Rent by link, free

Collect rent online with a payment link

Make a link for the rent, send it each month, and tenants pay by card or PayPal. The money goes to your own account, and Payly takes no fees.

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How can I collect rent online without paying fees?

Send tenants a payment link: a web page for the rent that opens on any phone and takes a card or PayPal. The money goes to your own account. Pick a tool that adds no fee of its own, because PayPal or the card company still charges a processing fee on each payment.

Why Payly

One link for each unit

Make a link per unit, with the rent as a set amount that can be paid many times. Your list of links shows times paid and the total for each one.

Rent that changes

When the amount differs from month to month, choose The payer chooses. Tenants type what they owe, at least $1.00, once you have agreed the amount with them.

No tenant accounts

Tenants need no Payly account or sign-in. They open the link, type an email for the receipt and pay with PayPal or a card. You get an order email for each payment.

How rent links work in Payly

You make the link once. Tenants pay it each month.

Make the rent link

In Your sites, click New and choose Payment link. For What it's for, type something like Rent, Unit 4B. Choose A set amount and type the rent.
Choose Many times

Under Can be paid, pick Many times, so the same link takes every month's rent. Connect PayPal, Stripe or both on the Payments tab in Settings before you share it.
Send it with the rent notice

Click Copy link and paste it into an email, a text or your rent notice. Each payment appears under Payments with the tenant's email, and the tenant gets a receipt.

What you get

A set rent amount, or one the tenant types
A link paid many times, or once
A phone number and an address, if you ask for them
A receipt page and an email for every payment
Times paid and the total for each link
An on/off switch for each link
Your own domain, such as pay.example.com

What it costs

Completely free - no paid plan, no transaction fees, no commission

PayPal and Stripe charge their standard processing fees, as they would on any platform.

How can this possibly be free?

Start from a template

Start from one of these and change anything you like, or start from scratch.

Pay rent

Tenants type the amount due and their unit.

Honest answers

Can a link charge rent automatically every month?

No. A payment link takes one payment at a time and cannot charge every month, so you send it each month. For payments on a schedule, use a payment form with recurring payments.

Can tenants type their unit and the month?

A payment link asks only for an email, plus a phone number and an address if you switch them on. For a unit and a month, use a payment form. The Pay rent template has boxes for the rent amount, the unit or address and the month.

Can I add a late fee?

A payment link adds no tax, shipping or discount codes by itself. Include anything extra, such as a late fee, in the amount you set, or make a separate link for it.

What happens when a tenant moves out?

Switch the link off with the switch in the On column, and anyone who opens it is told it is not active. Past payments stay under Payments. You can also delete the link, and the payments are still kept.

Is it really free?

Yes. There is no monthly fee, no transaction fee and no paid tier. PayPal and Stripe charge their standard processing fees on each payment, as they would on any platform. How can this possibly be free?