# Alternatives to Avail

> Source: https://landlordbench.com/avail/alternatives/ (re-verified)
> Updated: 28 October 2026

## At a glance

| Name | Best for | Starts at | Better than Avail at | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Avail](https://landlordbench.com/avail.md) | Do-it-yourself landlords with a handful of units who want one free place to run them | From $9 a seat a month | — | 27 October 2026 |
| [TurboTenant](https://landlordbench.com/turbotenant.md) | Self-managing landlords with 1-50 units who screen tenants and collect rent themselves | Free, then $12.42 a month billed annually | What your tenants can be charged, Unit caps | 26 October 2026 |
| [Rentec Direct](https://landlordbench.com/rentec-direct.md) | Landlords and small managers wanting per-unit pricing and fee-free rent by bank transfer | From $25 a month | What your tenants can be charged, Minimum units or minimum fee | 26 October 2026 |
| [TenantCloud](https://landlordbench.com/tenantcloud.md) | DIY landlords and small managers who want rent, screening and books in one place | From $25 a month | Unit caps, Work orders to contractors | 26 October 2026 |
| [Innago](https://landlordbench.com/innago.md) | Independent landlords with a few units who want full software with no monthly bill | Free | What your tenants can be charged, Work orders to contractors | 27 October 2026 |
| [Hemlane](https://landlordbench.com/hemlane.md) | Landlords and small managers who want staffed repair and leasing help behind the software | Free, then $36.50 a month | Minimum units or minimum fee, Promotion and regular price | 27 October 2026 |
| [Baselane](https://landlordbench.com/baselane.md) | US landlords who want rent, banking and property books in one account | Free, then $20 a month billed annually | What your tenants can be charged, Promotion and regular price | 27 October 2026 |
| [DoorLoop](https://landlordbench.com/doorloop.md) | Property managers and owners running residential, commercial or affordable portfolios | From $239 a month | Minimum units or minimum fee, Promotion and regular price | 27 October 2026 |
| [Apartments.com Rental Manager](https://landlordbench.com/apartments-com-rental-manager.md) | Self-managing landlords with a handful of rentals who already advertise on Apartments.com | Free | Unit caps, 1099s | 28 October 2026 |
| [Stessa](https://landlordbench.com/stessa.md) | US landlords who self-manage a few rentals and want the books and rent in one place | Free, then $15 a month | What your tenants can be charged, Promotion and regular price | 27 October 2026 |

The ones people open most here come first, then the closest matches.

## Shortlist

### 1. TurboTenant

US landlord software for posting rentals, screening, leases and online rent, free with renter-paid fees.

**Where it improves on Avail:**
- [What your tenants can be charged: yes — The pricing page publishes every renter charge: a $55 screening fee on the Free plan ($45 where the landlord pays for Pro), $2 per bank transfer, 3.49% by card, and optional rent reporting at $4.99 a month.](https://www.turbotenant.com/pricing/)
- [Unit caps: partial — No plan caps your properties - listings are unlimited on every tier - but the yearly price steps up as you cross 10, 30 and 60 units, so growth moves you into a dearer band.](https://www.turbotenant.com/pricing/)
- [Promotion and regular price: yes — yearly shown monthly: the $12.42 and $16.58 headline figures are the annual prices divided by twelve, billed annually at $149 and $199, and no promotion or end date is published.](https://www.turbotenant.com/premium/)

**Trade-offs against Avail:**
- [Cost for 25 units a month: partial — $33.25 a month on Pro (11-30 units) for 25 units. Every unit counts, vacant or let, unless the vendor bills only occupied units. Sold on annual billing only: monthly equivalent shown. Pro (1-10 units) ($16.58) includes 10 units; these units need 25, and past the allowance you are moved to the next plan.](https://www.turbotenant.com/pricing/)
- [Cost for 5 units a month: partial — $16.58 a month on Pro (1-10 units) for 5 units. Every unit counts, vacant or let, unless the vendor bills only occupied units. Sold on annual billing only: monthly equivalent shown.](https://www.turbotenant.com/pricing/)
- [Cost for 50 units a month: partial — $58.25 a month on Pro (31-60 units) for 50 units. Every unit counts, vacant or let, unless the vendor bills only occupied units. Sold on annual billing only: monthly equivalent shown. Pro (1-10 units) ($16.58) includes 10 units; these units need 50, and past the allowance you are moved to the next plan. Pro (11-30 units) ($33.25) includes 30 units; these units need 50, and past the allowance you are moved to the next plan.](https://www.turbotenant.com/pricing/)

[View TurboTenant](https://landlordbench.com/turbotenant)

### 2. Rentec Direct

Property management software for landlords and small managers, priced per unit with free rent payments by bank transfer.

**Where it improves on Avail:**
- [What your tenants can be charged: yes — On the larger editions a tenant can be charged the eighteen dollar screening report if you pass it on; twelve rent payments by bank transfer and the credit reporting are free to them.](https://www.rentecdirect.com/tenant-screening)
- [Minimum units or minimum fee: partial — No minimum number of rental units is required, but Pro and the property manager edition carry a $50 monthly floor, so a portfolio under 25 units on Pro or 20 on the property manager edition pays that floor in full; Starter has no floor beyond its flat $25.](https://www.rentecdirect.com/pricing-transparency)
- [Unit caps: partial — The cheapest edition stops at ten properties and ten tenants, so an eleventh unit forces the fifty dollar edition; above that, properties and tenants are unlimited.](https://www.rentecdirect.com/pricing)

**Trade-offs against Avail:**
- [Income verification: partial — Income can be checked from bank data through the Payscore report, but it is an extra added to a screening package and the vendor publishes no figure for it.](https://www.rentecdirect.com/tenant-screening)
- [Showings: partial — Self-booked viewings come from the ShowMojo leasing partner rather than the core product, and the vendor publishes no price or inclusion for that integration.](https://www.rentecdirect.com/integration-partners)
- [Free plan or trial: no — There is no standing free plan; the vendor says so plainly and offers a two-week trial of any edition instead.](https://www.rentecdirect.com/pricing)

[View Rentec Direct](https://landlordbench.com/rentec-direct)

### 3. TenantCloud

All-in-one rental management: listings, screening, leases, rent collection, maintenance and accounting.

**Where it improves on Avail:**
- [Unit caps: partial — Units are uncapped but leases are: 10 on Starter, 30 on Growth, 60 on Pro and custom on Business, so the eleventh lease forces an upgrade.](https://www.tenantcloud.com/pricing)
- [Work orders to contractors: yes — Service pros get their own portal, work is assigned to them, and invoices for completed jobs can be paid to the vendor online or marked paid manually.](https://www.tenantcloud.com/pricing)
- [Getting your data out: yes — Leases, transactions, reports and documents can be exported before closing the account, and data export and import appear on every plan in the comparison table.](https://www.tenantcloud.com/pricing)

**Trade-offs against Avail:**
- [Rent payment fees: partial — A rent payment by bank transfer costs $1.95 on Starter, $1.75 on Growth and $1.50 on Pro, and the page marks each one as paid by the tenant rather than by you, with the Business column left as Custom; card payments are listed as available on every plan but the page prints no fee for them, so the card half is unpriced here.](https://www.tenantcloud.com/pricing)
- [Setup or onboarding fee: partial — No setup or implementation fee is charged for signing up, but the vendor states one-to-one onboarding and training sessions cost extra; self-serve data import is free.](https://www.tenantcloud.com/pricing)
- [Income verification: partial — Income and employment verification runs through Snappt with fraud detection on documents, and the landlord may absorb or pass on the cost, but no price is published.](https://www.tenantcloud.com/pricing)

[View TenantCloud](https://landlordbench.com/tenantcloud)

### 4. Innago

Free rental management software for small landlords, paid for by tenant payment and screening fees.

**Where it improves on Avail:**
- [What your tenants can be charged: yes — A tenant's first year runs about $54 to $59: a screening report at $30 to $35 plus twelve rent payments from a bank account at $2 each, with $10 more if you also order income verification.](https://innago.com/faq/)
- [Work orders to contractors: yes — You can assign a work order to a maintenance person on the account and record what the job cost; the pages do not say you can pay that contractor through the software.](https://innago.com/faq/)
- [A bank account per property: yes — You can attach as many of your own bank accounts and business entities as you like and route each property's money to its own, at no extra charge since everything is free.](https://innago.com/expense-reporting/)

**Trade-offs against Avail:**
- [State-specific leases: partial — There are editable document templates in the software and more in its free resource hub, but the vendor claims no attorney review and points you to a lawyer in your own state instead.](https://innago.com/faq/)

[View Innago](https://landlordbench.com/innago)

### 5. Hemlane

Rental management software with optional 24/7 repair coordination and leasing help, priced per unit.

**Where it improves on Avail:**
- [Minimum units or minimum fee: yes — There is no minimum number of units, but every paid plan carries a $34 monthly platform fee that a one-unit landlord pays in full.](https://www.hemlane.com/pricing/)
- [Promotion and regular price: yes — yearly shown monthly: the pricing page opens with annual billing already selected, so Basic first reads $30 a month; paying month to month it is $36.50 a month.](https://www.hemlane.com/pricing/)

**Trade-offs against Avail:**
- None found.

[View Hemlane](https://landlordbench.com/hemlane)

### 6. Baselane

Landlord banking, rent collection and bookkeeping for rental property owners in one account.

**Where it improves on Avail:**
- [What your tenants can be charged: yes — The pricing page prints every tenant-side charge in one block: screening from $24.99 paid by the applicant, $2 to $5 for a rent payment by bank transfer, 3.49% on cards, and optional rent reporting at $5 a month.](https://www.baselane.com/pricing)
- [Promotion and regular price: yes — yearly shown monthly: the only paid figure on the page, Smart at $20 a month, is explicitly quoted on annual billing, and the page publishes no month-to-month rate for it; Core carries no promotion at all.](https://www.baselane.com/pricing)
- [A bank account per property: yes — Each property or listing can have its own checking and savings account, the number of accounts is unlimited, and the fee table charges nothing to open one or keep it open.](https://www.baselane.com/pricing)

**Trade-offs against Avail:**
- [State-specific leases: partial — Printable leases are offered for every state and the templates are supplied by Rocket Lawyer, but the vendor stops short of saying an attorney reviewed them and tells you to have a lawyer check the result.](https://www.baselane.com/lease-agreement)
- [Renters insurance: partial — Renters insurance is offered to tenants through the renter side of the product, but the vendor's pages do not say a landlord can require it or see proof of a policy in the dashboard.](https://www.baselane.com/renters)
- [Contract and cancelling: partial — Core is a free plan with no term stated, but the one paid plan is quoted only on an annual plan with a 30-day trial, and the pricing page says nothing about cancelling online or a month-to-month option.](https://www.baselane.com/pricing)

[View Baselane](https://landlordbench.com/baselane)

### 7. DoorLoop

AI agents answer tenants, run repairs and renewals inside the same system holding your leases and books.

**Where it improves on Avail:**
- [Minimum units or minimum fee: yes — Every plan carries a monthly floor, from $239 a month paying month to month on the entry plan, so a landlord with a handful of units pays that whole amount rather than the per-unit rate.](https://www.doorloop.com/pricing)
- [Promotion and regular price: yes — yearly shown monthly: the price the page opens on is the yearly-billed rate, $2.50 a unit with a $199 floor, while paying month to month costs $3.00 a unit with a $239 floor.](https://www.doorloop.com/pricing)
- [Work orders to contractors: yes — Contractors are linked to work orders, get their own portal to post updates, and can be paid from the platform, with outgoing payments free on every plan.](https://www.doorloop.com/pricing)

**Trade-offs against Avail:**
- [Income verification: partial — Income can be checked straight from an applicant's bank or payroll provider rather than from uploaded pay slips, but the vendor does not say what that check costs or whether it sits inside the $35 screening price.](https://www.doorloop.com/features/tenant-screening)
- [Renters insurance: partial — Tenants can get a quote and buy renters insurance inside their portal, and the vendor says this is a US-only service; nothing we read says you can compel cover or log proof of an outside policy.](https://www.doorloop.com/pricing)
- [Free plan or trial: no — There is no standing free plan: all three published plans carry a per-unit price and a monthly floor, and the only no-cost way in is a trial you start with an email address.](https://www.doorloop.com/pricing)

[View DoorLoop](https://landlordbench.com/doorloop)

### 8. Apartments.com Rental Manager

Free landlord tools bundled with an Apartments.com listing; applicants and card-paying renters carry the costs.

**Where it improves on Avail:**
- [Unit caps: partial — The free management tools are not capped, but the advertising packages the landlord tools sit on are sold for properties of one to four units; a property of five or more has to be set up by the sales team instead.](https://www.apartments.com/rental-manager/list-property-for-rent)
- [1099s: yes — As the payment facilitator the platform files Form 1099-K for landlords who pass the federal or state thresholds; it does not prepare contractor 1099s for work you pay for.](https://propertyhelp.apartments.com/article/193-will-apartments-com-report-the-payments-i-receive-to-the-irs-do-i-get-a-1099-k)
- [Getting your data out: yes — Expenses come out as a spreadsheet file and a PDF with receipt images, leases can be downloaded, and a rent roll report exists; no single export of tenants and ledgers is documented.](https://propertyhelp.apartments.com/article/678-how-do-i-track-my-rental-expenses-on-apartments-com)

**Trade-offs against Avail:**
- [Security deposits: partial — Deposits can be collected and tracked alongside rent, but there is no way to send money back, so returning a deposit at move-out has to be arranged outside the platform.](https://propertyhelp.apartments.com/article/822-can-i-send-a-refund-or-return-the-security-deposit-back-to-my-renter-on-apartments-com)

[View Apartments.com Rental Manager](https://landlordbench.com/apartments-com-rental-manager)

### 9. Stessa

Free rental bookkeeping, banking, leasing and rent collection for US residential landlords.

**Where it improves on Avail:**
- [What your tenants can be charged: yes — A tenant pays nothing for twelve rent payments by bank transfer into a Stessa cash management account, so the first-year cost can be the screening alone, from $29 for a credit report to $49 for the full package where the landlord passes it on.](https://www.stessa.com/leasing/)
- [Promotion and regular price: yes — yearly shown monthly: the plan cards lead with $12 and $28 a month paid annually and print the month-to-month rates of $15 and $35 beside them, with 20% off for annual billing rather than a time-limited promotion.](https://www.stessa.com/pricing/)
- [A bank account per property: yes — You can tie a separate account to each property at no extra cost, or point individual leases at different outside bank accounts of your own.](https://www.stessa.com/banking/)

**Trade-offs against Avail:**
- [Income verification: partial — Income checks exist only as paid extras on a screening order: $10 for a bank-connected income and assets report, or $15 for income plus employment pulled from the payroll provider.](https://www.stessa.com/leasing/)
- [Leases signed online: partial — Leases are generated from templates and sent for signature inside Stessa, but signing is free only from the Manage plan up, which allows one signature a month against seven on Pro, and the free plan has none.](https://www.stessa.com/pricing/)
- [Security deposits: partial — Deposits are tracked as transactions in a security deposit category and applied through the tenant ledger, but the vendor states it cannot pay a deposit back: refunds must be made outside Stessa.](https://support.stessa.com/en/articles/11954577-how-to-record-and-apply-a-security-deposit-in-stessa)

[View Stessa](https://landlordbench.com/stessa)