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Comparing TurboTenant? Here is the honest breakdown.
TurboTenant is free for you because your tenants pay. On the free plan your renter pays $2 for every ACH rent payment and $45 to $55 to apply, and e-signatures need a paid plan billed annually. With PropManager you pay $59 flat and your tenant pays $0 for ACH.
Built for independent landlords with 1 to 50 units. Every number below is read from TurboTenant's own published pricing, and we tell you who should stay.
TurboTenant vs PropManager, side by side
| TurboTenant | PropManager | |
|---|---|---|
| Advertised price | Free, or $12.42/mo (Essentials, billed yearly)1 | $59/mo flat |
| Billing | Free plan; paid plans billed yearly1 | Month to month, cancel anytime |
| E-signatures | Paid plans only1 | Unlimited, included |
| Online rent (ACH) | $2 on the free plan; free only on the Pro plan, paid by the renter1 | $0, we absorb the processor fee |
| Setup / onboarding | $199, included on the paid plans1 | None. Free migration included |
1 TurboTenant figures as published on https://www.turbotenant.com/pricing/, verified 2026-07-24.
Verify current pricing on the vendor's site before deciding.
The fine print, from their own pages
- E-signatures are not on the free plan; they require a paid plan billed annually (Essentials is $149/yr). src
- On the free plan, renters pay a $2 fee for each ACH rent payment. src
- Renters pay $45 to $55 for tenant screening. src
- Schedule E and Form 8825 reports, depreciation tracking, and automatic expense categorization are on the Pro plan only. src
- The Free and Essentials plans include 1 connected bank account; unlimited bank accounts require the Pro plan. src
Your true cost, itemized
Not the sticker price. The bill at your size with what you actually use. Every number is read from TurboTenant's own pricing page.
Assumes about 2 signature requests a month and one incoming ACH payment per occupied unit per month. Screening is per applicant, so it never changes the monthly total. These per-payment fees are paid by you or passed to your resident; either way, PropManager's are $0.
TurboTenant · Essentials at 10 units
- Essentials plan per month, billed annually at $149$12.42
- E-signaturesincluded
- Online rent collectionincluded
PropManager
- PropManager plan (flat) everything included$59
- E-signatures unlimited, includedincluded
- Online rent (ACH) we absorb the processor feeincluded
At 10 units with what you use, TurboTenant works out to about $12.42/mo, roughly the same or less than PropManager's $59. If their fit is right for you, stay. We are the better call for the landlords described below.
TurboTenant · Essentials at 25 units
- Essentials plan per month, billed annually at $149$12.42
- E-signaturesincluded
- Online rent collectionincluded
PropManager
- PropManager plan (flat) everything included$59
- E-signatures unlimited, includedincluded
- Online rent (ACH) we absorb the processor feeincluded
At 25 units with what you use, TurboTenant works out to about $12.42/mo, roughly the same or less than PropManager's $59. If their fit is right for you, stay. We are the better call for the landlords described below.
TurboTenant · Essentials at 50 units
- Essentials plan per month, billed annually at $149$12.42
- E-signaturesincluded
- Online rent collectionincluded
PropManager
- PropManager plan (flat) everything included$59
- E-signatures unlimited, includedincluded
- Online rent (ACH) we absorb the processor feeincluded
At 50 units with what you use, TurboTenant works out to about $12.42/mo, roughly the same or less than PropManager's $59. If their fit is right for you, stay. We are the better call for the landlords described below.
Like your number? Start free and see it in your own account. Or hand us the switch: 15 minutes of your time and we do the rest, free.
Get started or have us migrate you, freeWhat your tenants pay
TurboTenant is free for the landlord and charges the renter instead. This is what your tenants pay. At 25 units with tenants on ACH autopay, that is about $600 a year of fees your tenants carry so the software can stay free for you.
| TurboTenant | PropManager | |
|---|---|---|
| Each ACH rent payment | $2 on the free plan; free only on the Pro plan | $0, always |
| Rental application / screening | $45 to $55, paid by the renter | we do not offer screening yet |
| Card rent payment | 3.49% | 2.9% + $0.30 |
TurboTenant figures as published on https://www.turbotenant.com/pricing/, verified 2026-07-24.
This is what you get after the free migration
Your own portfolio, live in PropManager: properties, tenants, leases, and ledger history, checked against your old books down to the penny.
The real product, not a mockup. Bank transactions arrive matched to tenants and properties; you confirm with one click.
What PropManager doesn't have yet
The honest gaps against TurboTenant. If any of these is a dealbreaker, TurboTenant may be the better fit.
- Built-in tenant screening and a rental-application flow (TurboTenant's core strength).
- A genuinely free landlord tier (PropManager has none).
- TurboTenant's large landlord network and listing reach.
Who should stay on TurboTenant
TurboTenant is genuinely free for landlords and targets the same 1-to-50-door owners we do. At a door or two with simple needs, and tenants who do not mind paying the application and ACH fees, its free plan is a fair choice. The line to watch is the books: their tax reports, depreciation tracking, and automatic categorization sit on the Pro plan, and the free plan connects one bank account. Once you need real accounting, bank feeds, e-signatures, and maintenance in one system, you have outgrown the free tier.
The people doing your migration
Benjamin Sussman
Co-founder. Chicago landlord. Former Buildium customer.
"I ran our family's rentals on Buildium for years. Every renewal the price went up and the software didn't. My brother's a software engineer, so we built the tool we actually wanted. Now I move other landlords off Buildium myself, personally, for free."
Switching is our job, not yours
- Free done-for-you migration. A $500 job, our treat. You send an export; we do everything else.
- Run both in parallel. Keep your current tool for a month. We refresh the import before you cut over.
- Exit guarantee. Leave anytime and we export everything back out for you, free. Your data is never hostage.
- $59/mo flat, locked for life. We migrate and onboard every landlord ourselves, so we only take a handful of new portfolios each month.
Rather skip the call? Email your TurboTenant export (or screenshots of your rent roll) to jacob@property-mgmt.net and we send back a tour of your own portfolio within 48 hours.
Fair questions
TurboTenant is free. Why would I pay $59?
Because on TurboTenant your tenants carry the cost: $2 per ACH payment on the free plan and $45 to $55 to apply. With PropManager you are the customer, so your tenant pays nothing for ACH and we work for you, not for the fees.
Do I have to prepay a year?
Not with PropManager: it is $59 a month, month to month. TurboTenant's e-sign and paid features are billed annually.
Is the migration really free?
Yes. We move your whole portfolio for you at no charge and you can run both tools in parallel until you are sure.
Do you need my bank login or account numbers?
No, and you should hang up on anyone who asks. The migration runs off an export of your properties, tenants, leases, and payment history. If you later want live bank feeds, you connect your bank yourself, inside your own account, through Plaid. We never see your credentials.
Who is PropManager not for?
Third-party property managers who manage other owners' properties (trust accounting). PropManager is built for landlords who own what they manage, from 1 to 50 units.