# Baselane — Landlord banking, rent collection and bookkeeping for rental property owners in one account. > Source: Landlord Bench — https://landlordbench.com/baselane (structured, researched, re-verified) Baselane is a US financial platform for rental property owners that combines landlord banking accounts through Thread Bank, online rent collection, tenant screening and property-level bookkeeping. It sells a free Core plan and a paid Smart plan adding automation. **Best for:** US landlords who want rent, banking and property books in one account | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Website | https://www.baselane.com/ | | Category | Rental accounting, Landlords who self-manage, Free landlord software | | Open source | No | | Price | Free | | Price checked | 28 October 2026 | Screenshot of Baselane: https://landlordbench.com/img/1920/screenshots/baselane.webp, captured 27 October 2026 **What we checked** - Pages last read: 28 October 2026 - Price on its site: Free plan (From its pricing page) ## Baselane price and terms **Terms** - Free plan: Yes — Core is a standing $0/mo — 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: Yes **What needs a higher plan** - Smart: Team users, AI features Pricing page as we captured it: https://landlordbench.com/img/1920/screenshots/baselane/pricing.webp, captured 27 October 2026 Read on https://www.baselane.com/pricing, 28 October 2026. ## What we checked on Baselane ### What it costs for 25 units **Cost for 25 units a month** · Yes — 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. > — https://www.baselane.com/pricing · FAQ, question on who pays payment processing fees, checked 28 October 2026 **Cost for 5 units a month** · Yes — 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 > — https://www.baselane.com/pricing · Plan cards, Core plan price, checked 28 October 2026 **Cost for 50 units a month** · Yes — 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 > — https://www.baselane.com/pricing · Plan cards, Smart plan price, checked 28 October 2026 **What the price is based on** · Yes — 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 > — https://www.baselane.com/pricing · Plan cards at top of pricing page, Core and Smart price cells, checked 28 October 2026 **Rent payment fees** · Yes — 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 are responsible for paying the 3.49% convenience charge. > — https://www.baselane.com/pricing · FAQ, 'Who pays ACH or card processing fees—the landlord or tenant?', checked 28 October 2026 **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. > 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. Tenant screening $24.99+ > — https://www.baselane.com/pricing · Simple, transparent fees section, Tenant fees block, checked 28 October 2026 **Minimum units or minimum fee** · No — 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. > — https://www.baselane.com/pricing · FAQ, 'Is Baselane free?', checked 27 October 2026 **Unit caps** · No — 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. > — https://www.baselane.com/rent-collection · FAQ, 'Does rent collection software support multiple units?', checked 27 October 2026 **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. > Smart $20/mo. on an annual plan > — https://www.baselane.com/pricing · Plan cards, Smart card price cell and the annual notice directly beneath it, checked 28 October 2026 **Setup or onboarding fee** · No — 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 > — https://www.baselane.com/pricing · Simple, transparent fees section, Banking fees block, checked 28 October 2026 ### Finding a tenant **Online applications** · Yes — 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. > — https://www.baselane.com/tenant-management/tenant-screening-service · Reports you can rely on section, Rental application block, checked 28 October 2026 **Tenant screening** · Yes — 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. > Basic Reporting $24.99 Rental Application ID Verification Credit Report ... Enhanced Reporting Add-On Criminal Report $5 Eviction Report $10 Income Verification $10 $24.99 paid by applicant > — https://www.baselane.com/tenant-management/tenant-screening-service · Flexible, transparent pricing — free for landlords section, Basic and Enhanced Reporting columns, checked 28 October 2026 **Income verification** · Yes — 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. > — https://www.baselane.com/tenant-management/tenant-screening-service · Reports you can rely on section, Income verification block; price in the Enhanced Reporting add-on column, checked 28 October 2026 ### Leases and rent **Leases signed online** · Yes — 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. > — https://www.baselane.com/lease-agreement · How to Create a Lease Agreement with Baselane, 'Get a Signature Securely', checked 27 October 2026 **State-specific leases** · Partly — 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 > — https://www.baselane.com/lease-agreement · FAQ, 'Is the Baselane lease legally binding?', checked 27 October 2026 **Rent collected online** · Yes — 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. > — https://www.baselane.com/rent-collection · FAQ, 'How fast do landlords receive rent payments?', checked 27 October 2026 **Autopay and reminders** · Yes — 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. > — https://www.baselane.com/rent-collection · Automated rent collection section, checked 27 October 2026 **Late fees** · Yes — 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. > — https://www.baselane.com/pricing · Compare features, Banking, 'Automated rental payments' tooltip, checked 27 October 2026 **Security deposits** · Yes — 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. > — https://www.baselane.com/security-deposit-account · Go beyond standard security deposit accounts, 'Security deposit accounts', checked 27 October 2026 **Rent receipts** · Yes — 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. > — https://www.baselane.com/renters · Renting, covered, 'Payment history' card, checked 27 October 2026 **Rent reported to credit bureaus** · Yes — 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. > — https://www.baselane.com/pricing · Simple, transparent fees section, Tenant fees block, Rent reporting row, checked 28 October 2026 ### Maintenance **Work orders to contractors** · Partly — 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. > — https://www.baselane.com/landlord-banking · Additional Features tiles, 'Vendor & payee management', checked 27 October 2026 ### The books **Income and expenses by property** · Yes — 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. > — https://www.baselane.com/landlord-accounting · FAQ, 'What reports can landlords generate?', checked 27 October 2026 **Schedule E report** · Yes — 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. > — https://www.baselane.com/landlord-accounting · Additional features tiles, 'Schedule E reporting', checked 27 October 2026 **Bank sync** · Yes — 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. > — https://www.baselane.com/landlord-accounting · Additional features tiles, 'Consolidated ledger', checked 27 October 2026 **Bank accounts from the vendor** · Yes — 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. > — https://www.baselane.com/landlord-banking · Property-specific accounts section, checked 27 October 2026 **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. > Unlimited property-specific accounts > — https://www.baselane.com/pricing · Compare features, Banking, first row, checked 27 October 2026 **Receipts** · Yes — 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. > — https://www.baselane.com/landlord-accounting · Additional features tiles, 'Auto-receipt matching', checked 27 October 2026 ### Managing for other owners **Trust accounting** · Partly — 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. > — https://www.baselane.com/property-management-vacation-rental-management · Fund separation, 'Clearly separate funds', checked 27 October 2026 **Team users** · Partly — 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. > — https://www.baselane.com/pricing · FAQ, 'How is Baselane Smart different from Baselane Core?', checked 27 October 2026 ### Your tenants **Tenant app** · Yes — 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. > — https://www.baselane.com/renters · Built for better rent days, 'Tenant portal', checked 27 October 2026 **Renters insurance** · Partly — 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. > — https://www.baselane.com/renters · Renting, covered, 'Renters insurance' card, checked 27 October 2026 **AI features** · Yes — 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. > — https://www.baselane.com/pricing · FAQ, 'How is Baselane Smart different from Baselane Core?', checked 27 October 2026 ### Trying it, starting and getting help **Free plan or trial** · Yes — 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 accounts, with no minimum balance requirements or monthly maintenance fees. > — https://www.baselane.com/pricing · FAQ, 'Is Baselane free?', checked 28 October 2026 **Sign up without a sales call** · Yes — 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. > — https://www.baselane.com/security-deposit-account · Get started in minutes, step 1, checked 27 October 2026 **Contract and cancelling** · Partly — 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 > — https://www.baselane.com/pricing · Plan cards, Smart card price cell and call-to-action button, checked 28 October 2026 **Support** · Yes — 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. > Customer Support Hours: Mon - Fri: 9am - 7pm ET Sat - Sun:9am - 5pm ET Phone Support Hours: Mon - Fri: 9am - 6pm ET +1 (888) 586-1618 > — https://www.baselane.com/pricing · Site footer, support hours block, checked 27 October 2026 **Getting your data out** · Partly — 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. > Reports can be exported for sharing with accountants, lenders, or for tax filing. > — https://www.baselane.com/landlord-accounting · FAQ, 'What reports can landlords generate?', checked 27 October 2026 **United States** · Yes — 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: > — https://www.baselane.com/landlord-accounting · FAQ, 'Does Baselane support multiple properties?', checked 27 October 2026 **Property types** · Yes — 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. > — https://www.baselane.com/lease-agreement · Hero paragraph, checked 27 October 2026 **Still sold** · Yes — 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 > — https://www.baselane.com/pricing · Clear results section heading, checked 27 October 2026 ## Baselane alternatives - [TurboTenant](https://landlordbench.com/turbotenant) · Free plan, then $12.42 a month billed annually: US landlord software for posting rentals, screening, leases and online rent, free with renter-paid fees. - [Rentec Direct](https://landlordbench.com/rentec-direct) · From $25 a month: Property management software for landlords and small managers, priced per unit with free rent payments by bank transfer. - [TenantCloud](https://landlordbench.com/tenantcloud) · From $25 a month: All-in-one rental management: listings, screening, leases, rent collection, maintenance and accounting. - [Innago](https://landlordbench.com/innago) · Free plan: Free rental management software for small landlords, paid for by tenant payment and screening fees. - [Hemlane](https://landlordbench.com/hemlane) · Free plan, then $36.50 a month: Rental management software with optional 24/7 repair coordination and leasing help, priced per unit. - [Avail](https://landlordbench.com/avail) · From $9 a seat a month: Free all-in-one software for do-it-yourself landlords: listings, screening, leases, rent and repairs. - [Stessa](https://landlordbench.com/stessa) · Free plan, then $15 a month: Free rental bookkeeping, banking, leasing and rent collection for US residential landlords. - [DoorLoop](https://landlordbench.com/doorloop) · From $239 a month: AI agents answer tenants, run repairs and renewals inside the same system holding your leases and books. - [Landlord Studio](https://landlordbench.com/landlord-studio) · Free plan, then $15 a month: Rental listings, screening, rent collection and landlord bookkeeping in one app, free for up to three units. All 9 publish a price. [All 9 alternatives](https://landlordbench.com/baselane/alternatives/) ## Sources and changes Last changed 27 October 2026 **Sources on baselane.com** (9) - https://www.baselane.com/pricing, read 28 October 2026 - https://www.baselane.com/landlord-accounting, read 27 October 2026 - https://www.baselane.com/renters, read 27 October 2026 - https://www.baselane.com/tenant-management/tenant-screening-service, read 28 October 2026 - https://www.baselane.com/lease-agreement, read 27 October 2026 - https://www.baselane.com/rent-collection, read 27 October 2026 - https://www.baselane.com/landlord-banking, read 27 October 2026 - https://www.baselane.com/security-deposit-account, read 27 October 2026 - https://www.baselane.com/property-management-vacation-rental-management, read 27 October 2026 ## Is this yours? 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