Are you a property manager or real estate investor looking for alternatives to Apartments.com (formerly Cozy)? If so, you’re in luck. Several great online options can help you manage your property portfolio more effectively.

In this blog post, we’ll look at 6 Apartments.com alternatives. We’ll compare options so you can make an informed decision about which one is best for you.

Where Apartments.com falls short

Apartments.com recently acquired Cozy—a free, popular online property management software offering great benefits for property managers and real estate investors. It’s easy to use, affordable, and offers a wide range of features to help you manage your properties effectively. 

However, there are a few drawbacks to using Apartments.com’s rental management tools:

• There is an extra charge to list a vacant property on more than 5 rental listing websites for higher search result placements and larger ads and videos.
• Expense transactions must be manually entered into Apartments.com, requiring a landlord to spend extra time on bookkeeping tasks that could be automated.
• Limited reporting capabilities and a tax management system require downloading and uploading CSV transaction files to generate basic financial reports and year-end statements.

6 alternatives to Apartments.com

While Apartments.com does fall short in some areas, a number of other great options are available. Here are 6 alternatives.

Stessa

Stessa, a Roofstock company, offers a rental property financial management system that is free and easy to use. More than 200,000 investors already use Stessa to track and optimize their rental properties.

It offers many great features, including the ability to track expenses, income, and performance metrics automatically; create custom reports; and automate tasks like online rent collection and accounting. Stessa’s robust free plan that has even more features than Apartments. It also offers optional, premium plans for real estate investors who need more sophisticated features, automation, and reporting.

One of the best things about Stessa is that it’s designed specifically for rental property management. This means all the features are geared toward helping you run your rental business more efficiently. 

For example, the expense tracking feature makes it easy to track where your money goes each month, so you can make informed decisions about where to cut costs or identify areas for increasing revenue. 

Owners monitor their rental property investments from a single, comprehensive dashboard that they can use to optimize performance and returns.

Key features

After signing up for a free account with Stessa and entering some basic property information, real estate investors can: 

• Automatically sort and classify transactions from linked bank, lender, credit card, and property management accounts, all without any additional fees or required add-ons.
• Generate income statements, net cash flow summaries, and balance sheets (available with the paid Pro plan), among other reports.
• Open an FDIC-insured high-yield bank account* for each property and seamlessly integrate them with Stessa’s financial tracking features.
• Publish a vacancy for rent and syndicate it out across a variety of websites for maximum exposure to high quality tenants.
• Use Stessa’s tenant screening services and free rental applications to find and select qualified tenants.
• Upload your document, tag it for digital signatures, and send it to tenants, vendors, partners, and others. 
• Collect rent through ACH payments, a free service for property owners and tenants.
• Get round-the-clock insights into the performance of your property portfolio.
• Link your property management portal to import transactions and get a detailed portfolio overview.
• Add an unlimited number of properties to your Stessa account.
• Invite other investors, CPAs, spouses, and others to share your Stessa account. Manage their access levels to view and/or edit the account.
• Access a suite of tax resources and educational materials created in partnership with The Real Estate CPA.

Go here to learn more about Stessa.

*Stessa is not a bank. Stessa is a financial technology company.Terms and conditions, features and pricing are subject to change. This article, and the Stessa Blog in general, is intended for informational and educational purposes only, and is not investment, tax, financial planning, financial, legal, or real estate advice.

Avail

Avail helps property managers track their finances, manage properties, and stay organized. The software also includes features for managing tenants, such as a lease builder and online rent payment options. 

Avail offers 2 pricing plans. The Unlimited Plan is free and offers syndicated listings, credit and criminal screening for tenants, state-specific leases, online rent payments, and maintenance tracking. The Unlimited Plus plan costs $7 per month per unit and includes everything the free plan does, plus next-day rent payments, waived ACH fees, custom rental applications, leases, and a property website.

Key features

• Listings are syndicated to 12 of the most popular online rental websites, including Zillow, Trulia, Zumper, Realtor.com, Apartments.com, and Apartment List.
• Screening reports include a nationwide criminal history report, nationwide prior eviction reports, residence and employment reference checks, and income verification and documentation.
• Lease templates are state-specific and lawyer-reviewed.
• Online rent payments feature automatic recurring payments, late fees, and collection of security deposits and additional charges
• Rental property accounting software tracks income and expenses processed through Avail.
• Avail generates a CSV spreadsheet at tax time to aid with tax readiness and reporting.

Innago

Innago provides free software that can help landlords find good tenants, easily collect rent online, and more. It can be used for residential properties, commercial buildings, and student housing.

There are no expenses to start up, no monthly costs, and no contract required. Innago charges tenants for screening services and online rent payments. Landlords may opt to pay for these services themselves.

Key features

• Landlords can post vacant property to selected listing websites.
• Tenant screening provides insight into applicants’ financial history, including open accounts, payment history, credit history, collections, inquiries, and more.
• With lease forms, you get the right document with the correct information for your property, including rental amounts, move-in dates, and pet addendums.
• Innago provides automatic reminders and notifications when rent is due, along with a convenient payment button within the email.
• Entering expense data manually is quick and simple, from payee details to categories and accounts.
• Innago integrates with QuickBooks to automatically generate financial statements and Schedule E for year-end tax reporting.

RentRedi

RentRedi offers an all-in-one property management software solution for landlords with an easy-to-use computer and mobile app. In addition, the company offers 3 different pricing plans based on the billing cycle: $29.95 a month, $20 a month paid every 6 months, and $12 a month based on annual billing.

All plans include unlimited rentals, tenants, team members, rental listings, and customer support. Landlords who want financial reporting must sign up for the add-on service with REI Hub. All REI Hub plans are month to month, with pricing varying based on the number of units: $25 a month for up to 3 units, $39 a month for 4 to 10 units, $59 a month for 11 to 20 units, and $99 a month for 20 units or more.

Key features

• RentRedi listings are automatically distributed to Realtor.com and Doorsteps.com, the company’s 2 partner sites.
• TransUnion provides access to comprehensive credit, criminal, and eviction history reports with the $35 cost paid for by the applicant.
• Landlord lease documents can be uploaded directly from the RentRedi app and executed with digital signatures and a government ID photo.
• Rent payments can be made using ACH,credit cards, and cash.
• Bank and credit card accounts can be connected electronically to sync income and expenses automatically.
• Landlords can complete financial reports with a paid REI Hub subscription, including profit and loss (P&L) statements, cash-flow statements, balance sheets, and tax-ready Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Schedule E reports.

TenantCloud

TenantCloud is a cloud-based property management software designed for residential real estate investors, landlords, and managers. The company offers 3 pricing plans with an unlimited number of properties and units and unlimited rental postings on the internet: $17/month, $32/month, and $55/month. 

Customized pricing plans are available for investors and property managers with large portfolios. Plus, customers who pay annually get 1 month free, and the company offers a free trial period. 

Key features

• Features vary based on the price plan selected and include modules for listings, showings, tenant screenings, leasing, rent payments, digital signatures, and tax reporting.
• Listings are automatically syndicated to websites like Apartments.com, Trulia, and Zillow.
• Three different screening packages are available through TransUnion.
• Lease agreements can be designed from scratch or from a template to update an existing lease and get tenant digital signatures.
• Rent payments may be made and received online using a debit card, credit card, and ACH, and tenants can schedule recurring monthly payments.
• TenantCloud can sync with QuickBooks to process income and expenditure transactions and prepare financial statements, tax preparation reports, and 1099s.

TurboTenant

TurboTenant offers property management software with rental advertising, online tenant applications, tenant screening, online rent payments, and tenant management.

They currently feature four pricing plans: Free, Vacancy Pro, Manage Pro, and Premium.

The Free plan has all the basic features, while the paid plans are for landlords requiring more from property management software. Vacancy Pro and Manage Pro cost $99 per year, and the Premium plan costs $129 per year.

Key features

• Features vary based on the plan selected and include rental advertising, tenant applications and screening, reference checks, online rent payments, expense tracking, and document management.
• TurboTenant makes it easy to list your rental property on popular websites like Realtor.com, Apartment List, Rent.com, Facebook Marketplace, and Craigslist.
• TurboTenant offers landlords free credit, criminal, and eviction reports on applicants, which are pulled from TransUnion.
• Online lease agreements help landlords input essential information for their states, including rent amounts, fees, lessees, and pets policies. Once the lease is complete, it can be sent out for digital signatures and stored in the landlord’s TurboTenant account.
• TurboTenant allows landlords to automatically charge rent, late fees, security deposits, and more every month and set up autopay for tenants.
• The software allows landlords to manually enter expenses by date, property, and expense category, which can then be exported as a CSV file for use with QuickBooks or other financial software for tax reporting.