# Revela — Property management platform with built-in accounting, embedded banking and an AI agent.

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

Revela is a property management platform for management companies that runs leasing, maintenance, banking and reporting on one general ledger. Its built-in AI agent drafts messages, routes work orders and flags accounting anomalies across the portfolio.

**Best for:** Property management companies that have outgrown simple platforms

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Website | https://www.revela.co/ |
| Category | Property management software, Multifamily, Small property managers |
| Open source | No |
| Price | Price on request |
| Price checked | 27 October 2026 |

Screenshot of Revela: https://landlordbench.com/img/1920/screenshots/revela.webp, captured 27 October 2026

**What we checked**

- Pages last read: 27 October 2026

## Revela price and terms

**Terms**

- Sign up without sales: No

Read on https://www.revela.co/resources/appfolio-alternatives, 27 October 2026.

## What we checked on Revela

### Finding a tenant

**Online applications** · Yes — Applicants apply online in the same platform that executes the lease, and application fees post to the management company's books; what the application costs the applicant is nowhere published.

> Application fees and leasing commissions stay on the management company's books.
> — https://www.revela.co/workflow/leasing · Section 'Every signed lease posts to the right ledger', checked 27 October 2026

**Tenant screening** · Partly — Screening is listed as a capability of the tenant portal and applications module, but Revela never names the consumer reporting agency behind it, which reports are sold, or who pays for them.

> Screening and insurance
> — https://www.revela.co/markets/singlefamily · Section 'TENANT PORTAL AND APPLICATIONS', capability list, checked 27 October 2026

### Leases and rent

**Leases signed online** · Yes — The lease is executed inside Revela in the same place applications and showings are handled, and every charge on it posts to the ledger; the vendor does not describe its template library.

> Revela handles applications and showings while also executing the lease and posting every line item to accounting.
> — https://www.revela.co/workflow/leasing · Section 'Manage applications and showings in the same platform where the lease gets signed', checked 27 October 2026

**Rent collected online** · Yes — Tenant payments run through the platform and the Terms describe Revela collecting from a tenant's payment account on specified dates; how fast the money reaches the landlord's bank is not published.

> On dates your organization specifies (“Payment Dates”), we will collect from your Payment Account the amount of money that you specify that you want us to deposit to your Organization on your behalf
> — https://www.revela.co/terms · Section 3) Services, paragraph b, checked 27 October 2026

**Autopay and reminders** · Yes — The Terms describe preauthorized transfers collected on specified payment dates, which is scheduled autopay; the platform also fires automated notifications on payment status changes, though before-due reminders are not described.

> Revela also supports automated notifications triggered by events like work order completion or payment status changes.
> — https://www.revela.co/workflow/communication · Section 'Draft routine tenant messages in seconds', checked 27 October 2026

**Security deposits** · Yes — Deposits are collected through the leasing workflow and held in a dedicated trust account tracked apart from operating funds, so the deposit liability stays visible in the books.

> Security deposits land in a dedicated trust account, tracked separately from operating funds.
> — https://www.revela.co/workflow/leasing · Section 'Every signed lease posts to the right ledger', checked 27 October 2026

### Maintenance

**Maintenance requests** · Yes — Tenants submit requests with descriptions, photos and access preferences through the tenant portal, and the job stays connected to vendor, property and ledger until the invoice is paid.

> Tenants can easily submit maintenance requests through the Revela Tenant Portal, including descriptions, photos, and permission access preferences.
> — https://www.revela.co/solutions/maintenance · FAQ, 'How do tenants submit maintenance requests?', checked 27 October 2026

**Work orders to contractors** · Yes — Work orders route to a matched vendor, the vendor submits its invoice in a portal, the invoice passes an approval chain into a payables batch, and payment goes out from Revela.

> Yes. You can send payments to vendors and owners directly from your Revela accounts.
> — https://www.revela.co/solutions/banking · FAQ, 'Can I pay vendors and owners directly from Revela?', checked 27 October 2026

**Move-in and move-out inspections** · Yes — Move-in, move-out, annual and custom inspections are scheduled, assigned and tracked in-platform with custom templates and attached photos; sharing the report with the tenant is not described.

> Yes. Revela makes it easy to schedule, assign, and track inspections—whether it's move-in, move-out, annual, or custom. You can create custom templates, attach photos or notes, and prepare estimates.
> — https://www.revela.co/solutions/maintenance · FAQ, 'Can I schedule and manage property inspections in Revela?', checked 27 October 2026

### The books

**Income and expenses by property** · Yes — Accounting is the core of the product: income and expenses are kept per property and entity with configurable charts of accounts, and over a hundred reports run off the live general ledger.

> Revela lets you configure your chart of accounts at both the property and entity level, so your finances reflect how your business actually runs.
> — https://www.revela.co/solutions/accounting · FAQ, 'Can I customize my chart of accounts by property or entity?', checked 27 October 2026

**Bank sync** · Yes — Revela automatically matches transactions and reconciles bank accounts without spreadsheets, and transactions in its embedded accounts land natively; external bank feed providers are not named.

> Let Revela automatically match transactions, flag anomalies, and close books faster - no spreadsheets, or manual work required
> — https://www.revela.co/solutions/accounting · Section 'Automated bank reconciliation', checked 27 October 2026

**Bank accounts from the vendor** · Yes — Revela opens embedded bank accounts inside the platform through Thread Bank, issues Visa debit cards and moves money between those accounts, rather than only processing payments.

> Revela’s integrated banking streamlines your entire financial workflow. Open accounts, send payments, and reconcile transactions—all without leaving the platform.
> — https://www.revela.co/solutions/banking · Hero paragraph, checked 27 October 2026

**1099s** · Yes — Vendor records including W-9s are stored in the platform and the vendor says 1099s are generated in bulk rather than manually at year end; owner 1099s are not mentioned.

> Generate 1099 in bulk instead of manually
> — https://www.revela.co/markets/singlefamily · Section 'VENDOR AND WORK ORDER MANAGEMENT', 'Use Revela to' list, checked 27 October 2026

### Managing for other owners

**Owner portal and statements** · Yes — Owners get their own portal with permission-based, real-time access to reports, and owner statements and branded packets generate from the same ledger without manual compilation.

> Owners get access to their own reporting suite within their owner portal.
> — https://www.revela.co/workflow/communication · Section 'Send owner statements without pulling a single number manually', checked 27 October 2026

**Trust accounting** · Yes — Trust accounting is described as foundational, sitting beside general ledger accounting with automated reconciliations and the compliance controls managers must keep for audits.

> Yes. Trust accounting is foundational in Revela. We make it easy to stay compliant, deliver accurate monthly financials, and provide owner-ready reporting out of the box—no spreadsheet gymnastics required.
> — https://www.revela.co/solutions/accounting · FAQ, 'Do you support trust accounting and owner-ready reporting?', checked 27 October 2026

**Management fees** · Yes — Management fees, leasing income and maintenance revenue roll into a management income statement, and owner disbursements run as a workflow the vendor says takes under an hour.

> owners can see management fees, leasing income, maintenance revenue, and operating expenses in a single management income statement
> — https://www.revela.co/workflow/portfolio-management · Section 'See what every part of your business is making', checked 27 October 2026

**Team users** · Yes — Staff hold distinct roles in the approval chain, with property manager, finance specialist and controller reviewing invoices separately; what each seat costs is never published.

> Revela supports multi-tiered invoice approval workflows where a property manager, finance specialist, and/or controller can review an invoice before it moves to a payables batch.
> — https://www.revela.co/workflow/maintenance-work-orders · Section 'No vendor invoice gets paid without the right eyes on it', checked 27 October 2026

### Your tenants

**Tenant app** · Yes — Residents use branded portals or mobile apps to submit requests with photos and urgency, and the same tenant portal carries payments and communications with the management team.

> Residents and staff submit requests through branded portals or mobile apps, with photos, notes, and urgency levels.
> — https://www.revela.co/solutions/maintenance · Section 'Seamless request intake', checked 27 October 2026

**Renters insurance** · Yes — Renters insurance is built into the leasing workflow through an Assurant partnership with in-platform enrollment and reminders, removing the collection of proof-of-coverage documents.

> Partnering with Assurant, Revela automates renters insurance from lease to move-out—helping to drive higher compliance and lower risk without the back-and-forth.
> — https://www.revela.co/solutions/insurance · Section 'No more tracking down proof of insurance', checked 27 October 2026

**AI features** · Yes — In the vendor's words the AI creates and routes work orders, matches vendors, drafts owner and tenant messages, audits listing quality and scans the books for anomalies and unrecovered expenses.

> Type what needs fixing and AI creates the work order, routes it to the right vendor, and sends the confirmation.
> — https://www.revela.co/ · Section 'Here’s what Property Management AI looks like in practice:', 'A repair is needed', checked 27 October 2026

### Trying it, starting and getting help

**Sign up without a sales call** · No — There is no sign-up path at all: every call to action books a live demo, and the vendor's own sequence is a fifteen-minute call, a custom demo and then a pricing proposal.

> Schedule a 15-minute call to share your workflow and reporting requirements.
> — https://www.revela.co/markets/multifamily · Section 'BOOK YOUR DEMO', bullet list, checked 27 October 2026

**Support** · Yes — A support phone number and email address are published, and the vendor claims hands-on US-based support rather than ticket queues; service hours are not stated anywhere.

> Revela will provide customer support for your Dwolla account activity, and can be reached at revela.co, support@revela.co, or 855-738-3521.
> — https://www.revela.co/terms · Section 25) Miscellaneous, paragraph g, checked 27 October 2026

**Getting your data out** · Partly — Every report is exportable to Excel or PDF and an open API gives direct access to the data, but the vendor documents no bulk export of tenants, leases and ledgers as a leaving process.

> Every report is also exportable to Excel or PDF for easy sharing, formatting, or auditing.
> — https://www.revela.co/solutions/reporting · FAQ, 'Can I schedule recurring reports to be automatically generated?', checked 27 October 2026

**United States** · Yes — The Site is solely directed to individuals residing in the United States.

> The Site is solely directed to individuals residing in the United States.
> — https://www.revela.co/terms · Section 21) Jurisdictional Issues, paragraph a, checked 27 October 2026

**Property types** · Yes — The vendor builds for single-family, multifamily and student housing, says it runs several asset classes from one ledger, and names a customer running medical office assets too.

> Revela handles multiple asset classes and property types in one platform, while maintaining configurability down to the entity level.
> — https://www.revela.co/workflow/portfolio-management · Section 'Run single-family and multifamily from the same ledger', checked 27 October 2026

**Still sold** · Yes — live and selling to new customers: the site books demos, names current customers, and the vendor says clients manage more than 300,000 units on the platform today.

> Our clients manage a total number of 300,000+ units on Revela
> — https://www.revela.co/markets/multifamily · Headline above customer logo strip, checked 27 October 2026

## Revela alternatives

- [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.
- [Rent Manager](https://landlordbench.com/rent-manager) · Price on request: All-in-one property management software with double-entry accounting, leasing, payments and maintenance, sold by quote.
- [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.
- [Rentvine](https://landlordbench.com/rentvine) · Price on request: Property management software with trust accounting, portals and AI, priced per active rental unit.
- [PropertyBoss](https://landlordbench.com/propertyboss) · Price on request: Windows-hosted property management suite for student, multifamily and single-family managers, sold by live demo.
- [Propertyware](https://landlordbench.com/propertyware) · From $250 a month: Customisable single-family property management platform from RealPage, sold per unit through sales.
- [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.
- [ManageCasa](https://landlordbench.com/managecasa) · From $51.14 a month: All-in-one platform for HOAs, rental portfolios and marinas, priced in unit tiers.

6 of the 9 publish a price.

[All 9 alternatives](https://landlordbench.com/revela/alternatives/)

## Sources and changes

Last changed 27 October 2026

**Sources on revela.co** (14)

- https://www.revela.co/solutions/accounting, read 27 October 2026
- https://www.revela.co/solutions/maintenance, read 27 October 2026
- https://www.revela.co/terms, read 27 October 2026
- https://www.revela.co/workflow/leasing, read 27 October 2026
- https://www.revela.co/markets/multifamily, read 27 October 2026
- https://www.revela.co/markets/singlefamily, read 27 October 2026
- https://www.revela.co/solutions/banking, read 27 October 2026
- https://www.revela.co/workflow/communication, read 27 October 2026
- https://www.revela.co/workflow/portfolio-management, read 27 October 2026
- https://www.revela.co/, read 27 October 2026
- https://www.revela.co/resources/appfolio-alternatives, read 27 October 2026
- https://www.revela.co/solutions/insurance, read 27 October 2026
- https://www.revela.co/solutions/reporting, read 27 October 2026
- https://www.revela.co/workflow/maintenance-work-orders, read 27 October 2026

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