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Buildium alternative for small property managers, without add on fees

Letting is a Buildium alternative for landlords, letting agents and small property management companies who want one flat monthly price per unit band, with inspections, maintenance and rent tracking included on every plan. There is no bank account setup fee, no per payment fee and no onboarding fee. Plans start at $59 per month for up to 25 units.

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Move-out, House, 9 Birch Close12 Sep
Kitchen
Same as move-in
3 photos Good
Living room
Scuff on the wall by the door
4 photos Fair
Bedroom 1
Same as move-in
2 photos Good
Bathroom
Sealant around the bath
3 photos Fair
Compared with move-in, 3 Sep 2025Signed PDF

The short answer

Buildium's own pricing page lists Essential from $62, Growth from $192 and Premium from $400 per month, and the price climbs as your unit count rises. On top of that you pay per transaction and per feature: $2.35 per incoming EFT payment on Essential, $99 for each bank account you connect, and a paid inspections add on below the top tier. Letting charges one price per unit band, $59, $189 or $449 per month, and nothing per payment, because it does not process payments.

If you want tenants to pay rent inside the software, screen applicants and list vacancies from the same system, Buildium does that and Letting does not. Choose on that line.

Letting vs Buildium at a glance

Buildium figures come from buildium.com/pricing, checked September 2026. Buildium shows "starting at" prices that rise with your unit count, so run your own number through their calculator.

LettingBuildium
Entry price $59 per month, up to 25 units Essential from $62 per month, rising with units
Middle tier Agency $189, up to 150 units Growth from $192 per month, rising with units
Top self serve tier Portfolio $449, up to 500 units Premium from $400 per month, rising with units
Price inside a tier Flat for the whole unit band Scales with the number of units
Onboarding None, self serve Required on Growth and Premium, included in the price
Bank account setup No fee $99 per account on Essential; 10 free on Growth, 100 free on Premium
Per payment fees None, tenants pay your bank directly Incoming EFT $2.35 (Essential), $1.35 (Growth); credit cards 2.99%
Property inspections Included on every plan Paid add on on Essential ($99 setup plus a monthly fee), included on Premium
Owner statements Yes, from the Agency plan Yes, all plans
Tenants pay rent online in the app No, bank CSV import matched to tenant ledgers Yes, through ePay
Tenant screening and listings No Yes, screening paid per report
API Enterprise plan Premium plan
Best for Managers who want one known monthly price and do not need a payments module US managers who want online rent collection, screening and leasing in one system

Why property managers look for a Buildium alternative

Nobody leaves Buildium because the rent roll is wrong. People leave because the bill keeps moving. The base price rises with every block of units you add, the first bank account costs $99 to connect, each incoming tenant payment carries a fee on the lower tiers, and the inspection tool you assumed was included turns out to be an add on. None of that is hidden; it is on the pricing page. It just adds up to a monthly number that is hard to predict.

The other group is managers whose tenants already pay by ACH into an operating account. They pay for ePay, screening and listings they never switch on, and what they actually open every morning is arrears, repairs and owner statements.

  • Price that does not move with every new door inside your band
  • No fee on each rent payment or each bank account
  • Inspections without a separate subscription
Portfolio3 properties, 7 units
  • Carlton Holdings LtdOwner
    • 14 Carlton Rd2 units
      • Flat 2 J. MarshLet
      • Flat 5 A. NovakLet
    • 9 Birch Close1 unit
      • House L. FraserNotice given
  • Elm St PartnersOwner
    • 220 Elm St4 units
      • Apt 1A D. KimLet
      • Apt 2A Vacant

Rent tracking without a payments module

Letting builds the monthly rent roll from your leases. Export your bank transactions as CSV, drop the file in, and payments match to tenant ledgers, including partial payments and one payment covering two months. Arrears age into 1 to 30, 31 to 60 and 60+ days, and reminder emails go out on the schedule you set. Tenants keep paying the way they already do, and your bank relationship does not change.

See how it works on rent collection software and rent roll software.

  • Rent roll with paid, part paid and unpaid status
  • Bank CSV import matched to tenant ledgers
  • Arrears ageing, reminders and late fee rules on the Agency plan
September rent roll5 units
UnitDueReceivedStatus
Flat 2, 14 Carlton Rd£1,150£1,150Paid
Flat 4, 14 Carlton Rd£1,095£1,095Paid
Flat 5, 14 Carlton Rd£1,050£600Partial
Unit 12, 48 Mill Lane£980£0Late
Unit 15, 48 Mill Lane£990£990Unmatched

Inspections and maintenance on every plan

Move-in, periodic and move-out inspections run room by room on a phone, with dated photos and a signed PDF report. At move-out the photos sit next to the move-in set, so a deposit deduction has evidence behind it. Tenants report repairs through a request link with photos; you assign a contractor, track status and record the cost against the unit and the owner. None of this is an add on.

Details on property inspection software and property maintenance software.

  • Room by room inspections with photos and PDF reports
  • Side by side move-out comparison
  • Maintenance requests, contractor assignment and cost history
Maintenance3 open
Boiler, no hot water
Flat 5, 14 Carlton Rd High K. Byrne Plumbing
£185 to ownerAssigned
Leaking kitchen tap
Unit 12, 48 Mill Lane Medium
£65 to ownerDone
Smoke detector beeping
Apt 3B, 220 Elm St Low
New
  1. Reported 4 Sep
  2. Assigned 4 Sep
  3. Contractor visit 6 Sep

Owner statements for managers who work for several owners

On the Agency plan Letting produces one statement per owner per month: rent received, management fees, repair costs and the net payout, as PDF and CSV, emailed on the day you pick. Up to 150 units cost $189 per month at any unit count inside that band. Read how statements are built on property management accounting software.

Who should choose Letting, and who should stay on Buildium

Letting fits a self managing landlord with 5 to 25 units who wants inspections and repairs tracked without paying per feature, a small management company with 25 to 150 doors that sends owner statements every month and whose tenants already pay by ACH, and a letting agency that wants to know its software bill a year ahead.

Buildium is the better choice if you want tenants to pay rent online through the software, run tenant screening, advertise vacancies and send eSignature leases from one login. It is also often cheaper for a manager under about 50 units who needs owner statements but not inspections, because Buildium Essential includes owner statements from $62 while Letting puts them on the $189 Agency plan. Compare both on your real unit count.

What a 40 unit manager pays in a typical month

Take a manager with 40 units, two owners, one operating account and one trust account, whose tenants all pay by ACH, who runs move-in and move-out inspections. On Letting that is the Agency plan at $189, or $157 per month billed yearly, with inspections and owner statements included and no per payment charge. On Buildium, the subscription depends on where 40 units falls on their calculator, then add the bank account setup, the inspections add on if you stay on Essential, and a fee on every tenant payment that goes through ePay. Put both first year totals side by side before you decide.

How to switch from Buildium

Moving a small portfolio takes an afternoon. Export units, tenants and leases from Buildium as CSV, import them into Letting, set opening balances for any tenant who is behind, and import the latest month of bank transactions to check matching. Run one owner statement and compare it with your last Buildium statement before you tell owners anything has changed.

The full four steps are on the property management system page.

  • Export units, tenants and leases as CSV
  • Import, then set opening balances per tenant
  • Import one month of bank CSV and check matching
  • Produce one owner statement and compare

Run month end before you commit

The homepage demo imports a bank export into a demo portfolio, updates the rent roll, ages the arrears and produces owner statements in your browser. No account needed.

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One price per unit band

Landlord $59 per month for up to 25 units, Agency $189 for up to 150, Portfolio $449 for up to 500, Enterprise on request. Yearly billing gives 2 months free. No unit minimum, no onboarding fee, no per payment fee. Compare plans on property management software pricing.

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For managers who want a flat monthly price and do not need tenants to pay inside the software, Letting is a close fit: rent roll, bank CSV reconciliation, arrears, repairs, inspections and owner statements from $59 per month. If online rent payments and screening are essential, look at platforms that bundle a payments module.

Buildium lists Essential from $62, Growth from $192 and Premium from $400 per month, with the price rising as your unit count grows. Transaction fees are extra: $2.35 per incoming EFT on Essential and $1.35 on Growth, 2.99% on card payments, and $99 per bank account beyond the free allowance.

Buildium works for small landlords, but its fee structure is built for management companies that collect rent through the platform. A landlord with under 25 units who does not need online payments often pays less, and knows the bill in advance, on software priced flat per unit band.

Yes, in effect. Each Buildium plan has a starting price, and the monthly subscription rises as you add units, so a 150 unit portfolio pays more than a 20 unit one on the same plan. Letting charges one flat price for everything inside a band, such as $189 for up to 150 units.

Yes. Export units, tenants and leases as CSV and import them, then set opening balances for tenants in arrears. Portfolios over 500 units on Enterprise get a dedicated onboarding manager who handles the migration.

Close your month on one flat price

Import your leases and your bank export, and your rent roll, inspections and owner statements are ready.

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