August vs Alphaletz: which fits your portfolio in 2026?
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August vs Alphaletz: a comparison guide A comprehensive comparison to help you choose the right property management platform for your property portfolio.
Choosing between August and Alphaletz comes down to what you want your software to actually do. The two look similar on paper: both are UK platforms for self-managing landlords, both offer a free tier for a small portfolio, and both connect to your bank through the same FCA-regulated Open Banking provider. The differences sit in the product depth. August includes a guided England and Wales compliance checklist, HMRC-recognised Making Tax Digital submissions on every paid plan, an AI assistant, a live Xero integration and a free tenant app. Alphaletz offers organised portfolio tracking with rules-based bank reconciliation and strong dashboards at a keen price, particularly for portfolios of six to ten units on annual billing. This guide compares both honestly, with every Alphaletz fact verified against their published pricing and plans on 17 July 2026.
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The comparison at a glance
Competitor facts verified 17 July 2026. Alphaletz prices are shown excluding tax on annual billing. Confirm current plans with each provider before deciding.
UK compliance built in (England and Wales)
Guided checklist covering gas safety, EICR, EPC, Right to Rent, deposit prescribed information, with plain-English guidance
AI suggests reminders from your documents
MTD for Income Tax
HMRC-recognised. Submissions built in
Rent tracking
Open banking feed with automatic payment matching through an FCA-regulated Plaid connection
Tenants pay in-app with no fees
Free tier and entry price
Free for up to 2 tenancies, bank feed included with no time limit
Paid plans from £8.99
Price at scale
£14.99/mo (Portfolio) rising to
£29.99/mo unlimited
Learning curve
Set up in under 5 minutes
Built for non-accountants
Mobile
Purpose-built native iOS and Android apps with full parity
Tenant experience
Free native tenant app, including in-app rent payments, maintenance with photos, in-platform communications, secure documents
Accounting depth
Income and expense tracking with a live Xero integration, CSV and Excel exports, accountant-ready reports
AI assistance
August Intelligence on every plan, including free
Property insights
Auto-pulls valuations, council tax bands, EPC ratings and expiry dates
HMO and room-level reporting
Supported
Multi-user and team access
On the 2026 roadmap, not yet shipped
Data portability on exit
CSV and Excel export of your data
Pricing: bands, billing and the honest bracket
August starts free for up to 2 tenancies and scales through paid plans from £8.99 to £29.99 per month for unlimited tenancies. Alphaletz's Always Free plan covers up to 3 units, though its bank connection runs free for 14 days only, after which reconciliation is manual unless you upgrade. Its paid plans on annual billing are Pro at £11 per month excluding tax for up to 10 units with extra units at £1.40 each, Pro Plus at £24 for up to 25 units, and an Enterprise tier for up to 200 units.
Two honest caveats before the table. First, in the six-to-ten unit bracket on annual billing, Alphaletz's Pro plan at £11 per month undercuts August's £14.99 Portfolio plan, and if you sit in that bracket and rules-based reconciliation suits you, that is a genuinely keen price. Second, Alphaletz's displayed prices exclude tax and assume annual billing, so compare like for like against August's VAT-inclusive monthly figures before deciding.
Tenancies
August
Alphaletz (excl tax)
1 to 2
Free
Free (bank feed 14 days only)
3
Free to £8.99 (Growth)
Free (bank feed 14 days only)
6 - 10
£14.99 (Portfolio)
£11.00 (Pro)
25
£29.99 (unlimited)
£24.00 (Pro Plus)
50
£29.99 (Portfolio)
Enterprise tier, confirm pricing with the provider
Standard rates published on each provider's website as of 17 July 2026, excluding promotional offers. Alphaletz shows annual billing excluding tax by default. Full August pricing is on our pricing page.
Where Alphaletz genuinely wins
A comparison you can trust has to say where the other product is better, so here it is plainly.
Price in the six-to-ten unit bracket
On annual billing, Alphaletz Pro at £11 per month excluding tax undercuts August's £14.99 Portfolio plan for portfolios of six to ten units, and stays marginally cheaper up to around 25 units against Pro Plus at £24. If price per unit in that bracket is your deciding factor, Alphaletz wins it.
A three-unit free plan
Alphaletz's Always Free plan covers one more unit than August's free plan, with income and expense tracking, reminders and PDF reports included. The caveat is the bank connection, which runs free for 14 days only, so ongoing reconciliation on the free plan is manual.
Dashboards and reporting breadth
Where August wins
Compliance that guides rather than reminds
Alphaletz stores documents and reminds you about key dates. August goes further with a guided checklist that explains what each requirement is, why it applies and what to do next, covering gas safety, EICR, EPC, Right to Rent and deposit prescribed information in plain English, reflecting the Renters' Rights Act 2025, with August Intelligence suggesting reminders straight from your uploaded documents.
Tax filing built in
August plan includes HMRC-recognised Making Tax Digital submissions, with quarterly filing from the web app, which matters now that landlords with qualifying income above £50,000 must file digitally. At the time of writing, Alphaletz does not market MTD for Income Tax support on its site, so confirm the current position with the provider if MTD matters to your decision.
A tenant app tenants actually use
August includes a free native tenant app for paying rent in-app with no fees, reporting maintenance with photos and accessing documents securely. Alphaletz does not offer a tenant app or portal, so the tenant relationship stays in email and bank transfers.
A live Xero integration
August connects to Xero for accountant handover alongside CSV and Excel exports. Alphaletz does not advertise accounting integrations on its pricing page, so if your accountant works in Xero, August closes that loop and Alphaletz does not appear to.
AI on every plan
August Intelligence is included from the free tier: it scans tenancy agreements, suggests reminders and answers questions about your own portfolio. Alphaletz is not positioned as an AI-led platform.
Making Tax Digital: both are ready
MTD for Income Tax went live in April 2026 for landlords with qualifying income above £50,000. August is HMRC-recognised for MTD for Income Tax, with quarterly submissions built into every paid plan. Alphaletz does not market MTD for Income Tax support on its website at the time of writing, so confirm the current position with the provider directly if MTD matters to your decision. For the full market picture including bridging tools, see our guide to the best MTD software for landlords, and our Making Tax Digital hub explains the deadlines and thresholds in full.
Switching: the three questions that matter
How hard is migration?
With August you add your properties and tenancies, connect your bank, and open banking backfills rent history so the current tax year arrives with you. Smart contract scanning reads your tenancy agreements and does the data entry. Most landlords are set up in under five minutes, and because both platforms use the same Plaid connection, the bank-feed experience will feel familiar from day one.
Am I locked in?
No, in either direction. August exports your data to CSV and Excel whenever you want it, bills monthly if you prefer, and carries a 14-day money-back guarantee. Alphaletz's reporting exports to Excel and PDF on paid plans. Choosing either does not trap you.
Can I trust the smaller product?
August is used by more than 3,000 UK landlords and tenants, is HMRC-recognised for MTD for Income Tax, and runs its rent feed through an FCA-regulated Plaid connection. You can start free and judge it on your own portfolio before paying anything.
If you are evaluating a broader range of tools, our guide to the best property management software for UK landlords covers eight options side by side.
The verdict
Choose August if you want the fuller product at every tier: a free plan whose bank feed does not expire, guided England and Wales compliance, HMRC-recognised Making Tax Digital included on every paid plan, an AI assistant, a live Xero integration and a free tenant app, from free to £29.99 per month. Choose Alphaletz if you sit in the six-to-ten unit bracket on annual billing and want the lowest subscription price for organised portfolio tracking with rules-based reconciliation and strong dashboards, and you are comfortable without a tenant app, marketed MTD support or AI. August is not the cheapest option in that specific bracket; Alphaletz wins it on price, and we say so plainly.
Cross-shopping the other low-cost options as well? See how August compares with NRLA Portfolio. If a free tier is what you are really weighing, our comparison of August and Landlord Studio covers the other free-plan option in depth. And if you are evaluating a broader range of tools, our guide to the best property management software for UK landlords covers the leading options side by side.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between August and Alphaletz?
Both are UK platforms for self-managing landlords with free tiers and Open Banking bank feeds through the same regulated provider. August adds guided England and Wales compliance, HMRC-recognised MTD on every paid plan, an AI assistant, a live Xero integration and a free tenant app, from free to £29.99 per month. Alphaletz offers portfolio tracking with rules-based reconciliation and dashboards, from a free 3-unit plan to Pro at £11 per month excluding tax on annual billing. Facts verified 17 July 2026.
Is Alphaletz cheaper than August?
In the six-to-ten unit bracket on annual billing, yes: Alphaletz Pro at £11 per month excluding tax undercuts August's £14.99 Portfolio plan, and stays marginally cheaper to around 25 units. Elsewhere August is level or cheaper, its free plan's bank feed has no time limit, and its plans include MTD, AI, Xero and the tenant app at each price point. Prices verified 17 July 2026. Confirm current rates with each provider.
Does Alphaletz support Making Tax Digital?
At the time of writing, Alphaletz does not market MTD for Income Tax support on its website; confirm the current position with the provider. August is HMRC-recognised, with MTD quarterly submissions included on every paid plan, meeting the requirement that applies to landlords with qualifying income above £50,000 from April 2026.
Does Alphaletz have a tenant app?
No. Alphaletz does not offer a tenant app or portal. August includes a free native tenant app for payments, documents, messaging and maintenance reporting with photos.
Do both use FCA-regulated open banking?
Yes, and it is the same arrangement: both August and Alphaletz connect to your bank as agents of Plaid Financial Ltd, regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 804718). The practical difference is that August's bank feed is included on every plan with no time limit, while Alphaletz's free-plan connection runs for 14 days only.
About this comparison: August publishes this page and we have a commercial interest in you choosing August. To keep it useful, we verify every Alphaletz fact against their published pricing and plans and say plainly where they win. Competitor facts last verified 17 July 2026. Last reviewed 18 July 2026.
