rents.ai vs TenantCloud
Leasing on every plan, or the tax line on both of ours.
TenantCloud is a well-rounded operations product: unlimited listings, applications, e-sign, rent collection, unlimited maintenance, a mobile app and a tenant portal on every plan from $15/mo billed annually, with screening charged to the applicant. Its accounting is described as basic on Starter and improves up the ladder, with the 1099-K tax report appearing on Pro at $50/mo. rents.ai spends its whole $18 on the accounting instead.
Short answer
TenantCloud starts at $18/mo, or $15/mo billed annually, and includes unlimited listings, applications, e-sign, rent collection, unlimited maintenance, a mobile app and a tenant portal on every plan, with applicant-paid screening. rents.ai is $18/mo for unlimited properties with none of that. TenantCloud describes its Starter accounting as basic and shows a 1099-K tax report on the $50/mo Pro plan; rents.ai puts the per-property Schedule E rollup and 27.5-year depreciation on both of its plans.
What each one costs
Published prices, both sides.
TenantCloud
- Starter
- $18/mo
- Growth
- $35/mo
- Pro
- $60/mo
- Business
- from $100/mo
$15/mo billed annually
$29.17/mo billed annually
$50/mo billed annually
custom
rents.ai
- Basic
- $10/mo
- Pro
- $18/mo
- Trial
- $0
one property, every feature
unlimited properties, every feature
7 days
TenantCloud figures read from tenantcloud.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 If a line here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.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, TenantCloudis very likely the better answer.
Side by side
Where each one actually earns its keep.
| What it does | TenantCloud | rents.ai |
|---|---|---|
| Free plana plan you can stay on at $0, not a trial | Starter is the entry plan at $15/mo annually | 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 | included on every plan | records rent you receive elsewhere |
| Tenant screeningcredit, background, and eviction reports | included, paid by the applicant | not a leasing tool |
| Listings and syndicationposts a vacancy to the rental sites | unlimited listings on every plan | not a leasing tool |
| Schedule E reportincome and expenses arranged by tax line | a 1099-K report is listed on Pro; 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 | included on every plan | responsive web app, no native app |
| Maintenance and work orderswork orders with the vendor and what the job cost | unlimited maintenance on every plan | Kanban work orders with vendor and cost tracking |
Free plan
a plan you can stay on at $0, not a trial
- TenantCloud
- Starter is the entry plan at $15/mo annually
- rents.ai
- paid only, after a 7-day trial
Automatic bank feeds
pulls transactions from a connected bank login
- TenantCloud
- 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
- TenantCloud
- included on every plan
- rents.ai
- records rent you receive elsewhere
Tenant screening
credit, background, and eviction reports
- TenantCloud
- included, paid by the applicant
- rents.ai
- not a leasing tool
Listings and syndication
posts a vacancy to the rental sites
- TenantCloud
- unlimited listings on every plan
- rents.ai
- not a leasing tool
Schedule E report
income and expenses arranged by tax line
- TenantCloud
- a 1099-K report is listed on Pro; 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
- TenantCloud
- 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
- TenantCloud
- included on every plan
- rents.ai
- responsive web app, no native app
Maintenance and work orders
work orders with the vendor and what the job cost
- TenantCloud
- unlimited maintenance on every plan
- 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
TenantCloud figures read from tenantcloud.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 TenantCloud if
- You want leasing, e-sign and rent collection on the entry plan.
- Applicant-paid screening keeps your own costs at zero.
- You want a tenant portal and a mobile app for the people in your units.
- Unlimited maintenance requests on every tier matters to how you operate.
Choose rents.ai if
- You want Schedule E depth on the entry plan rather than at the top of the ladder.
- You want depreciation computed on the 27.5-year mid-month schedule.
- You want per-property P&L, NOI and cap rate rather than basic reports.
- You do not need a tenant-facing product at all.
On purpose
Where the accounting sits on the ladder.
TenantCloud puts leasing on every plan and moves accounting depth up the tiers. rents.ai has one product with everything on both plans, because there is only one thing it does. If your unmet need is leasing, TenantCloud solves it at $15/mo billed annually. If your unmet need is the tax return, paying $50/mo for a tier to reach a tax report is the wrong shape of solution.
Questions
What landlords ask comparing the two.
How much is TenantCloud?
As published on tenantcloud.com/pricing on August 10, 2026: Starter $18/mo or $15/mo billed annually, Growth $35/mo or $29.17/mo annually, Pro $60/mo or $50/mo annually, and Business from $100/mo. Listings, applications, e-sign, rent collection, unlimited maintenance, a mobile app and a tenant portal appear on every plan, with screening paid by the applicant.
Does TenantCloud produce a Schedule E?
Its pricing page lists a 1099-K tax report on the Pro plan and describes accounting as basic on Starter and enhanced on Growth, 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 by year with a print view and CSV export on both of its plans.
Which is cheaper?
TenantCloud Starter at $15/mo billed annually is cheaper than rents.ai Pro at $18/mo and includes far more operational surface area. rents.ai Basic is $10/mo but covers one property. Price alone favours TenantCloud; the tax workflow is the only axis where rents.ai is the stronger answer.
Both plans, all of the tax engine.
There is no tier to climb for the Schedule E rollup or the depreciation schedule. Open the demo and check that claim against a real portfolio.
- 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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