RentCaddie vs TurboTenant for rent by the room
TurboTenant is free and it does let you add rooms. The question for a rooming house is what happens after setup: six leases, six payments, one power bill, and one bedroom turning over while five stay put.
Facts about TurboTenant are taken from their own public pages, as of 09/30/2026. Sources are listed at the bottom.
The short answer
If you rent a few bedrooms, collect rent and not much else, TurboTenant's free plan is hard to beat, and it has a real room setup.
If you run whole houses by the room and want each house bill split across the room leases, each bedroom turned over on its own, and the books kept per house, RentCaddie is built for that. It costs more: $236 a month, or $197 a month paid yearly, for 6 to 25 active leases.
Side by side
Price for the landlord
Starter $27 a month paid yearly, up to 5 active leases. Pro $236 a month ($197 paid yearly) for up to 25, then $4 per lease.
Free plan at $0. Paid plans are billed yearly by unit count: Essentials $149 to $349 a year, Pro $199 to $999 a year. Their page does not say whether a room counts as a unit.[1]
Rooms in setup
One house utility bill
Enter the bill once. It is split across the room leases by the rule you set (equal, by occupied room, or included), and each share lands on that resident's balance.
Fees your residents pay
RentCaddie takes nothing from rent. Stripe's processing fee applies, and you choose whether you or the resident covers it.
Screening $45 to $55 depending on the landlord's plan. Bank payment $2 on the Free plan, free on Pro. Card 3.49%.[1]
A room turning over
One bedroom's notice, last day, cleaning, deposit return and door code change. The other residents are untouched.
Each room can hold its own lease and tenants. Their help centre does not describe a room turnover workflow.[3]
Books
Profit and loss per house, Schedule E report, and an export for your accountant.
Accounting tools are listed on the Pro plan.[1]
Where the two actually differ
Both products let you rent a bedroom on its own lease. The difference is everything that is shared: the kitchen, the power bill, the front door. In a rooming house those shared things are most of the work.
RentCaddie treats the house as one place with several leases inside it. A utility bill is entered once and split by rule. Room-level occupancy shows a six-bedroom house with one empty room as one empty room. A resident's door code ends on their last day, if you connect a supported smart lock.
What each one costs on a six-bedroom house
RentCaddie counts active leases, so a six-bedroom house is six leases and sits on Pro: $236 a month, or $197 a month paid yearly. That is a real jump from Starter, and we would rather say it here than let you find it at checkout.
TurboTenant's Free plan is $0 and its paid plans start at $149 a year for 1 to 10 units. Their pricing page does not say whether each room counts as a unit, so check that with them before you compare.
When TurboTenant is the better pick
- You want to pay nothing, and listing, screening, a lease and rent collection cover what you do.
- You rent one or two spare bedrooms and do not split house bills.
- Your residents already pay you through TurboTenant and it is working.
Common questions
Does TurboTenant support rent by the room?
Yes. As of 09/30/2026, its help centre shows a "Will you have room rentals?" step in property setup, and each room can have its own name, target rent, deposit and lease profile.
Why would I pay for RentCaddie if TurboTenant is free?
Only if the shared-house work is costing you time: splitting bills across separate leases, turning over one room while the rest stay, and keeping books per house. If it is not, the free tool is the sensible choice.
Can I move my TurboTenant data into RentCaddie?
Yes. Export your rent roll and tenant list and bring them in with the Smart Importer, or email hello@rentcaddie.com and we help you set up your houses.
Does RentCaddie take a cut of rent?
No. Rent goes to your own Stripe account. Stripe's processing fee applies, and you choose whether you or the resident pays it.
Sources
Prices and features change. Each link below was read on the date shown; check it before you decide.
- [1] TurboTenant pricing as of 09/30/2026
- [2] TurboTenant help: How do I add a room for rent? as of 09/30/2026
- [3] TurboTenant help: What are multi-unit properties? as of 09/30/2026
- [4] TurboTenant help: How to create charges as of 09/30/2026
- [5] TurboTenant help: How can my tenant make a partial rent payment? as of 09/30/2026