Which one should you choose?

The honest answer is that it depends on your budget and how hands-on you want to be. TurboTenant is hard to beat if you want to start for free and are comfortable passing screening and payment fees to your applicants and tenants. RentRedi is the better fit if you want faster rent payouts, full accounting, and a polished tenant app on a flat plan with unlimited units, without features unlocking only when you upgrade. If you are new to renting, our guide for first-time landlords is a good place to start.

How much does each one cost?

RentRedi uses one flat subscription. The Start plan is $5 a month, the Grow plan is $12 a month on the annual option or $29.95 month to month, and a custom Pro plan covers larger portfolios, with unlimited units on every paid plan. TurboTenant is free to start for landlords and makes its money by passing fees to tenants. Its paid plans are billed annually and scale by portfolio size. Essentials runs from $149 a year and Pro from $199 a year for a small portfolio, and Pro climbs to as much as $999 a year as your unit count grows. The free plan is real and useful, but faster payouts, unlimited leases, and full accounting require a paid plan.

• TurboTenant is free for landlords to start, with screening and card fees paid by applicants and tenants.
• On the free plan, tenant screening costs the applicant $55, rent payouts take about five to seven business days, and unlimited leases and e-signatures require a paid plan.
• TurboTenant paid plans are billed annually and scale by portfolio size, with Pro ranging from $199 to $999 a year as your unit count grows.
• Deep accounting, faster payouts, and waived landlord ACH fees sit on TurboTenant’s Pro plan.
• RentRedi charges a flat monthly fee with unlimited units, faster payouts, and AI accounting included, and tenant ACH payments cost $1.

You can see the current tiers on the RentRedi pricing page.

Who is each platform built for?

TurboTenant is built for do-it-yourself landlords who want to manage a rental at little or no cost, and its free plan covers listing, screening, rent collection, and maintenance. The trade-off is that fees move to your tenants, payouts on the free plan are slower, and the tools a growing landlord wants, like full accounting and faster funding, live on paid tiers that scale with your portfolio. RentRedi is built for landlords who want one flat price, unlimited units, and the full workflow without waiting on upgrades, plus a tenant app that lets renters pay, apply, sign, report repairs, and build credit.

Which one does more of the job for you?

Both platforms list units, screen tenants, collect rent, handle maintenance, and offer landlord and tenant apps on iOS and Android. RentRedi handles listing syndication to Zillow, Trulia, and Realtor.com, TransUnion-certified screening, Plaid income verification, in-app leasing with unlimited e-signatures, maintenance intake, and an AI-powered accounting suite with receipt categorization, profit-and-loss, Schedule E, and QuickBooks export, all on its paid plans. Tenants can pay rent, apply, sign, report repairs, and build credit by reporting to the major credit bureaus. TurboTenant matches many of these basics on its free plan and adds helpful AI tools, but its real accounting, income and employer verification, and faster payouts require the Pro plan, and screening and card fees are paid by your tenants rather than absorbed by the platform.

Which is easier to set up and run?

RentRedi is built for landlords who do not have a back office. Getting started takes three steps:

1. Create your account and add a property from your phone.
2. Invite your tenant, who downloads the RentRedi app to pay rent and submit requests.
3. Turn on auto-pay, screening, and rent reminders, and you are collecting rent.

The apps are native iOS and Android, and support is available when you need it. TurboTenant is genuinely easy to start and offers both landlord and renter apps, but phone support and the fastest payouts require a paid plan, and on the free plan rent can take five to seven business days to reach your account.

What does it cost to get started and get help?

With RentRedi, there is no onboarding fee on any plan, setup is self-serve and AI-guided, and the product is backed by a 30-day money-back guarantee with no long-term contract. TurboTenant is free to begin, which is a real advantage, but the full experience, faster payouts, and accounting come with a paid plan that scales as you add units. If you want one predictable flat price and the complete toolset from day one, RentRedi is usually the better long-term value. Once you are set up, keeping units in good shape comes next, and our property maintenance guide walks through the essentials.