Tellus price and terms
Terms
- Free plan
- YesYesFree for landlords, tenants and property managers with no limit on units
The terms in full
rent paid from a checking account by bank transfer carries no fee, a card payment adds 3.40% to the tenant's payment, the applicant pays an unpublished screening fee, and premium listing distribution and faster transfers may cost extra.
- Sign up without sales
- YesYes
Where these prices come from
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What we checked on Tellus
Cost for 25 units a month
$0 a month on Free for 25 units.
Standard ACH processing of rent payments is 100% free! Tellus is a free property management platform regardless of the number of managed properties.
Cost for 5 units a month
$0 a month on Free for 5 units.
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Cost for 50 units a month
$0 a month on Free for 50 units.
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What the price is based on
The platform is flat and free for landlords whatever the portfolio size, with no per unit charge and no count-based plans at all.
The Tellus rental platform is free for landlords, tenants, and property managers, with no minimum or maximum number of units.
Rent payment fees
A rent payment from the tenant's checking account carries no fee for either side, while a card payment adds 3.40% to what the tenant pays.
There is no fee charged to Tenants who pay rent with Tellus from Tenant’s checking account (via the ACH network). Payments by credit/debit card…
What your tenants can be charged
Twelve rent payments from a checking account cost the tenant nothing, but the screening fee the applicant pays at submission is never given as a figure.
Screening is free for landlords; the applicant pays the screening fee at submission.
Minimum units or minimum fee
The vendor states outright that no minimum number of units applies, and the same help page rules out monthly or minimum-balance fees.
Tellus doesn't charge account fees. There are no monthly fees, no minimum-balance fees, no activity or inactivity fees and no fees for standard ACH…
Unit caps
There is one free platform rather than tiers, and the vendor says no maximum number of units applies, so growth never moves you to a dearer plan.
Tellus is a free property management platform regardless of the number of managed properties.
Promotion and regular price
none: the landlord price is zero as a standing offer, not a first-year rate or a yearly figure shown per month, and no end date is given.
Enjoy our leading property tools at no cost.
Setup or onboarding fee
The terms say landlords are charged nothing at all for the service today, which leaves no room for a one-time setup or import fee.
Currently, there is no fee imposed on Landlords for using Tellus: there is no charge to receive rent payments using the Service(s).
Listing your vacancy
Four named rental sites receive your listing free of charge, each switchable off before you submit, and the vendor approves the listing first.
We send your listing to four rental sites, at no cost to you: Zumper. Your listing also appears on PadMapper. Rentberry. Rentberry also shares your…
Online applications
Applicants submit online and pay the fee themselves, but the vendor labels the whole screening and application feature as still launching and never states the price.
Tenant Screening (Feature Launching Soon)
Tenant screening
Each screening pairs a credit report from a bureau you choose with court eviction records, and the applicant pays, but the price is never published and the marketing page still calls the feature upcoming.
Credit check. A credit report from TransUnion, Equifax, or both. You choose which. The score model is VantageScore 4.0. Eviction records. Eviction…
Income verification
The marketing page claims employment and identity checks are part of screening, yet the help article describing the report lists only two checks and neither is income.
Each screening runs two checks on the applicant:
Rent collected online
Tenants pay from the app and a standard transfer reaches the landlord's bank in up to five to seven business days, with faster paid options sometimes offered.
From the time that your tenant initiates his/her rent payment to when the funds are transferred into your account, the process can take up to 5-7…
Autopay and reminders
Reminders go out to tenants automatically and autopay is offered to them, which the vendor presents as its answer to late payment.
Tellus automatically sends your tenants rent reminders offering AutoPay options for easy transfers straight into your accounts.
Partial payments
Landlords can refuse partial rent, and the same sentence covers splitting rent between roommates when that is wanted instead.
Landlords even have the ability to block partial payments and assign each property its own bank account.
Maintenance requests
Tenants file repair requests from the phone and pull others into the thread, and landlords turn them into work orders they can track.
Submit maintenance requests from your phone and add anyone you need to the conversation.
Income and expenses by property
Income, expenses, ledger, cash flow and reports are all named tools, with expenses categorised and gathered into financial reports for tax time.
Everything is backed up to the Cloud and included in your financial reports for a stress free tax season.
Bank accounts from the vendor
Signing up opens a cash account inside Tellus, and an insured deposit account held at a partner bank is available as a sub-account.
A Deposit Account is a Sub-Account feature that provides FDIC insurance on your funds. The Deposit Account is a demand deposit account established by…
A bank account per property
Each property can be pointed at its own bank account, and since the platform charges landlords nothing there is no extra account fee.
On the page: Complete Rental Toolkit, Online Rent Collection
Receipts
A receipt is captured by photographing it and adding details, after which it is filed with the rental's expenses and stored in the cloud.
Organize rental expenses with Tellus. Simply snap a picture of the receipt and enter the details.
Team users
Everyone on the team signs in with their own account and data syncs between them, at no charge since the platform is free for managers too.
Tellus syncs rental data for everyone on your team for a seamless management experience. Everyone has their own login for maximum clarity and…
Tenant app
Renters use the same mobile app to pay with one tap, message the landlord, set autopay and raise repair requests.
Renters enjoy easier living with one-tap payments, in-app messaging, rent reminders, and fast repair support.
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Free plan or trial
The whole platform is free for landlords, tenants and managers, with the tenant paying only if they choose a card, which adds 3.40%, or an applicant fee at screening.
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Sign up without a sales call
You open an account yourself from the site or the app in a few minutes, with no demo booking anywhere on the site.
It takes 3 minutes to get set up and make your first transfer.
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Contract and cancelling
There is no term and no exit fee, but closing is not self-serve: you withdraw your balance then ask support to shut the account.
Yes. You can close your Tellus account at any time, and there's no fee to close it. First, withdraw your balances to your linked bank account. Then…
Support
A person is reachable through in-app chat or email, and the vendor gives no phone number and states no hours of cover.
Our knowledgeable Customer Support team is here to address your questions and concerns via in-app chat or email at support@tellusapp.com.
United States
It is sold to United States residents and businesses with a tax number, and the vendor names no other country, so Canadian rentals are not catered for.
Tellus's savings products and cash accounts are eligible for use by U.S. residents or businesses and require a valid SSN or tax ID.
Still sold
live: the app is open to new users today, with sign-up links on every page and help articles updated this month.
Create a Tellus account in minutes and start today!
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Tellus alternatives
All 9 alternatives6 more alternatives
All 9 publish a price.
- StessaFree, then $15 a monthFree rental bookkeeping, banking, leasing and rent collection for US residential landlords.
- InnagoFreeFree rental management software for small landlords, paid for by tenant payment and screening fees.
- BaselaneFree, then $20 a month billed annuallyLandlord banking, rent collection and bookkeeping for rental property owners in one account.
- HemlaneFree, then $36.50 a monthRental management software with optional 24/7 repair coordination and leasing help, priced per unit.
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