Commercial lease analysis
Input your lease terms. Get an instant, plain-English verdict on whether your rent, escalations, and clauses are in line with your market.
Landlords have CoStar, ARGUS, and teams of analysts. Small businesses signing their first office lease have a PDF and a prayer. Every existing tool is built for the landlord side, costs thousands per month, or requires a CRE degree to use. DeskTerms changes that.
How it works
Base rent, square footage, escalation rate, CAM charges, TI allowance, lease length. Takes about 90 seconds.
DeskTerms benchmarks each term against real market data for your city. Every metric gets a fairness rating with plain-English explanations.
See exactly where you're overpaying, what clauses to push back on, and how much you could save. Compare up to three proposals side by side.
City benchmarks
Every score is grounded in real 2026 market averages. We track lease rates, escalation norms, CAM structures, and TI benchmarks across 10 major US metros, so your verdict reflects what tenants are actually paying right now.
Risk detection
"Your 4% annual escalation is 43% higher than the NYC average of 2.8%. Over 5 years, this adds $47,200 to your total cost."
"This lease has no renewal clause. At expiration, the landlord can raise rent to any amount or decline to renew. 73% of comparable leases include at least one renewal option."
"Your $45/SF tenant improvement allowance is 18% above the Seattle average of $38/SF. This is a good deal."
DeskTerms puts institutional-grade lease intelligence into the hands of every tenant. No CRE degree required. No $5,000/month subscription. Just clarity on the deal that shapes your business for the next five years.