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RentalAnalytics opens a long-term rent, cap rate, and cash flow from public HUD and Census files, with the source named on the page. The four pages below place that next to RentCast, Mashvisor, BNBCalc, and AirDNA, using each company's own public prices and features as of 2026-10-09.
A ranked shortlist of these same tools is on Best Rent Estimate Tools in 2026. The order there uses the prices and features on this page.
| Tool | Free access | Paid price, checked 2026-10-09 | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| RentalAnalytics | Six live calculators are free, with no account: rent, cap rate, cash flow, DSCR, amortization, and short-term versus long-term rent. LandlordIQ free tier: 60 requests per hour per IP, no key. | Paid LandlordIQ tier: 10,000 requests per day per key, requested by email. No other price list is published. | A long-term rent, cap rate, or cash flow traced to HUD and Census files. |
| RentCast | $0 plan: nationwide rent prices, 5 nearby comps, 5 portfolio properties, rent alerts and market updates. | Pro is $19 per month, or $12 per month billed annually. API plans start at $0 for 50 calls a month. | Address-level rent comps and a rental portfolio. |
| Mashvisor | The pricing page lists Lite, Standard, Professional, and Enterprise. It does not list a $0 plan. | Lite $49.99, Standard $74.99, and Professional $99.99 per month, each billed annually. A Starter hosting plan is $11 per month, billed $132 yearly. | Traditional and Airbnb income on a property, from Mashvisor's comps. |
| BNBCalc | Both paid plans start with a 7-day free trial. The pricing page also lists a Free Tools set. | Calculator is $30 per month or $199 per year. Markets is $79 per month or $399 per year. | Short-term rental address analysis, plus market research on the Markets plan. |
| AirDNA | $0, free forever: limited Rentalizer, limited market insights, and for-sale property browsing. | Market Research shows $34 per month, billed $400 annually. Adapt Dynamic Pricing shows $20 per month per listing. Property Manager is Let's Talk. | Short-term rental market metrics and a revenue calculator. |
Each competitor row is spelled out, with the source URL, on its own page. RentalAnalytics prices are the ones on the about page.
Landlords and analysts who want a long-term rent, cap rate, or cash flow from public HUD, Census, and BLS files, and who want the dataset and date named. Start with the rent estimator, then the cap rate calculator or the cash flow analyzer. State screens for Census yield and rent-to-income are on gross rent yield and rent-to-income.
Investors and property managers who want a property rent built from nearby rental listings, a set of comps, and portfolio alerts. Their API is the fit when an application needs property records and listing data. Details and sources are on RentalAnalytics and RentCast.
Investors comparing a traditional rental estimate and an Airbnb estimate on a property, with comps and an investment score. Details and sources are on RentalAnalytics and Mashvisor.
Short-term rental investors who want an address calculator for revenue, expenses, and returns, or the Markets plan for listing-level research. Details and sources are on RentalAnalytics and BNBCalc.
Short-term rental hosts and managers who want market metrics and Rentalizer, AirDNA's revenue calculator. The Market Research plan adds historical insights and comp sets. Details and sources are on RentalAnalytics and AirDNA.
Each page lists features, prices, data sources, and free access from that company's own public pages, checked on 2026-10-09, with the source URL on the page. RentalAnalytics figures come from this site's methodology, data sources, and about pages.
No. The pages name the job each product describes for itself. There is no score, star rating, or winner.
Six calculators are free and open without an account: rent, cap rate, cash flow, DSCR, amortization, and short-term versus long-term rent. Gross rent yield and rent-to-income pages use Census tables.