Roomed vs PropertyMe
Agency-grade trust accounting and property management for Australia and New Zealand.
| Feature | Roomed | PropertyMe |
|---|---|---|
| Made for | Australian self-managed landlords | Real estate agencies |
| Rent by the room | Yes | No |
| Rent collection | Yes | Partly: Agency trust accounting |
| Automatic rent matching | Partly: For rent Roomed collects | Partly: Trust account reconciliation |
| Bond tracking | Yes | Partly: Inside trust accounting |
| Overdue rent alerts | Yes | Partly: Agency dashboards and SMS |
| Platform | iOS app | Web, agent and owner apps |
| Advertising and tenant checks | No | Yes |
| Expense and tax reports | No | Yes |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Price | Free. 1.5% per payment when Roomed collects the rent (2.5% by card) | From about A$193 a month |
Where Roomed is stronger
- Built for the landlord, not the agency. PropertyMe prices by the hundred properties and its cheapest entry point is a startup package around A$193 a month.
- Rent by the room is a first-class concept. PropertyMe does not offer rooming or rent-by-the-room management.
- No trust account needed. PropertyMe is built around agency trust accounting, which a self-manager does not have.
- Free to use, no monthly fee, and no sales call to begin.
Where PropertyMe is stronger
- A full agency suite: trust accounting, inspections, maintenance workflows, owner statements and a CRM.
- Listings, compliance tooling and everything else a licensed agency is required to run.
- The scale case: it manages portfolios in the hundreds and thousands of properties.
PropertyMe is not really a competitor so much as the other path. If an agency manages your property, PropertyMe may well be what they use, and it is good at that job. Roomed exists for the landlord who chose not to hand the keys over, at a price that makes sense for one house of rooms rather than a rent roll.