Rentec Direct

Overview

Rentec Direct was started in March 2007 by its founder Nathan, a landlord who wrote the application himself, and is based in Grants Pass, Oregon^[21][20]. The company describes itself as self-funded and debt-free and says more than 16,000 property managers use it to manage more than 700,000 units^[21].

Three editions are offered. Rentec Starter is a flat US$25 a month for up to 10 properties and 10 tenants, with accounting, reporting and online rent payments. Rentec Pro and Rentec PM start at US$50 a month and scale with unit count up to 2,500+ units; Pro adds unlimited properties, tenants and users plus a mobile app, while PM adds trust accounting, owner ACH payments, an owner portal and marketing and maintenance roles for third-party managers^[20]. A two-week free trial is offered, with free setup and onboarding and no term commitments listed. Screening packages cost US$10–18 on Pro and PM, and card payments 2.95%^[20]. Support is US-based and unlimited^[20]. Limitations: per-unit-count prices above the starting rate are only shown in a calculator, Starter caps users at three, and the platform has fewer enterprise features than mid-market rivals.

Rentec Direct features

• Landlord accounting and reporting
• Trust accounting and owner portal (PM edition)
• Online rent payments and PayNearMe cash payments
• Tenant screening packages
• Mobile app (Pro and PM)
• US-based support

Rentec Direct pricing

Starter US$25/month flat (10 properties, 10 tenants); Pro and PM from US$50/month, scaling by units; annual billing saves US$60. 14-day free trial; free setup and onboarding.

Rentec Direct strengths and limitations

Appears in

• Best Property Management Software in 2026 #10

Rentec Direct alternatives and competitors

Alternatives to Rentec Direct: companies ranked in the same lists.

• AppFolio
• Buildium
• Yardi Breeze
• Entrata
• RealPage
• MRI Software
• Rent Manager
• DoorLoop
• Propertyware
• TenantCloud
• TurboTenant
• AAvail