The RentEngine alternative with one published price.
RentEngine is real competition and we say so. The bet Tallo makes differently is pricing: $5 when a qualified renter completes a showing, published right here, with no onboarding fee and no quote call.
Same job, different economics
What you pay for
RentEngine describes pay-for-results, per-listing pricing, but the numbers live behind a sales call and a one-time onboarding fee. Tallo publishes its price: $5 per qualified completed showing, and signing up is free.
Where each one stops
RentEngine bundles a full leasing CRM with calling, texting, and applications. Tallo is deliberately a point solution: it runs listing to completed showing, then hands your team a decision-ready file.
What happens to runners-up
Tallo keeps qualified runners-up screened and engaged on an active waitlist, matched to your next vacancy the moment it lists. Most platforms treat those leads as exhaust.
Tallo and RentEngine, side by side
Built for
TalloProperty managers with 50 to 1,000 doors. Single family, small multifamily, build-to-rent, HOA.
RentEngineScattered-site property managers. Capterra pegs the typical fit at 500 to 10,000 units.
Pricing
Tallo$5 per qualified completed showing, published. Free to sign up, no platform fee, no onboarding fee.
RentEnginePer-listing, pay-for-results model. No numbers on the pricing page; quotes come from sales, plus a one-time onboarding fee.
Channels
TalloSMS and email, 24/7, answered in the renter's own language. Team plans add a dedicated phone number.
RentEngineTexting, calling, email, and in-platform chat.
Showings
TalloIn-person, self-guided with smart lockbox access, and virtual. Scheduled, confirmed, and reminded automatically.
RentEngineSmart scheduling for your own showing agents with drive-time routing, plus self-guided showings.
Screening
TalloConversational screening verified by TransUnion, processed into a decision-ready file. Applicant-paid.
RentEngineTransUnion-powered background checks with ID and income verification.
Active waitlist
TalloQualified runners-up stay screened and engaged, matched to upcoming vacancies automatically.
RentEngineNo equivalent listed on their site.
PMS integrations
TalloAppFolio, Buildium, Yardi, Rent Manager, Propertyware, Rentvine, plus custom integrations for teams.
RentEngineAppFolio, Buildium, Rentvine, Propertyware, and Rent Manager. Yardi is not listed.
Checked against RentEngine's public pages in July 2026. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.
Software usually bills on inputs. Tallo bills on the output: a qualified renter at the door.
$5 per qualified completed showing. Free to sign up. No platform fee, no per-unit subscription, no per-lead charges. If nothing moves, you pay nothing. See pricing →The RentEngine questions
Both automate leasing for scattered-site portfolios, and RentEngine does it well. Tallo differs in three places: the price is published and outcome-based at $5 per qualified completed showing, qualified runners-up stay warm on an active waitlist instead of going cold, and Tallo deliberately stops at the completed showing so your team keeps the human moments.
RentEngine's pricing page describes per-listing, pay-for-results pricing with a one-time onboarding fee, but publishes no numbers; you get them from sales. Tallo's price is public: $5 per qualified prospect who completes a showing, free to sign up, no onboarding fee.
Yes. Tallo connects to AppFolio, Buildium, Rentvine, Propertyware, Rent Manager, or Yardi and starts answering renters the same week. Nothing migrates, and pilots can start with 10 units.
One price. Published. Paid on results.
You only pay when a qualified renter completes a showing. $5, and only then.
Demos are run by a founder, not a sales team.