TurboTenant vs RentRedi
Vendor pages read live on 2026-10-18. Prices change without notice.
These two sit on opposite sides of the same question: should the landlord pay for the software, or the tenant. Neither answer is wrong, but they produce very different bills at different portfolio sizes.
- Best overall
- RentRedi$12 a month billed annually, unlimited units, and no per-unit arithmetic to do.
- Best free
- TurboTenantA working free tier — funded by a $2 tenant ACH fee and a $55 screening fee.
- Best for many units
- RentRediUnlimited doors at a flat rate beats every band above a small portfolio.
The two price shapes
| Line | TurboTenant | RentRedi |
|---|---|---|
| Entry | $0 landlord plan | $29.95/month billed monthly |
| Committed | Essentials $149/yr, Pro $199/yr (1–10 units) | $20/month billed six-monthly, $12/month billed annually |
| Unit limit | Bands: 11–30, 31–60, 61+ | Unlimited properties and tenants |
| Tenant fees | $2 ACH on the free plan, free on Pro; card 3.49% | $1 ACH, card 3.1% + $0.30 by default; you can choose to cover them |
| Screening fee | $55 free plan / $45 on Pro, paid by applicant | $39.99, or $49.99 with income verification, paid by applicant |
Read live from turbotenant.com/pricing and rentredi.com/pricing on 2026-10-18, with RentRedi's payment fees from its help centre.
RentRedi's annual price is the whole argument
$12 a month billed annually is $144 a year — less than TurboTenant's $149 Essentials tier, with no unit band, and a $1 tenant-side ACH charge by default where TurboTenant's free plan charges $2. The monthly option at $29.95 is more than twice that, which tells you exactly which one the vendor wants you on.
Annual pricing is a commitment, not a discount
Price the annual figure against the number of doors you will still own in twelve months. On one unit, $144 a year against a $1,850 rent is about 0.6% of gross — visible but small; on a unit you may sell in spring it is money spent on software you will not use.
The tenant-side difference
TurboTenant's free tier moves the cost to the tenant: $2 per bank transfer and a $55 screening fee. RentRedi charges you the subscription and still defaults a smaller fee to the tenant — $1 per bank payment, 3.1% plus $0.30 on a card, and $39.99 for screening — but lets you cover the payment fee from its settings, which leaves the tenant's payment clean. If your market is competitive, a rent payment with no fee attached is a small but real letting advantage.
If you do stay on a fee-bearing plan, disclose the fee in the listing and in the lease. A charge the tenant discovers on their first payment is the charge they complain about for a year.
Choosing
Buying checklist
Decide who bears the payment fee before you compare features. Price the annual commitment against your likely door count. Confirm which of your states' leases are supported. Run one full cycle before migrating. Export a copy of every document you upload, monthly, regardless of vendor.
Software choice does not change your legal duties: the adverse action notice in the tenant screening guide and the deposit clocks in return deadlines are yours whichever tab you use.
Sources read for this page
- TurboTenant pricing pagechecked 2026-10-18
- RentRedi pricing pagechecked 2026-10-18
- RentRedi help centre — convenience fees for rent paymentschecked 2026-10-18