# Alternatives to Buildium

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

## At a glance

| Name | Best for | Starts at | Better than Buildium at | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Buildium](https://landlordbench.com/buildium.md) | A property manager, or a landlord with a growing portfolio, who wants owner statements | From $65 a month | — | 28 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 | Promotion and regular price, Setup or onboarding fee | 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 | Minimum units or minimum fee, Setup or onboarding 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 | Setup or onboarding fee, Tenant screening | 26 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 |
| [Yardi Breeze](https://landlordbench.com/yardi-breeze.md) | Small to mid-sized property managers who need built-in real-estate accounting | From $100 a month | Minimum units or minimum fee, Setup or onboarding fee | 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 |
| [ManageCasa](https://landlordbench.com/managecasa.md) | Managers running HOA communities and rental units side by side on one system | From $51.14 a month | Minimum units or minimum fee, Promotion and regular price | 27 October 2026 |
| [Rent Manager](https://landlordbench.com/rent-manager.md) | Fee-based management companies running mixed rental portfolios in one accounting system | On quote | Tenant screening, Rent paid in cash | 27 October 2026 |
| [Rentvine](https://landlordbench.com/rentvine.md) | Residential management companies of 30-plus units running other owners' rentals | On quote | Minimum units or minimum fee, 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 Buildium:**
- [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/)
- [Setup or onboarding fee: no — No setup, onboarding or import charge appears in any plan column, and the free plan is advertised with no fees or contracts at all.](https://www.turbotenant.com/pricing/)
- [Tenant screening: yes — Credit, criminal and eviction checks come with every plan and the renter pays on completion: $55 on the Free plan, $45 on the tab for Pro landlords, and the pricing page does not name the agency behind the reports.](https://www.turbotenant.com/pricing/)

**Trade-offs against Buildium:**
- [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 Buildium:**
- [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)
- [Setup or onboarding fee: no — The vendor states there is no setup, implementation or training charge, and one-to-one onboarding is included on every edition at no cost.](https://www.rentecdirect.com/pricing)
- [Tenant screening: yes — Reports come back in under a minute and name TransUnion for credit, with criminal, eviction, address and identity checks; eighteen dollars on the larger editions, and you choose who pays.](https://www.rentecdirect.com/tenant-screening)

**Trade-offs against Buildium:**
- [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)
- [Bank sync: partial — Bank transactions download automatically through Plaid, but the vendor lists bank sync among the advanced features that start at the fifty dollar edition.](https://www.rentecdirect.com/pricing)
- [1099s: partial — Contractor and owner 1099 forms are filled in and filed electronically through Nelco, but the feature comparison leaves that off the cheapest edition.](https://www.rentecdirect.com/integration-partners)

[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 Buildium:**
- [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)
- [Tenant screening: yes — Full screenings bundle credit, criminal and national eviction records through TransUnion, with criminal data from Asurint, and the report fee is passed to the applicant.](https://www.tenantcloud.com/pricing)
- [Schedule E report: partial — A tax report totals property income and expenses by IRS Schedule E category, but the Tax Preparation row is blank on Starter and Growth, so it needs Pro.](https://www.tenantcloud.com/pricing)

**Trade-offs against Buildium:**
- [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)
- [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)
- [Rent collected online: partial — Tenants pay by bank transfer, card or digital wallet through an encrypted portal on every plan, but the vendor does not state how long funds take to reach your bank.](https://www.tenantcloud.com/pricing)

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

### 4. DoorLoop

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

**Where it improves on Buildium:**
- [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)
- [Setup or onboarding fee: no — The vendor says data migration, training, support and updates come at no charge, and no one-time setup or implementation fee appears beside any plan.](https://www.doorloop.com/faq)

**Trade-offs against Buildium:**
- [Unit caps: no — No plan caps the number of units: units are billed as you add them, the entry plan charges a lower rate above 100 units, and the vendor says units added mid-month are charged pro rata.](https://www.doorloop.com/pricing)
- [Sign up without a sales call: partial — You can start a trial with nothing but an email address and no card, but the vendor's own account of getting started begins with booking a demo with its sales team to pick a plan and add payment details.](https://www.doorloop.com/faq)

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

### 5. Yardi Breeze

Cloud property management software from Yardi for small and mid-sized residential and commercial portfolios.

**Where it improves on Buildium:**
- [Minimum units or minimum fee: yes — No minimum unit count, but a monthly minimum applies in full to small portfolios: $100 residential, $200 commercial, $400 for Breeze Premier.](https://www.yardibreeze.com/faq/)
- [Setup or onboarding fee: no — The vendor states there are no setup, onboarding, training or data-conversion charges, and nothing is paid up front to begin using Breeze.](https://www.yardibreeze.com/faq/)
- [Tenant screening: yes — Screening is ScreeningWorks Pro (owned by RentGrow) in the US at $18 per screen for Premium, with credit, civil, rental history and criminal searches; Canada uses Equifax and Certn data.](https://resources.yardi.com/legal/breeze/tou/)

**Trade-offs against Buildium:**
- [Unit caps: no — Plans do not cap units; billing simply follows the units managed each month, with an optional upgrade path to Premier or Voyager for more advanced needs.](https://www.yardibreeze.com/faq/)
- [Leases signed online: partial — Leases can be executed online with e-signatures through RentCafe, but online lease execution and state-based lease documents are flagged as add-ons carrying additional fees.](https://www.yardibreeze.com/residential-features/)
- [Rent reported to credit bureaus: partial — Clients may opt to release resident payment data to Experian's RentBureau under separate terms, and RentCafe Flexible Rent is pitched as credit-building; no fee or payer is published.](https://resources.yardi.com/legal/breeze/tou/)

[View Yardi Breeze](https://landlordbench.com/yardi-breeze)

### 6. Hemlane

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

**Where it improves on Buildium:**
- [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/)
- [Tenant screening: yes — Credit, criminal, eviction and income reports come from TransUnion in one report, priced at $40 in total and paid by the applicant.](https://www.hemlane.com/pricing/)

**Trade-offs against Buildium:**
- [Unit caps: no — No plan caps units: the calculator adds the same per-unit price for each rental, so growing a portfolio never forces a jump to a dearer plan.](https://www.hemlane.com/pricing/)
- [Work orders to contractors: partial — Work orders go to your own contractors on any software plan, but invoicing and paying them from the job needs the Essential service plan.](https://www.hemlane.com/pricing/)
- [Trust accounting: no — The vendor sells the opposite of trust accounting: rent goes straight to the owner's account so there is no pooled money to reconcile.](https://www.hemlane.com/for-property-managers/)

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

### 7. ManageCasa

All-in-one platform for HOAs, rental portfolios and marinas, priced in unit tiers.

**Where it improves on Buildium:**
- [Minimum units or minimum fee: yes — No stated minimum unit count, but the entry fee buys a whole 1-25 unit band, so a five-unit landlord pays the same monthly price as a 25-unit one.](https://managecasa.com/pricing)
- [Promotion and regular price: yes — promotion: new customers get 35% off the first three months plus waived onboarding on some plans, and the headline $45 is also the annual-billed rate, with $51.14 the month-to-month Base price at 25 units.](https://managecasa.com/pricing)
- [Setup or onboarding fee: partial — Onboarding is ticked as included on all three plans, yet the live offer advertises zero onboarding fees on select plans, implying a fee outside the promotion whose amount is never published.](https://managecasa.com/pricing)

**Trade-offs against Buildium:**
- [Cost for 25 units a month: partial — $126.14 a month on Base Plan for 25 units. Every unit counts, vacant or let, unless the vendor bills only occupied units. Charged per unit: 25 × $3 (rent payment by bank transfer). Base Plan is bought through sales. The cheapest plan you can buy online costs $137.50 (Base Plan (26-50 units)).](https://managecasa.com/pricing)
- [Cost for 5 units a month: partial — $66.14 a month on Base Plan for 5 units. Every unit counts, vacant or let, unless the vendor bills only occupied units. Charged per unit: 5 × $3 (rent payment by bank transfer). Base Plan is bought through sales. The cheapest plan you can buy online costs $77.50 (Base Plan (26-50 units)).](https://managecasa.com/pricing)
- [Listing your vacancy: partial — Posting your listing on rental sites like Zillow, Apartments.com and Zumper runs through the RentSmart partner integration rather than ManageCasa itself, and the vendor's docs say that integration is US only.](https://managecasa.com/pricing)

[View ManageCasa](https://landlordbench.com/managecasa)

### 8. Rent Manager

All-in-one property management software with double-entry accounting, leasing, payments and maintenance, sold by quote.

**Where it improves on Buildium:**
- [Tenant screening: yes — Screening is built in and supplied by AmRent, covering credit, multi-state criminal and housing court records plus identity checks, with no price published and no statement of who pays.](https://www.rentmanager.com/screening-solutions/)
- [Rent paid in cash: yes — CashPay lets renters pay in cash at around thirty thousand CheckFreePay counters including Walmart, with the payment appearing immediately; the vendor publishes no fee for it.](https://www.rentmanager.com/payments/)
- [Move-in and move-out inspections: yes — Inspections run end to end in the mobile app with customisable templates, photos and video, and service issues can be raised from the findings; renters sign off electronically on completed work.](https://www.rentmanager.com/maintenance/)

**Trade-offs against Buildium:**
- [Autopay and reminders: partial — Recurring electronic payments are supported for receivables, but the automated notices the vendor describes are graded delinquency alerts sent after money is late rather than reminders before rent falls due.](https://www.rentmanager.com/accounting/)
- [Sign up without a sales call: no — Every route to buying runs through sales: the bundles page offers a quote request and the only onboarding path described is a scheduled demonstration followed by implementation consulting.](https://www.rentmanager.com/free-demo/)

[View Rent Manager](https://landlordbench.com/rent-manager)

### 9. Rentvine

Property management software with trust accounting, portals and AI, priced per active rental unit.

**Where it improves on Buildium:**
- [Minimum units or minimum fee: yes — There is a hard floor of thirty rental units for a new account, and a monthly platform fee sits beneath the per-unit rate, so a small portfolio is not a buyer here at all.](https://www.rentvine.com/faq)
- [Promotion and regular price: partial — promotion offers run only from time to time, such as free months tied to signing up for screening and passing a unit threshold; no current offer, end date or regular rate is published.](https://www.rentvine.com/pricing)
- [Tenant screening: yes — Credit, criminal and eviction reports are ordered inside the platform from named partners, picked one by one rather than in packages; the per-report prices are not published on the site.](https://www.rentvine.com/features)

**Trade-offs against Buildium:**
- [Cost for 25 units a month: no — A 25-unit portfolio cannot buy Rentvine at all: the vendor says new accounts start at a thirty-unit minimum, so there is no monthly price for twenty-five units.](https://www.rentvine.com/faq)
- [Cost for 5 units a month: no — Five rental units is far below the thirty-unit minimum the vendor states for new accounts, so a small landlord of that size is not sold the platform and no price applies.](https://www.rentvine.com/faq)
- [Cost for 50 units a month: partial — At the rate the vendor's own answer gives, fifty rental units works out at about $125 a month, but a monthly platform fee and the payment and screening charges on top are not published anywhere, so the real bill needs a quote.](https://www.rentvine.com/faq)

[View Rentvine](https://landlordbench.com/rentvine)