Best RentRedi Alternatives for Small Landlords

Why landlords look for RentRedi alternatives

RentRedi’s pricing is hard to argue with: $12 a month billed annually ($144 a year), $20 a month on the six-month plan, or $29.95 month to month, with unlimited properties, tenants and teammates. Tenants pay $1 per ACH payment. So most people who leave aren’t leaving over the subscription.

The recurring themes in public reviews:

• Workflow. Some reviewers find the app over-engineered, with more clicks than expected for routine jobs.
• Deposit timing. Complaints about rent sitting in multi-day ACH holds in the past, and about payment reversals.
• Login security. Friction with two-factor authentication, and at least one reported account-takeover incident.
• No free plan. There’s a 30-day money-back guarantee, but no $0 tier.
• No owner portal. If you start managing for someone else, you’ll outgrow it.

Before switching to a free app, do the fee math. Leaving saves you $144 a year. Moving tenants from $1 to $2 ACH costs them $12 a year each. At 5 units, tenants pay $60 more and you save $144. At 20 units, tenants pay $240 more, which is more than you save.

The best RentRedi alternatives, one by one

TurboTenant

TurboTenant’s free plan covers listing syndication, applications, screening, online rent collection, maintenance requests and basic accounting, with no unit limit stated. Tenants pay $2 per ACH payment, 3.49% by card and $55 for screening.

Pro costs $199 a year for 1 to 10 units ($16.58 a month) and makes tenant ACH free, drops screening to $45 and adds income verification, fraud detection and automatic bank import. Past 10 units, Pro is $399 a year.

It’s wrong for you if your tenants pay by card. On a $1,650 rent, 3.49% is about $57.59, against RentRedi’s 3.1% plus $0.30, which is about $51.45. Unlimited e-sign is also limited to paid plans.

Innago

Innago is free at any size, with one plan that includes applications, screening, online leasing, document storage, online payments, late fee automation, work orders and messaging. Tenant ACH is $2, and card payments are 2.99%, about $49.34 on a $1,650 rent. Screening runs $30 to $35, plus $10 for income verification. You can choose to absorb payment fees yourself.

It’s wrong for you if you need more than light bookkeeping. Reviewers find the accounting limited, there’s no bank sync, and only one super-admin can add users.

TenantCloud

TenantCloud prices by active leases. Starter is $15 a month billed annually ($180 a year) for up to 10 leases, Growth is $29.17 billed annually for up to 30, and Pro is $50 billed annually for up to 60 with tax reports, bank reconciliation and an owner portal.

At 5 units on Starter, you’d pay $36 a year more than RentRedi’s annual plan. Tenant ACH is $1.95 on Starter and $1.75 on Growth, so tenants pay more per payment than on RentRedi. The reason to switch is accounting depth, not price.

It’s wrong for you if stability matters most. Bugs, slow bank setup and generic support replies are recurring complaints, and tax reports only come with Pro.

Rentec Direct

Rentec Starter costs $25 a month for up to 10 properties and 10 tenants, with 3 users. It includes accounting, online rent, screening, applications, a tenant portal, maintenance, Dropbox Sign e-sign and automated late fees. That’s $300 a year against RentRedi’s $144, so you’re paying $156 more for proper books.

Screening is the cheapest in this group: $14.95 basic, $20.95 with evictions, $29.45 with a TransUnion credit report on Starter. Tenant ACH is $2 on Starter and free on Pro, which starts at $50 a month and adds bank sync and QuickBooks sync.

It’s wrong for you if you liked RentRedi’s mobile-first design. Rentec’s interface is often called dated.

Buildium

Buildium Essential costs $62 a month ($55.80 billed annually) and stays at that price up to at least 40 units. It adds what RentRedi doesn’t have: double-entry accounting, owner portals and support for trust accounts. At 20 units it’s $3.10 a door.

Fees are higher than RentRedi’s. Incoming EFT is $2.35 on Essential, cards are 2.99%, and each business bank account costs $99 to set up.

It’s wrong for you under about 15 units, where $744 a year buys more than you need. Reviewers also complain about repeated price increases.

What to check before you leave RentRedi

A few RentRedi details are easy to lose in a switch:

• Your billing term. If you prepaid the annual plan, time the move for your renewal date, and read RentRedi’s refund terms before you cancel mid-term.
• Card-paying tenants. Five tenants paying $1,650 by card pay about $257.25 a month in fees on RentRedi and $287.95 on TurboTenant. That’s $368.40 a year more for them.
• Screening cost for applicants. RentRedi charges $39.99. TurboTenant and Avail charge $55, TenantCloud $40, Innago $30 to $35, and Rentec Direct starts at $14.95.
• Teammates. RentRedi allows unlimited teammates. Rentec Starter allows 3 users, and Innago allows only one super-admin to add users.
• Credit reporting. If tenants use RentRedi’s $5.99-a-month credit reporting, check what the new app offers. TurboTenant has rent reporting for $4.99 a month, which renters opt into.

Which RentRedi alternative to choose

• One to ten units, and you want $0: TurboTenant Free. Innago if your tenants tend to pay by card.
• Ten units on a tight budget, tenants paying by ACH: TurboTenant Pro at $199 a year makes ACH free for everyone.
• You want better books but not a big system: Rentec Direct Starter, or TenantCloud if you’d like an owner portal later.
• Past 20 units, or managing for others: Buildium Essential.
• Staying put: between about 13 and 20 units with tenants on ACH, RentRedi’s flat price is still the cheapest overall.

When you move, give tenants two weeks’ notice and switch on the 1st of a month, so each rent payment lands in one system.