# Housewise Alternatives for NRI Landlords, 2026

By Saurabh Garg, founder·6 min read·Published 2026-08-13
**Short answer:** Housewise charges per tenancy cycle: 1.25 times a month's rent plus GST to place a tenant, 0.5 times on renewal, with no ongoing percentage of rent. The alternatives are NoBroker (8% of rent plus a stated rental guarantee), PropTech Solutions (flat yearly retainer), CURA (Pune depth) and 66 MG Road (from 5% of rent, vendor work billed at actuals with receipts). Leave Housewise only if you need repair billing and proof of work spelled out, because its rate card is the clearest published in this market.

# Housewise Alternatives for NRI Landlords

Housewise publishes its price. Almost nobody else in this category does. Before you leave, be clear about what that is worth, because you will not get it back from most of the alternatives.

**Disclosure: 66 MG Road wrote this page and 66 MG Road is one of the alternatives.** Everything below comes from public pages with links, and we name where Housewise beats us.

## What Housewise gives you

Founded 2015, full operations from 2017, service listed in more than 20 cities, the current page naming 25-plus, including Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Delhi NCR and Mumbai. It states it is trusted by "5500+ NRIs across 40+ Countries" and claims "99% of our customers renew year after year."

The pricing, from its own page: end-to-end management at "1.25 times a month's rent + GST," with "Rs. 5,000 + GST" upfront and the balance after the tenant moves in. Renewal with the same tenant costs "0.5 times a month's rent + GST" for the next full year. There is no stated ongoing percentage of collected rent.

That model has a real advantage. If your tenant stays four years, you pay once to place and three half-fees to renew. A firm charging a monthly percentage bills you every month of those four years whether anything happens or not.

**The gap:** Housewise pages do not state how repair and vendor work is billed, what receipts and proof of work you get as standard, or whether any spend needs your approval before money moves. For an owner sitting in Dubai or New Jersey, the repair bill is where the money leaks, not the placement fee.

## The alternatives

### NoBroker

India's largest no-brokerage marketplace, with an NRI arm on top of it. Its launch blog states a fee of "8 per cent of the monthly rent" and a guarantee where it pays the owner "even if the tenant vacates and the house sits empty for a month or two."

**Switch to NoBroker if** speed to fill the flat, or protection against a vacant month, is what you are buying. **The trade:** a monthly percentage forever, and its pages do not detail vendor billing either.

### PropTech Solutions

Bangalore headquarters, managers listed across Bangalore, Pune, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata and NCR. Its words: "we don't work on a commission basis but on a retainer (yearly fee) basis."

**Switch to PropTech Solutions if** you want a fixed annual number rather than a fee tied to rent. **The trade:** the retainer amount is not published, so you cannot compare before you talk to sales.

### CURA

Pune, founded 2010, About page stating 14-plus years and a clientele over 9,000. Started by two owners who managed their own Pune flats from Seattle.

**Switch to CURA if** the flat is in Pune and you want the longest local record. **The trade:** no published price and no stated billing standard.

### 66 MG Road

Us. One property, one named contact, and a vetted manager running tenants, rent, repairs, legal and tax. No commission on rent. Vendor work billed at actuals with receipts. Every rupee a line item. Dated photo and video proof of all work. Owner approval required above a spend floor. Teams in Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai and Gurgaon, owner hubs in Singapore and Dubai. Published at [/pricing](/pricing): tenancy from one month's rent, full management from 5% of rent, minimum Rs 2,500 per property per month.

**Switch to us if** the repair bill and the proof of work are what you want under contract. **The trade, in plain sight:** Housewise has a decade of operations, thousands of claimed owners and a cheaper structure for a long-staying tenant. We have none of the first two, and on a four-year tenancy our monthly fee costs more than its renewal fee. Our manifesto bars invented statistics, so our numbers stay empty until real data exists.

## The table

|  | Fee structure | Published number | Vendor billing stated | Approval floor |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Housewise | Per tenancy cycle | 1.25x a month's rent + GST, 0.5x on renewal | No | No |
| NoBroker | % of rent | 8%, in launch blog | No | No |
| PropTech Solutions | Flat yearly retainer | Amount not published | No | No |
| CURA | Full-service, quoted | None published | No | No |
| 66 MG Road | % of rent | From 5%, min Rs 2,500/month | Yes, at actuals with receipts | Yes |

Details reflect each company's public pages as read on 13 August 2026. Verify before you decide.

## The honest way to run the comparison

Work out your own tenancy length first. A tenant who stays four years makes a per-cycle fee cheap and a monthly percentage expensive. A flat that turns over every eleven months flips it.

Then ask every firm on your list the question none of their pages answer: send me a real monthly statement, with the vendor receipts attached, for a property like mine. Whoever sends one has answered the question. Whoever explains why they cannot has also answered it.

The head-to-head detail is at [Housewise vs 66 MG Road](/guides/housewise-vs-66mgroad) and [NoBroker vs Housewise](/guides/nobroker-vs-housewise-nri-property-management).

## FAQ

**What is the best alternative to Housewise?**
For vacancy protection and tenant-pipeline scale, NoBroker. For a fixed annual number with no rent commission, PropTech Solutions. For depth in Pune, CURA. For vendor work billed at actuals with receipts and an owner-approval floor, 66 MG Road. Housewise keeps the clearest published rate card of the group.

**Is Housewise expensive compared with a percentage model?**
It depends on tenancy length. At 1.25 times a month's rent plus GST to place and 0.5 times on renewal, a tenant who stays several years costs less than a monthly percentage over the same period. A flat that changes tenants each year costs more.

**Does Housewise take a cut of monthly rent?**
Its published pricing states a per-placement and per-renewal fee, with no ongoing percentage of collected rent. Confirm in writing, since pricing pages change.

**What does Housewise not publish?**
How repair and vendor work is billed, what receipts and proof of work you receive as standard, and whether any spend needs your approval before money moves. Ask for all three in writing before you sign with any firm, including us.

**Can I keep my tenant if I change managers?**
Yes. The rental agreement is between you and the tenant. Move the agreement, the deposit trail and the last six months of statements to the new firm, and tell the tenant in writing where rent goes from the next cycle.

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**Want the repair bill in writing before you sign?** Start with a Property Health Check at Rs 20,000: site visit, encumbrance and khata check, tax dues and a written risk report. No keys, no Power of Attorney, no money custody. [See pricing](/pricing).

*Saurabh Garg, founder, 66 MG Road*

## Sources

- Housewise home page (pricing, cities, 5,500+ NRIs, 99% renewal, founded 2015): [https://housewise.in/](https://housewise.in/)

- Housewise NRI property management: [https://housewise.in/nri-property-management-services](https://housewise.in/nri-property-management-services)

- NoBroker property management launch blog (8% fee and rental guarantee): [https://www.nobroker.in/blog/nobroker-launches-property-management-services/](https://www.nobroker.in/blog/nobroker-launches-property-management-services/)

- PropTech Solutions (retainer model, cities): [https://proptechsolutions.in/](https://proptechsolutions.in/)

- CURA About page (founding, 14+ years, 9,000+ clientele): [https://www.mycuraservices.com/aboutus.html](https://www.mycuraservices.com/aboutus.html)

- 66 MG Road pricing: [https://66mgroad.com/pricing](https://66mgroad.com/pricing)

Information on this page is as on 2026-08-13. Rules, rates, deadlines and government portals change without notice, so verify against the official source before you act. This page is for information only. It is not tax or legal advice, and it is not a substitute for a qualified adviser who knows your position.

## Compare and cost

- [The NRI Property Management Companies in India: A Comparison You Can Check](/guides/best-nri-property-management-companies-india)
- [What NRI Property Management Costs in India: The Four Models and What Hides in Each](/guides/nri-property-management-cost-india)
- [NoBroker NRI Services Review: What the Pages Promise and What They Leave Out](/guides/nobroker-nri-services-review)

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