Certn Tenant Screening vs SingleKey

Certn Tenant Screening helps landlords and property managers vet rental applicants and staff. Recommended property-management checks include credit, references, identity and employment verification; its listed capabilities also include criminal searches, income verification and an adverse-action workflow. The screening process is described as automated, and renters can submit credentials from any device. For high-volume work, the API supports bulk sending and package creation. The property-management offering lists built-in consent forms, SOC 2 and SOC 3 compliance, and encrypted data on AWS. Certn says data at rest uses AES-256 and data in transit uses TLS 1.2 or higher. Hosting is in cloud data centers in Canada, Australia, the UK and/or the EU depending on region; the service does not operate on-premise servers. Listed individual checks include Identity Verification at £3, paid once, Digital Right to Work Check at £6, paid once, and several checks at higher prices. Reference Checks has no listed price. Certn is paid with no free plan and is headquartered in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

SingleKey provides rental screening and management services for landlords, property managers, realtors, and tenants. Its Tenant Screening Report combines an Equifax credit check with rental, income, employment, and background information; checks include credit, criminal, eviction, income, and identity screening. Rent Guarantee covers up to 12 months of rent, capped at $60,000, in cases of delinquency. It also includes up to $10,000 for unpaid court-ordered malicious tenant damages and up to $2,000 in reimbursed legal fees, subject to eligibility and terms. Tenants can use co-signer services and a shareable rental application; SingleKey says sharing its credit report does not affect the tenant’s credit score. Pre-screening costs nothing. Tenant Screening Reports start at $29.99 per once, billed per report, with no subscription or signup fees. Rent Guarantee starts at $5 a year, billed at 5% of monthly rent per tenant with annual payment. Enterprise API integrations include Yardi, Buildium, Rent Manager, LeadSimple, Entrata, AppFolio, Property Vista, and Propertyware; enterprise pricing is volume-based.