# Landlord Studio — Rental listings, screening, rent collection and landlord bookkeeping in one app, free for up to three units. > Source: Landlord Bench — https://landlordbench.com/landlord-studio (structured, researched, re-verified) Landlord Studio is property management software for independent US and UK landlords, covering rental listings, tenant screening, leases, rent collection and bookkeeping. A free Go plan covers up to three units, with paid Pro tiers adding bank feeds, automated reminders and tax-ready reports. **Best for:** Self-managing landlords who want rent, books and tax reports in one app | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Website | https://www.landlordstudio.com/ | | Category | Rental accounting, Cheapest for 25 units, Landlords who self-manage, Free landlord software, Landlord software | | Open source | No | | Price | Free | | Price checked | 28 October 2026 | Screenshot of Landlord Studio: https://landlordbench.com/img/1920/screenshots/landlord-studio.webp, captured 27 October 2026 **What we checked** - Pages last read: 28 October 2026 - Price on its site: Free plan (From its pricing page) ## Landlord Studio price and terms **Terms** - Free plan: Yes — The Go plan is free for up to 3 units, one user, 10 documents and basic reports only — it still lists rentals, screens applicants and collects rent. A 14-day Pro trial with no card is offered on top, after which you drop back to Go. - Sign up without sales: Yes **What needs a higher plan** - Pro: Cost for 25 units a month, Cost for 5 units a month, Cost for 50 units a month Pricing page as we captured it: https://landlordbench.com/img/1920/screenshots/landlord-studio/pricing.webp, captured 27 October 2026 Read on https://www.landlordstudio.com/pricing, 28 October 2026. ## What we checked on Landlord Studio ### What it costs for 25 units **Cost for 25 units a month** · Yes — $103.90 a month on Pro for 25 units. Every unit counts, vacant or let, unless the vendor bills only occupied units. Go ($62.50) includes 3 units; these units need 25, and past the allowance units past it cannot be added. Charged per unit: 25 × $2.50 (rent payment by bank transfer). > Pro $15.00 /mo > — https://www.landlordstudio.com/pricing · Plan cards, Pro card price cell, Monthly tab selected, unit counter at 3, checked 28 October 2026 **Cost for 5 units a month** · Yes — $29.90 a month on Pro for 5 units. Every unit counts, vacant or let, unless the vendor bills only occupied units. Go ($12.50) includes 3 units; these units need 5, and past the allowance units past it cannot be added. Charged per unit: 5 × $2.50 (rent payment by bank transfer). > Pro $15.00 /mo > — https://www.landlordstudio.com/pricing · Plan cards, Pro card price cell, Monthly tab selected, unit counter at 3, checked 28 October 2026 **Cost for 50 units a month** · Yes — $196.40 a month on Pro for 50 units. Every unit counts, vacant or let, unless the vendor bills only occupied units. Go ($125) includes 3 units; these units need 50, and past the allowance units past it cannot be added. Charged per unit: 50 × $2.50 (rent payment by bank transfer). > Pro $15.00 /mo > — https://www.landlordstudio.com/pricing · Plan cards, Pro card price cell, Monthly tab selected, unit counter at 3, checked 28 October 2026 **What the price is based on** · Yes — Priced per rental unit above a built-in allowance: every plan includes three units, and each extra unit adds $1.20 a month on Pro and Pro Plus, while Go simply stops at three. The counter above the cards confirmed it, moving Pro from $15.00 at three units to $41.40 at twenty-five. > Units Included | 3 units | 3 units + $1.20 per extra unit | 3 units + $1.20 per extra unit > — https://www.landlordstudio.com/pricing · Compare plan features table, Basics section, Units Included row, checked 28 October 2026 **Rent payment fees** · Yes — Each rent payment by bank transfer costs a flat $2.50 and the vendor lets you decide whether you or the tenant carries it; a card payment costs 3.49% of the rent and the page says the tenant pays that one, with no choice offered. > ACH bank transfers cost $2.50 per payment, and you choose whether you or your tenant pays it. Card payments cost 3.49% of the payment and are paid by the tenant. > — https://www.landlordstudio.com/features/online-rent-collection · Online rent collection is free for landlords, fee table, Transaction fee and Who pays the fee rows, checked 28 October 2026 **What your tenants can be charged** · Yes — A tenant can be charged the screening report at $45 on Pro or $55 on Go, plus the $2.50 on each rent payment by bank transfer whenever the landlord passes that fee on, or 3.49% of the rent for every card payment; the vendor publishes no required rent-reporting charge on these pages. > Reports cost $45 on Pro or $55 on Go, and you can charge them to the applicant or pay yourself. > — https://www.landlordstudio.com/features/tenant-screening · Tenant screening report section, cost sentence beneath the report description, checked 28 October 2026 **Minimum units or minimum fee** · No — No floor on units and no monthly minimum a small portfolio pays in full: the vendor sells to landlords from a single unit, with Go free for one to three units and Pro's $15.00 already covering three before the per-unit charge begins. > We have plans for you starting from $0/month. > — https://www.landlordstudio.com/pricing · Page heading section, Choose the right plan for your needs, introductory paragraph, checked 28 October 2026 **Unit caps** · Partly — The free Go plan stops at three units, so a fourth unit forces an upgrade; the paid Pro plans have no stated ceiling and simply charge per extra unit. > 3 units only > — https://www.landlordstudio.com/pricing · Go plan card, feature list, checked 27 October 2026 **Promotion and regular price** · Yes — yearly shown monthly: the pricing page opens with the Annually tab already selected, so the first figure a buyer sees for Pro is $12.00 a month, billed as $144 a year; the regular month-to-month price is $15.00 and Pro Plus is $35.00 rather than $28.00. > Save 20% $144 annually > — https://www.landlordstudio.com/pricing · Billing tabs above the plan cards, Pro card price chip, checked 28 October 2026 **Setup or onboarding fee** · No — The vendor describes a flat monthly or annual fee with no hidden charges, and names no setup, onboarding or data-import fee anywhere on the pricing page. > You pay a flat monthly or annual fee based on the number of units you manage. No hidden fees, and you can cancel anytime. > — https://www.landlordstudio.com/pricing · FAQs, "How does pricing work?", checked 27 October 2026 ### Finding a tenant **Listing your vacancy** · Yes — One click posts your listing to four named rental sites, Zillow, Trulia, HotPads and Zumper, and leads come back into a single dashboard. > US listings are syndicated free to Zillow, Trulia, HotPads and Zumper. > — https://www.landlordstudio.com/features/find-tenants · FAQs, "Which rental listing sites will my listing appear on?", checked 27 October 2026 **Online applications** · Yes — Applicants apply online through the listing on every plan, including the free one, and the application itself carries no fee; only the screening report is charged. > Online rental applications | Included | Included | Included > — https://www.landlordstudio.com/pricing · Compare plan features table, Find & Screen Tenants section, checked 27 October 2026 **Tenant screening** · Yes — One combined report comes from TransUnion SmartMove, covering credit with a ResidentScore, a nationwide criminal search and eviction records; it costs $45 on Pro or $55 on Go, and the landlord chooses whether the applicant pays or they absorb it themselves. > Powered by TransUnion SmartMove - one of the most trusted names in credit and background checks. > — https://www.landlordstudio.com/features/tenant-screening · Tenant screening feature page, bullet list beneath the report heading, checked 28 October 2026 ### Leases and rent **Leases signed online** · Partly — Leases, addendums and disclosures can be uploaded and signed online by tenants and co-signers; the vendor describes sending your own document rather than building one from a template inside the product. > Securely upload leases, addendums, inspection reports, notices, and other important rental documents in one place. > — https://www.landlordstudio.com/features/e-sign · "3 easy steps to get your leases signed securely", Step 1, checked 27 October 2026 **State-specific leases** · Partly — Free lease templates are published state by state, but the vendor attaches a disclaimer that they are general information and not legal advice, and names no attorney review. > The content and templates provided by Landlord Studio are for general informational purposes only and do not constitute legal or professional advice. > — https://www.landlordstudio.com/landlord-tenant-laws/california-lease-agreements · Disclaimer box above the guide text on the California lease agreements page, checked 27 October 2026 **Rent collected online** · Yes — Tenants pay by bank transfer or card on every plan and the money goes to your own account, arriving in three to five business days by bank transfer. > ACH payments usually arrive within 3–5 business days and card payments within 3–4, after a successful payment. > — https://www.landlordstudio.com/features/online-rent-collection · FAQs, "What are the rent payment processing times with Landlord Studio?", checked 27 October 2026 **Autopay and reminders** · Partly — Tenants can switch on autopay on any plan, but the automated rent reminders that chase an unpaid month are listed only on the paid Pro plans. > Automated rent reminders | Not included | Included | Included > — https://www.landlordstudio.com/pricing · Compare plan features table, Management Tools section, checked 27 October 2026 **Late fees** · Yes — Late fees are applied automatically on the schedule you set when you turn on payments, and they are collected through the same payment flow on every plan. > Automatic late fees - applied for you, so there's nothing to chase > — https://www.landlordstudio.com/features/online-rent-collection · "Fully automated rent collection" section, second bullet, checked 27 October 2026 **Partial payments** · Yes — Partial payments are switched off by default and you choose whether to allow them, which is exactly the control the question asks about. > Full payments only - partial payments are off unless you choose to allow them > — https://www.landlordstudio.com/features/online-rent-collection · "Collect rent, deposits and fees online" section, third bullet, checked 27 October 2026 **Security deposits** · Yes — Deposits are collected online alongside rent on every plan, including the free one, and recorded against the lease with the rest of the money. > Collect deposit online | Included | Included | Included > — https://www.landlordstudio.com/pricing · Compare plan features table, Online Rent Collection section, checked 27 October 2026 **Rent paid in cash** · No — The vendor's own list of ways a tenant can pay is bank transfer, debit card or credit card, with no retail cash option anywhere in it. > Tenants can pay using bank transfers, debit, or credit cards depending on the setup you have enabled on your account. > — https://www.landlordstudio.com/features/online-rent-collection · FAQs, "Can tenants pay using credit or debit cards using Landlord Studio?", checked 27 October 2026 **Rent receipts** · Partly — Tenants see their own payment history and what is due next in the portal, and the landlord can send payment receipts; the vendor does not describe an automatic receipt for each payment. > Payment history - tenants see what they've paid and what's due next > — https://www.landlordstudio.com/features/online-rent-collection · "Step 2: Invite your tenant to pay", third bullet, checked 27 October 2026 ### Maintenance **Maintenance requests** · Yes — Tenants raise requests through the portal on every plan and you move each job through new, in progress and done with a priority attached. > Tenant requests - let tenants raise requests directly through the tenant portal > — https://www.landlordstudio.com/features/property-maintenance · "Track every maintenance request and job" section, second bullet, checked 27 October 2026 **Work orders to contractors** · Partly — You can export a job sheet as a PDF with the description and photos to send a contractor, but nothing describes paying that contractor from inside the job. > PDF job sheets - export professional job sheets with descriptions and photos > — https://www.landlordstudio.com/features/property-maintenance · "Work smoothly with contractors" section, first bullet, checked 27 October 2026 **Move-in and move-out inspections** · Partly — Condition reports and move-in and move-out checklists can be sent to tenants for signature and stored with the property, but no inspection tool with photo capture is described. > Use e-signatures for the records tenants need to review or acknowledge including condition reports, inventory and move-in and move-out checklists. > — https://www.landlordstudio.com/features/e-sign · "Start every tenancy with the right paperwork signed" section, checked 27 October 2026 ### The books **Income and expenses by property** · Yes — Income and expenses are tracked per property, unit or room with categories arranged the way a US tax return expects, and reports can be shared with your accountant. > Property and unit-level tracking - assign every transaction to the right property, unit or even room > — https://www.landlordstudio.com/features/rental-accounting · "Track Every Dollar, Property by Property" section, first bullet, checked 27 October 2026 **Schedule E report** · Partly — There is a purpose-built Schedule E report, but it sits in advanced reporting: the free Go plan's basic reports explicitly leave it out. > Basic reporting excludes our Schedule E Report and Profit/Loss Summary. > — https://help.landlordstudio.com/en/articles/6098699-feature-breakdown · Basic Reporting section, available on GO, PRO and PRO Plus, checked 27 October 2026 **Bank sync** · Partly — Bank transactions import automatically through a read-only connection, but bank feeds are a paid feature: five accounts on Pro, twenty on Pro Plus, none on the free plan. > Bank feeds accounts | Not included | 5 accounts | 20 accounts > — https://www.landlordstudio.com/pricing · Compare plan features table, Rental Accounting section, checked 27 October 2026 **Bank accounts from the vendor** · No — Rent is paid into a bank account you already own and connect yourself; the vendor processes payments and does not open accounts for you or per property. > verify your identity and connect the bank account you want rent paid into > — https://www.landlordstudio.com/features/online-rent-collection · "Step 1" setup description above the payment methods table, checked 27 October 2026 **1099s** · Partly — A supplier expense report totals what you paid each contractor across the year so the figures are ready for 1099 filing, but the vendor does not prepare or file the forms. > 1099 ready - the Supplier Expense Report totals what you've paid each contractor and supplier for the year > — https://www.landlordstudio.com/features/tax-reporting · Tax reporting feature list, "1099 ready" bullet, checked 27 October 2026 **QuickBooks** · No — the vendor's own feature inventory lists no QuickBooks Online connection. > You can connect Landlord Studio with your Xero accounts. This one-way integration automatically synchronizes all transactions entered into Landlord Studio with your Xero accounts. > — https://help.landlordstudio.com/en/articles/6098699-feature-breakdown · Xero Integration section, available on PRO and PRO Plus, checked 27 October 2026 **Receipts** · Yes — Photograph a receipt and the scanner reads it, fills in the expense and attaches the image to the right property, on every plan including the free one. > Smart receipt scanner | Included | Included | Included > — https://www.landlordstudio.com/pricing · Compare plan features table, Rental Accounting section, checked 27 October 2026 ### Managing for other owners **Owner portal and statements** · Partly — Properties can be assigned to owners so you can run reports owner by owner, which covers statements; no separate login for those owners is described. > By assigning an Owner to a property, you can then easily run reports by individual Owners. > — https://help.landlordstudio.com/en/articles/6098699-feature-breakdown · Multi-Owner Support section, checked 27 October 2026 **Team users** · Yes — Extra logins are included rather than charged per seat: one user on the free plan, three on Pro and ten on Pro Plus for the same plan price. > Number of users | 1 | 3 | 10 > — https://www.landlordstudio.com/pricing · Compare plan features table, Basics section, checked 27 October 2026 ### Your tenants **Tenant app** · Yes — Tenants get a portal and app on every plan where they pay rent, see their payment history and raise maintenance requests. > Tenant portal | Included | Included | Included > — https://www.landlordstudio.com/pricing · Compare plan features table, Maintenance Tracking section, checked 27 October 2026 **AI features** · Yes — The AI writes a listing headline and description from your property details, and the paid plans add AI-assisted bookkeeping; nothing claims an AI that answers tenants. > AI-written listings - a headline and description generated from your property details in minutes > — https://www.landlordstudio.com/features/find-tenants · "Create a listing that stands out" section, first bullet, checked 27 October 2026 ### Trying it, starting and getting help **Free plan or trial** · Yes — Go is a standing free plan, not a trial, but it stops at three units, one user and ten documents; the money still moves through your tenants, who pay 3.49% on a card, or the $2.50 bank-transfer fee if you pass it on, and $55 for a screening report on this plan. > Go. For new landlords managing 1-3 units, listing properties manually, and tracking finances in spreadsheets. Free > — https://www.landlordstudio.com/pricing · Plan cards, Go card heading, description and price cell, checked 28 October 2026 **Sign up without a sales call** · Yes — You register and start on your own with no card and no sales call, and the trial of the paid plan is self-serve too; a recorded demo is optional. > You can start with a 14 day FREE trial of the Pro plan (no credit card required) to explore all the premium features before making a decision. > — https://www.landlordstudio.com/pricing · FAQs, "Can I try the Pro plan before committing?", checked 27 October 2026 **Contract and cancelling** · Yes — Monthly and annual billing are both offered with no long-term commitment, and the vendor states you can cancel or downgrade at any time. > There are no long-term commitments. You can cancel or downgrade your plan anytime, and you'll still have access to your data. > — https://www.landlordstudio.com/pricing · FAQs, "Can I cancel anytime?", checked 27 October 2026 **Support** · Yes — Support is by email, chat and a knowledge base, with faster queues on Pro and a named account manager on Pro Plus; no opening hours are published. > Our customer support team is here to help via email, chat, and our knowledge base. Pro users also get priority support for even faster responses. > — https://www.landlordstudio.com/pricing · FAQs, "Do you offer support if I need help?", checked 27 October 2026 **Getting your data out** · Partly — Reports export as spreadsheet files and PDFs on the paid plans and PDF only on the free one; no whole-account export of tenants, leases and ledgers is described. > Data export | PDF only | CSV, PDF | CSV, PDF > — https://www.landlordstudio.com/pricing · Compare plan features table, Reporting section, checked 27 October 2026 **Property types** · Yes — The vendor names single-family, multifamily, student housing, rent by room, affordable housing, short-term rentals, mobile home parks, commercial and military rentals as the types it is set up for. > Multifamily Duplexes to apartment buildings, tracked unit by unit for multifamily investors > — https://www.landlordstudio.com/property-type · "Find your property type" grid, checked 27 October 2026 **Still sold** · Yes — live: the product is on sale today with open self-serve sign-up, a 2026 copyright line and pages updated in the past week. > Trusted by 80,000+ independent landlords just like you. > — https://www.landlordstudio.com/pricing · Page heading section under "Choose the right plan for your needs", checked 27 October 2026 ## Landlord Studio 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. - [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. - [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. - [Baselane](https://landlordbench.com/baselane) · Free plan, then $20 a month billed annually: Landlord banking, rent collection and bookkeeping for rental property owners in one account. - [Stessa](https://landlordbench.com/stessa) · Free plan, then $15 a month: Free rental bookkeeping, banking, leasing and rent collection for US residential landlords. - [Yardi Breeze](https://landlordbench.com/yardi-breeze) · From $100 a month: Cloud property management software from Yardi for small and mid-sized residential and commercial portfolios. - [Innago](https://landlordbench.com/innago) · Free plan: Free rental management software for small landlords, paid for by tenant payment and screening fees. 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[All 9 alternatives](https://landlordbench.com/landlord-studio/alternatives/) ## Sources and changes Last changed 27 October 2026 **Sources** (11) - https://www.landlordstudio.com/pricing, read 28 October 2026 - https://www.landlordstudio.com/features/online-rent-collection, read 28 October 2026 - https://help.landlordstudio.com/en/articles/6098699-feature-breakdown, read 27 October 2026 - https://www.landlordstudio.com/features/e-sign, read 27 October 2026 - https://www.landlordstudio.com/features/find-tenants, read 27 October 2026 - https://www.landlordstudio.com/features/property-maintenance, read 27 October 2026 - https://www.landlordstudio.com/features/rental-accounting, read 27 October 2026 - https://www.landlordstudio.com/features/tenant-screening, read 28 October 2026 - https://www.landlordstudio.com/features/tax-reporting, read 27 October 2026 - https://www.landlordstudio.com/landlord-tenant-laws/california-lease-agreements, read 27 October 2026 - https://www.landlordstudio.com/property-type, read 27 October 2026 ## Is this yours? 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