TTLock vs Yale — Which One for Your Rental?

TTLock and Yale solve slightly different problems well, which is why we install both depending on the property.

TTLock's real strength is the cloud platform behind it — generating and auto-expiring access codes per tenant or per booking is straightforward, and it's built with exactly this multi-user, changing-access use case in mind. That makes it a strong default for Airbnb/short-let properties and for landlords managing several units, where access needs to change regularly without a locksmith callout each time.

Yale is a widely recognised, well-supported name — for a homeowner or a landlord who wants a single long-term tenant to have straightforward day-to-day use of the lock (rather than frequent code changes for a stream of different guests), Yale's hardware and app is a solid, familiar choice.

If you're re-keying between tenancies often, or managing more than one property, TTLock's per-user access management is usually the better fit. If it's a single long-term let and simplicity for the tenant matters most, Yale is a perfectly good call. Both are on our lock brands we install list — see our landlord service or book an installation and we'll help you decide based on how the property is actually let.