on the pricing page | computed from cost basis and land on the 27.5-year mid-month schedule |
| Mobile appa native iOS or Android app | not stated on the pricing page | responsive web app, no native app |
| Maintenance and work orderswork orders with the vendor and what the job cost | property maintenance listed | Kanban work orders with vendor and cost tracking |
Free plan
a plan you can stay on at $0, not a trial
- Landlord Studio
- Go is $0/mo for 3 units
- rents.ai
- paid only, after a 7-day trial
Automatic bank feeds
pulls transactions from a connected bank login
- Landlord Studio
- 5 bank accounts on Go and Pro, 20 on Pro Plus
- rents.ai
- manual entry or CSV import; no bank login
Online rent collection
tenant payments move through the product
- Landlord Studio
- included on every plan
- rents.ai
- records rent you receive elsewhere
Tenant screening
credit, background, and eviction reports
- Landlord Studio
- included on every plan
- rents.ai
- not a leasing tool
Listings and syndication
posts a vacancy to the rental sites
- Landlord Studio
- included on every plan
- rents.ai
- not a leasing tool
Schedule E report
income and expenses arranged by tax line
- Landlord Studio
- tax export included on every plan
- rents.ai
- per-property rollup by year, print view, CSV export
Residential depreciation computed
cost basis and land split on the 27.5-year mid-month schedule
- Landlord Studio
- not stated on the pricing page
- rents.ai
- computed from cost basis and land on the 27.5-year mid-month schedule
Mobile app
a native iOS or Android app
- Landlord Studio
- not stated on the pricing page
- rents.ai
- responsive web app, no native app
Maintenance and work orders
work orders with the vendor and what the job cost
- Landlord Studio
- property maintenance listed
- rents.ai
- Kanban work orders with vendor and cost tracking
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
Source
Landlord Studio figures read from landlordstudio.com/pricing on August 10, 2026. Products change. If a line here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.
Beyond the axes
What this table does not cover.
The rows above compare a narrow set of pricing-page features. rents.ai also keeps these records behind each rental.
- 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
The honest version
There's a right answer for you.
Sometimes it isn't us, and we'll say so. Here's the short way to tell.
Choose Landlord Studio if
- You have three units or fewer and would rather pay nothing.
- You want bank feeds, rent collection, screening and listings in one place.
- Per-unit pricing suits a portfolio that grows one door at a time.
- You want the tax export on the free plan rather than behind a tier.
Choose rents.ai if
- Your portfolio has grown to where flat pricing costs less than per-unit pricing.
- You want the depreciation schedule computed, which Landlord Studio does not publish.
- You want each expense filed to its Schedule E line as you log it, not exported at year end.
- You want renewal reminders for insurance, property tax and licences by SMS.
On purpose
Run the unit math before you switch.
Landlord Studio Pro at $12/mo covers 3 units and adds $1 per unit after that, so nine units is about $18/mo and the two products cost the same. Below that Landlord Studio is cheaper and does more. Above it, rents.ai stops charging for growth. That is the honest way to decide, and it does not favour us at every portfolio size.
Questions
What landlords ask comparing the two.
How much is Landlord Studio?
As published on landlordstudio.com/pricing on August 10, 2026: Go is free for 3 units, Pro is $12/mo or $144/yr covering 3 units plus $1 per extra unit, and Pro Plus is $28/mo or $300/yr on the same unit basis. Bank feeds, rent collection, screening, listings and a tax export appear on all three plans.
At what portfolio size does rents.ai cost less?
Landlord Studio Pro is $12/mo for 3 units plus $1 per extra unit, so it reaches $18/mo at about 9 units, which is the rents.ai Pro price for unlimited properties. Below roughly 9 units Landlord Studio is cheaper. Above it, rents.ai does not charge more as you add doors.
Does Landlord Studio compute depreciation?
Its pricing page lists tax reporting and a tax export but does not state that it computes a residential depreciation schedule, so this page marks that row as not published rather than guessing. rents.ai computes it from cost basis, land value and in-service date on the 27.5-year mid-month convention.
Compare on your own unit count.
The public demo runs a multi-property portfolio end to end, so you can see what a flat plan looks like before you count doors.
- 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
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