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Yorlet vs Alto
A side-by-side look at Yorlet and Alto for UK lettings teams. A cloud CRM for UK estate and letting agents covering sales, lettings, property management, client accounting and the PropertyFile customer portal.
Capability coverage
15 capabilities · reviewed 15 September 2026
Yorlet
15 yes
Alto
7 yes · 6 partial
Yorlet and Alto, side by side
| Capability | Yorlet | Alto |
|---|---|---|
| Leads and viewings Capture enquiries, qualify applicants and book viewings from one pipeline. | Yes Leads pipeline, qualification and viewing bookings. | Yes Sales and lettings CRM with applicant matching and pipeline tools. |
| Referencing and Right to Rent Identity, income, Right to Rent and customer risk checks on the tenancy record. | Yes Guardrails covers identity, income, Right to Rent and customer risk. | Partial AML tools and tenant referencing integrations rather than a single native referencing product. |
| Tenancy agreements and deposits Applications, contracts, e-signatures, deposits and renewals in one workflow. | Yes Leasing runs applications, contracts, deposits and renewals. | Yes Tenancy records, documents and e-signatures through PropertyFile. |
| Rent billing and arrears Invoice rent on a schedule, reconcile receipts and recover arrears. | Yes Billing invoices rent, reconciles receipts and recovers arrears. | Yes Client accounting, rent reconciliation and arrears reminders. |
| Payments Card, Direct Debit, bank transfer and in-person payments with fraud protection. | Yes Native card, Direct Debit, bank transfer and in-person payments. | Partial Landlord payments and portal payment history; not marketed as a full payments platform. |
| Owner accounting and payouts Owner onboarding, payment runs, statements and tax forms. | Yes Owners and Balance handle statements, payment runs and payouts. | Yes Client accounting, landlord statements and automated landlord payments. |
| Multi-currency and FX Collect rent and remit funds across borders in multiple currencies. | Yes Global FX collects and remits in multiple currencies. | No |
| Maintenance Track repairs from report to resolution and recharge the cost. | Yes Issues, contractors, work orders and owner recharge. | Yes Maintenance reporting in-product, with Fixflo available on the marketplace for specialist works orders. |
| Compliance monitoring Monitor lettings regulation in your operating areas and act before deadlines. | Yes Regulatory monitoring with deadlines turned into assigned tasks. | Partial Certificate expiry, rent-review deadlines and audit trails. Not a dedicated monitor that turns new lettings regulation into assigned tasks. |
| Resident app A native app for residents to apply, pay rent, report issues and earn rewards. | Yes OneMove is a native iOS and Android resident app. | Partial PropertyFile is a branded web portal rather than a native iOS and Android resident app. |
| Loyalty and rewards Resident rewards with points, tiers and redemptions. | Yes Points, tiers and redemptions through OneMove. | No |
| Workflows and automation No-code triggers, conditions and actions across the portfolio. | Yes No-code automations with a full run history. | Yes Tasks, automated comms and lettings progression workflows. |
| AI assistant and MCP An MCP connection so Claude, ChatGPT and other clients can work on live lettings data. | Yes Yorlet AI plus a documented MCP endpoint at POST /v1/mcp. | Partial Alto Intelligence is marketed for appraisals, listings, matching, progression and IQ questions. No MCP endpoint is published. |
| Open API and webhooks Public API, API keys, sandbox access and real-time webhooks. | Yes Public API, keys, sandbox, logs and webhooks. | Partial Marketplace and partner integrations; a general developer platform is not the lead message. |
| Integrations Connect portals, accounting and operational tools around the tenancy record. | Yes Portal, accounting and operational integrations, plus the API. | Yes Portals, Fixflo, referencing and productivity tools via the Alto app marketplace. |
- Yes
- Publicly offered as a core capability
- Partial
- Partner, add-on or lighter coverage
- No
- Not part of the public product set
- Not published
- Not enough public information to classify
Where Alto is strong, and where Yorlet is different
Where Alto is strong
- A genuine all-in-one agency CRM: sales, lettings, property management and accounts, rather than lettings-only.
- Alto Intelligence applies AI to everyday agency jobs — appraisals, listings, matching and progression — on the CRM record.
- PropertyFile gives landlords and tenants a shared portal for documents, payments and maintenance.
- Classic reports can be exported to CSV or Excel, which is useful for audits and migrations.
- An app marketplace so agencies can add specialist tools without abandoning the CRM.
Where Yorlet is different
- Native card, Direct Debit, Balance and Global FX, rather than CRM accounting plus marketplace apps for the money layer.
- OneMove is a native iOS and Android resident app, with Loyalty — a different shape from PropertyFile as a branded web portal.
- An MCP connection and no-code Workflows on live tenancy data, rather than in-product CRM AI only.
- Lettings-led operators do not need a sales CRM as the system of record.
Pricing model
Alto
Subscription, pricing on request
Alto describes a subscription model and does not publish list prices. Total cost often includes the CRM plus marketplace apps for maintenance, referencing or marketing. Request a current quote and compare it with a single Yorlet platform fee.
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Yorlet vs Alto questions
- How does Yorlet differ from Alto?
- Alto is an estate agency CRM that also does lettings and client accounting. Yorlet is a lettings operating system with native payments, financial accounts, Global FX, a native resident app, loyalty and an MCP connection. Agencies that do not need a sales CRM often prefer one lettings platform to a sales CRM plus apps.
- Does Yorlet include a landlord and tenant portal?
- Yes. OneMove is a native resident app, and Owners covers landlord statements, onboarding and payouts. That is a different shape from PropertyFile, which is a branded web portal on the CRM.
Last reviewed 15 September 2026.
Sources: Alto homepage, Alto property management, Alto letting agent software, Exporting reports in Alto.
Comparisons use publicly available product, help-centre and pricing pages. They are not an official statement by Alto and are not a complete catalogue of every module or partner integration. Capabilities change; check the vendor’s own site before you buy. Alto and related marks are trademarks of their owners. Yorlet uses competitor names only to identify those products. If something is wrong, contact us and we will correct it.