There are two ways to connect an AI assistant to your Rent Manager data: Orion Connect, which Rent Manager announced in October 2026, and AskRentAI, which is live today. This page explains each one, what has and hasn't been published (including Rent Manager's Claude connector documentation), and how I'd decide. I run AskRentAI, so I've kept to sources you can check. Last checked: November 3, 2026.
Two ways to connect AI to Rent Manager
Both are described as MCP connections. MCP, the Model Context Protocol, is an open standard that lets an AI assistant like Claude or ChatGPT connect to outside data, so it can answer from your live Rent Manager data instead of from a file you exported.
Orion Connect, from Rent Manager
Rent Manager announced Orion Connect (MCP) at RMUC.26 on October 20, 2026.
Rent Manager's own AI page says: “Rent Manager's Model Context Protocol (MCP) enables a read-only connection between your Rent Manager data and Claude, with more AI assistants to follow soon. Ask Claude to pull together a data set or look up details on your properties, units, residents, and assets, all without building a single report.” (Checked November 3, 2026.)
Rent Manager's pricing page, last updated October 21, 2026, lists "MCP Connector" under Premium, quote-only. It shows no dollar amounts.
In the same announcement, Rent Manager described two other Orion AI features. Smart Agents "can continuously monitor your system, identify things that need attention, and support actions based on workflows you define." The Orion AI Assistant "brings natural-language interaction into Rent Manager."
Not published: a dollar price for the Claude connector or any bundle, and release dates for assistants beyond Claude (Rent Manager's AI page says only that more are "to follow soon").
AskRentAI, from me
AskRentAI is an independent product. It isn't affiliated with or endorsed by Rent Manager or LCS.
It's live today and self-serve. You enter your Rent Manager URL and the credentials of an API user you create, then add AskRentAI to Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or Grok.
Self-serve signup at $10 per user per month, no sales call needed.
It needs a Rent Manager database with API access. The API access guide shows how to check yours.
How I'd decide
Rent Manager has documented its Claude connector, but its pricing is quote-only. Here are the questions I'd ask about any option:
Is it available to my account today, and what does it require?
Who holds my Rent Manager credentials, and how do I revoke access?
Which AI assistants does it work with?
What does it cost, and per what unit?
For Rent Manager's connector, Rent Manager sales can answer these. For AskRentAI: you create the Rent Manager API user it uses and can revoke it without affecting anyone's daily access, it works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and Grok, and it's self-serve at $10 per user per month with no sales call needed.
A note on names
Orion is Rent Manager's name for its AI features. Rent Manager's Orion Connect isn't the same product as "Orion Connect" from Orion Advisor Solutions, a wealth-management software company. They are unrelated. Rent Manager and Orion are the names of their owners. AskRentAI is independent.
Is AskRentAI part of Orion or affiliated with Rent Manager?
No. AskRentAI is independent and isn't affiliated with or endorsed by Rent Manager or LCS.
Can I use both?
Rent Manager's connector pricing is quote-only. AskRentAI works on its own today, self-serve, and doesn't depend on Orion.
Do I need the Premium bundle for AskRentAI?
AskRentAI needs API access on your Rent Manager database. Your bundle name doesn't tell you whether you have it, and the API access guide shows how to check.
Can AskRentAI change my Rent Manager data?
No. AskRentAI is read-only and never writes to Rent Manager.