Baselane price and terms
Terms
- Free plan
- YesYesCore is a standing $0/mo
The terms in full
plan with banking, bookkeeping and rent collection; the paid Smart plan adds automations and also opens with a 30-day free trial. Tenant-side fees still apply (rent by bank transfer $2-$5, cards 3.49%, screening $24.99+).
- Sign up without sales
- YesYes
What needs a higher plan
- Smart
- Team users, AI features
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What we checked on Baselane
Cost for 25 units a month
Twenty-five units cost nothing a month on the free Core plan; each rent payment by bank transfer carries a $2 fee that the landlord can cover, pass to the tenant, or have waived by taking rent into a Baselane checking account, so the landlord's monthly bill can be zero.
Rent paid via ACH incurs a $2 fee. Landlords can cover this fee or pass it on to the tenant.
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Cost for 5 units a month
A five-unit portfolio pays the same as any other size: the Core plan is $0 a month, and the only per-payment cost is the $2 charge on each rent payment by bank transfer, waived when rent is deposited into a Baselane checking account.
Core $0/mo. Banking and bookkeeping essentials
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Cost for 50 units a month
Fifty units cost the same as five, because Baselane prices by plan rather than by unit: $0 a month on Core, or $20 a month on Smart for faster deposits and automation, with the $2 charge per rent payment by bank transfer on top unless waived.
Smart $20/mo. on an annual plan
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What the price is based on
Flat subscription with no per-unit charge: Core is $0 a month and Smart $20 a month on an annual plan, both advertising unlimited property accounts, with the money made on per-payment and tenant fees instead.
Core $0/mo. Banking and bookkeeping essentials ... Smart $20/mo. on an annual plan
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Rent payment fees
A rent payment by bank transfer costs $2 and the landlord may absorb it or pass it to the tenant; cards cost the tenant 3.49%, and the fee table shows the transfer fee waived when rent lands in a Baselane account.
Rent paid via ACH incurs a $2 fee. Landlords can cover this fee or pass it on to the tenant. Tenants paying rent using a debit card or credit card…
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What your tenants can be charged
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.
Tenant fees ACH transfer waived for Baselane deposits $2 - $5 Debit card 3.49% Credit card 3.49% Split rent payments $30+/mo. Rent reporting $5/mo.…
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Minimum units or minimum fee
Baselane states no minimum balance and no monthly maintenance fee, and the free Core plan means a one-unit landlord pays nothing, so there is no floor a small portfolio has to clear.
You can open unlimited checking and savings accounts, with no minimum balance requirements or monthly maintenance fees.
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Unit caps
Neither plan caps properties or units: the vendor says rent collection covers multiple properties and units and the plan cards price by feature set, not by how many rentals are attached.
Yes, Baselane supports rent collection for multiple properties and units.
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Promotion and regular price
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.
On the page: Plan cards, Smart card price cell and the annual notice directly beneath it
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Setup or onboarding fee
The fee table puts account opening, monthly maintenance, minimum balance and inactivity all at $0, and the screening page says screening involves no setup fees either, so nothing one-time is charged to start.
Account opening $0 Monthly account maintenance $0 Minimum balance $0 Inactive account $0
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Online applications
Applicants apply online as part of the screening request, giving self-reported income, housing history, dependents, pets and vehicles, and the application sits inside the $24.99 package the applicant pays.
Rental application Includes self-reported information on income, housing history, dependents, pets, vehicles, smoking, and more.
Tenant screening
Screening is free to the landlord and paid by the applicant: $24.99 for application, ID check and a full Equifax credit report, with criminal at $5, eviction at $10 and income verification at $10 as add-ons.
On the page: Flexible, transparent pricing — free for landlords section, Basic and Enhanced Reporting columns
Income verification
Income is verified from paystubs and bank transaction data rather than self-report, sold as a $10 add-on on top of the $24.99 basic package, and that whole total is stated as paid by the applicant.
Income verification Verify applicant income with paystubs and bank transaction data that can't be forged.
Leases signed online
You build a lease from guided prompts and either send it for electronic signature or print it; the vendor offers up to three free leases and says the templates come from Rocket Lawyer.
You have the option to send it to your tenant for e-signature or download, print and sign the lease.
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State-specific leases
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.
Rocketlawyer Lease templates provided via Baselaneare legally-binding contracts. When creating a lease agreement, it should be reviewed by a lawyer
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Rent collected online
Tenants pay online by bank transfer or card through a portal, and money reaches the landlord in five business days as standard or two business days on the paid Smart plan.
Standard processing time for rent payments is 5 business days. Baselane Smart users receive rent in 2 business days.
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Autopay and reminders
Tenants can schedule recurring automatic payments from the portal, and the landlord side automates rent invoices and reminders so chasing is not needed before the due date.
Automate rent invoices, reminders, and late fees for reliable, on-time payments instantly assigned to the right property and tenant.
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Late fees
Late fees are part of the automated rent schedule alongside invoices and reminders, and the feature table lists them as collectable online with the rest of the charges; the exact trigger date is set in the rent terms.
Send automatic invoices and reminders for collecting rent, deposits, and late fees online via ACH or card.
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Security deposits
Deposits can be collected online and held in dedicated interest-bearing or non-interest accounts per property, and the vendor says they are tracked by tenant and property even when the money sits in an outside account.
Hold each security deposit in separate non-interest or interest-bearing accounts that earn up to [v="apyvalue"] APY².
Rent receipts
Tenants see their invoices and payment history in the portal and can pull their own receipts for rent, deposits and fees without asking the landlord for them.
Payment history View paid invoices and download receipts for rent, deposits, and fees.
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Rent reported to credit bureaus
Rent reporting appears in the tenant fees block at $5 a month, so it is offered and the tenant carries the cost; it sits among optional tenant charges rather than being required of anyone.
Tenant fees ... Rent reporting $5/mo.
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Work orders to contractors
You can store contractor payment details and pay them by bank transfer, wire or posted cheque from the banking side, but the vendor describes no work order you can raise, assign or close against a job.
Vendor & payee management Save payment details for vendors, contractors, and partners.
Income and expenses by property
Income and expenses are tagged to each property and entity, and the vendor lists exportable reports including income statements, net cash flow and a full transaction ledger an accountant can work from.
Reports can be exported for sharing with accountants, lenders, or for tax filing.
Schedule E report
A Schedule E report is generated for each entity and property and is bundled into the one-click tax package with the ledger and receipts; the feature table shows it on the free Core plan too.
Schedule E reporting Auto-generate Schedule E reports for each entity and property.
Bank sync
Outside bank accounts and cards can be linked so their transactions flow into the same ledger as Baselane accounts, and historical transactions can be imported for consolidated tracking.
Consolidated ledger Sync external accounts and cards, upload receipts, and review all your transactions in one place.
Bank accounts from the vendor
Baselane is a banking platform first: it opens unlimited checking and savings accounts through Thread Bank, including dedicated deposit accounts, rather than only processing payments for an outside bank.
Open unlimited checking and savings accounts to easily separate funds for all your properties and entities.
A bank account per property
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.
Unlimited property-specific accounts
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Receipts
Receipts can be uploaded into the ledger on either plan and filed against the transaction for a property, while automatic matching of a receipt to the right transaction is reserved for the Smart plan.
Auto-receipt matching Let Baselane's AI match receipts to the right transactions.
Trust accounting
Managers can open separate accounts for owner, operating and deposit money, which the vendor says supports trust accounting, but it describes no three-way reconciliation of its own and points at an outside management system for that.
Instantly set up dedicated accounts for owner and operating funds to support clean PMS reconciliation and trust accounting.
Team users
Staff can be given their own login with full or limited permissions, but the feature table puts shared access and role-based controls on the paid Smart plan only, and no per-user price is published.
Shared access: Give your team full or limited access for help running your rentals.
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Tenant app
Tenants get their own secure portal on any device to pay rent, fees and deposits, view invoices, set up automatic payments and track what they have paid.
Conveniently pay rent, fees, and deposits online, view invoices, and track payments from any device.
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Renters insurance
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.
Renters insurance Protect your belongings against theft, damage, and personal liability.
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AI features
The AI is aimed at the books, not at tenants: it categorises each transaction to the right entity, property and tax category as it arrives and matches uploaded receipts, both on the paid Smart plan.
Auto-tag assistant: Baselane's AI automatically categorizes every transaction the moment it comes in.
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Free plan or trial
Core is a standing free plan covering banking, bookkeeping and rent collection with no monthly fee or minimum balance, so the costs left over fall on tenants: the transfer or card fee on rent and the screening fee.
Yes — Baselane is free to sign up and use Core features for banking, bookkeeping, and rent collection. You can open unlimited checking and savings…
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Sign up without a sales call
You sign up online and open an account in minutes without talking to anyone; a demo and live webinars are offered as an option rather than a gate in front of the product.
Sign up Open a banking account online — no monthly account maintenance fees or minimums.
Contract and cancelling
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.
Smart $20/mo. on an annual plan ... Start 30-day trial
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Support
Support runs seven days a week with a published phone line on weekdays, and the comparison table shows multi-channel support on both plans with priority handling reserved for Smart subscribers.
On the page: Site footer, support hours block
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Getting your data out
Financial records export cleanly: ledgers, income statements, rent roll, tenant ledger and Schedule E can all be exported for an accountant, but nothing on the pages read covers taking tenant and lease records out.
On the page: FAQ, 'What reports can landlords generate?'
United States
It is a United States product: banking is provided by Thread Bank, a US bank, and the entity types it supports are described as US-based, with reports built around the US tax form Schedule E.
Yes, Baselane supports bookkeeping across multiple rental properties for U.S.-based entities, including:
Property types
The vendor aims it at long-term, mid-term and short-term rentals and at multi-property investors and management companies, and the lease pages name flats, condos, townhouses, single-family homes and multi-family units.
Download printable leases for apartments, condos, townhouses, single-family homes, multi-family units, and other rental properties.
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Still sold
Live and selling to new customers: sign-up is open, the pricing page carries a current fee schedule, and the vendor says more than 50,000 real estate investors use it.
Trusted by 50,000+ real estate investors
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Baselane alternatives
All 9 alternatives6 more alternatives
All 9 publish a price.
- InnagoFreeFree rental management software for small landlords, paid for by tenant payment and screening fees.
- HemlaneFree, then $36.50 a monthRental management software with optional 24/7 repair coordination and leasing help, priced per unit.
- AvailFrom $9 a seat a monthFree all-in-one software for do-it-yourself landlords: listings, screening, leases, rent and repairs.
- StessaFree, then $15 a monthFree rental bookkeeping, banking, leasing and rent collection for US residential landlords.
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