rents.ai vs TurboTenant
Broad leasing tools, or a focused tax engine.
TurboTenant is broader in the direction most landlords need first: getting a unit listed, screened, signed and paying. rents.ai does not try to replace any of that. It starts where the lease ends, with a per-property ledger, a Schedule E rollup, depreciation on line 18, and dated property records that raise a reminder before insurance or a licence lapses. Note that TurboTenant's pricing page blocks automated requests, so this page quotes no prices for it rather than quoting a figure nobody checked.
Short answer
TurboTenant is a leasing product: listings and syndication, online applications, tenant screening, lease documents with e-sign, rent collection, and a separate accounting product that includes a Schedule E report. rents.ai does none of the leasing and picks up after the tenant is in place, with a per-property ledger, a Schedule E rollup, and residential depreciation computed on the 27.5-year mid-month schedule. They solve different halves of the job and are commonly used together.
What each one costs
Published prices, both sides.
What each one costs
TurboTenant prices are deliberately absent from this page. Their pricing page refused an automated request on August 10, 2026, and quoting a figure that was not read from the source would undermine every other number here. Check turbotenant.com/pricing directly.
rents.ai
- Basic
- $10/mo
- Pro
- $18/mo
- Trial
- $0
one property, every feature
unlimited properties, every feature
7 days
TurboTenant figures read from turbotenant.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 If a line here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.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, TurboTenantis very likely the better answer.
Side by side
Where each one actually earns its keep.
| What it does | TurboTenant | rents.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Free plana plan you can stay on at $0, not a trial | pricing page could not be read on 2026-08-10 | paid only, after a 7-day trial |
| Automatic bank feedspulls transactions from a connected bank login | pricing page could not be read on 2026-08-10 | manual entry or CSV import; no bank login |
| Online rent collectiontenant payments move through the product | part of the public product | records rent you receive elsewhere |
| Tenant screeningcredit, background, and eviction reports | part of the public product | not a leasing tool |
| Listings and syndicationposts a vacancy to the rental sites | syndicated listings are their core feature | not a leasing tool |
| Schedule E reportincome and expenses arranged by tax line | their accounting product includes a Schedule E report | per-property rollup by year, print view, CSV export |
| Residential depreciation computedcost basis and land split on the 27.5-year mid-month schedule | pricing page could not be read on 2026-08-10 | computed from cost basis and land on the 27.5-year mid-month schedule |
| Mobile appa native iOS or Android app | pricing page could not be read on 2026-08-10 | responsive web app, no native app |
| Maintenance and work orderswork orders with the vendor and what the job cost | pricing page could not be read on 2026-08-10 | Kanban work orders with vendor and cost tracking |
Free plan
a plan you can stay on at $0, not a trial
- TurboTenant
- pricing page could not be read on 2026-08-10
- rents.ai
- paid only, after a 7-day trial
Automatic bank feeds
pulls transactions from a connected bank login
- TurboTenant
- pricing page could not be read on 2026-08-10
- rents.ai
- manual entry or CSV import; no bank login
Online rent collection
tenant payments move through the product
- TurboTenant
- part of the public product
- rents.ai
- records rent you receive elsewhere
Tenant screening
credit, background, and eviction reports
- TurboTenant
- part of the public product
- rents.ai
- not a leasing tool
Listings and syndication
posts a vacancy to the rental sites
- TurboTenant
- syndicated listings are their core feature
- rents.ai
- not a leasing tool
Schedule E report
income and expenses arranged by tax line
- TurboTenant
- their accounting product includes a Schedule E report
- 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
- TurboTenant
- pricing page could not be read on 2026-08-10
- rents.ai
- computed from cost basis and land on the 27.5-year mid-month schedule
Mobile app
a native iOS or Android app
- TurboTenant
- pricing page could not be read on 2026-08-10
- rents.ai
- responsive web app, no native app
Maintenance and work orders
work orders with the vendor and what the job cost
- TurboTenant
- pricing page could not be read on 2026-08-10
- 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
TurboTenant figures read from turbotenant.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 TurboTenant if
- You have a vacancy right now and need it listed widely today.
- You want credit, background and eviction screening built in.
- You want online applications and e-sign for a new lease.
- You would rather have leasing and accounting in one product family.
Choose rents.ai if
- The units are full and the leasing problem is already solved.
- You want depreciation computed from cost basis, not just recorded.
- You want per-property books rather than portfolio-level accounting.
- You want renewal dates tracked so insurance and licences never lapse quietly.
On purpose
Pick the half of the job you actually have.
Leasing and bookkeeping are different problems that happen at different times of the year. TurboTenant is the better answer while a unit is empty. rents.ai is the better answer in the eleven months afterwards, and only if the tax workflow is what you want to improve. Using both is a perfectly sensible outcome and neither product is worse for it.
Questions
What landlords ask comparing the two.
Does rents.ai do tenant screening or listings?
No. TurboTenant is the better fit when you need listings, applications, screening or e-signatures. rents.ai is a back office and tax tool for units you already have tenants in.
Why does this page not show TurboTenant's prices?
TurboTenant's pricing page returned an HTTP 403 to an automated request on August 10, 2026, so its figures could not be read from the source. Rather than quote a number from memory or a review site, this comparison carries no TurboTenant price at all. Check their pricing page directly for current figures.
Can I use both TurboTenant and rents.ai?
Yes, and it is a common pairing. Use TurboTenant for leasing, screening or rent collection and record the resulting rent in rents.ai. There is no automatic integration, so you enter transactions or import a CSV.
Inspect the narrower workflow before you choose.
Open the public portfolio and inspect the Schedule E, the depreciation inputs, the rent roll and the renewal records without signup or a 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
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