TurboTenant

TurboTenant (founded 2015) is built for the individual landlord, not the property-management company, and it reports more than a million landlords on the platform. The free core tier is the headline: you can list a unit, screen applicants, and collect rent without paying, because TurboTenant monetizes partly through tenant-paid and ancillary fees.

AI shows up as lease and listing assistance — drafting a listing description or a lease clause rather than running autonomous workflows. That is the right scope for the audience. A landlord with four doors does not need an agentic AI platform; they need the paperwork to take less time.

Pros

• Genuine free tier with no card — you can run a small rental portfolio at $0/mo.
• Public, specific pricing on the paid tiers — easy to budget.
• AI listing and lease assist targets the actual time sink for small landlords.

Cons

• AI is assistive (drafting help), not the autonomous workflow automation enterprise tools offer.
• Built for individual landlords; a management company with staff will outgrow it.

Pricing: Free $0/mo (no card), Essentials $12.42/mo, Pro $16.58/mo (paid tiers billed annually). Free trial: Yes — the free tier is the entry point, no card required.

Alternative if it doesn't fit: RentRedi for a similarly priced DIY tool; Rentec Direct if you manage on behalf of owners.

DIY landlords with a handful of units who want a free or near-free platform with AI assist for listings and leases.