Landlords and tenants pay nothing to use Sproutly. Rent tracking and reminders, leases, applications, repairs and California notice forms are included on every unit. Sproutly is software, not a law firm, and gives general information, not legal advice.
Everything below, for you and for your tenants. No card needed and no per-unit price.
Create a free account| Fee | Who pays | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Platform | You | $0. Unlimited units. |
| Tenant | Tenant | $0 |
| Zelle, bank bill-pay, check | Nobody | $0. The tenant pays you by your instructions. Sproutly shows the schedule; you report a problem only if rent does not arrive. Always offered. |
| Card through the portal | Tenant | Optional for the tenant. Estimated at 2.9% plus 30 cents, added to their payment. The processor sets the actual fee. On by default; you can turn it off. |
| Bank transfer through the portal | Tenant | Not offered right now. Tenants pay you directly by Zelle, bank bill-pay or check at no fee. |
| Applicant screening report | Applicant | Not offered yet. When it is, the applicant pays for their own report at the provider's cost, with the price shown before they pay. Nothing to you. |
At move-in a tenant can choose to set up internet, book movers or buy renters insurance through a partner. If the tenant chooses a partner, the partner pays Sproutly a referral fee. The price the tenant sees is the same as going to the partner directly.
A tenant who cannot cover a full security deposit can choose a deposit alternative from a partner. That partner also pays Sproutly a referral fee.
Every partner offer is optional. You and your tenants are never charged for Sproutly itself.
Enter your units, your rent and how tenants pay. The table adds the fees the tenant pays on the other apps, so you see the whole picture.
| App | You pay | Tenants pay | Total a year | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sproutly | $0 | $0 | $0 | Notices, leases and deposit statements are free. You pay nothing on any rail; tenants pay nothing when they pay you directly. You: $0. |
| Stessa approx. | $0 | $0 | $0 | Essentials is free; Pro is $12 to $15 a month (not counted). Tenant payment fees are not on file, so they count as $0 here. |
| Apartments.com | $0 | $64 | $64 | Free to you. The applicant pays $32 and card payments run 2.75%. |
| Zillow Rental Manager approx. | $0 | $70 | $70 | Free to you. The renter pays $35 to apply and about 2.95% by card. |
| Baselane | $0 | $72 | $72 | Core is free. Smart is $20 a month (not counted). You can absorb the $2 transfer fee yourself. |
| Azibo | $0 | $80 | $80 | Free to you. Screening is $39.99. |
| Avail | $0 | $90 | $90 | Free tier. Plus is $9 per unit a month and removes the tenant transfer fee (not counted). |
| LeaseConnectPro | $120 | $0 | $120 | $9.99 or $19.99 a month. Collects no rent, so rent would run on another app. |
| Innago | $0 | $132 | $132 | Free, no tiers. Screening is $30 to $35; $30 used. |
| TurboTenant | $0 | $162 | $162 | Free tier. Premium is $149 to $199 a year, and a lease is $39 to $79 on the free tier (not counted). Screening is $45 to $55; $45 used. |
| RentRedi approx. | $144 | $116 | $260 | No free tier: $12 a month billed yearly. Payment fees are typical figures, not a published rate card. |
Yearly figures from the published prices on Oct 11, 2026. Most rent apps charge the tenant a bank-transfer fee; on Sproutly a tenant who pays you by Zelle, bill-pay or check pays nothing, and you pay nothing on any rail. A tenant who chooses to pay online through the portal pays the processor's fee, which the processor sets (estimated at 2.9% plus 30 cents for a card). Online bank transfer through Sproutly is not offered right now. Sproutly's notices and deposit statements are free; an eviction service charges $175 for one notice. Check each vendor's page for today's figure.
Not to Sproutly. Paying you by Zelle, bank bill-pay or check costs the tenant nothing, and so does every other part of the tenant page. If a tenant chooses to pay online through the portal, the processor's fee is added to their payment. The processor sets the fee; the portal shows an estimate (about 2.9% plus 30 cents for a card) before the tenant pays. Online bank transfer through Sproutly is not offered right now. Screening reports are not offered yet. When they are, the applicant will pay for their own report at the provider's cost, with the price shown before they pay.
You never do. A tenant who pays you directly pays nothing. A tenant who pays online pays the processor's fee, which the processor sets. Your payout can differ from the rent amount if a payment is disputed or refunded. Cards are on by default; turn them off if you do not want payments that can be disputed later. Online bank transfer through Sproutly is not offered right now.
No. There is no per-unit price and no unit cap.
Yes. The rent-increase notice form, the pay-or-quit notice form, the deposit statement and the date tracking cost nothing, on every unit, as often as you need them.
From partners a tenant may choose at move-in (internet, movers, renters insurance) and from the optional deposit alternative, at the same price as going direct. Never from you. An online payment's fee is set by the processor, and every receipt says so.