Instashowing vs Rently
An independent showing management platform used by 15,000+ agents — handling scheduling, buyer tour planning, and feedback collection with transparent month-to-month pricing.
$15/mo
Self-tour platform for single-family rentals with a proprietary smart-lock ecosystem — widely deployed by institutional SFR operators.
Custom
Instashowing vs Rently: feature comparison
| Feature | Instashowing | Rently |
|---|---|---|
| Agent-to-Agent Messaging | ✓ | ✗ |
| Brokerage Analytics | ✓ | ✓ |
| Feedback Collection | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lockbox Integration | ✗ | ✓ |
| MLS Integration | ✗ | ✗ |
| Mobile App | ✗ | ✓ |
| Online Scheduling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Self-Tour Support | ✗ | ✓ |
Instashowing — Pros & Cons
Pros
- ✓Month-to-month pricing from $15/mo with no annual contract required
- ✓Premium tier ($49/mo) bundles offer management, open house sign-in, and buyer license verification in one tool
- ✓Buyer tour route planner lets agents map, reorder stops, and share a live tour link with clients
- ✓Brokerage plan includes agent messaging and a broker dashboard for team-wide showing oversight
Cons
- ✗No native mobile app on individual or brokerage plans — web-based only; native app reserved for MLS-tier enterprise customers
- ✗MLS listing auto-sync unavailable for individual and brokerage plans — requires a custom MLS organization contract
- ✗Thin third-party review base (13 Capterra reviews) versus thousands for ShowingTime, limiting independent validation
- ✗No lockbox integration on any plan — agents must manage access codes manually outside the platform
Rently — Pros & Cons
Pros
- ✓End-to-end self-tour stack (hardware + software)
- ✓Institutional SFR adoption
- ✓Fraud prevention built in
- ✓Smart-lock ecosystem
Cons
- ✗Hardware investment required
- ✗Custom pricing for operators
- ✗Rentals only
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