Built in South Africa, for South African landlords.

Rental Property Management Software South Africa

Built by South Africans, for South African landlords.

Automated Open-Banking Reconciliation

4-factor scoring auto-matches incoming EFT deposits directly to active leases.

Zero Custody

We never touch or hold your money — direct tenant-to-landlord settlement with no FICA or trust account friction.

Statutory SA Compliance

Built-in RHA deposit compound interest calculations, CPA cancellation penalty engines, and POPIA privacy safeguards.

100% Free Tier

Free forever for 1–10 units with no credit card required.

Predictable Flat-Rate Pricing

Keep 100% of your rental yields with zero percentage-of-rent fees or unexpected tier-cliff jump penalties.

SARS-Aligned Tax Schedules

One-click March-to-February Net Operating Income (NOI) export ready for eFiling or your accountant.

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POPIA compliant

Zero custody of funds

The Landlord Reality

Managing Rental Properties in South Africa Shouldn’t Be This Hard

We built Plinth because we understand the exact operational bottlenecks and legal complexities South African DIY landlords face every day. While manual tracking tools leave you verifying bank lines by hand, Plinth automates your administrative workflows from end to end.

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Manual bank reconciliation

Cross-referencing messy CSVs and matching vague references like “RENT 2B” or “SMITH”.

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Automated Plinth Match

Direct read-only open banking and Plinth Match auto-matches incoming payments with 80%+ accuracy.

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Arbitrary early lease cancellations

Guessing cancellation fees when a tenant exits early.

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CPA Penalty Engine

Legally defensible Section 14 maximum penalty calculator built into every lease workflow.

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Deposit interest disputes

Calculating manual interest accrued on tenant deposits at lease end.

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RHA Compound Tracker

Automated compound interest calculations aligned with prevailing SARB prime rates.

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POPIA privacy risks

Storing tenant ID copies, credit reports, and bank details in WhatsApp chats or Google Drive.

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Embedded POPIA Controls

Automated consent management at signup and invite, row-level data isolation, and audit trails.

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Percentage-skim software fees

Software platforms taking 1%–2% of your monthly gross rental revenue.

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Predictable Value Tiers

Zero percentage drag on your rental yields — keep 100% of your rental income.

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Tax time spreadsheet chaos

Spending hours compiling deductible receipts and rental ledgers across multiple bank accounts for SARS.

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SARS-Aligned Tax Exports

One-click March-to-February Net Operating Income (NOI) schedule ready for eFiling or your accountant.

Complete Platform

Complete Rental Property Operations Platform

Everything you need to manage your rental properties professionally — engineered specifically for the South African legal and banking environment.

Plinth Core (Portfolio & Lease Management)

Manage properties, units, tenants, and active leases from a central dashboard. Create RHA- and CPA-compliant lease agreements, store compliance documents in a secure vault, and track occupancy across your entire portfolio. Free forever for up to 10 units.

Open-Banking Reconciliation Engine

Powered by read-only open banking and Plinth Match, Plinth ingests daily bank transaction feeds and scores incoming deposits using a 4-factor matching algorithm (Amount, Reference, Date, and Tenant Name). High-scoring matches are auto-promoted directly to your payments ledger.

Automated Payment Pipeline (EFT, QR & Card)

A tenant-facing payment pipeline supporting instant EFTs via Ozow, QR mobile payments via SnapScan, and card payments via PayFast. Automated payment reminders are delivered via WhatsApp and email, with instant PDF receipt generation upon receipt.

Statutory Legal Moats (RHA, CPA & POPIA)

Rental Housing Act (RHA): Automated compound deposit interest tracking, compliant refund statements, and joint digital inspection workflows.
Consumer Protection Act (CPA): CPA-compliant lease templates and an integrated early-cancellation penalty calculator.
POPIA Safeguards: Consent tracking, data access/export tools, and automated grace-period deletion workflows.

SARS-Aligned Tax Reporting (March–February Cycle)

Log property expenses, levies, and maintenance costs against specific units. On 28 February, export a pre-formatted Net Operating Income (NOI) tax schedule ready for your accountant or SARS eFiling submission.

Digital Joint Inspections & Dispute Vault

Conduct digital move-in, routine, and move-out property inspections with photo evidence and itemized condition scoring. Automatically log Section 5 RHA compliance evidence to resolve deposit damage deductions transparently.

Simple Onboarding

How Plinth Works in 4 Simple Steps

Create Your Account

Add Properties & Leases

Set up your properties, units, and lease parameters or use AI lease parsing to extract data from existing PDF contracts.

Connect Open Banking

Securely link your checking account via read-only truID feeds to enable automated payment reconciliation.

Automate Portfolio Operations

Let Plinth handle bank reconciliation, statutory compliance math, WhatsApp payment receipts, and tax reporting on autopilot.

Transparent Pricing

Transparent Pricing Built for Landlord Margins

Zero percentage drag on your rental yields. Keep 100% of your rental income.

Free

R0 / month

1–10 Units

Full portfolio ledger, manual statement uploads, lease storage, document tracking, and POPIA consent tools.

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Starter

R399 / month

11–15 Units

Automate reconciliation for less than one night's rent per unit, tenant portal, document storage, and WhatsApp/email payment receipts.

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Growth

R899 / month

15-40 Units

Scale without hiring admin, automated reconciliation, WhatsApp/email receipts, and multi-entity business profiles for multiple portfolios.

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Agency

R1999 / month

41-100 Units

Portfolio-grade automation, multi-entity business profiles, dedicated SLA, and priority support for high-volume landlords and property managers.

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Enterprise

R3499 / month

200+ Units

Real-time infrastructure with audit controls, dedicated SLA, and priority support for large-scale landlords and property managers.

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Note: On-demand third-party data requests (such as truID R99 tenant vetting checks, R15 bank statement OCR scans, and R15 AVS account verifications) are funded pay-as-you-go via your in-app Credit Wallet.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Plinth hold my tenants' rent or security deposits?

No. Plinth operates under a strict Zero-Custody model. Tenant payments flow directly from the tenant's bank account into your designated bank account via direct EFT or regulated payment gateways (Ozow, SnapScan, PayFast). We never touch your funds, eliminating trust account audits and FICA middleman delays.

How does automated open-banking reconciliation work?

Through read-only integration via truID Connect, Plinth fetches bank transaction feeds automatically. Our 4-factor scoring engine compares the amount, payment reference, transaction date, and tenant name against your active leases. Payments meeting confidence thresholds auto-update your ledger and trigger instant WhatsApp receipts.

Are statutory South African compliance calculations included?

Yes. Plinth includes built-in calculators for Rental Housing Act (RHA) compound deposit interest based on SARB prime rates, Consumer Protection Act (CPA) Section 14 cancellation penalties, and SARS Net Operating Income (NOI) tax schedules.

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