All comparisons
Rentari.ai vs Innago.
Innago is free for landlords, with unlimited units and a solid core toolkit for screening, e-signed leases, rent collection, and listings. The catch is that Innago is a manual toolbox with no AI: you still write every lease, launch every screening, and draft every late-rent notice yourself, and the "free" model is funded by charging your tenants ($2 per ACH payment, 2.99% on cards, and roughly $30-$35 per screening report, as of 2026). Rentari also starts free for unlimited properties and units, then its $120-a-year plan adds Mozart, an AI operator that prepares each screening, lease, renewal, and notice for you to approve in one click, every draft logged beside your approval. If you want the work done for you rather than just organized, that automation gap is the real decision.
Innago facts (free-for-landlords model, tenant-paid ACH/card/screening fees, feature set) sourced from Innago's own pricing and feature pages plus Capterra and G2, as of 2026. Verify current figures on Innago's site, as tenant fees and features can change. Innago is a trademark of its respective owner; Rentari is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Innago.
Last updated July 2026. Pricing and features verified against each vendor's public information.
The short answer
Both free for the landlord. Different ceilings.
Pick Rentari.ai if you
- Mozart, Rentari's AI operator, prepares every screening, lease, renewal, and late-rent notice end-to-end. You approve in one click instead of building each document by hand as you do in Innago.
- Rentari's Free Forever tier covers unlimited properties and units with leads, applications, FCRA-safe screening, and a full audit log. No card, so you can match Innago's free start and add automation only if you want it.
- Prime is a flat $10/mo for 1-5 units ($8 billed annually), then $2 per extra unit, month-to-month with no contract, and the landlord pays no Rentari.ai markup on rent rather than routing tenants through per-transaction fees.
- Every AI draft is logged next to your approval, giving you a defensible audit trail plus symmetric, compliance-first advice with no fair-housing proxies, a governance layer Innago does not offer.
- Extras Innago lacks: computer-vision damage ID with repair estimates, one-click Schedule E export, and identity verification on tenants, vendors, AND owners.
- Automatic 50-state lease coverage with statute watch keeps your documents current, versus Innago's self-service lease templates that you maintain yourself.
Where Innago falls short
- No AI: Innago has no AI assistant, so screenings, leases, renewals, and notices are all manual work you do yourself (per Innago's feature set, as of 2026).
- The 'free' model is funded by your tenants: roughly $2 per ACH payment, 2.99% on card payments, and about $30-$35 per screening report fall on applicants unless you choose to absorb them.
- Lighter accounting than paid platforms and no tenant credit-bureau reporting, so serious bookkeeping and rent-reporting perks are missing.
- Support and onboarding are self-service only, with no guided setup or dedicated success contact.
- No built-in audit trail of AI-drafted actions or symmetric, compliance-first advice is advertised, governance features Rentari treats as core.
Side by side
Public pricing and feature claims. Verify on each vendor's site before you decide.
| Rentari.ai | Innago | |
|---|---|---|
| Target user | Landlords and property managers of all sizes, scaling as you grow, AI-augmented. | Independent landlords at any unit count, price-first. |
| Free tier | Yes Unlimited properties and units, screening + applications included. | Yes: unlimited units, free for landlords |
| Paid tier | Rentari $120 a year for up to 10 units, Portfolio $279 a year to 50 units, and Scale $8 per unit a year above that, with no unit cap. Annual only. | Free for landlords (no paid tier); funded by tenant-paid fees (~$2/ACH, 2.99% card, ~$30-$35 screening) |
| How is Innago funded? | Subscription revenue from Prime + Concierge tiers. | Screening fees (paid by applicant), rent payment convenience fees, renters insurance. |
| AI co-pilot that prepares decisions | Yes | No |
| 50-state lease coverage with statute watch | Built in. Automatic statute watch. | State-specific templates. No statute watch advertised. |
| Tenant screening | FCRA-safe pass-through. No markup. | ~$30 to $35 per applicant (paid by applicant via TransUnion). |
| Online rent collection | Included. No Rentari.ai markup on rent. Tenants can pay without creating an account, straight from the reminder, so a missing portal login never stalls a payment. | Included. Tenant convenience fees apply. |
| Vendor portal (W-9, 1099) | Built in. | Work orders with vendor assignment. No W-9 or 1099 advertised. |
| Identity verification | Tenants, vendors, AND owners. | Tenant screening. Verification of vendors and owners not advertised. |
| AI maintenance triage | AI-triaged, with vendor dispatch you approve. Routine tickets run intake to invoice. | Maintenance requests in dashboard. No AI triage advertised. |
| Accounting depth | Schedule E export, monthly P&L narrative, anomaly detection, depreciation and mortgage tracking, real equity and returns (cap rate, DSCR), a tax-position estimate, full ledger. | Basic income/expense tracking. |
| Audit trail of AI decisions | Every AI draft logged beside your final approval. | Not applicable. |
| Visual damage ID | Yes | Not advertised. |
| Listing syndication | Zillow, Apartments.com, and more. | Listings included. Coverage varies. |
| Setup time | Under 5 minutes. | Sign up in minutes. |
Disclaimer: This post highlights certain features on each platform. This does not mean the other platforms do not have those features. Please do your own research before making any conclusions.
AI automation
AI automation, head to head
The Rentari.ai AI co-pilot does the work and waits for your approval. Here is what Innago leaves to you.
Rentari.ai AI co-pilot
It does the work, you approve every move
- AI-drafted tenant screening, FCRA-safe
- AI-written 50-state leases and renewals
- Late-rent detection with drafted notices
- 24/7 maintenance triage and vendor dispatch
- Visual Damage ID from a photo
- AI deposit settlement from move-out photos
- Monthly P&L narrative and anomaly detection
- Overnight portfolio scan and a morning approval queue
Innago AI
You still do it yourself
Innago has no AI co-pilot. Every screening, lease, renewal, and notice is manual.
- AI-drafted tenant screening, FCRA-safe
- AI-written 50-state leases and renewals
- Late-rent detection with drafted notices
- 24/7 maintenance triage and vendor dispatch
- Visual Damage ID from a photo
- AI deposit settlement from move-out photos
- Monthly P&L narrative and anomaly detection
- Overnight portfolio scan and a morning approval queue
The catch
Why landlords leave Innago for Rentari.ai
Innago is free, but your tenants pay for it and the platform stays lean:
- Your tenants pay the screening and payment fees. Free for the landlord means the renter covers it. Rentari.ai runs screening at pass-through cost and adds no markup on rent.
- No AI co-pilot. Innago never prepares a decision. Rentari.ai drafts every screening, lease, renewal, and rent notice for your approval.
- No operations depth. Work orders assign a vendor, but no vendor-facing portal with W-9 and 1099, statute watch, or AI dispatch is advertised, and identity verification covers tenants only. Rentari.ai covers all of it.
Rentari.ai is also free to start for unlimited properties and units with tenant screening included, then $120 a year for up to 10 units, and adds the AI co-pilot, vendor portal, and 50-state coverage Innago leaves out.
Where we win
Where Rentari.ai wins
- AI prepares every call. Screening, lease, renewal, late-rent notice, maintenance triage. You approve. The audit trail defends.
- 50-state lease coverage built in. Automatic statute watch. State-specific addenda.
- Real vendor portal. W-9 collection, 1099 tracking, job acceptance, photo proof of work.
- Identity verification on three sides. Tenants, vendors, AND owners.
- AI maintenance triage with vendor dispatch. AI triage takes a routine ticket from intake to vendor dispatch to invoice, with your approval at each money step.
- Real accounting. Schedule E export, monthly P&L narrative, anomaly detection, depreciation and mortgage tracking, real equity and returns (cap rate, DSCR), a tax-position estimate, full ledger.
- Visual damage ID. Computer-vision repair estimates from photos.
Pricing snapshot
List-rate pricing as of 2026.
Rentari.ai
From $0
- Free Forever: Unlimited properties and units, with listings, leads, applications, tenant screening, maintenance and one active lease included.
- Paid, billed once a year: Rentari $120 a year for up to 10 units, Portfolio $279 a year to 50 units, and Scale $8 per unit a year above that, with no unit cap.
- Included on every paid plan: unlimited leases, unlimited e-signature sends, accounting data and export, and Mozart, the AI operator.
- 200+ units: automatic volume discounts, no unit cap.
- Concierge: from $200/mo.
Innago
$0 (landlord)
- Landlord side: Free. No monthly fee. No setup fee. Unlimited units.
- Tenant screening: ~$30-$35 per applicant (paid by applicant).
- Rent payment convenience fees: Charged to tenant.
- Renters insurance: Optional, paid by tenant.
Public pricing on innago.com. Free at any unit count.
FAQ
The questions landlords actually ask.
I am already on Innago. Should I switch?
If Innago's free workflow covers your needs and you don't want AI prep, stay (it's hard to beat on price). Switch if you want an AI co-pilot to draft every screening, lease, renewal, and rent notice for approval, a vendor portal with W-9 and 1099 tracking, 50-state lease coverage with automatic statute watch, or identity verification on vendors and owners.
Both products are free for the landlord. Where's the catch?
Different ceilings. Innago's free tier covers unlimited units with the basics: rent collection, applicant screening (paid by applicant), simple leasing. Rentari.ai's Free Forever tier covers unlimited properties and units with tenant screening and applications included, plus AI helpers, vendor portal, maintenance triage with dispatch, identity verification on three sides, and 50-state lease coverage with statute watch. One active lease is included free.
What does Innago charge tenants?
Innago is funded by passing fees to tenants: screening reports (industry-typical $30 to $35 per applicant via TransUnion), online rent payment convenience fees, and renters insurance. The landlord pays $0. Rentari.ai passes screening through at cost with no platform markup and takes no markup on rent either.
Can I import my data from Innago?
Yes. Properties, units, tenants, leases, and rent ledgers can be migrated via CSV. Concierge migration (an add-on) handles the import for you. Innago supports CSV export from the dashboard.
Does Innago have an AI co-pilot like Rentari.ai?
No. Innago has a clean, simple workflow but does not include AI that prepares decisions. Rentari.ai's AI drafts every screening, lease, renewal, and late-rent notice and surfaces a one-click approve or decline card with a full audit trail.
Is the AI safe for legal stuff like leases and adverse-action notices?
The AI never sends anything on your behalf. It prepares the draft, runs the FCRA-safe workflow, and surfaces the proposal in your inbox with a one-click Approve / Decline card. Every draft is logged beside your final answer in the audit trail. Nothing financial or legal commits without your explicit approval.
Try Rentari.ai free. See for yourself.
Free Forever covers unlimited properties and units with tenant screening and applications included. No card required. Run it in parallel with Innago and decide.