Rent in on time. Every month.
Echorent sends every tenant their invoice, lets them pay by M-Pesa straight to your own paybill, and marks each payment against the right unit. Maintenance, notices and reports live in the same place.
Rent goes straight to you. Echorent never holds your money.
Riverside Court
November rent · 8 units
KES 62,000
of KES 160,000
- A1Wanjiru Kamau18,000Paid
- A2Brian Otieno18,000Due
- A3Amina Hassan22,000Paid
- B1Kevin Mutua15,000Due
- B2Grace Achieng15,000Due
- B3Peter Njoroge22,000Paid
- C1Faith Chebet25,000Due
- C2Dennis Kiprop25,000Due
Why Echorent
Collecting rent shouldn't take the whole first week
Chasing every tenant
Calls and texts on the 5th, the 10th and the 15th, and nobody is sure who has paid.
Invoices go out and reminders are on record
M-Pesa messages to match
A screenshot here, a forwarded SMS there, and a notebook to tick off by hand.
Payments land against the right unit
Repairs that slip
A leaking tap reported in the corridor, then forgotten until it is a flooded floor.
Every request tracked to done
How it works
From an empty building to rent in your account
- 01
Add your property
Your buildings, their units and the rent for each one. Mark which are occupied.
- 02
Invite your tenants
Each tenant gets an email to set a password. Their lease and first invoice are set up for you.
- 03
Invoices go out
Rent plus water, power, Wi-Fi, repairs or fines, in one invoice each tenant can see.
- 04
Tenants pay by M-Pesa
They tap Pay, enter their PIN, and the payment is matched to the invoice.
M-Pesa collections
Rent paid to your paybill, not ours
Connect your own paybill or till with its Daraja keys. When a tenant pays, the M-Pesa prompt goes to their phone and the money goes straight to you. Echorent confirms each payment with Safaricom before it marks an invoice paid.
- Payments matched to the right invoice and unit
- Partial payments and balances worked out for you
- Your Daraja keys are stored encrypted and never shown again
Invoices and leases
Every charge on one invoice
Each lease carries its rent. Add water, electricity, Wi-Fi, repairs, maintenance or fines to a tenant's invoice and the total updates. Tenants see the same invoice you do.
- Leases linked to units and tenants
- Overdue invoices easy to spot
- Receipts kept for every payment
Maintenance and notices
Repairs and notices on record
Log a repair, set its status as it moves, and record what it cost and who pays. Send a notice to one tenant, one building or everyone, and it arrives by email too.
- Tenants are told when a repair's status changes
- Costs can be charged to the tenant or carried by you
- Support tickets from tenants come to you
For tenants
Your rent, your receipts, your repairs
When your landlord uses Echorent, you get an invitation by email. Set a password and everything about your home is in one place, on your phone or computer.
- See every invoice and what it covers
- Pay by M-Pesa from the app
- Keep receipts for every payment
- Report repairs and follow them
- Get your landlord's notices
- Install it on your phone like an app
Pricing
One monthly fee. No cut of your rent.
Pay for Echorent by M-Pesa from your dashboard. Your tenants' rent always goes straight to your own paybill or till.
Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial. Pay by M-Pesa from your dashboard; no card needed.
Questions
Straight answers
Something else on your mind? Write to us on WhatsApp and a real person answers.
Does Echorent hold my tenants' rent?
No. Rent goes from the tenant's M-Pesa straight to your own paybill or till. Echorent records the payment and marks the invoice; it never touches the money.
What do I need to collect rent by M-Pesa?
A paybill or till number and its Daraja API keys from Safaricom (consumer key, consumer secret and passkey). You add them once in your settings. Until then you can still send invoices and record payments.
How does the free trial work?
Every new landlord account gets a free trial with everything switched on. Before it ends, pick a plan and pay by M-Pesa from your dashboard. No card is needed.
Do my tenants pay anything to use Echorent?
No. Tenants are invited by you and use Echorent for free.
Can I manage more than one building?
Yes. Add as many properties and units as your plan allows, and see collections and occupancy across all of them.
Is there an app?
Echorent works in the browser on any phone or computer, and you can install it on your home screen like an app.
Set up your first building this afternoon
Add your units, invite your tenants and send November's invoices. The first two weeks are free.
