What is the difference between August and NRLA PortfolioPlus?
August vs NRLA: a comparison guide
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A comprehensive comparison to help you choose the right property management platform for your property portfolio.
Overview
Meet the contenders
August
Mobile-first platform designed for self-managing landlords. Combines intelligent automation, AI assistance, and a beautiful native app experience. Prioritises simplicity, compliance guidance, and unlimited scalability at a single flat price.
NRLA
NRLA PortfolioPlus is the NRLA’s property management software to connect bank accounts via Open Banking, automate transaction categorisation with rules, and keep on top of rent tracking with alerts for missed payments.
Feature comparison
So, what do you actually get?
Both platforms help landlords track rent, store documents, and stay organised. However, the experience differs significantly.
Feature
NRLA PortfolioPlus
Rent tracking & payments
Automatic via open banking. Real-time updates. Tenants pay in-app with zero fees.
Rent tracking via open banking. Tenant portal supports rent payments.
Document storage
Tiered (5 / 100 / Unlimited / Unlimited). AI-powered scanning with OCR. Secure tenant sharing via app.
Cloud document storage. Tenant communication hub includes document sharing.
Compliance & reminders
Guided compliance checklist. AI suggests reminders from your documents. Reminders push notifications, SMS and email.
Compliance tracking, reminders and tasks. Reminders email and SMS.
AI assistance
Full AI assistance.
No “assistant-style” AI positioned.
Property insights
Auto-pulls rent payments, property valuations, council tax, EPC ratings and expiry dates. Dashboard provides overview of user data.
Performance analytics and financial reporting driven by the records you maintain in the system and bank feeds.
Tenant experience
Free native app with payments, documents, maintenance, history.
Tenant web portal. No app available.
Mobile experience
Purpose-built native apps for iOS and Android. Web experience available too.
Web-based and designed to work on mobile. No app available.
Accounting depth
Core financial tracking. CSV/Excel exports available.
Tracks income/expenses and produces tax-ready summaries and includes real-time reporting and an instant SA105 summary.
MTD support
For April 2026.
For April 2026.
Fair assessment
What NRLA does well
It's important to acknowledge where NRLA excels. The platform has been built for portfolio workloads.
Compliance tenancy management
Portfolio is explicitly built around tenancy admin, compliance tracking, document management.
Simplicity vs complexity
August's tiered pricing starts free and scales to £29.99/month for unlimited tenancies, no per-property or per-tenancy fees at any tier. NRLA uses unit based pricing with increase as you scale. Remember August offers four tiers of pricing.
From £ 0 /mo
$ 4,499 /mo
-20% off
Manage all your rentals faster and cheaper with zero restrictions.
Plans from Free to £29.99/month · Cancel anytime · 30-day free trial
Unlimited document storage & sharing
Income & expense tracking
Task management & smart reminders
Smart tenancy setup with automatic document scanning
Compliance checklist
Free tenant app
Customer Perks
Cancel Anytime
30 Days Free Trial
August
£ 125 /yr + £ 5 /mo
$ 4,499 /mo
-20% off
Priced based on general NRLA yearly membership with PortfolioPlus an add-on per month
Up to 20 (Portfolio)
File management
Income & expense tracking
Integrated calendar and tasks
Compliance management
Tenant portal and service desk
Customer Perks
Cancel Anytime
30 Days Free Trial
NRLA PortfolioPlus
Monthly cost at different portfolio sizes
This analysis has used NRLA's published annual billing figures and their extra unit costs. August offers both monthly and annual billing.
Tenancies
August
NRLA PortfolioPlus
You save
1-2 tenancies
£0
/mo
£15.42
/mo
100%
3-5 tenancies
£8.99
/mo
£15.42
/mo
42%
6-20 tenancies
£14.99
/mo
£15.42
/mo
3%
21+ tenancies
£29.99
/mo
£15.42
/mo
At a similar monthly cost to NRLA PortfolioPlus, August's Portfolio plan includes a native iOS and Android app, a free tenant app, AI-powered document scanning, an AI property assistant, unlimited document storage, and automated compliance reminders. NRLA PortfolioPlus offers a web-based portal, a tenant web portal, and strong financial reporting.
All pricing information is based on publicly available on each provider's website as of 28th January 2026. NRLA equivalents assume Landlord membership £125/year and PortfolioPlus at £5/month. Please verify current pricing directly with each provider before making a decision.
Why landlords are switching to August
August is built for how landlords actually work
While NRLA serves its audience well, many UK landlords are finding that August better matches their needs in 2026 and beyond.
Making the choice
Which is right for you?
Choose NRLA if:
You dont need a mobile app for support
You already want NRLA membership
You are happy with a tenant portal rather than dedicated tenant app
You want a low-cost open banking automation
You want a compliance led tool
Choose August if:
You want a modern, mobile-first experience
You find compliance overwhelming
You value AI assistance and automation
You want an excellent tenant app
You want simple tiered pricing
FAQ
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