Rentalize vs Acquaint: A Modern Cloud Alternative for Irish Agents
Acquaint is a long established Irish agency CRM for sales and lettings admin. Rentalize covers the same sales, lettings and client accounting, then adds online rent collection, included portals, native apps and an AI colleague, on a native cloud platform with nothing to install.
Same agency admin. A modern platform around it.
Acquaint keeps sales, lettings and client accounts in one established CRM. Rentalize covers that same ground, then connects it to the rest of the job: collecting the rent online, running maintenance, giving landlords and tenants their own portals, and an AI colleague, on native cloud technology with nothing to install.
Pick Acquaint if
You want a long established Irish agency CRM for sales and lettings admin at a low headline per user price, you value its Daft and MyHome portal feed, Ireland based phone support, optional bookkeeping service and Acquaint Academy training, and you do not need online rent collection, native apps or AI.
Pick Rentalize if
You want the same sales, lettings and client accounting on a native cloud platform, plus online rent collection by open banking, included landlord and tenant portals, native mobile apps, an AI colleague, ISO 27001 certified security, Irish social and affordable housing schemes, and one system across Ireland and the UK.
How far each platform takes you
Both platforms cover the deal itself. The difference is the operations that follow it: collecting the rent, portals and an AI colleague.
Match Acquaint, Then Do The Rest of The Job
Acquaint keeps the records. Rentalize keeps the records and runs the business around them, on technology built for the cloud rather than the desktop.
Collect the rent, not just account for it
Rentalize Pay collects rent by open banking and direct debit, with automatic reconciliation and failed payment retry, then posts it to the client account. Acquaint keeps the books but does not collect rent online.
Native cloud, nothing to install
Rentalize runs in the browser and on native apps with no install and no local database. Acquaint is installed software with Acquaint Online and Anywhere for remote access on top.
Talia, your AI colleague
Talia drafts landlord statements and tenant messages, answers questions on Irish and UK tenancy law and flags compliance gaps, then confirms before any change. Acquaint has no AI.
Native mobile apps
Full iOS and Android apps for your team, landlords and tenants. Acquaint offers remote web access through Acquaint Anywhere rather than native apps.
Landlord and tenant portals included
Landlord and tenant portals are part of every Rentalize plan, so statements, approvals and issue reports flow both ways without phone tag.
ISO certified security
ISO 27001, 27018 and 27701 certification, EU only data residency and two factor authentication. Acquaint states data is held on Microsoft Azure.
Rentalize vs Acquaint: Estate and Letting Agent Software Compared
Based on publicly available information from both vendors as of July 2026. The first block is the core agency CRM work Acquaint is known for, where Rentalize matches it. The second block is the modern platform Rentalize adds around it.
| Capability | Rentalize | Acquaint |
|---|---|---|
| Core agency CRM, where Acquaint is established and Rentalize matches | ||
| Residential sales pipeline | ||
| Lettings and tenancy management | ||
| Applicant and contact management (CRM) | ||
| Client accounting and client money | ||
| Landlord and owner statements | ||
| Diary, reminders and tasks | ||
| Document management | ||
| Email marketing and mailshots | Via Mailchimp | |
| The modern platform Rentalize adds around it | ||
| Native cloud, nothing to install | Installed + remote | |
| Online rent collection (open banking + direct debit) | ||
| Automatic bank reconciliation | Manual entry | |
| Native iOS and Android apps | Web access | |
| AI colleague (Talia) | ||
| Maintenance and contractor workflow | Not stated | |
| Landlord and tenant portals included | Not stated | |
| ISO 27001 / 27018 / 27701 certification | Azure hosted | |
| Two factor authentication | Not stated | |
| Social and affordable housing schemes (HAP, RAS, Cost Rental, Part V) | ||
| Ireland and UK rules in one platform | Separate UK product | |
Sources: acquaint.ie and acquaintcrm.co.uk, accessed July 2026. Items marked "Not stated" are not documented publicly by Acquaint at the time of writing. If Acquaint has shipped any of the items marked unavailable, we will update this page on request.
Acquaint Pricing vs Rentalize Pricing
Acquaint publishes a low headline price per user. Rentalize is quoted by product and portfolio, with rent collection, portals, native apps and AI included rather than bolted on.
Acquaint
Per user monthly subscription, ex VAT, rolling contract
- From 49 euro per month for the first user
- 43 euro per month for each additional user
- Rolling month to month, no minimum contract, no setup fee
- Hosted on Microsoft Azure
- Optional bookkeeping service and Daft / MyHome portal feed
Rentalize
Quoted by product and portfolio, portals and apps included
- One platform for sales, lettings, accounting, rent collection and maintenance
- Online rent collection by open banking and direct debit included
- Landlord and tenant portals and native mobile apps included
- Published Rentalize Core pricing from 199 euro a month
- Migration support from Acquaint and spreadsheets
Agents who want an established Irish CRM
Acquaint has served Irish estate and letting agents for years, with residential and commercial sales, lettings and client accounting in one CRM, a Daft and MyHome portal feed, an optional bookkeeping service and Acquaint Academy training. If you want a familiar system at a low headline per user price and your rent collection sits elsewhere, Acquaint covers the core agency admin.
Agents who want one modern system end to end
Rentalize is built for PSRA licensed agents in Ireland and letting agents in the UK who want the sales, lettings and accounting plus everything around it in one record. Same client money, plus online rent collection, maintenance, applications, included portals, native apps and an AI colleague, on native cloud technology with ISO certification.
Common Questions About Choosing Between Rentalize and Acquaint
Is Rentalize an alternative to Acquaint?
Does Rentalize do the sales and lettings work Acquaint does?
Can I collect rent through Rentalize?
Is Rentalize cloud based, and is Acquaint?
How does pricing compare?
Can I migrate from Acquaint to Rentalize?
Does Rentalize work in the UK as well?
See The Rent Run, a Landlord Statement and the AI Colleague
Book a 30 minute demo on your own data. We will walk through sales and lettings, client money, the rent run, maintenance and a landlord statement, for Ireland and the UK.