Kasa vs Sentral
Median all-in monthly cost for a 3-month stay starting Sep 1, 2026, computed from real quotes captured from both providers’ public sites. Lower price highlighted per market. Both providers linked below.
| Market | Kasa median all-in | Sentral median all-in |
|---|
| Austin, TX | $8,292 | $4,360 |
| Denver, CO | $4,716 | $4,498 |
| Nashville, TN | $7,524 | $4,836 |
| Charlotte, NC | $4,221 | $4,340 |
| Miami, FL | $5,216 | $8,746 |
| Chicago, IL | $9,779 | $5,756 |
On current quotes, Sentral has the lower median all-in price in 4 of the 6 markets where both operate; Kasa is cheaper in 2. The table is recomputed on every refresh, so the winner can change.
Medians reflect each provider’s current bookable inventory mix in each market: unit sizes, buildings, and neighborhoods differ, so this is a price-of-what-you-can-book-today comparison, not a same-apartment comparison.
Terms, side by side
From each provider’s published policies, with sources. Fields a provider doesn’t publish are marked, not guessed.
Kasa
- Deposit
- No security deposit; instead a card pre-authorization hold of up to 2x the reservation fees covers incidentals, released after departure (typically under 5 days) (source)
- Minimum stay
- Not stated on their public pages
- Cancellation
- Under 28 nights: property-specific policy shown at booking. 28+ nights: first 30 days non-refundable, remainder refundable if cancelled before check-in. (source)
- What’s included
- Apart-hotel style units with bed and bath essentials included as standard (source)
- Published fees
- Nightly rate plus cleaning fee and taxes charged at booking; late checkout can incur additional fees (source)
- Pets
- Allowed at many but not all properties, checked per property at booking; breed restrictions apply (source)
- Booking
- Book online directly with dates and location; no host-approval step (source)
Sentral
- Deposit
- No separate security deposit published; each property sets a prepayment schedule shown at booking (e.g. first 7 nights charged at booking on 30+ night stays, balance in monthly installments) (source)
- Minimum stay
- Extended-stay furnished apartments; nightly and monthly stays both offered (source)
- Cancellation
- Free cancellation until 11:59 PM local, 14 days before arrival (per the rate shown at booking) (source)
- What’s included
- Fully furnished apartments with hotel-style service and amenities (source)
- Published fees
- A one-time Residence Fee and cleaning fee, plus taxes and service charges, all itemized in the quote (source)
- Pets
- Varies by property; confirm with the building (source)
- Booking
- Book directly online at sentral.com with real-time availability (source)
Fields marked “Not stated on their public pages” are policies the provider does not publish openly; always confirm terms with the provider before booking. We show what each provider states, never a guess.
Visit Kasa Visit Sentral