Locare review
A broad rental operations suite with trust accounting, owner payouts and a high entry price.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Locare is a cloud property management platform for South African rental agencies and landlords. It covers leasing and tenant onboarding, automated rent invoicing, online payments, reconciliation, double-entry accounting, trust accounting and owner payouts. Tenant and landlord apps, maintenance tickets, work orders, inspections, documents, e-signatures, reports, CSV exports and developer API access extend the platform beyond core lease administration. It suits small, mid-market and enterprise teams, with pricing based on portfolio size rather than per unit; portfolios under 70 units are priced individually.
The plan structure separates core leasing from financial and branding capabilities. Starter costs ZAR 6,916 per month and includes leasing, tenant onboarding, a tenant app, rent invoicing and in-app messaging. Growth costs ZAR 14,490 per month and adds white-label branding and a custom domain, online payments and reconciliation, an owner portal, trust accounting, a branded rentals site, documents and e-signature. Scale costs ZAR 25,415 per month and adds DebiCheck integration, priority support and multi-branch management. An annual-billing Scale option is also listed, while Enterprise adds branded native apps, custom integrations, multi-country support and dedicated onboarding. The pricing is substantial for smaller portfolios, particularly where advanced accounting features are not required.
Locare’s clearest fit is an agency that needs rental operations and financial controls together, especially owner payouts and trust accounting. Its branded website, custom domain, portals and apps can support agencies presenting a distinct tenant and landlord experience. Maintenance workflows, online applications and API access add useful coverage for teams managing varied operational processes. The main trade-off is ecosystem breadth: DebiCheck is the named integration, while broader connectivity depends on custom integrations available at Enterprise level. Choose Locare when trust accounting, reconciliation and branded agency operations are priorities; consider an alternative when low monthly cost or a wide prebuilt integration catalog matters more.
Locare pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Trust accounting, owner payouts and double-entry reconciliation
- Leasing, payments, maintenance, inspections and applications in one platform
- White-label branding, portals, apps and developer API access
- Where it doesn't
- Starter begins at ZAR 6,916 per month, including 15% VAT
- Integration coverage centers on the named DebiCheck connection
- Portfolio pricing is individual for portfolios under 70 units
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