SmartRent
SmartRent provides connected hardware and cloud software that help rental-housing owners and operators manage properties, leasing, access, maintenance, and resident services.
Last updated September 25, 2026
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Overview
SmartRent is a property-technology company focused on rental housing. Since 2017, it has developed an end-to-end ecosystem combining smart-home hardware with cloud-based enterprise software. Its stated aim is to make rental communities more connected and to improve the experience of residents, property managers, owners, and operating staff. The company’s offering spans smart apartments, access control, self-guided tours, community Wi-Fi, parking management, work management, answer automation, and inspection management. Its software and devices are intended to work together across a property portfolio, while also integrating with a range of third-party hardware, property-management systems, and customer relationship management tools. SmartRent describes its approach as configurable: customers can select compatible devices and solutions to suit individual properties and expand over time. SmartRent serves rental-housing settings including multifamily, build-to-rent, single-family, and student housing. Its hardware includes hubs, locks, thermostats, sensors, readers, and access-control equipment. The company also offers Alloy-branded in-house smart-home equipment. Software capabilities address operational tasks such as leasing, work orders, maintenance, access management, asset protection, and resident communications. The company’s public history highlights several growth and product milestones: its acquisition of SightPlan in 2022 added maintenance, resident-engagement, and property-operations tools; that year it also reported reaching 500,000 installed units. In 2023 it announced research on resident internet needs and launched Community WiFi. In 2024 it reported reaching one million self-guided tours. The supplied sources do not specify SmartRent’s headquarters, founders, current ownership, or listing status.
History
SmartRent describes itself as a rental-housing technology company founded in 2017. Its business centers on connecting smart-home devices and property operations through a cloud-based platform. Rather than presenting a single fixed package for every building, the company says its solutions can be tailored to individual assets and expanded as customers’ needs change. It also emphasizes integration with existing property-management and CRM tools, alongside compatibility with hardware from multiple manufacturers. The product scope addresses both resident-facing experiences and day-to-day property operations. Smart apartment solutions use connected devices such as locks, hubs, thermostats, and leak sensors. Access-control products manage entry to common areas and homes. Self-guided tours support prospective renters touring at their convenience, while operational products cover work management, inspections, parking, community internet, and automated call handling. SmartRent also identifies Alloy as its in-house smart-home equipment line, including hubs, thermostats, and sensors. A milestone in the company’s documented expansion came in 2022, when it acquired SightPlan. SmartRent says the acquisition added maintenance, resident-engagement, and property-operations tools to its platform. Its About Us page also records that it celebrated deployment of 500,000 installed units that year, presenting this as evidence of adoption in rental housing. In 2023, SmartRent published research findings about residents’ internet needs and launched Community WiFi in response to that demand. This extended the platform’s scope beyond device control and property workflows into connectivity services for rental communities. In 2024, the company reported that its technology had been used for one million self-guided tours, highlighting the adoption of its leasing-related tools. SmartRent’s current product materials continue to describe an integrated suite for rental-housing operators. The company presents its value proposition as combining hardware, software, and integrations to help owners protect assets, simplify leasing and maintenance, and offer residents more convenient connected living. Its stated customer settings include multifamily, build-to-rent, single-family, and student housing. The supplied evidence does not establish details such as its headquarters, founders, current ownership, or securities listing, so those items are not asserted here.
- 2024
Reported reaching one million self-guided tours.
[2] - 2023
Published research on resident internet needs and launched Community WiFi.
[2] - 2022
Acquired SightPlan, adding maintenance, resident-engagement, and property-operations tools.
[2] - 2022
Celebrated deployment of 500,000 installed units.
[2] - 2017
SmartRent says it has been developing rental-housing technology since 2017.
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Products and positioning
An end-to-end rental-housing technology provider combining configurable smart-home hardware and cloud software to improve resident experiences and streamline property operations.
Smart Apartments
Connected apartment solutions using devices such as smart locks, hubs, thermostats, and leak sensors.
Access Control
Access-control panels, readers, and intercoms for managing entry to shared spaces and homes.
Self-Guided Tours
Tools and devices that let prospective renters tour a property at a convenient time.
Community WiFi
A community internet offering launched in 2023.
Work Management
A mobile maintenance platform supporting work orders and property operations.
Alloy smart-home hardware
SmartRent’s in-house equipment line, including hubs, thermostats, and sensors.
Brand decisions
Sources5 sources
- 1SmartRent | Smart Home Solutions for Multifamily Communitiessmartrent.com
- 2SmartRent | About Ussmartrent.com
- 3Smart Home Products & Solutions | SmartRentsmartrent.com
- 4Smart Apartment Hardware | Multifamily Solutions | SmartRentsmartrent.com
- 5SmartRent Appoints Evelyn León Infurna as Senior Vice President of Investor Relationsprnewswire.com
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