TurboTenant goes free but your tenants pay. Shuk is $5 per unit with zero ACH on either side.
The 30-second view on which platform fits which landlord.
You want a free landlord subscription and are fine passing ACH and per-lease fees to tenants.
You want every feature unlocked at one price and 1 to 2 day deposits without passing fees to tenants.
TurboTenant's free plan shifts cost to your tenants ($2 per ACH, $39 per lease) and gates the operational stack behind upgrades. Real accounting needs REI Hub ($180 to $1,020/yr), phone support requires Premium, and rent deposits run 5 to 7 days on Free. Shuk's $5 per unit per month unlocks every feature, with zero ACH fees on both sides and 1 to 2 day deposits.
Pricing, fees, features, and the things landlords ask about most.
Product features that exist on Shuk's platform today and have no equivalent on Avail.
Send us your units and details and we will set everything up for you.
We help set up rent collection and guide you through how to confidently use Shuk.
We guide renters through onboarding and make sure your portfolio is fully activated.
Landlord pricing, tenant fees, and included features across both platforms.
Free
Tenants pay $2 per ACH on this plan
Premium
Real accounting requires the separate REI Hub add-on
Shuk
Volume discount at 5+ units. Every feature unlocked.
"Shuk Rentals has helped me receive tenant payments faster than competing platforms. The built-in service provider feature also gives landlords access to reliable, high-quality professionals, making maintenance and repairs easier and more efficient."
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Dan M.
"Shuk allowed me to secure trustworthy tenants more than 60 days prior to lease end date. Tenants searched for my property based on lease dates. For a small property owner, any vacancy is a huge hit, so this feature gave me incredible peace of mind."
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David B.
"Recently started using Shuk and it makes my experience as a renter so smooth and easy! Easy to get set up and super convenient to have access to everything in one place."
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Amanda S.
"I love the lease renewal indicator tool. That is super cool."
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Lori G.
"The Lease Indication Tool is a standout-it helps me predict which tenants are likely to renew, so I can plan ahead, avoid vacancies, and keep providing great places to live. It's smart, intuitive, and makes property management easier and more rewarding than ever!"
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Leule A.
Our founding team includes landlords with 15+ years of experience managing their own properties. Shuk was built to solve the problems we lived every day.
Find answers to common questions about our products and services
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What does Shuk cost?
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What landlords typically ask when comparing Shuk to this platform.
TurboTenant's free plan extracts $2 per ACH from your tenants every rent payment, charges $39 per lease document, and limits free-plan landlords to AI-bot support. Over a 12-month lease, your tenant pays $24 to $30 in ACH fees that Shuk absorbs entirely. Rent lands in your account in 5 to 7 business days on TurboTenant Free versus 1 to 2 days on Shuk. If you're optimizing for total experience cost rather than the landlord subscription line, the math changes quickly.
Premium at $149 per year covers only the subscription. Real accounting (P&L, Schedule E, depreciation) requires TurboTenant Accounting (REI Hub), a separate subscription that runs $180 to $1,020 per year depending on portfolio size. At every portfolio size from 1 to 15 units, Shuk's $5 per unit per month is about $269 per year less than TurboTenant Premium plus their Accounting add-on. Financial reporting, expense management, human support, and unlimited leases are all in Shuk's base plan, with no add-ons.
TurboTenant does syndicate to 20+ external sites on the free plan, which is real. Less obvious: those listings auto-expire after 30 days and require an active vacancy to exist, so the reach is moment-in-time, not continuous. Shuk's Year-Round Marketing keeps your property visible inside the Shuk marketplace even while occupied, so your next tenant can find you before the vacancy exists. External syndication is on the Shuk roadmap. For now, the more useful comparison is 12-month operating cost, support quality, and rent collection speed.
TurboTenant's most-cited complaint across every review platform is AI-bot-first support on the free plan, with phone access paywalled behind Premium at $149 per year. Independent call-recording analysis showed a 38% live-agent reach rate on TurboTenant's support line. Shuk includes human support on every plan with no paywall. The easiest test is to email Shuk support right now and time how long it takes to hear back.
Not yet. TurboTenant Premium generates unlimited state-specific lease PDFs through their wizard (the free plan charges $39 per lease). Shuk's E-Lease today covers upload, Adobe e-sign, status tracking, and storage. You bring your own lease template. Native generation is on the roadmap for the coming months. If TurboTenant's lease wizard is the single thing keeping you, that's an honest gap today.
Shuk's onboarding team migrates your properties, tenants, leases, and historical payment records. Most setups are live in less than a week. You can run both platforms in parallel during the transition month so no rent collection cycle is interrupted. Book a free consultation and we'll walk through the specific migration steps for your portfolio.
Book a free 20-minute call with Oliver. He's managed rentals for 15 years. Whatever you're dealing with, he's probably dealt with it too.
We'll handle the migration. You'll be set up in less than a week.
