Rentra
Built for self-managing landlords.
$5 / unit
$25/mo minimum · All features included
- Start with 1 unit
- 14-day free trial
- Cancel anytime, no contract
- AI lease import
Buildium
Property management companies
$65+/mo
Essential plan (November 2026) · Growth $202/mo, Premium $420/mo
Buildium is property management software owned by RealPage, designed for professional property managers with larger portfolios.
Feature-by-feature breakdown
Who each one is for
Pick Buildium if
- You run a property management company with staff and owner clients.
- You need CAM reconciliation, investor reporting, or multi-entity accounting.
Pick Rentra if
- You manage your own units and want a published price that starts at one unit.
- You want AI for tenant texts and repairs in the base price. Buildium's Lumina AI Workforce is an add-on below its Premium plan.
- You want to set it up yourself from your signed leases.
Pick Buildium if you manage rentals for other owners
If you manage rentals for owner clients, Buildium's feature depth makes sense. If you manage your own places and want to move off spreadsheets without enterprise software, Rentra covers rent, repairs, tenant texts, and tax reports, with the AI included in the $5-a-unit price.
Get started with RentraMoving from Buildium to Rentra
- Start the 14-day trial. Add a card when you want invoices, online rent payments, and your texting number to go live.
- Upload your signed leases as PDF or Word files. Rentra's AI reads the tenant, rent, and lease dates.
- Add any units or tenants the leases don't cover with Rentra's rent roll template.
- Invite your tenants. They set up their payment method and autopay again in the Rentra portal.
- Keep Buildium until the first month's rent clears on Rentra, then cancel it.
Questions about Buildium and Rentra
Yes. Your tenants and leases come over when you upload your signed leases for Rentra's AI to read, and your rent roll comes over through Rentra's CSV or Excel template. Rentra doesn't import Buildium exports directly. Your tenants get a new payment link and can set up autopay again.
Not everything. Buildium has features designed for property management companies, like CAM reconciliation, investor reporting, and multi-entity accounting. If you need those, Buildium may be the better fit. If you need rent collection, maintenance tracking, and financial reporting, Rentra covers them for $5 a unit.
Rentra is built for self-managing landlords, so it leaves out management-company features like owner portals and trust accounting and has no sales team to pay for. The price is per unit, and the AI is included.
$50 a month, or $480 a year on annual billing. Buildium's Essential plan starts at $65 a month, Growth at $202, and Premium at $420.