Comparison
Vantage vs Goodlord
Goodlord gets tenants in - referencing, contracts, payments and move-in compliance. Vantage keeps you covered after that: every property scored, every certificate reminded, every statutory obligation evidenced. Use both; replace neither with the other.
Choose Goodlord if…
- You need referencing, solicitor-backed contracts, rent collection or rent-protection insurance.
- You're an agent who wants Section 13 and tenancy-progression workflows beside your PMS.
- Your biggest pain is getting tenancies live quickly and compliantly at move-in.
Choose Vantage (with or beside Goodlord) if…
- You need a portfolio compliance score and proactive renewals across 22 obligations, including gas, EICR, EPC and licensing.
- You want four-nation rule awareness, EPC register lookup, ongoing sanctions monitoring and a tamper-evident audit trail.
- You want transparent compliance pricing - from £0.80/property/month - without bundling referencing or insurance.
Feature by feature
Based on both products' public pages as of August 2026. “Not advertised” means it does not appear on their public site - not a claim that it is impossible. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we'll fix it.
| Feature | Vantage | Goodlord |
|---|---|---|
| Primary focus | Ongoing lettings compliance across the whole tenancy lifecycle - score, renew, serve, evidence | Lettings progression platform - referencing, contracts, payments, insurance and move-in workflows |
| Who it's for | Landlords, agents and managers who need portfolio-wide statutory compliance | Letting agents (and their landlords/tenants) - sits alongside PMS tools like Alto, Reapit and Street |
| Pricing | Public: £8.00/mo up to 10 properties, then £0.80/property | Sales-led / package pricing - not a single public rate card (August 2026) |
| Free trial | 14 days, full product access | Demo / speak-to-sales led - self-serve trial not advertised on the homepage |
| Tenant referencing | No - by design. Keep Goodlord (or similar) for referencing | Core product - AI identity checks, fraud detection and expert referencing teams |
| AML / PEPs / sanctions | Ongoing UK Sanctions List screening for tenants, landlords and guarantors with daily list refresh and audit records | AML on landlord onboarding; PEPs and sanctions checks inside the referencing workflow |
| Compliance score | 0–100 per property and portfolio, weighted by risk | Not advertised - compliance is workflow and document driven, not a scored portfolio view |
| Certificate / obligation tracking | 22 obligations with category-specific reminder lead times (e.g. 120 days gas, 180 EICR/EPC, 270 licensing) | Property certificate expiry alerts and document sending in tenancy management - not a full 22-obligation matrix across four nations |
| Contracts & Section 13 | Supports Section 8 evidence and rent records - not a contract-assembly or Section 13 workflow product | Solicitor-ratified contracts that update with legislation; built-in Section 13 rent review workflows |
| Rent collection & insurance | No - by design | Tenant payments, deposits, rent protection and related insurance products |
| EPC auto-lookup | Pulls rating and expiry from the GOV.UK EPC Register when you add a property | Certificate and document workflows - national register auto-lookup not advertised |
| Statutory document serving | Gas safety and EICR emailed with recipient and timestamp as proof of service | Compliance documents (including certificates) sent through the tenancy platform with audit context |
| Four-nation coverage | England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland - rules applied per property | UK lettings platform focused on English PRS / RRA workflows; devolved-nation matrices not advertised as a product dimension |
| PRS Database readiness | Pre-filled registration pack, readiness score and gap list | Strong RRA content and workflows - dedicated PRS Database data pack not advertised |
Goodlord gets them in. Vantage keeps you compliant.
Move-in platforms stop at the handoff. The fines that hurt - expired CP12, overdue EICR, missed deposit protection - live in the months and years after. Run Goodlord for referencing and tenancy progression; run Vantage so nothing expires quietly. Start Vantage free for 14 days.
Frequently asked questions
Is Vantage an alternative to Goodlord?
For ongoing portfolio compliance, yes in part - but they are not substitutes. Goodlord is strongest at referencing, contracts, payments, insurance and getting a tenancy live. Vantage is strongest after move-in: a scored view of every statutory obligation, renewals, sanctions monitoring and court-ready evidence. Agents often use both.
Can I use Vantage and Goodlord together?
Yes - that's the natural stack. Goodlord (or your CRM + Goodlord) handles tenant-find and move-in; Vantage tracks gas, EICR, EPC, licensing, deposits and the rest of the ongoing compliance calendar. Goodlord publicly positions itself beside PMS tools like Alto and Reapit; Vantage fills the same complementary role for deep compliance.
Doesn't Goodlord already do compliance?
Goodlord started in compliance and still automates a lot of move-in and tenancy-progression compliance - AML, sanctions in referencing, contracts, Section 13, certificate expiry alerts and document sending. What it does not advertise is a weighted 0–100 compliance score across 22 obligations with four-nation rule sets, GOV.UK EPC register auto-lookup, or a tamper-evident hash-chained audit trail focused on portfolio compliance evidence.
Which should a self-managing landlord pick?
If you need referencing, contracts and rent protection, look at Goodlord's landlord products. If your gap is 'am I legally covered on every certificate and obligation across my portfolio?', start with Vantage - £8/month for up to 10 properties, 14-day free trial, no sales call required.
Does Vantage do tenant referencing?
No - by design. Referencing and tenant-find stay with specialists like Goodlord. Vantage screens names against the UK Sanctions List for AML monitoring and keeps the compliance record after the tenancy starts.
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Own the compliance lifecycle after move-in.
Vantage gives every property a 0–100 compliance score, recommends and guides actions by priority, and reminds you before each obligation is due. Start with a 14-day free trial, then just £0.80 per property per month.