Is Nolan a RentEngine alternative?

For the renter conversation, yes. Nolan’s AI answers calls, texts, website chat and listing emails, finds the right unit and books the showing into your Google Calendar. It doesn’t post listings, run lockboxes or screen applicants, so it suits you if you want to keep those tools and add AI on the phone, in English and French, at a published price.

How much does RentEngine cost?

On October 15, 2026, RentEngine’s pricing page said “Pay for results, not software” and “No recurring monthly fees”, with a one-time onboarding fee for training and data migration. Its AI page lists voice at $0.30 a minute with texting included. Other amounts come from its sales team, so ask for a full quote for your door count.

Does RentEngine AI answer phone calls?

Yes. Its AI page says RentEngine AI answers inbound calls and texts around the clock, in English and Spanish, and books, confirms and reschedules showings. Voice is billed at $0.30 a minute.

What should I know before switching from RentEngine?

ShowMojo and Tenant Turner sued RentEngine in May 2025 in a US federal court (case 1:25-cv-22939-RKA). ShowMojo’s September 30, 2026 press release, one party’s account, says a September 15 order found, to decide a motion to compel arbitration, that RentEngine got access through “fraud in the factum”. ShowMojo’s claims go to arbitration, Tenant Turner’s are stayed, an August 2025 injunction stays in place, and liability and damages are not decided.

Does RentEngine work in Canada?

Its pages don’t say so. They describe US-based support, AI in English and Spanish, and TransUnion and Asurint screening. If you lease in Canada, ask RentEngine in writing which features, phone numbers and screening reports work for Canadian units, and in which currency it bills.

What does Nolan cost for 100 doors?

For 100 doors, it is the Essential package, at $99 a month in Canadian dollars on a yearly plan. It includes 25 doors, and each door past them is $4. Every package pools 5 voice minutes per door across your account. Texts, emails and chat are not metered. Extra voice is $0.28 a minute. There is no setup fee.

Nolan vs RentEngine

Checked October 15, 2026

Short answer

RentEngine is a full leasing platform: syndication, a leasing CRM, showings with lockbox integrations, rental applications with TransUnion screening, and an AI that answers calls and texts in English and Spanish. It has no monthly software fee, charges onboarding and $0.30 a minute for AI voice, and quotes the rest after a demo. Its pages name no Canadian service. Nolan focuses on the conversation, in English and French, at a published price in Canadian dollars.

What you need	Nolan	RentEngine
Answers inbound leasing calls	Yes, with AI, day and night, in English or French, on your number or a new local one.	Yes. RentEngine AI answers inbound calls around the clock.source
Replies to renters’ texts	Yes, on your Canadian number, from day one.	Yes, around the clock, with texting included in the price.source
Chat on your website	Yes, with one script tag, and the chat can continue by text.	Its AI page names calls, texts and web forms. A website chat isn’t named.source
Finds the right unit among many listings	Yes, on calls too. It asks for the move-in month, budget and bedrooms in one question, offers the nearest unit by date, price or distance when nothing fits, and texts or emails the units that fit.	Its AI lets leads “browse vacancies” and answers from your live listings. The criteria aren’t stated.source
Calls leads back	No AI sales calls. Once you turn them on, it follows up by text and email with renters who didn’t book, after about one, three and seven days, and calls renters who agreed at booking to confirm their showing.	Its AI “re-engages prospects who pause”. Its pages don’t say whether that is by call or by text.source
Books the showing	Yes, into your Google Calendar. Renters who want reminders get one by text and are asked to confirm.	Yes, and it reschedules and confirms. Its Smart Scheduling counts drive time and blocks back-to-back tours.source
Lockboxes and self-tours	No. Nolan books the showing and works next to the lockbox or access setup you already have.	Yes, through SentriLock, Codebox, Igloo and other smart locks you already own. It doesn’t sell its own.source
Applications and screening	It sends your screening provider’s link when a renter wants to apply and after a showing they attended.	Yes, built in: applications, TransUnion and Asurint reports, ID and selfie checks, income checks and reference follow-up.source
Listing sites	It doesn’t post your listings. It answers the calls, texts and emails your Kijiji, Kangalou and other listings bring in, with a Nolan address for listing emails.	Yes, to the “30+ biggest websites” (“25+” elsewhere on the same page).source
Property management software	Connects to HubSpot and LeadSimple. Any other system gets your leads by webhook, API or CSV.	It says it “syncs with all major property management systems” and has an open API. No system is named.source
Languages	Quebec French and English, switching the moment the caller does. Other languages too.	English and Spanish.source
Works in Canada	Yes, with a Canadian version of the site, prices in Canadian dollars and Quebec French.	Its pages describe US-based support and name no Canadian service.source
Published price	From $99 a month with 25 doors included, then $4 for each extra door, on a yearly plan. Growth is $499 a month with 150 doors included. No setup fee.	No monthly software fee. AI voice is $0.30 a minute, with no currency stated, and texting is included. Other prices come from sales.source
What it costs to start	No setup fee. A 14-day trial with a card on file. Texting on a Canadian number needs no carrier registration.	A one-time onboarding fee for training and data migration. The amount isn’t published.source

What they do better

RentEngine. It covers more of the leasing process in one product: syndication to dozens of sites, rental applications with TransUnion screening and ID checks, drive-time scheduling for agents, lockbox integrations, mobile apps and a market tool for rent comps. source

This comparison is published by Nolan. RentEngine’s pages were checked on October 15, 2026. Quote-only prices and capabilities we could not confirm are identified as such.

What does each one cost?

RentEngine does not publish a platform price. Its pricing page says “Pay for results, not software”, lists no recurring monthly fees, and adds a one-time onboarding fee for training and data migration. The onboarding amount isn’t published, and what counts as a paid result is set in the sales conversation.

AI voice is the one public number. The RentEngine AI page lists voice at $0.30 a minute, with texting included. No currency is stated.

Illustrative AI voice use	RentEngine at $0.30 a minute
500 minutes a month	$150
1,000 minutes a month	$300
2,500 minutes a month	$750

These are multiplication examples, not quotes. RentEngine’s platform charge and onboarding fee come on top, and its pages don’t say whether it bills in US or Canadian dollars.

Nolan publishes its full price list in Canadian dollars, including pooled voice minutes per door and the rate after them, in the table above and on the pricing page. There is no setup fee, and texting on a Canadian number needs no carrier registration.

How do the two workflows differ?

Step	RentEngine	Nolan
Listing goes live	Syndicated to 30+ sites from RentEngine	Stays where you already list it, on Kijiji, Kangalou or elsewhere
First inquiry	AI call or text, around the clock, in English and Spanish	Nolan answers calls, texts, website chat and listing emails, in English or French
Finding a unit	Leads browse vacancies, with answers from your live listings	Nolan asks for the move-in month, budget and bedrooms, then sends the units that fit
Showing	Booked with drive-time scheduling; self-tours through SentriLock, Codebox or Igloo	Booked into your Google Calendar, with text reminders; your access setup stays
Application	Built-in application, TransUnion and Asurint reports, ID checks	Your screening provider’s link, sent at the right step
Your other systems	Syncs with “all major” property management systems, none named	HubSpot and LeadSimple, or any system by webhook, API or CSV

What should you test in a demo?

Call RentEngine’s AI with a question about one of your units, then ask the same question in French. Its pages name English and Spanish only. Ask RentEngine in writing which features, phone numbers and screening reports work for Canadian units, what counts as a paid result, how much onboarding costs and in which currency it bills.

To try Nolan, call its demo line with a real listing question, then a follow-up, a changed preference and a request for a person. Switch to French partway through and check that Nolan switches with you.

Which one fits your team?

Choose RentEngine when you want to replace several tools at once and are ready to move listings, showings and applications onto one platform. Its syndication, built-in screening and self-guided showings are things Nolan does not do. Confirm first that it serves Canadian units.

Choose Nolan when your listing sites, access setup, screening provider and PMS already work and the gap is answering every renter fast, in English and French. It adds the agent without a migration, and its price is public, in Canadian dollars, before the first call.

How should you read this comparison?

Descriptions come from RentEngine’s public pages and Nolan’s product inventory. They are not a performance benchmark, and a capability we could not confirm is not described as absent. Product names belong to their owners; Nolan is not affiliated with RentEngine.

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