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Experian Tenant Screening vs MyRental

Both stand on tenant screening software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Experian Tenant Screening

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Experian offers several ways to support rental screening, including a Zillow application and a credit-sharing API. Renters pay for the Zillow application, while landlords can use it at no charge.

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MyRental offers tiered reports and individual screening purchases, with credit consent required for Premium and Signature. Consider which searches you need and note that income verification is not included.

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The facts

	Experian Tenant Screening	MyRental
Free plan	Not published	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	API, Web	Web
Lowest paid plan	See the plans	Housing Court Data: $7.99, paid once
Plans published	2	9
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	experian.com	myrental.com
On tenant screening software	#17 of 27	#13 of 27

Experian Tenant Screening: what it does well

Screening offering includes credit, rental, income and employment data.
RentBureau provides renter-specific payment history.
Zillow application includes credit, residence, background and income checks.
Connect API supports report sharing and archiving.
Renters can review reports before sharing through Zillow.

What to know first

Zillow screening costs renters $35 per application.
Rare manual reviews can take up to one to two business days.
Connect API uses a consumer-permission flow.

MyRental: what it does well

Offers housing court and criminal searches
Premium includes a credit report and TU Rental Score
Includes an adverse action workflow
Individual reports and searches are listed

What to know first

Income verification is not available
Premium and Signature require credit consent
Free plan details are not provided

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