Is Hemlane cheaper than Rentra?

It depends on what you need. Hemlane's Basic software plan is $28 a month plus $2 a unit, which costs less than Rentra once you pass about 10 units. Its value is in the service plans: repair coordination in Essential ($20/unit) and fuller management in Complete ($58/unit). If you want automation and to stay in charge, Rentra covers it at $5 a unit.

What if I want hands-off management?

Hemlane or a traditional property manager may fit better. Rentra is for landlords who want to stay involved: AI handles routine tenant texts and repair coordination, and repairs aren't booked until you approve them.

Does Rentra coordinate repairs the way Hemlane Essential does?

Rentra does it with software. A tenant texts the problem, AI sorts the urgency, and the job goes to your vendor by text once you approve it. Hemlane Essential puts its own team on repair coordination for $20 a unit plus the platform fee.

Rentra vs Hemlane

Hemlane sells software plus paid services, such as repair coordination at $20 a unit. Rentra is software only. Its AI handles the coordination, and you approve each repair before it's booked.

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Rentra

Built for self-managing landlords.

$5 / unit

$25/mo minimum · All features included

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Hemlane

Hands-off landlords

Free / $28/mo + $2/unit

Free Starter · Basic $28/mo + $2/unit · Essential $20/unit and Complete $58/unit, each plus the $28 platform fee (October 2026)

Hemlane combines property management software with paid services such as repair coordination and tenant placement.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

FeatureRentraHemlane

Software price$25/mo min ($5/unit)Free, or $28/mo + $2/unit

Repair coordinationAI-automated, includedEssential plan ($20/unit)

Fuller managementSelf-managed + AIComplete plan ($58/unit)

Rent collection

Automatic late remindersEmail

Your own vendors, dispatched by textNot listed

Tenant portal

Move-in/move-out inspectionsAI compares notesFrom $300

Financial reporting

Tenant placementAdd-on, from $695

What you'd pay at 3, 10, and 25 units

Units	Rentra	Hemlane
3	$300$240 billed annually	Starter $0 · Basic $408 · Essential $1,056
10	$600$480 billed annually	Starter $0 · Basic $576 · Essential $2,736
25	$1,500$1,200 billed annually	Starter $0 · Basic $936 · Essential $6,336

Rentra is $5 a unit per month with a $25 minimum, every feature included. Hemlane on monthly billing: Basic is a $28 platform fee plus $2 a unit, and Essential (which adds repair coordination) is $28 plus $20 a unit. Hemlane says annual billing saves up to 20%. Inspections start at $300 and tenant placement at $695. Prices checked October 2026.

Who each one is for

Pick Hemlane if

You want a person to coordinate repairs or place tenants and will pay per unit for that service.
You need software only and have 10 or more units, where Basic costs less than Rentra.
You want local leasing agents to show units.

Pick Rentra if

You want to approve repairs from your phone and use your own vendors, without paying $20 a unit for coordination.
You'd like routine tenant texts answered from the lease without hiring help.
You want move-in and move-out notes compared for you, included in the price.

Choose Hemlane if you want people to coordinate repairs for you

Hemlane pairs software with services. Repair coordination comes with the Essential plan at $20 a unit, and the Complete plan at $58 a unit adds help with tenant communication. Both also carry a $28 monthly platform fee. Rentra costs $5 a unit and handles the coordination in software, with your own vendors.

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Moving from Hemlane 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 Hemlane until the first month's rent clears on Rentra, then cancel it.

Questions about Hemlane and Rentra

Try Rentra on your own rentals

Upload a signed lease and Rentra sets up the tenant, the rent and the lease dates. Free for 14 days, then $5 a unit a month.

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