Side by side

Locare vs Yardi Breeze

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

Locare

Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1

Locare covers operational, financial, and tenant-facing rental management in one platform. Its plans scale by units, with higher tiers adding white-label tools, trust accounting, integrations, and multi-branch support.

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Yardi Breeze

Paid AndroidiPhone

Choose Yardi Breeze if your property work calls for rent collection, tenant access, maintenance, accounting, and lease management, with association accounting also available. Look elsewhere if you need a free plan or cannot meet the applicable monthly minimum and annual agreement terms.

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The facts

	Locare	Yardi Breeze
Free plan	Not published	No
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Android, API, iPhone, Web	Android, iPhone
Lowest paid plan	Starter: 6,916 ZAR a month	Breeze: $1 a month
Plans published	4	2
Maker	Not published	Yardi Breeze
Website	locare.co.za	yardibreeze.com
On property management software	#152 of 268	#148 of 268

Locare: what it does well

Online rent collection and reconciliation
Trust accounting and owner payouts
Maintenance tickets and work orders
Branded listings and applications
CSV reports and developer API keys

What to know first

Plans start at 6,916 ZAR a month
Starter supports 70–199 units
Branded native app requires Enterprise

Yardi Breeze: what it does well

Supports online rent collection and a tenant portal.
Includes maintenance management and lease management.
Provides property accounting and association accounting.
Mobile apps are available for Android and iOS.

What to know first

There is no free plan.
Breeze requires a $100 minimum per month.
Breeze Premier requires a $400 minimum per month.
Both listed plans require an annual agreement.

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