Baselane: pricing, fees and AI features
Checked Oct 24, 2026Baselane is a banking and bookkeeping platform with rent collection, run by Skylight Financial Services Inc. It is aimed at real estate investors with multiple properties and at property management companies. It has a free plan; tenants or applicants pay fees instead.
Baselane at a glance
- Company
- Skylight Financial Services Inc., which operates as Baselane.1
- Headquarters
- New York, NY (office address: 85 Fifth Ave, Floor 7).2
- Made for
- Multi-property investors and property management companies. Baselane says 50,000+ real estate investors trust it.3
- Free plan
- Core is $0/month: banking, bookkeeping, rent collection essentials, tax package and Schedule E reports.4
- Rent payments
- ACH $2 to $5 per payment, waived for deposits into Baselane accounts; card 3.49% charged to tenant. Deposits: 5 business days, 2 on Smart.5
- Tenant screening
- Starts at $24.99, listed under tenant fees. Provider and who pays are not stated.6
- Accounting
- Core: property-level bookkeeping, tax package, Schedule E, QuickBooks and Xero sync. Smart adds balance sheet.7
- Banking
- Thread Bank, Member FDIC, provides banking; Baselane is not a bank. Unlimited checking and savings.8
- AI features
- Smart plan: AI categorizes transactions as they arrive and matches uploaded receipts to transactions.9
- App Store rating
- 4.79 average from 725 ratings on the Apple App Store.10

Captured Oct 24, 2026.
What Baselane costs at your unit count
Monthly cost by plan, worked out from the pricing rules Baselane publishes. Tenant-paid fees aren't included.
"—" means the plan isn't offered at that many units. "≥" means the vendor adds a minimum spend it doesn't publish. Compare every tool on the pricing page.
Baselane's published prices
Prices as published, checked Oct 24, 2026. Each price links to its source; if a figure comes from a reseller or third party instead of Baselane, the details say so. "—" means there is no public price.
What Baselane doesn't publish
Founded year, Smart monthly price, screening provider and savings APY are not published. Ask the vendor before you sign.
Last checked Oct 24, 2026. Every figure links to the page it came from (see Sources). Found something out of date? Tell us. How we pick and rank: methodology.
Sources 12 sources from 2 sites, including baselane.com, itunes.apple.comShow
Every fact on this page comes from one of these.
Skylight Financial Services Inc. (Baselane)
baselane.com/pricing85 Fifth Ave, Floor 7 New York, NY 10003
baselane.com/pricingTrusted by 50,000+ real estate investors
baselane.com/pricingYes — Baselane is free to sign up and use Core features for banking, bookkeeping, and rent collection.
baselane.com/pricingACH payments incur a $2 fee, which landlords can either cover, pass to tenants, or waive by depositing rent into a Baselane checking account.
baselane.com/rent-collectionTenant screening $24.99+
baselane.com/pricingAccountant tax package and Schedule E reports
baselane.com/pricingBanking services provided by Thread Bank, Member FDIC.
baselane.com/pricingAI automated real estate finances
baselane.com/pricing"averageUserRating": 4.78897, "userRatingCount": 725
itunes.apple.com/searchpowerful essentials Core $0/mo.
baselane.com/pricingSmart $20/mo. on an annual plan
baselane.com/pricing