Best mid-term rental software in Italy for 2026: tools compared (prices and features)

Mid-term rental software for Italy at a glance

What mid-term rental software needs to do in Italy

A tenant who stays three, six or twelve months isn’t a tourist: they sign a contract, pay every month and actually live in the home. Software built for short lets, designed around calendars and stays of a few nights, covers only part of the work. We looked at six steps:

1. 1Finding the tenant and receiving the booking: from mid-term platforms or your own channels, without retyping data.
2. 2Documents: ID, codice fiscale (Italian tax code), residence permit, university enrolment or payslips, collected and checked before move-in.
3. 3Contract and registration: a contratto transitorio (transitional lease) must be signed and, if it lasts more than 30 days in the year, registered with the Agenzia delle Entrate (the Italian Revenue Agency) within 30 days.
4. 4Rent every month: automatic collection, reminders to the tenant and an alert when a payment doesn’t arrive.
5. 5Support during the contract: answers about heating, rubbish sorting, appliances and house rules, with you involved only for repairs and decisions.
6. 6Move-in and move-out: access instructions, key handover and the end of the contract without surprises.

If you’re still choosing the type of lease, our guide to rental contracts in Italy compares the transitional lease with the other options.

Where each tool is stronger

A plain comparison, including the rows where Maurice is weaker or doesn’t play:

Maurice: the AI agent that looks after tenants from booking to the last month’s rent

Maurice is an AI agent for owners and property managers who rent to students and workers, as well as to tourists. It isn’t a contract archive or a listings portal: it does the tenant management for the whole contract, talks with the tenant in their language, solves problems and asks you only when a decision or an on-site action is needed.

1. 01

   The booking arrives

   Automatically from Uniplaces, HousingAnywhere or Spotahome, from your PMS or through Zapier, Make and n8n: the tenant gets a link for their details, documents and payment straight away.

2. 02

   Documents

   Maurice collects ID documents; you can also ask for a residence permit, university enrolment, payslips or other files, which you review and approve.

3. 03

   Contract

   On request Maurice also handles online lease signing. Registration with the Agenzia delle Entrate stays with you or your adviser.

4. 04

   Move-in

   On arrival day, and only once every step is complete, it sends access and Wi-Fi instructions.

5. 05

   Rent every month

   It collects rent by card on each due date, sends reminders to the tenant and tells you if a payment doesn’t arrive. For extra cleaning or a utility balance you create a one-off charge. See payments and rent.

6. 06

   During the contract

   It answers 24/7 about rubbish sorting, heating, appliances and house rules, knows the area and solves problems; for a breakdown it involves you straight away. See 24/7 guest messaging.

In the same account you can run short lets too: for tourists Maurice handles check-in, Alloggiati Web and the tourist tax, for tenants documents, rent and support. It works with any PMS or channel manager with an API; if yours isn’t among the ready integrations, it’s set up within 24 hours.

• Who it’s for: owners letting rooms to students, homes to workers on assignment, and property managers who mix short and mid-term lets.
• Price: the same as for short lets, €9.99 per property per month, VAT excluded, as a launch offer until 31 December 2026 (list price €15.99). See pricing.
• Strengths: documents, contract signing on request, monthly rent with reminders and 24/7 support in one product, connected to the three main mid-term platforms.
• Limits: it isn’t a listings portal, so you find the tenant on the platforms or through your own channels; contract registration stays with you or your adviser; activation is guided by our team.

HousingAnywhere: platform with monthly payment plans

HousingAnywhere is a mid-term rental platform aimed at international students and young professionals. Listing is free for landlords; besides finding the tenant, it offers payment plans that send monthly payment requests with reminders. The first month is paid to the landlord 48 hours after the tenant moves in, with the commission deducted from that payout.

• Cost: standard commission of 8% of the total contract value plus VAT where applicable, with a minimum of €60 + VAT for a room and €100 + VAT for an apartment; it can be lower in some markets. Tenants pay a 2.5% service fee on payment requests in most countries.
• With Maurice: bookings reach Maurice automatically; Maurice collects documents, sends move-in instructions and supports the tenant for the whole contract. Payments on HousingAnywhere bookings follow the platform’s rules.

Spotahome: platform that pays the landlord on a fixed date

Spotahome lists homes for mid-term stays. Its main selling point for landlords is predictability: rent is paid on the 5th working day of the month, whenever the tenant pays, and there’s cover of up to 2 months’ rent for damage beyond the deposit. Spotahome doesn’t handle security deposits.

• Cost: no subscription and no setup fee; the Italian landlord page states an 8% commission per booking, the English page “from 8%”, and the guarantees page says the percentage varies by market.
• With Maurice: Spotahome takes care of the payment, Maurice of the tenant: documents, move-in and 24/7 support for every month of the contract.

Uniplaces: student platform that collects the first month

Uniplaces specialises in student housing. The first month’s rent goes through the platform and is paid to the landlord within two business days of move-in, minus the commission; after that, the tenant pays rent directly to you on the terms agreed in the booking. Uniplaces doesn’t hold security deposits.

• Cost: listing is free; the commission is a percentage of the booking value plus VAT, shown when you set up the listing, and not published on the site.
• With Maurice: from the second month Maurice collects rent by card automatically and sends reminders, as well as collecting documents and supporting the tenant. It’s the most natural complement to Uniplaces.

Guesty, Hostaway and Smoobu: short-let PMS for mid-term stays

Many owners moving to mid-term lets try the PMS they already use. For calendars and prices it works; for documents and contracts, none of the three was built for this, but two of them now handle recurring rent.

Guesty

Full platform for property managers, with AI replies (ReplyAI). Since 29 October 2026 Guesty lists as live a feature to collect rent automatically for stays of 28 nights or more, with weekly, bi-weekly or monthly schedules through its payment automations. Price: Guesty Lite from $9 per month per listing plus 1% per booking; Guesty Pro on quote. Maurice integrates directly with Guesty.

Hostaway

Full PMS with a unified inbox and AI features. Hostaway’s own guide to monthly pricing says its payment tools support scheduled recurring charges and automated deposit collection for long stays. We didn’t find tenant document management or contract features. Price on request. Maurice integrates directly with Hostaway.

Smoobu

Simple PMS for small hosts, with automated messages from templates. We didn’t find monthly rent collection, contracts or links to the mid-term platforms on its site. Price: Flex plan €29 per month for one rental plus 0.9% per booking, or Professional Pre-paid at €35 per month on monthly billing. Maurice integrates directly with Smoobu.

If you mix short and mid-term lets, the cleanest set-up is to keep the PMS for calendars and prices and let Maurice handle guests and tenants. For the full comparison of short-let tools, read the best short-term rental software in Italy.

DokiCasa and Contratto.Cloud: contracts and deadlines

DokiCasa

Italian service for preparing lease contracts online: its SMART plan lists more than 30 contract and document templates, electronic signature with legal value and lease registration among its services. It doesn’t collect rent or talk to the tenant. Price on request.

Contratto.Cloud

Italian platform for managing leases and deadlines, with email and SMS reminders and automatic notices to landlords and tenants, and pre-filled RLI (lease registration) and F24 (tax payment) forms. It doesn’t collect rent or offer e-signature. Prices: one contract free; 5 contracts €29 per year plus VAT; 100 contracts €99 per year plus VAT.

If you only need a generic e-signature, dedicated services exist, such as Youtrust (formerly Yousign), with a free plan of 2 signature requests a month and a One plan at €9 per month plus VAT on annual billing. With Maurice, you can ask our team for contract signing directly.

Which combination is right for you?

Mistakes to avoid with mid-term lets

• Using a short-let PMS with no recurring rent. You end up checking bank transfers at the start of each month and chasing late payers.
• Forgetting registration. A lease of more than 30 days in the year must be registered within 30 days of signing, online with the Agenzia delle Entrate’s RLI service or through an adviser.
• Not asking for the right documents before move-in. A transitional lease also needs proof of the temporary need; for students, university enrolment.
• Going around the platform’s payments. If the tenant came through a platform, follow its rules on payments and commissions.
• Underestimating support. Over six months a tenant writes far more than a tourist: repairs, rubbish sorting, parcels, visitors. Without a system, all of it lands on you.

On the tax side, rental income from these leases can be taxed under the flat-rate cedolare secca regime: see our guide to cedolare secca on rental income.