Tenant Screening · September 2026 · row 1 of 21
TransUnion SmartMove AI Visibility: Is TransUnion SmartMove Recommended by ChatGPT, Perplexity & Gemini?
TransUnion SmartMove was named in 48% of runs across 1 engine that answered, rank 1 of 21 in tenant screening.
- Shortlist rank
- #1
- of 21 vendors
- Mention rate
- 48%
- share of runs that named them
- Engine spread
- 1/1
- engines that named them
- Position
- 2.1
- avg first-mention position
- Consistency
- –
- agreement across runs
- Movement
- –
- vs prior edition
By engine
| Engine | Mention rate | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 48% | ran |
Prompts that named TransUnion SmartMove
- tsc-alt-03What are the alternatives to RentPrep for screening tenants when you manage a few dozen rentals?
- tsc-best-01What's the best tenant screening service for a property management company with about 300 single-family rentals?
- tsc-best-02I own six rental units and screen applicants myself. Which tenant screening services should I use, and can I have the applicant pay the fee?
- tsc-best-04Which tenant screening companies are property managers actually using right now for credit, criminal, and eviction checks? Give me a shortlist.
- tsc-best-06I'm a property manager with 80 doors of small multifamily and I want screening that gives me a clear approve or deny against my own criteria. Which providers do that?
- tsc-best-07Who are the top tenant screening companies for property managers, and which one fits a 2,000-unit portfolio that needs approvals turned around the same day?
- tsc-prob-02Approvals are taking us three or four days and applicants are signing somewhere else while they wait. What do property managers use to get screening decisions down to hours?
- tsc-prob-04We operate in several cities with different rules on how far back we can look at criminal records. Which tenant screening vendors filter results by local jurisdiction so we stay fair housing compliant?
- tsc-seg-01I manage 12 single-family homes on the side. Which tenant screening service is right for a small landlord who runs a handful of reports a year?
- tsc-seg-02We operate 20,000 multifamily units with a centralized leasing team. Which applicant screening and fraud platforms are built for institutional operators?
- tsc-seg-04We run student housing where most applicants have no credit history and a parent co-signs. Which screening services handle guarantors and thin-file applicants well?
Sources the mentions ride on
Domains cited in the runs where TransUnion SmartMove was named, most-cited first.
- 7 · mysmartmove.com
- 7 · realpage.com
- 6 · rentprep.com
- 4 · yardi.com
- 3 · turbotenant.com
Top category sources where TransUnion SmartMove does not appear
The most-cited domains in tenant screening that were not present in any run naming TransUnion SmartMove. This is the gap the Sprint works on.
- 17 · rentmanager.com (directory)
- 12 · snappt.com (vendor site)
- 10 · payscore.com (vendor site)
- 7 · appfolio.com (other)
- 7 · plaid.com (vendor site)
Named beside TransUnion SmartMove
- RentPrep · rank 3
- RentSpree · rank 7
- Findigs · rank 6
- LeaseRunner · rank 13
- Plaid · rank 2
Movement
On the record
From the shared vendor database. Every fact carries its source and the date it was checked.
- Description · source · verified 2026-09-04
- TransUnion's online tenant screening for landlords and small property managers, returning credit, criminal, eviction, ResidentScore, Income Insights and identity reports the same day.
- Pricing model · source · verified 2026-09-04
- Per screening: SmartCheck Basic $25, Plus $40, Premium $49 (excl. tax); landlord or applicant pays
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