Why Fixflo is wrong for small landlords
Fixflo uses quote-led pricing and is designed for letting agencies with dedicated maintenance teams. It is built around agency workflows and a structured onboarding process. The feature set assumes you have a property manager, not that you are the property manager.
For self-managing landlords with 1–20 properties, Fixflo is overkill. You'd be paying for agency-grade compliance and reporting modules a small landlord rarely needs. The core need — tenant reports an issue, you assign a contractor, the contractor fixes it — can be met for far less.
Best Fixflo alternative for 1–20 properties: FixRoute
FixRoute is purpose-built for self-managing UK landlords with 1–20 properties. It's one flat £19/month — or £190/year on annual billing (two months free) — covering any number of properties, with no tiers and no per-property fees. There are no per-repair, per-contractor or setup fees. A 14-day free trial is available with no credit card.
FixRoute covers the core tenant–landlord–contractor repair loop: a tenant reports, you assign, the contractor accepts and schedules. The key difference is that neither tenants nor contractors need an account or app. They act through permanent web links (tenants) and scoped email links (contractors). Setup is a couple of minutes.
Arthur Online — alternative for landlords needing full management
If you need rent collection, tenancy management, and maintenance in one platform, Arthur Online is a stronger alternative to Fixflo than FixRoute. It is a broader suite for larger portfolios and covers more ground, but takes longer to set up.
Landlord Studio — alternative for accounting-focused landlords
Landlord Studio's main strength is financial management: rent tracking, expense records, tax reporting. Its maintenance module is lighter and not built around a contractor-facing repair loop. It works best alongside FixRoute, not as a replacement for repair coordination.
Which Fixflo alternative is right for you?
If your primary problem is repair chaos — WhatsApp threads, contractor chasing, no audit trail — FixRoute is the right switch. It does the repair loop for one flat £19/month covering any number of properties, with zero onboarding overhead.
If you need rent collection and full property management alongside repairs, Arthur Online covers more ground but costs more and takes longer to set up.
If you primarily need financial management, Landlord Studio handles finances — but pair it with FixRoute for repairs.