Sahab Key: the DoorLoop alternative that stays simple
DoorLoop is a broad, all-in-one platform. If you want the core rental operation without a ten-unit starter cap and without stepping up a tier to grow, Sahab Key is two dollars a unit a month, and the fifty-dollar minimum covers your first twenty-five units.
Page updated September 11, 2026. Competitor prices are cited with the month they were checked.
- $2 a unit a month
- $50 a month minimum
- No setup fees
- No free trial, no contract
Who is each product really for?
DoorLoop fits landlords who want a wide, all-in-one feature set in tiered plans, starting at sixty-nine dollars for ten units and stepping up as you grow or want e-signature included. Sahab Key fits landlords who want that same core operation at two dollars a unit, a flat fifty-dollar minimum through twenty-five units, and no tier to outgrow.
DoorLoop is a broad all-in-one built to cover a lot in one subscription. As of July 2026 its published pricing lists three plans. Starter is sixty-nine dollars a month billed annually, or ninety-nine dollars month to month, and it is limited to ten units. Pro is one hundred forty-nine dollars a month billed annually, or one hundred eighty-nine month to month, and Premium is two hundred nine dollars billed annually, or two hundred thirty-nine month to month. Pro and Premium add three dollars per unit per month above the plan. Portfolios beyond three hundred units get a custom plan. DoorLoop bundles a wide feature set, including online applications inside the plan, with lease e-signature billed per document on Starter and Pro and included only on Premium.
Sahab Key is focused on the core operation and priced to match your portfolio, not a tier. Rent lands in your bank through Stripe, the books balance to the cent, maintenance stays tracked with tenant photos, and every tenant gets a portal with autopay. It is two dollars a unit a month, the fifty-dollar minimum covers your first twenty-five units, and there is no separate starter tier to outgrow.
Pricing, side by side
Both companies publish their pricing, which is the right way to do it. The difference is the shape. Sahab Key is one plan: two dollars per unit per month, a fifty-dollar monthly minimum that covers the first twenty-five units, and flat monthly add-ons if you want them. The price is the same whether you have three units or twenty-five, then it climbs two dollars at a time. See it in full on the pricing page.
DoorLoop is tiered. Its Starter plan is the low entry price, but it is capped at ten units, so the moment you manage an eleventh you move up to Pro, which as of July 2026 is one hundred forty-nine dollars a month billed annually and then three dollars per unit above the plan. That step is where a growing small landlord feels the model. On Sahab Key, eleven units is still fifty dollars.
Sahab Key and DoorLoop, feature by feature
Only features Sahab Key genuinely offers are listed. Competitor details reflect DoorLoop's published information as of July 2026.
| Sahab Key | DoorLoop | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing published online | Included | Included |
| Entry plan | $50 a month, 1 to 25 units | Starter $69 a month billed annually ($99 monthly), up to 10 units |
| Cost to grow past the entry plan | Stays $50 through 25 units | Move to Pro, $149 a month billed annually ($189 monthly) |
| Per-unit price above the plan | $2 per unit a month | $3 per unit a month (Pro and Premium) |
| Setup fees | None | Onboarding fee on Premium, based on portfolio size |
| Online rent collection (ACH and card) | Included | Included |
| Tenant portal with autopay | Included | Included |
| Maintenance tracking with photos | Included | Included |
| Accounting and financial reporting | Included | Included |
| Owner portal and payouts | Included | Included |
| Online rental applications | Add-on, $29 a month, as intake, application fee, and manager review. Sahab Key does not offer tenant screening. | Included |
| Lease e-signature | Add-on, $15 a month flat, unlimited documents, with the lease and its addenda in one signing packet | $3 per document on Starter, $1 per document on Pro, included on Premium |
| Section 8 housing authority payment tracking | Included | Included |
DoorLoop pricing and plan details are drawn from doorloop.com as of July 2026. Sahab Key add-ons are flat monthly prices: AI Insights $49, lease e-signature $15, online rental applications $29, texting $15, and AI and API access $49.
DoorLoop is a trademark of its respective owner. Sahab Key is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by DoorLoop.
Ten units is the line.
Below it, the tier decides more than the feature list does.
What this means at a small portfolio
Put real numbers on it, drawn from doorloop.com as of July 2026. The dollar figure on each row below is Sahab Key's own price at that unit count.
- 10 units DoorLoop's Starter plan is sixty-nine dollars billed annually, or ninety-nine month to month. $50 a month
- 15 units DoorLoop has moved you to Pro at one hundred forty-nine dollars billed annually because Starter stops at ten units. $50 a month
- 20 units DoorLoop Pro is one hundred forty-nine dollars billed annually, plus three dollars a unit above the plan. $50 a month
- 40 units DoorLoop's per-unit rate above the plan is three dollars. $80 a month
- 50 units DoorLoop Pro is still one hundred forty-nine dollars billed annually, plus three dollars a unit above the plan. $100 a month
The pattern is simple: Sahab Key holds a flat fifty dollars through your first twenty-five units and never asks you to change tiers to add a unit. If you are early or growing one building at a time, that is the difference. Read the plain-English breakdown for small portfolios.
When is DoorLoop the better choice?
DoorLoop is the better choice when you want applications, listings, and tenant screening bundled inside one subscription and are past ten units, where Pro at one hundred forty-nine dollars billed annually covers a lot in one place. Sahab Key does not screen tenants or syndicate listings; if those matter, DoorLoop is the better fit.
You want maximum breadth in one plan
DoorLoop bundles a wide feature set, with online applications inside the plan, a large integrations marketplace, and lease e-signature included once you reach Premium. Sahab Key keeps the core tight and sells both separately, e-signature at a flat fifteen dollars a month and applications at twenty-nine, at every portfolio size. If you want everything under one subscription, DoorLoop's breadth is a genuine advantage.
You want a larger-portfolio path
DoorLoop offers custom plans for portfolios beyond three hundred units, so its pricing structure is built to scale into that range. If that matters to how you buy, it is a real reason to choose it.
Switching to Sahab Key
Getting started is quick. You add your buildings, units, leases, and tenants in the app, connect a Stripe payout account for each building, which is required before your tenants can pay, and invite your tenants. They can pay online the same day, turn on autopay that retries a failed payment by itself, and report maintenance with a photo. There is no data-import project and no onboarding fee, and if you get stuck, a person answers your email.
There is no free trial and no contract. You start when you are ready, the price follows your portfolio up or down, and you can cancel anytime. When you want every number, including the add-ons, the pricing page lays it all out.
Run your rentals on Sahab Key
Two dollars a unit a month, a flat fifty through twenty-five units, and no starter cap to outgrow. Start with your first building.