Vendor comparison · Verified 17 June 2026

RentSpree vs TransUnion SmartMove 2026: $39.99 Bundle vs $25 / $40 / $48 Tiers

Both publish per-report pricing for individual landlords. RentSpree sells one bundle at $39.99 covering credit, background, and eviction, with a free landlord application tool on top. SmartMove sells three tiers ($25, $40, $48) and lets the landlord choose how much depth to buy per applicant.

Direct answer

Which is cheaper for individual landlords?

SmartMove Basic at $25 is the cheapest published per-report rate. RentSpree bundles three checks into one $39.99 report. The right comparison is SmartMove Plus at $40 vs RentSpree at $39.99: similar coverage, similar price, slightly different bundling. SmartMove adds sales tax; RentSpree does not.

Pricing side-by-side

Coverage	RentSpree	SmartMove
Rental application	Free	Not a separate product
Criminal only	Bundled in $39.99	$25 (Basic, with ResidentScore)
Credit + background + eviction	$39.99 / applicant	$40 (Plus)
Premium (income + identity)	Not bundled	$48 (Premium, marked Best Value)
Sales tax	Not applied at $39.99	Applied on top of $25 / $40 / $48
Landlord subscription	$19.99 / mo PRO (optional)	No subscription tier
Recurring rent	$3 ACH / 3% card	Not offered

Sources: rentspree.com/pricing and mysmartmove.com, both fetched 17 June 2026.

When RentSpree is the right answer

You want the rental application intake and the screening report in one workflow.
You are happy to buy a fixed bundle (credit + background + eviction) rather than mix tiers per applicant.
You want to add recurring rent collection ($3 per ACH transaction) inside the same tool.
You manage 5+ units and want the PRO subscription features at $19.99 per month.

When SmartMove is the right answer

You want to start cheaper at $25 for the criminal-only Basic tier.
You want flexibility to pick the depth per applicant (Basic / Plus / Premium).
You want the Income Insights + Identity Check verification (Premium tier at $48).
You already have a rental application workflow and just need the screening data.
You are comfortable with the TransUnion brand and ResidentScore.

Who pays the fee

Both vendors let the landlord choose whether the tenant or the owner pays the screening fee at submission. The practical default among individual landlords is tenant-pays: the application is configured so the prospective renter completes the screening fee as part of the application. This passes the cost to the tenant pool rather than the landlord's P&L.

What neither vendor publishes

Volume discounting for multi-property portfolios. SmartMove caps at the published rate per report; for bulk pricing the buyer crosses into TransUnion ShareAble (quote-only enterprise multifamily).
White-label or co-branded report delivery. Both ship branded reports.
Adverse-action workflow automation. Both leave FCRA adverse-action delivery to the landlord.

The verdict

For one-property and small-portfolio landlords (1 to 10 units), the comparison is pretty close: SmartMove Plus at $40 covers similar ground to RentSpree at $39.99. Pick RentSpree if you want the integrated application + screening + rent-collection workflow. Pick SmartMove if you want the Basic-tier $25 entry point, or the Premium $48 tier with Income Insights and Identity Check, or if you already have an application workflow elsewhere.

For 50+ unit multifamily portfolios neither published-rate product is the right answer; cross into ShareAble (TransUnion enterprise) or a property-management platform with bundled screening.