Landy vs myRent: which one suits your rentals?

myRent is a paid, all-in-one self-management platform that can collect rent, lodge bonds, advertise your rental and run tenant checks. Landy is a free shared logbook for you and your tenant, built around records, repairs and Healthy Homes. If you want the money side handled for you, myRent does more. If you want simple shared records at no cost, Landy is the lighter option.

myRent details checked against myRent's own pages on 23 September 2026

Feature comparison of Landy and myRent
Feature	Landy	myRent
Price	Free. There is no paid plan today.	$20 a month plus GST for one property, then $9 a month for each extra property up to nine. Capped at $95 a month plus GST for 10 or more. One month free trial with no credit card and no contract. Source
Who it is for	Self-managing landlords with roughly one to eight rentals, and their tenants.	Private residential landlords with long-term NZ tenancies, from one property to large portfolios. Holiday lets and commercial tenancies are not covered. Source
Tenant access	One shared logbook per rental. The tenant gets their own view of the same records.	Tenants can track rent and bill payments, open their tenancy agreement, inspection reports and bond documents, and log maintenance issues. Source
Maintenance	Maintenance requests with photos, and a shared repair board both sides can see.	Tracks tenant repair requests and your own maintenance tasks with photos, reminds you of recurring jobs, and can email a job summary to a tradesperson. Source
Healthy Homes records	A section per standard, with files and structured fields for things like statements, invoices and dated photos.	Not stated on myRent's site. Document storage is included, and Healthy Homes assessments can be booked through a partner. Source
Healthy Homes compliance statement	Create a compliance statement PDF in the app, or use the free public statement builder without an account.	The tenancy agreement builder guides you through creating and e-signing a Healthy Homes compliance statement. Source
Inspections	Inspection scheduling and reminders.	Reminders to schedule inspections, with you and your tenants notified 48 hours before. Management customers get a myInspections Pro account for photo, video and note based reports that can be e-signed. Source
Rent collection and tracking	Records rent. Landy never holds or collects money.	Three options: record rent yourself, match payments automatically through a bank feed, or Hands-Free collection where myRent collects rent and chases arrears for an extra $15 per property a month plus GST. Source
Listings and advertising	Not offered.	Base listing $60 plus GST, covering myRent, realestate.co.nz, OneRoof, Facebook and an email to its tenant database. Trade Me Premium is an optional extra at $170 plus GST. Source
Tenant screening	Not offered.	Tenant checks at $35 or $55 plus GST each, including ID, credit, Tenancy Tribunal and reference checks. Source
Bond lodgement	Not offered.	Lodges general and pet bonds with Tenancy Services, can take the tenant's bond payment for you, and helps with refund requests at the end. Source
Accounting and reports	Expenses and other income by tax year with receipts attached, an accountant CSV and an IR3R summary PDF per property. Landy does not prepare tax returns.	Income and expense tracker with receipt storage, bank rules and a PDF report for your accountant, included in the subscription. myRent does not prepare tax returns. Source
Bank integration	Not offered.	Bank feeds through Akahu import your transactions daily and match rent and bill payments. Source
Mobile apps	iOS app on the App Store. On Android, Landy installs from the browser.	myRent and myInspections apps on the App Store and Google Play. Source
Free tools without an account	Compliance statement builder, self-assessment, printable Healthy Homes checklist, rental inspection checklist, entry notice, repair request letter and pet consent request.	Free tools for drafting a rent increase notice and renewing a tenancy are listed. Whether they need an account is not stated on myRent's site. Source
Data export	CSV and printable exports.	Income and expense report sent by email, or the transaction list as a CSV file. A full account export is not stated on myRent's site. Source
Messaging	Messaging between landlord and tenant, with phone alerts in the iPhone app and email for everyone.	Tenant communication is listed as included in every plan. Source
History and records	A tamper-proof timeline of everything logged for the rental.	A rent timeline of due dates and payments, and a maintenance history with photos, dates and tenant communication. Source

Who myRent suits

myRent covers most of the jobs a property manager would do, from advertising and tenant checks to the tenancy agreement, bond lodgement, rent and the end of the tenancy. It suits landlords who want one paid system for the whole tenancy, and especially those who want rent collected and arrears chased for them, or bank feeds and an expense tracker ready for tax time.

The monthly fee grows with your portfolio until it caps at 10 properties, and listings, tenant checks and Hands-Free rent collection are charged on top when you use them.

Who Landy suits

Landy suits self-managing landlords with roughly one to eight rentals who already handle rent, bonds and advertising their own way and want the day to day records kept tidy. Each rental gets one logbook that you and your tenant share, so repair requests, photos, messages and inspection dates sit in one place both sides can see.

Healthy Homes is where Landy goes deepest. Each standard has its own section with files and structured fields, and you can produce a compliance statement PDF from what you have recorded. The free compliance statement builder and printable tools such as the rental inspection checklist work without an account.

The honest trade-offs

myRent does more. Rent collection, bank feeds, bond lodgement, listings, tenant checks and accounting reports are all things Landy does not offer.
Landy costs nothing. There is no paid plan today, for you or your tenant.
Landy is simpler. Fewer features means less to set up, and the tenant sees the same logbook you do.
Neither replaces the other completely. Some landlords may prefer to keep rent and bonds in one system and Healthy Homes records in another.

How to switch

Moving from myRent to Landy: export your income and expense transactions as a CSV, download your inspection reports and save copies of the documents you keep in myRent, such as the tenancy agreement and compliance statement. Then add the rental in Landy, invite your tenant and file the Healthy Homes documents under each standard. If myRent collects your rent, set up how your tenant will pay you before you cancel so no payment is missed. myRent's pricing page says there is no contract.

Moving from Landy to myRent: export your records as CSV or print them, then upload what you need into myRent's document storage. Your history stays in the files you exported.

Common questions

Is Landy really free?

Yes. Landy has no paid plan today, and tenants use their view of the shared logbook at no cost. It does not handle money, so there are no payment fees either.

Does myRent charge tenants anything?

myRent says tenants pay no fees for its service. The exception is paying rent or a water bill by credit or debit card, which carries a card fee of 2.95% plus GST paid by the tenant.

Can I use Landy and myRent at the same time?

Yes. Nothing stops you, for example using myRent for rent collection and bonds while keeping Healthy Homes records and repairs in a Landy logbook shared with your tenant. The cost is entering some things twice.

Can I use myRent's inspection app without paying?

myRent says its myInspections app is free and you do not need to be a myRent customer to use it. Management customers get a Pro account included in their subscription.

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Official sources

This is general information for NZ landlords and tenants, not legal advice. For the current rules, see tenancy.govt.nz.