Can I migrate from Buildium to Rentra?

Yes. Export your data from Buildium and we'll help you get set up. Most landlords are fully migrated within a day. Your tenants just get a new payment link—no disruption to their autopay habits.

Does Rentra have everything Buildium has?

Not everything. Buildium has features designed for property management companies—like CAM reconciliation, investor reporting, and multi-entity accounting. If you need those, Buildium might be right for you. But if you just need rent collection, maintenance tracking, and financial reporting? Rentra has you covered at a fraction of the price.

Why is Rentra so much cheaper?

We're built specifically for small landlords. No enterprise sales team. No features you'll never use. No shareholders demanding we maximize revenue per customer. Just the tools you actually need, priced fairly.

vs. Buildium

Rentra vs Buildium

Buildium is built for property management companies. Rentra is built for landlords who manage their own properties. Here's what that means for you.

$5/unit · 14-day free trial · Cancel anytime

Rentra

Built for independent landlords

$5 / unit

$25/mo minimum · All features included

Start with 1 unit
14-day free trial
Cancel anytime — no contract
AI auto-import migration

Buildium

Property management companies

$52+/mo

Essential plan · Price increases with units

Buildium is a comprehensive property management platform owned by RealPage, designed for professional property managers with larger portfolios.

Side by side

Feature-by-feature breakdown.

FeatureRentraBuildium

Starting price$25/mo (5 units)$52/month minimum

Minimum unitsNo minimumOptimized for 50+

Setup time15 minutesHours to days

Rent collection with autopay

Automatic late payment remindersSMS + EmailEmail only

SMS-powered maintenance requests

Auto-dispatch to vendors via SMS

Vendor scheduling coordinationAutomatedManual

Maintenance photo documentation

One-tap maintenance approvals

Tenant portal

Move-in/move-out inspectionsWith photo comparisonBasic checklist

Financial reporting

Schedule E tax exportsOne-click

AI cashflow forecast

Learning curveMinimalSteep

Contract requiredAnnual recommended

Tenant screeningOn the roadmap

The bottom line

Buildium is great—if you're a property management company.

If you manage 50+ units professionally, Buildium's feature depth makes sense. But if you're a landlord with 1-20 properties who wants to stop using spreadsheets without signing up for enterprise software? That's exactly who Rentra is for. Same core features, fraction of the cost, none of the complexity.

Common questions

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