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

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

Yardi Breeze is Yardi's cloud property management platform for small and mid-sized operators across residential, commercial, affordable, self storage, HOA/condo and manufactured housing portfolios. Breeze Premier adds corporate accounting, online lease execution, CRM and invoice approval on the same platform.

**Best for:** Small to mid-sized property managers who need built-in real-estate accounting

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Website | https://www.yardibreeze.com/ |
| Category | Property management software, Cheapest for 25 units, Small property managers |
| Open source | No |
| Price | $100 a month |
| Price checked | 27 October 2026 |

Screenshot of Yardi Breeze: https://landlordbench.com/img/1920/screenshots/yardi-breeze.webp, captured 27 October 2026

**What we checked**

- Pages last read: 27 October 2026
- Price on its site: From $100 a month (From its pricing page)

## Yardi Breeze price and terms

**Terms**

- Free to start: Partly — No standing free plan — Cancelling on or before day 30 of the one-year initial term means no software charge, but screening and other transactional charges incurred are still owed. No card-free signup: a credit card is required at registration.
- Sign up without sales: Some plans

Read on https://www.yardibreeze.com/residential-features/, 27 October 2026.

## What we checked on Yardi Breeze

### What it costs for 25 units

**Cost for 25 units a month** · Yes — $100 a month on Breeze (Residential) for 25 units. every rental unit counts, vacant or let, unless the vendor states it bills occupied units only Charged per 1 units: 25 × $0 (rent payment by bank transfer).

> $100 minimum per month based on annual agreement
> — https://www.yardibreeze.com/residential-features/ · Residential pricing panel, Breeze column, checked 27 October 2026

**Cost for 5 units a month** · Yes — $100 a month on Breeze (Residential) for 5 units. every rental unit counts, vacant or let, unless the vendor states it bills occupied units only Charged per 1 units: 5 × $0 (rent payment by bank transfer).

> $100 minimum per month based on annual agreement
> — https://www.yardibreeze.com/residential-features/ · Residential pricing panel, Breeze column, checked 27 October 2026

**Cost for 50 units a month** · Yes — $100 a month on Breeze (Residential) for 50 units. every rental unit counts, vacant or let, unless the vendor states it bills occupied units only Charged per 1 units: 50 × $0 (rent payment by bank transfer).

> $100 minimum per month based on annual agreement
> — https://www.yardibreeze.com/residential-features/ · Residential pricing panel, Breeze column, checked 27 October 2026

**What the price is based on** · Yes — Billing is per rental unit per month with a portfolio-wide monthly minimum, so a small landlord pays the minimum rather than the unit count.

> $1 per unit per month based on annual agreement $100 minimum per month based on annual agreement
> — https://www.yardibreeze.com/residential-features/ · Residential pricing panel, Breeze column, checked 27 October 2026

**Rent payment fees** · Yes — Bank transfer rent payments are $0.00 when Yardi is the primary processor and cards are enabled, otherwise $0.95; credit cards cost 2.95% and card service fees default to the tenant.

> ACH: $0.00 (subject to the qualifications below) ... Credit cards: Mastercard, Visa, Discover, AMEX: 2.95%
> — https://resources.yardi.com/legal/breeze/tou/ · Terms of Use, Payment Processing Services fee list, checked 27 October 2026

**What your tenants can be charged** · Partly — Screening is $18 or $25 per screen and bank transfer rent is free, but the application fee a tenant actually pays is set by the operator, so the first-year total is not fully published.

> Application fee | Set by the operator
> — https://www.yardibreeze.com/blog/2026/10/guide-tenant-screening-yardi-breeze-property-management/ · U.S. vs. Canada comparison table, Application fee row, checked 27 October 2026

**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.

> There is no minimum number of units that you must manage. However, there is a minimum monthly charge of $100 per month for residential portfolios and $200 per month minimum charge for commercial or mixed portfolios. The minimum for Breeze Premier is $400 per month.
> — https://www.yardibreeze.com/faq/ · FAQ accordion, 'Is there a minimum number of units required to use Breeze?', checked 27 October 2026

**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.

> While Breeze is designed to grow with you, there is an easy upgrade path to Breeze Premier or the powerful Yardi Voyager platform and all its ancillary products when your business sees the need for even more advanced features.
> — https://www.yardibreeze.com/faq/ · FAQ accordion, 'Is there a maximum number of units Breeze can support?', checked 27 October 2026

**Promotion and regular price** · No — none: the published $1 per unit and $100 minimum are the standing rates on an annual agreement, though Premier's $1 residential rate requires bundling screening and insurance on a 12-month contract.

> Breeze Premier for residential is also $1 per unit per month with a $400 monthly minimum. This deal only applies if you bundle Breeze Premier with our resident screening and renters insurance solutions with a 12-month contract.
> — https://www.yardibreeze.com/blog/2024/11/yardi-breeze-pricing/ · Residential pricing section, checked 27 October 2026

**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.

> There are no setup charges. You pay nothing up front to begin using Yardi Breeze.
> — https://www.yardibreeze.com/faq/ · FAQ accordion, 'Are there any setup charges?', checked 27 October 2026

### Finding a tenant

**Listing your vacancy** · Yes — Vacant units post to listing sites through included ILS posting, and RentCafe.com is the only site the vendor names; other 'popular listing sites' are not enumerated.

> Showcase available units on popular listing sites, including RentCafe.com
> — https://www.yardibreeze.com/residential-features/ · Marketing & Leasing section, bullet list, checked 27 October 2026

**Online applications** · Yes — Applicants apply online through a RentCafe listing and the screening runs from that application once the fee is paid; the application fee amount is set by the landlord, not Yardi.

> When a prospect applies through your RentCafe listing and pays the application fee, the screening runs from that application.
> — https://www.yardibreeze.com/blog/2026/10/guide-tenant-screening-yardi-breeze-property-management/ · 'How to turn on tenant screening' section, checked 27 October 2026

**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.

> ScreeningWorks Pro for Breeze- Premium includes: Credit Report with risk score, SSN Fraud ... Price per screen: $18.00
> — https://resources.yardi.com/legal/breeze/tou/ · Terms of Use, Tenant Screening Services section, checked 27 October 2026

**Income verification** · Partly — Income and employment verification is a paid screening add-on through The Work Number and Nova, priced at $25 per screen in the Premium Plus package and offered as a Breeze Premier add-on.

> The Work Number (real-time verification of current income and employment) ... Price per screen: $25.00
> — https://resources.yardi.com/legal/breeze/tou/ · Terms of Use, ScreeningWorks Pro for Breeze- Premium Plus, checked 27 October 2026

### Leases and rent

**Leases signed online** · Partly — 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.

> Execute leases online with state-based lease documents and addenda
> — https://www.yardibreeze.com/residential-features/ · Marketing & Leasing section, Premier Features bullets, checked 27 October 2026

**State-specific leases** · Partly — State-based lease documents and addenda are offered as a Premier add-on with additional fees; the vendor does not say who drafted or reviewed them, and Canada gets provincial versions.

> State-based lease documents*  *Additional fees apply
> — https://www.yardibreeze.com/ · Residential Features comparison table, footnote, checked 27 October 2026

**Rent collected online** · Yes — Residents pay from the portal or app by bank transfer, debit or credit card, with walk-in cash as a fallback; the vendor does not publish how long funds take to reach the landlord's bank.

> Accept debit, credit card and ACH payments from their tenant portal or app
> — https://resources.yardi.com/documents/yardi-breeze-brochure/ · Brochure page 2, 'Improve renter services', checked 27 October 2026

**Autopay and reminders** · Yes — Recurring autopay is optional and residents keep one-time payments, and the vendor tells clients to enable automated payment reminders in Breeze to lift on-time collection.

> Autopay is entirely optional. Residents can make one-time manual payments each month through the resident portal with full control over the date and amount.
> — https://www.yardibreeze.com/blog/2026/05/online-payments-for-rent/ · Objections table, 'I don't want autopay' row, checked 27 October 2026

**Late fees** · Yes — Recurring rent and fee postings are automated and Breeze has a late fee function that pulls tenants and figures, though the vendor does not publish how the posting date is scheduled.

> Automate recurring rent and fee postings
> — https://www.yardibreeze.com/residential-features/ · Rent Collection section, bullet list, checked 27 October 2026

**Security deposits** · Yes — Deposits are handled as client funds in escrow and trust accounts maintained per property, with cash balances monitored by property and owner to avoid commingling.

> Maintain escrow and trust accounts for all properties
> — https://www.yardibreeze.com/residential-features/ · Accounting section, bullet list, checked 27 October 2026

**Rent paid in cash** · Yes — Walk-in cash payments are included via PayNearMe at over 24,000 retail locations including Walgreens, Walmart and 7-Eleven; the vendor does not publish the per-payment retail fee.

> Retail cash payment services like PayNearMe allow residents to pay rent in cash at over 24,000 locations including Walgreens, Walmart, 7-Eleven.
> — https://www.yardibreeze.com/blog/2026/05/online-payments-for-rent/ · 'Support unbanked & cash-preferred residents' section, checked 27 October 2026

**Rent receipts** · Yes — Each online payment produces an automatic email confirmation to the resident plus a permanent record in the RentCafe resident portal they can retrieve themselves.

> Every online payment generates an automatic email confirmation and a permanent digital record in the resident portal.
> — https://www.yardibreeze.com/blog/2026/05/online-payments-for-rent/ · Objections table, 'I need proof that I paid' row, checked 27 October 2026

**Rent reported to credit bureaus** · Partly — 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.

> Data Release to RentBureau. If you choose to release data to RentBureau, a division of Experian Data Corp. (RentBureau), additional terms of use (the “DR TOU”) apply
> — https://resources.yardi.com/legal/breeze/tou/ · Terms of Use, Additional Products and Services, Data Release to RentBureau, checked 27 October 2026

### Maintenance

**Maintenance requests** · Yes — Residents submit requests online and staff track history, add photos and videos from a phone, assign work and monitor completion through to linked vendor invoices.

> Receive online maintenance requests from residents ... Add photos and videos using a smartphone or tablet
> — https://www.yardibreeze.com/residential-features/ · Maintenance section, bullet list, checked 27 October 2026

**Work orders to contractors** · Yes — Work can be assigned to vendors or employees with vendor invoices linked back to the order, and vendors are paid by check or EFT from accounts payable.

> Attach supporting documents and assign tasks to vendors or employees ... Monitor work order completion and link vendor invoices
> — https://www.yardibreeze.com/residential-features/ · Maintenance section, bullet list, checked 27 October 2026

**Move-in and move-out inspections** · Yes — Move-in and move-out inspections are recorded on a phone or tablet with pass/fail per area, notes and photos, and maintenance requests can be raised from the inspection screen.

> You can mark different rooms and areas as “Passed” or “Failed,” add notes and attach photos.
> — https://www.yardibreeze.com/blog/2018/11/inspections-in-yardi-breeze/ · 'How do inspections work in Yardi Breeze?' section, checked 27 October 2026

### The books

**Income and expenses by property** · Yes — Income and expenses are tracked by property with payables, receivables and a general ledger, and financial statements drill down to transaction-level detail for an accountant.

> Generate financial statements and click into transaction-level details
> — https://www.yardibreeze.com/residential-features/ · Accounting section, bullet list, checked 27 October 2026

**A bank account per property** · Yes — Accounting is segregated per property and owner with escrow and trust accounts maintained for all properties, and the vendor states there are no hidden licensing charges for them.

> Monitor cash balances by property and owner to avoid commingling of funds
> — https://resources.yardi.com/documents/yardi-breeze-brochure/ · Brochure page 2, 'Track everything', checked 27 October 2026

**1099s** · Yes — 1099 preparation and e-filing are built into the accounting module on the standard Breeze plan, alongside vendor and owner payment tracking.

> Prepare and e-file 1099s in record time
> — https://www.yardibreeze.com/residential-features/ · Accounting section, bullet list, checked 27 October 2026

### Managing for other owners

**Owner portal and statements** · Yes — Owners receive customizable report packets and pro rata statements delivered by email or a secure owner portal, with owner payments calculated against stipulated reserves.

> Share owner reports via email or secure portal
> — https://www.yardibreeze.com/residential-features/ · Owner Tools section, bullet list, checked 27 October 2026

**Trust accounting** · Yes — Escrow and trust accounts are maintained per property with segregated income and expense tracking, in-platform reconciliation that flags discrepancies, and role-based controls.

> Breeze allows you to reconcile transactions directly within the platform. The system flags discrepancies and helps ensure that your records match your bank statement every month.
> — https://www.yardibreeze.com/blog/2025/09/trust-accounting-for-property-managers/ · 'How Yardi Breeze helps with trust accounting' section, checked 27 October 2026

**Management fees** · Yes — A standard management fee tool sets a percentage or flat rate per property to calculate commissions and create payables, and owner payments are calculated with reserves retained.

> This feature lets you set up a percentage or flat rate per property to quickly calculate your commissions and create payables for your management company.
> — https://www.yardibreeze.com/blog/platform/breeze/page/4/ · Breeze archive, 'Management Fee Calculations' class description, checked 27 October 2026

**Team users** · Yes — Staff log in with their own permissions, including property-level and maintenance-staff restrictions and menu-level security on Premier; pricing is per unit, with no published per-user fee.

> Limit data access for maintenance staff and/or at the property level
> — https://www.yardibreeze.com/residential-features/ · Property Management section, bullet list, checked 27 October 2026

### Your tenants

**Tenant app** · Yes — Residents get the RentCafe portal and app to apply, pay rent and submit maintenance requests, with the portal included in the monthly cost.

> RentCafe includes a resident portal that lets residents apply, make online rent payments* and submit maintenance requests.
> — https://www.yardibreeze.com/faq/ · FAQ accordion, 'What is RentCafe?', checked 27 October 2026

**Renters insurance** · Partly — Renters insurance is an optional add-on with additional fees; the landlord can require integrated or third-party cover and residents enrol through the leasing workflow.

> Reduce risk by requiring integrated or third-party renters insurance
> — https://www.yardibreeze.com/residential-features/ · Renters Insurance section, bullet list, checked 27 October 2026

**AI features** · Partly — AI appears as paid add-ons and bundled services: RentCafe Chat IQ answers prospects on pricing and availability for Premier, while SentiLink fraud detection is free inside screening.

> RentCafe Chat IQ is a powerful AI tool with natural language processing that automatically responds to prospect questions with real-time information on pricing, amenities, unit availability and more.
> — https://www.yardibreeze.com/residential-features/ · Premier Add-Ons carousel, RentCafe Chat IQ panel, checked 27 October 2026

### Trying it, starting and getting help

**Free plan or trial** · No — There is no free plan: the cheapest route is Breeze at $1 per unit per month with a $100 monthly minimum, and the only no-cost window is cancelling inside the first 30 days.

> If you cancel on or before the 30th day of your Initial Term (the “Trial Period”), you will not be charged for your use of the Software, but you will still be responsible for any charges you may have incurred for additional services, such as tenant screening.
> — https://resources.yardi.com/legal/breeze/tou/ · Terms of Use, Section 5a, Your Right to Cancel or Terminate, checked 27 October 2026

**Sign up without a sales call** · Partly — Breeze can be bought online through a registration form that emails you a private database, but Breeze Premier must be set up by calling or emailing the sales team.

> Call (800) 866-1144 or email us today to set up Breeze Premier to meet your unique needs.
> — https://ccs.yardiasp.com/breezeregistration/ · Registration page, Breeze Premier panel, checked 27 October 2026

**Contract and cancelling** · Yes — The licence runs a one-year initial term that auto-renews annually, with a 30-day cancellation window; cancelling requires a phone call or written notice, not an online switch.

> You have agreed to an Initial Term (and subsequent Terms) of one-year. ... If you continue to use the Software beyond the Initial Term, a new one-year term (a subsequent “Term”) will automatically begin
> — https://resources.yardi.com/legal/breeze/tou/ · Terms of Use, Section 3, Length of your License, checked 27 October 2026

**Support** · Yes — Unlimited live chat runs Monday to Friday 7am-7pm Central with email after hours, plus 8 free phone-support hours on Breeze (16 on Premier) and $120 per hour thereafter.

> Our support staff is here to help you with any questions you might have, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Central Time*. After hours, you can submit support questions via email
> — https://www.yardibreeze.com/faq/ · FAQ accordion, 'What if I need help? Is there a charge for support?', checked 27 October 2026

**Getting your data out** · Yes — Client data remains the client's and can be copied and exported at any time through standard functionality and reports, but access and data end immediately at the term's close.

> Subject to the TOU, you may copy, delete, and export this data at any time using the standard user functionality and reports available within the Software.
> — https://resources.yardi.com/legal/breeze/tou/ · Terms of Use, Section 8a, Data Ownership, checked 27 October 2026

**Canada** · Yes — Sold for US rentals with US dollar payment processing, and separately for Canada through yardibreeze.ca, where screening runs on Equifax and Certn data

> Breeze is available for residential and commercial properties in the U.S.
> — https://www.yardibreeze.com/faq/ · FAQ accordion, 'What property types are supported by Breeze and Breeze Premier?', checked 27 October 2026

**Property types** · Yes — The vendor sells it for residential, commercial, affordable, self storage, HOA/condo and manufactured housing portfolios, while the licence excludes short-term and vacation rentals.

> Our refreshingly simple platform puts you in charge of marketing and managing your entire portfolio, with support for residential, commercial, affordable, self storage, HOA/condo and manufactured housing properties.
> — https://www.yardibreeze.com/faq/ · FAQ page, About section, checked 27 October 2026

**Still sold** · Yes — live: Yardi sells it to new customers today, with online registration for Breeze, a 2026-dated product site and current releases and events published this year.

> Get access to our refreshingly simple software in just a few steps! Complete the fields below, and we'll email you a login for your own private database.
> — https://ccs.yardiasp.com/breezeregistration/ · Registration page, Breeze panel, checked 27 October 2026

## Yardi Breeze 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.
- [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.
- [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.
- [RentPost](https://landlordbench.com/rentpost) · From $30 a month: Trust-accounting property management software for landlords and managers, priced per rental unit.
- [Stessa](https://landlordbench.com/stessa) · Free plan, then $15 a month: Free rental bookkeeping, banking, leasing and rent collection for US residential landlords.
- [ManageCasa](https://landlordbench.com/managecasa) · From $51.14 a month: All-in-one platform for HOAs, rental portfolios and marinas, priced in unit tiers.

8 of the 9 publish a price.

[All 9 alternatives](https://landlordbench.com/yardi-breeze/alternatives/)

## Sources and changes

Last changed 27 October 2026

**Sources** (12)

- https://www.yardibreeze.com/residential-features/, read 27 October 2026
- https://www.yardibreeze.com/faq/, read 27 October 2026
- https://resources.yardi.com/legal/breeze/tou/, read 27 October 2026
- https://www.yardibreeze.com/blog/2026/05/online-payments-for-rent/, read 27 October 2026
- https://www.yardibreeze.com/blog/2026/10/guide-tenant-screening-yardi-breeze-property-management/, read 27 October 2026
- https://ccs.yardiasp.com/breezeregistration/ (Independent source), read 27 October 2026
- https://resources.yardi.com/documents/yardi-breeze-brochure/, read 27 October 2026
- https://www.yardibreeze.com/, read 27 October 2026
- https://www.yardibreeze.com/blog/2018/11/inspections-in-yardi-breeze/, read 27 October 2026
- https://www.yardibreeze.com/blog/2024/11/yardi-breeze-pricing/, read 27 October 2026
- https://www.yardibreeze.com/blog/2025/09/trust-accounting-for-property-managers/, read 27 October 2026
- https://www.yardibreeze.com/blog/platform/breeze/page/4/, read 27 October 2026

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