Platuni vs Hemlane
A landlord with three rentals opens Hemlane's free Starter plan, advertises a vacancy on Apartments.com and Zillow, screens applicants and signs a state-specific lease, all at no charge. Collecting the first rent online is where the free plan ends: that starts on Basic, listed at $30 a month. That line between free and paid is where this comparison starts.
Choose Platuni if
Where the product looks mature
- You have rentals in Canada. Hemlane describes 50 available states and names no Canadian service.
- You need your city's or province's rules and deadlines tracked, not only state-specific leases and notices.
- You manage 10 or more units and want reconciliation and custom reports on one plan, without a separate platform fee.
Choose Hemlane if
Where the product looks mature
- You want a free plan that covers listings, screening and rental accounting with bank sync.
- You need trust accounting, with a separate ledger for each owner entity, or a QuickBooks connection.
- You want someone to coordinate repairs for you, with 24/7 emergency support on Essential and a PM assistant on Complete.
Fit check
Which one fits your portfolio?
Four questions. Your answer highlights the rows below that matter to you.
Based on your answers
Leans Platuni
Hemlane's paid plans include a $28 platform fee plus $2, $20 or $58 per unit; Starter is $0 without rent collection.
- PlatuniOn Hemlane's listed prices Basic is $2 per unit plus a $28 platform fee, which comes to $68 at 20 units. Platuni Growth lists USD $59 at 20 units, with reconciliation and custom reports included.
- HemlaneHemlane describes itself as built for independent landlords and owners, and its free plan covers listings, screening and accounting.
- PlatuniPlatuni Growth tracks rules and deadlines by jurisdiction for Canada and the US. Hemlane lists state-specific leases, amendments and notices, but its pages list no deadlines tracker.
What you'd give up with Platuni: a free software tier, trust accounting, QuickBooks and a repair coordination service. None of these appears on Platuni's pages. Platuni Starter is USD $0.99 per unit per month.
Platuni
Starter: USD $9.90/mo
Growth: USD $59/mo (minimum applies)
Hemlane
$48
per month ($28 platform fee + 10 × $2/unit) · ACH free, cards 3%
Hemlane shows dollars without naming the currency. Paid plans add a $28 platform fee to the per-unit rate.
Side by side
Feature by feature
Each row answers one buyer question, with the vendor's own page as the source.
| What you need | PlatuniGrowth plan unless noted | HemlanePlan noted where it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
Software price How much does the software cost each month? | Starter USD $0.99, Growth USD $1.49 per unit per month (CAD $1.39 and $1.99). No free plan. Source: platuni.com/pricing | Starter $0. Basic $2 per unit, Essential $20, Complete $58, each shown with a $28 platform fee. Currency not stated. Source: hemlane.com/pricing |
Minimums and limits Is there a platform fee or unit cap? | No minimum on Starter. Growth minimum USD $59 or CAD $79. Enterprise is custom-quoted. Source: platuni.com/pricing | No unit cap stated. The $28 platform fee applies to the paid plans. Source: hemlane.com/pricing |
| Getting started | ||
Free trial Can I try it before paying? | •Included 30 days of Growth, no card. Source: platuni.com/pricing | •Included 14 days on Basic, Essential and Complete. Starter is free forever, no card. Source: hemlane.com/pricing |
| Payments | ||
Online rent payments Can tenants pay online? | •Included Card and bank, Canada and US, at Stripe's rates with no Platuni markup. Source: platuni.com/pricing | •Included Starts on Basic. ACH has no fee, cards 3%. Source: hemlane.com/pricing |
| Leasing | ||
Tenant screening Who pays for applicant screening? | •Per-use fee Charged per report, price not published. Landlord pays by default. Source: platuni.com/pricing | •Per-use fee $40 total, paid by the tenant. Credit, criminal and eviction reports with income verification. Source: hemlane.com/pricing |
E-signed leases Can I sign leases digitally? | •Included Free and unlimited. Source: platuni.com/pricing | •Included State-specific leases with e-signature. Source: hemlane.com/pricing |
Lease templates Are state-specific lease templates included? | •Included Canada and US compliance support on Growth. Source: platuni.com/pricing | •Included State and country-specific lease templates, amendments and notices. Source: hemlane.com/pricing |
Listings and leads Where do vacancy listings syndicate? | •Included A listings workspace with a lead inbox. The rental sites listings reach are not named. Source: platuni.com/pricing | •Included Apartments.com, Zillow and 7 more sites on Starter. Premium listing is $89 for 30 days. Source: hemlane.com/pricing |
| Shared living | ||
Per-room leases Can I lease by the room and split bills? | •Included Growth and Enterprise, plus roommate matching and rent split on the student housing page. | •Included Separate leases and split rent on its rent-by-room page. Roommate matching not listed. |
| Accounting | ||
Accounting and reports Can I reconcile transactions and run financial reports? | •Included Reconciliation and custom reports on Growth and Enterprise. Source: platuni.com/pricing | •Included Bank sync, cash flow and income statement on Starter. Owner statements, rent roll and Schedule E listed on its reports page. Source: hemlane.com/features/reports |
Trust accounting Can I run trust accounting for owners? | •Not listed Not listed on Platuni's public pages. Source: platuni.com/pricing | •Included A separate ledger and trust account for each owner entity. No plan is named. |
1099 forms Does it prepare 1099 tax forms? | •Not listed Not listed on Platuni's public pages. Source: platuni.com/pricing | •Partial Files a 1099-K above $20,000 and 200 online transactions. Does not create 1099-MISC or 1099-NEC. Source: support.hemlane.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000309471-Does-Hemlane-file-my-1099-tax-forms |
QuickBooks Does it integrate with QuickBooks? | •Not listed Not available on Platuni. Source: platuni.com/pricing | •Included Its homepage says it connects with QuickBooks. Source: hemlane.com |
| Operations | ||
Repair coordination Can someone coordinate maintenance and repairs for me? | •Partial Vendor portal and work orders. No managed repair service is listed. Source: platuni.com/pricing | •Included Essential and Complete. 24/7 emergency support and work orders. Source: hemlane.com/pricing |
| Owners | ||
Owner portal Can third-party owners log in and view statements? | •Included Growth and Enterprise. Source: platuni.com/pricing | •Partial Mentioned on city pages. Not named on its pricing or features pages. Source: hemlane.com/pricing |
| Compliance | ||
Local rules and deadlines Will it track city or province rules and deadlines? | •Included Growth and Enterprise, Canada and US. Source: platuni.com/pricing | •Not listed Not listed on Hemlane's pages. Source: hemlane.com/pricing |
| Platform | ||
AI assistant What AI tools are included? | •Included Compliance assistant on Growth and Enterprise. Source: platuni.com/pricing | •Partial AI listing descriptions are named. Source: hemlane.com/pricing |
Open API Can my developer build integrations? | •Partial By contract on Growth and Enterprise. Source: platuni.com/pricing | •Not listed Not listed on Hemlane's pages. Source: hemlane.com/pricing |
Mobile app Is there a mobile app? | •Included iOS and Android. Source: platuni.com/pricing | •Partial Tenants can use a mobile app. Source: hemlane.com/pricing |
| Operations | ||
Support What support channels are included? | •Included 24/7 in-app help, staffed weekdays 9am to 6pm local time. Source: platuni.com/pricing | •Partial 24/7 repair coordination on Essential, VIP support on Complete. Source: hemlane.com/pricing |
| Coverage | ||
Canada Does it work for Canadian rentals? | •Included Canada and US. Source: platuni.com/pricing | •Not listed Describes 50 available states. Capterra Canada lists the United States. |
The trade-offs
Where each one comes out ahead
Where Hemlane is the stronger pick
For a landlord who wants to start free and add services only if needed, Hemlane's ladder makes sense. Starter covers listings, screening and accounting with bank sync, Basic adds rent collection, and the top two plans put people on the repairs. Its trust accounting page and QuickBooks connection also fit a manager who holds money for owners.
If you live in the US and want someone else to handle repairs, Platuni lists a vendor portal and work orders but no managed repair service.
Where Platuni is the stronger pick
Platuni covers ground Hemlane's pages do not list. Growth includes rules and deadlines tracked by jurisdiction for Canada and the US, a compliance assistant, reconciliation and custom reports, all billed per unit without a platform fee. Hemlane's pages describe US coverage only.
The trade-offs are real. Platuni has no free plan, lists no trust accounting and no QuickBooks, and lists no managed repair service, so a manager who needs any of those should look at Hemlane.
Questions
Common questions
Its Starter plan is free forever with no card. It does not include online rent collection, which starts on Basic.
Hemlane's pricing page shows the paid plans as $30, $48 and $86 a month, each marked "incl. $28 platform fee". The page also offers a monthly option, and we could not confirm the monthly amounts.
Against Hemlane Basic, yes at the sizes above: Platuni Starter is USD $0.99 per unit, and Hemlane Basic is $2 per unit plus $28. Against Hemlane Starter, no, because that plan is free. The plans also differ in what they include.
The tenant. Hemlane lists $40 total, paid by the tenant.
Yes. Its trust accounting page describes a separate ledger and trust account for each owner entity with daily reconciliation. The page names no plan. Platuni lists no trust accounting.
Its support center says it files a 1099-K when you receive over $20,000 through Hemlane across 200 transactions. It says it does not create 1099-MISC or 1099-NEC forms. Platuni lists no 1099 forms.
Hemlane's pages describe 50 available states and name no Canadian service, and Capterra Canada lists the United States. Platuni supports screening, rent payments and compliance in Canada and the US.
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