rents.ai vs DoorLoop
Software for managing others' buildings, or software for owning your own.
DoorLoop is genuine property-management software: a full general ledger with a chart of accounts and statements, rent collection across card, ACH, Google Pay and Apple Pay, screening, syndication and 1099 filing. It is also priced for a business, starting at $69/mo billed annually with the Starter plan capped at 10 units. rents.ai is $18/mo, self-serve, unlimited on properties, and does none of the management work.
Short answer
DoorLoop's Starter plan is $99/mo, or $69/mo billed annually, and caps at 10 units, with Pro at $149/mo annually and Premium at $209/mo annually. It is full property-management software: a general ledger with a chart of accounts, rent collection, screening, syndication and 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC filing. rents.ai is $18/mo for unlimited properties and is built for someone who owns the buildings rather than manages them for other people.
What each one costs
Published prices, both sides.
DoorLoop
- Starter
- $99/mo
- Pro
- $189/mo
- Premium
- $239/mo
$69/mo billed annually; up to 10 units
$149/mo billed annually
$209/mo billed annually; onboarding fee by portfolio size
rents.ai
- Basic
- $10/mo
- Pro
- $18/mo
- Trial
- $0
one property, every feature
unlimited properties, every feature
7 days
DoorLoop figures read from doorloop.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 If a line here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.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, DoorLoopis very likely the better answer.
Side by side
Where each one actually earns its keep.
| What it does | DoorLoop | rents.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Free plana plan you can stay on at $0, not a trial | no free plan | paid only, after a 7-day trial |
| Automatic bank feedspulls transactions from a connected bank login | not stated on the pricing page | manual entry or CSV import; no bank login |
| Online rent collectiontenant payments move through the product | card, ACH, Google Pay, Apple Pay | records rent you receive elsewhere |
| Tenant screeningcredit, background, and eviction reports | criminal, credit, and eviction checks | not a leasing tool |
| Listings and syndicationposts a vacancy to the rental sites | Zillow, Dwellsy, Trulia, HotPads | not a leasing tool |
| Schedule E reportincome and expenses arranged by tax line | 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC are listed; Schedule E is not | 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 | listed in the product menu | responsive web app, no native app |
| Maintenance and work orderswork orders with the vendor and what the job cost | not stated on the pricing page | Kanban work orders with vendor and cost tracking |
Free plan
a plan you can stay on at $0, not a trial
- DoorLoop
- no free plan
- rents.ai
- paid only, after a 7-day trial
Automatic bank feeds
pulls transactions from a connected bank login
- DoorLoop
- not stated on the pricing page
- rents.ai
- manual entry or CSV import; no bank login
Online rent collection
tenant payments move through the product
- DoorLoop
- card, ACH, Google Pay, Apple Pay
- rents.ai
- records rent you receive elsewhere
Tenant screening
credit, background, and eviction reports
- DoorLoop
- criminal, credit, and eviction checks
- rents.ai
- not a leasing tool
Listings and syndication
posts a vacancy to the rental sites
- DoorLoop
- Zillow, Dwellsy, Trulia, HotPads
- rents.ai
- not a leasing tool
Schedule E report
income and expenses arranged by tax line
- DoorLoop
- 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC are listed; Schedule E is not
- 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
- DoorLoop
- 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
- DoorLoop
- listed in the product menu
- rents.ai
- responsive web app, no native app
Maintenance and work orders
work orders with the vendor and what the job cost
- DoorLoop
- not stated on the pricing page
- 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
DoorLoop figures read from doorloop.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 DoorLoop if
- You manage units for other people and need owner-facing reporting.
- You need a real chart of accounts and general-ledger statements.
- You file 1099-NEC or 1099-MISC forms every year.
- Rent collection across card, ACH and mobile wallets matters to your tenants.
Choose rents.ai if
- You own the buildings and answer to nobody but the IRS.
- $69/mo billed annually is more than the books are worth to you.
- You want depreciation and a per-property Schedule E rather than a general ledger.
- You have more than 10 units and do not want a plan upgrade for it.
On purpose
Manager software and owner software are different things.
DoorLoop is built for someone whose job is managing property. It has to do trust-adjacent accounting, owner reporting and 1099 filing, and it is priced accordingly. rents.ai is built for someone whose job is something else and who owns a few buildings. That reader does not need a chart of accounts. They need the year's numbers to land on a Schedule E without a weekend of sorting.
Questions
What landlords ask comparing the two.
How much is DoorLoop?
As published on doorloop.com/pricing on August 10, 2026: Starter is $99/mo or $69/mo billed annually with a maximum of 10 units, Pro is $189/mo or $149/mo billed annually, and Premium is $239/mo or $209/mo billed annually with an onboarding fee based on portfolio size.
Is DoorLoop overkill for a small landlord?
It depends on whether you need a general ledger. DoorLoop's accounting, owner reporting and 1099 filing exist because managers answer to property owners. If you own your own units, most of that surface area has no reader, and the Starter plan still caps at 10 units at $69/mo billed annually.
Does DoorLoop produce a Schedule E?
Its pricing page lists 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC forms but does not state a Schedule E report, so this page marks that row as not published. rents.ai produces a per-property Schedule E rollup and computes line 18 depreciation on the 27.5-year mid-month convention.
If you own rather than manage, start smaller.
The demo is a real owner's portfolio, not a management book. See whether the smaller shape fits before paying for the larger one.
- 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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