MyRental vs Rent With Clara

MyRental is web software for screening rental applicants with reports and searches. Its Basic plan costs $24.99 as a one-time purchase and includes housing court data, additional address information, a terrorist alert, multi-state criminal searches, and multi-state sex offender searches. Premium costs $38.99, paid once, requires credit consent, and adds a credit report, TU Rental Score, and applicant-pay option. Signature costs $43.99, paid once, also requires credit consent, and adds Income Insights to Premium. Individual purchases include Credit Report for $14.99, paid once, Credit and Income Insights for $20.99, paid once, Housing Court Data for $7.99, paid once, Multi-State Criminal for $19.99, paid once, Statewide Criminal for $9.99, paid once, and County Criminal for $14.99, paid once. The listed credit bureau is TransUnion. MyRental includes an adverse action workflow and supports credit, criminal, and eviction searches. Income verification is not available. Its pricing note lists a free plan, but no details are provided for that plan.

Rent With Clara provides rental applications and tenant screening for renters, landlords, and real estate agents. Screening reports can include credit history and a FICO score, criminal and eviction records, application details, income and employment checks, and identity verification. For identity checks, Clara compares a live image of a government-issued ID with a biometric selfie for liveness and face matching. Income and employment can be verified through payroll, bank connections, or third-party-verified documents; Argyle is its named partner for direct-source verification. Clara says credit reports come from TransUnion. Renters can reuse a profile and active reports when applying to multiple landlords during a 30-day period. Profiles are encrypted and shared only with landlords or agents the renter approves. Reports remain active for 30 days, after which renters can refresh them. Clara says its screening process is designed around Fair Housing laws, FCRA requirements, and state-specific regulations. Landlords and agents can use the full platform without a fee; a renter application costs $49.00 USD once and covers unlimited Clara properties for 30 days.