A free FixerRent alternative for Ghana landlords
FixerRent charges per property once you pass a single unit — GHS 20, 45, or 80 a month as you grow (per fixerrent.com, 28 July 2026). If what you actually want is a reliable rent book — a place to record every MoMo payment, track advance rent, and keep tenant records — you don't have to pay monthly for it.
PadiRent is a free FixerRent alternative built for Ghana. It's free forever, for any number of units, and it does the record-keeping FixerRent's paid tiers do — plus a few things their site doesn't mention at all.
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What you get free with PadiRent
No trial clock, no per-property fee, no premium lock. On the free plan you get:
- MoMo payment tracking — log a payment from MTN, Telecel Cash or AirtelTigo Money in about ten seconds, matched to the right tenant and unit.
- Advance rent expiry alerts — advance rent tracking the way Ghana pays it, with reminders 60, 30 and 7 days before a one- or two-year contract runs out.
- Ghana Card records — keep each tenant's ID details on file, the way a rent office or court expects.
- Offline use — record a payment or add a tenant with no signal; it syncs when you're back online.
- Receipts — generate a verifiable receipt for every payment.
All of it, free, whether you manage one room or fifty.
The honest trade-off
FixerRent and PadiRent are not quite the same tool, and it's worth being clear about it.
**FixerRent collects rent.** It sends automatic SMS reminders and lets tenants pay by MoMo straight to your account, with an installment option. If you want collection and reminders handled for you, that's a real service and its fee is fair.
**PadiRent records rent.** Money still lands in your own MoMo or bank; PadiRent keeps the book — who paid, when, how much, which unit, and when the advance runs out. If what you need is a dependable ledger rather than a collection rail, you shouldn't pay a monthly per-property fee for it.
Many landlords want exactly that: a free, trustworthy record of every payment. That's who PadiRent is for.
Price, side by side
| PadiRent | FixerRent | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free forever, any number of units | Free (1 unit) · GHS 20 / 45 / 80 per month |
| What it does | Records rent, advance rent, Ghana Card | Collects rent, SMS reminders |
| Advance rent alerts | Yes — 60 / 30 / 7 days | Not stated on their site |
| Ghana Card records | Yes, per tenant | Not stated on their site |
| Works offline | Yes, syncs later | Not stated on their site |
FixerRent details from fixerrent.com, 28 July 2026 — features and pricing change, so check their site for the latest. For the full head-to-head, see our L0, or the wider L1 buyer's guide.
How to move your records over
Switching costs you nothing and there's no contract to leave. PadiRent is a separate record book, so you can run it alongside whatever you use now while you decide.
- L0 and add your properties — a couple of minutes.
- Add your tenants, with their Ghana Card details and rent amounts.
- Log payments going forward. Your advance rent expiry dates line up automatically.
You don't need to export anything or wait for a migration. Start logging today and your book is current from the first payment.
Start free
If you just want a reliable rent book without a monthly bill, PadiRent is free forever and takes under two minutes to set up.
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