# Rental Hero — Rental bookkeeping with bank feeds, per-property P&L and receipt capture, one flat annual price.

> Source: Landlord Bench — https://landlordbench.com/rental-hero (structured, researched, re-verified)

Rental Hero is a bookkeeping app for rental owners that imports bank and credit card transactions, auto-categorises them by custom rules, and stores receipts. It reports income and expenses per property and per unit for tax time.

**Best for:** Small landlords who only need rental bookkeeping and a tax report, not rent collection

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Website | https://www.rentalhero.io/ |
| Category | Rental accounting, Landlords who self-manage |
| Open source | No |
| Price | $10.75 a month |
| Price checked | 27 October 2026 |

Screenshot of Rental Hero: https://landlordbench.com/img/1920/screenshots/rental-hero.webp, captured 29 October 2026

**What we checked**

- Pages last read: 27 October 2026
- Price on its site: From $10.75 a month (From its pricing page)

## Rental Hero price and terms

**Terms**

- Free to start: Partly — 30-day free trial, no credit card required — the account automatically goes inactive after 30 days unless a card is entered. No standing free plan.
- Sign up without sales: Yes

Read on https://www.rentalhero.io/Home, 27 October 2026.

## What we checked on Rental Hero

### What it costs for 25 units

**What the price is based on** · Yes — One flat price for the whole account at $129 a year, with properties, units and tenants all unlimited, so the bill never moves with portfolio size.

> per month billed annually at $129
> — https://www.rentalhero.io/Home · Pricing section, price card beside the bullet list, checked 27 October 2026

**Minimum units or minimum fee** · No — There is no unit minimum: the one plan is sold to any size portfolio, though the smallest landlord still pays the full $129 a year.

> Unlimited properties. Unlimited units. Unlimited tenants.
> — https://www.rentalhero.io/Home · Pricing section, bullet list beside the price card, checked 27 October 2026

**Unit caps** · No — No plan caps anything: the single plan states unlimited properties, units and tenants, so an extra unit never pushes you to a dearer plan.

> Unlimited properties. Unlimited units. Unlimited tenants. Unlimited reminders. Unlimited document storage. Unlimited notes. Unlimited bank linking. Unlimited everything.
> — https://www.rentalhero.io/Home · Pricing section, bullet list beside the price card, checked 27 October 2026

**Promotion and regular price** · Yes — yearly shown monthly: the headline $10.75 is the annual price divided by twelve, and the vendor publishes no month-to-month rate at all.

> per month billed annually at $129
> — https://www.rentalhero.io/Home · Pricing section, price card, checked 27 October 2026

**Setup or onboarding fee** · No — The FAQ answers the question directly and denies both setup and cancellation fees, calling out that nothing else is charged.

> No. There are no hidden or extra fees whatsoever.
> — https://www.rentalhero.io/Home · Frequent Questions, 'Are their setup fees or cancellation fees?', checked 27 October 2026

### Leases and rent

**Autopay and reminders** · Partly — It sends tenants text message and email reminders, but there is no rent payment in the product for a tenant to put on autopay.

> Text message and email reminders for tenants.
> — https://www.rentalhero.io/Home · 'And so much more...' feature list, after Show More, checked 27 October 2026

### The books

**Income and expenses by property** · Yes — This is the whole product: income and expenses tracked per property and per unit, with a separate profit and loss report you print for your tax preparer.

> You can even track everything on a per property and per unit basis, including the ability to generate separate profit & loss reports for each one.
> — https://www.rentalhero.io/Home · 'Custom built for rentals.' section, checked 27 October 2026

**Bank sync** · Yes — Linked accounts pull new transactions automatically every night from over 15,000 banks and cards, and the FAQ says importing costs nothing extra.

> Or you can link your bank account to Rental Hero and the system will automatically download your new transactions every night (over 15,000 banks supported).
> — https://www.rentalhero.io/Home · Frequent Questions, 'What banks/credit cards do you support?', checked 27 October 2026

**QuickBooks** · No — The FAQ denies a QuickBooks Online sync outright and positions the product as a replacement for QuickBooks rather than a feeder into it.

> No, Rental Hero replaces Quickbooks.
> — https://www.rentalhero.io/Home · Frequent Questions, 'Does Rental Hero integrate with Quickbooks?', checked 27 October 2026

**Receipts** · Yes — You photograph a receipt from phone, tablet or computer and it is stored and linked to that expense, which itself carries a property.

> With Rental Hero you can attach receipts to any expense using your computer, tablet, or your phone.
> — https://www.rentalhero.io/Home · 'Ditch the shoe box.' section, checked 27 October 2026

### Trying it, starting and getting help

**Free plan or trial** · No — There is no standing free plan, only a 30-day trial that goes inactive, and the product charges nothing to tenants either way.

> Rental Hero is 100% free to try for 30 days - no credit card required. If you like it after 30 days then you can enter a credit card and pay for it then.
> — https://www.rentalhero.io/Home · Pricing section, paragraph under 'Try it for free today.', checked 27 October 2026

**Sign up without a sales call** · Yes — You start the trial yourself from the pricing section with no card and no sales contact; nothing on the site asks you to book a demo.

> 100% free trial - no credit card required.
> — https://www.rentalhero.io/Home · 'And so much more...' feature list, after Show More, checked 27 October 2026

**Contract and cancelling** · Partly — The only published price is billed annually at $129 and renews automatically; the FAQ rules out cancellation fees but nothing says you can cancel online yourself.

> RentalHero will automatically renew your monthly or annual Services at the current rates, unless the Services are cancelled or terminated under this Agreement.
> — https://www.rentalhero.io/TermsOfService · Terms of Service, section 3 PAYMENT, checked 27 October 2026

**Support** · Yes — Support is email only, answered in two to three hours in business hours, from a US-based team; no phone or chat channel is offered.

> Our customer support is done via email and most questions during normal business hours are answered within 2-3 hours (usually less in most cases).
> — https://www.rentalhero.io/Home · Frequent Questions, 'What if I have questions?', checked 27 October 2026

**Getting your data out** · Yes — The FAQ promises you can download your data at any time if you stop using the site, though it does not say which formats or which records.

> You can download your data whenever you want.
> — https://www.rentalhero.io/Home · Frequent Questions, 'How do I get all of my data if I stop using the site?', checked 27 October 2026

**Property types** · Yes — The vendor names single family homes, duplexes, multi unit properties, short term rentals, Airbnbs and storage units, and adds apartments in the FAQ.

> It works on single family homes, duplexes, multi unit properties, short term rentals, Airbnbs, and storage units.
> — https://www.rentalhero.io/Home · 'Custom built for rentals.' section, checked 27 October 2026

**Still sold** · Yes — live: the site sells the plan, takes new trial signups and announces an upcoming move to the RentalHero.com domain.

> UPDATE: We now own the domain RentalHero.com and will be updating our website soon.
> — https://www.rentalhero.io/Home · Frequent Questions, 'Why the ".io" instead of ".com"?', checked 27 October 2026

## Rental Hero 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.
- [Stessa](https://landlordbench.com/stessa) · Free plan, then $15 a month: Free rental bookkeeping, banking, leasing and rent collection for US residential landlords.
- [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.
- [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.
- [Apartments.com Rental Manager](https://landlordbench.com/apartments-com-rental-manager) · Free plan: Free landlord tools bundled with an Apartments.com listing; applicants and card-paying renters carry the costs.
- [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.
- [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.

All 9 publish a price.

[All 9 alternatives](https://landlordbench.com/rental-hero/alternatives/)

## Sources and changes

Last changed 29 October 2026

**Sources on rentalhero.io** (2)

- https://www.rentalhero.io/Home, read 27 October 2026
- https://www.rentalhero.io/TermsOfService, read 27 October 2026

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