Tenant Screening · September 2026 · row 2 of 21

Plaid AI Visibility: Is Plaid Recommended by ChatGPT, Perplexity & Gemini?

Plaid was named in 36% of runs across 1 engine that answered, rank 2 of 21 in tenant screening.

Shortlist rank
#2
of 21 vendors
Mention rate
36%
share of runs that named them
Engine spread
1/1
engines that named them
Position
3.7
avg first-mention position
Consistency
–
agreement across runs
Movement
–
vs prior edition

By engine

Plaid, mention rate by engine, September 2026.
EngineMention rateStatus
ChatGPT 36% ran

Prompts that named Plaid

  • tsc-alt-01What are the alternatives to TransUnion SmartMove for tenant screening as a small landlord?
  • tsc-alt-03What are the alternatives to RentPrep for screening tenants when you manage a few dozen rentals?
  • tsc-alt-04AppFolio's built-in screening isn't catching fraud or verifying income well enough for us. What do property managers layer on top of it or switch to?
  • tsc-alt-05Is there an alternative to Payscore for verifying applicant income through bank and payroll data at a property management company?
  • tsc-best-05We manage 1,200 units on Yardi and want to catch application fraud before it gets to a lease. Who are the main vendors for document fraud detection and income verification?
  • tsc-int-02Which tenant screening or income verification services integrate with AppFolio?
  • tsc-int-03Which applicant screening and income verification tools integrate with Rent Manager?
  • tsc-prob-01We approved two tenants last quarter on pay stubs that turned out to be fake. How do property managers catch doctored pay stubs and bank statements, and which companies do it?
  • tsc-prob-03We keep denying applicants with low credit scores who haven't actually done anything wrong. Which screening services look at bank data or rent history instead of just the score?

Sources the mentions ride on

Domains cited in the runs where Plaid was named, most-cited first.

  • 17 · rentmanager.com
  • 7 · plaid.com
  • 4 · appfolio.com
  • 4 · snappt.com
  • 3 · leaserunner.com

Top category sources where Plaid does not appear

The most-cited domains in tenant screening that were not present in any run naming Plaid. This is the gap the Sprint works on.

  • 17 · yardi.com (other)
  • 10 · payscore.com (vendor site)
  • 9 · mysmartmove.com (vendor site)
  • 9 · realpage.com (vendor site)
  • 8 · rentprep.com (vendor site)

Full tenant screening source map.

Named beside Plaid

Movement

#1 #21 2026-09
Plaid, shortlist rank by edition. 2026-09: rank 2 (36% mention rate). Download PNG.

On the record

From the shared vendor database. Every fact carries its source and the date it was checked.

Description · source · verified 2026-10-05
Financial data network whose APIs let property management platforms and operators verify rental applicants' identity and income from bank and payroll data and collect rent by ACH.
Pricing model · source · verified 2026-10-05
Not published; Pay as You Go, Growth and Custom plans, billed per product as a one-time fee per connected account, a monthly fee per connected account, or a flat fee per successful API call

Badge eligibility

Plaid qualifies for the “Top 3” badge for Tenant Screening, September 2026. Badges are free, link back to this row, and are valid for the current edition only. Badge terms.

Plaid: Top 3 badge, Tenant Screening, September 2026

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