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Avail

Summary

Avail is rental management software for landlords who run their own units, covering listings, applications, TransUnion screening, state-specific leases, online rent and repair tickets. It is free to landlords, with a paid per-unit tier adding faster payouts and customisation.

From
$9 a seat a monthbilled monthly
Open source
No
Best for
Do-it-yourself landlords with a handful of units who want one free place to run them

What we checked

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Avail in our research

Avail price and terms

Terms

Sign up without sales
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Where these prices come from

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What we checked on Avail

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What it costs for 25 unitsYes

Cost for 25 units a month

Twenty-five units cost the landlord nothing a month on the free Unlimited plan; the renters carry $2.50 on each bank transfer, so about $62.50 a month falls on them.

For landlords on Unlimited Plus, there are no fees when tenants pay from a bank account. With Unlimited (free), tenants pay $2.50 per bank transfer.

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What it costs for 25 unitsYes

Cost for 5 units a month

Five units are also free to the landlord on Unlimited, with the renters paying $2.50 per bank transfer, roughly $12.50 across five homes each month.

On the page: Tenants pay for the following, Payment Fees

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What it costs for 25 unitsYes

Cost for 50 units a month

Fifty units stay free to the landlord because the free plan carries unlimited units; the renters pay $2.50 a bank transfer, about $125 a month between them.

On the page: Unlimited plan card, Unlimited Units

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What it costs for 25 unitsYes

What the price is based on

Two plans: a free one at nothing per unit where renters pay the transfer fees, and a paid one charged per rental unit each month.

Unlimited Plus $9/unit Per Month

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What it costs for 25 unitsYes

Rent payment fees

Renters pay $2.50 on each bank transfer under the free plan and nothing under the paid plan; a card adds 3.5% to the renter either way, and the landlord pays none of it.

On the page: Tenants pay for the following, Payment Fees

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What your tenants can be charged

Twelve bank transfers come to $30 a year on the free plan and nothing on the paid one, credit reporting is an optional $3.95 a month, but the screening fee is not published because it changes by state.

The cost of credit, criminal background, and eviction checks vary by location due to state laws.

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What it costs for 25 unitsNo

Minimum units or minimum fee

The vendor says it asks no monthly minimum of the landlord, and the free plan carries unlimited units, so a one-unit owner pays nothing to start.

it pulls comprehensive TransUnion data instantly without requiring complicated site inspections or monthly minimums from the landlord

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What it costs for 25 unitsNo

Unit caps

The free plan is sold as covering unlimited units, so adding one more home does not push a landlord onto a dearer plan.

On the page: Unlimited plan card, unit line

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What it costs for 25 unitsNo

Promotion and regular price

none: the paid plan is quoted as a flat nine dollars per unit each month with no countdown, no introductory rate and no yearly figure shown as a monthly one.

On the page: Unlimited Plus plan card, price cell

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What it costs for 25 unitsNo

Setup or onboarding fee

The vendor states outright that no setup or administrative charge appears on the monthly statement, on either the free or the paid plan.

You will never be hit with unexpected charges, setup fees, or hidden administrative costs on your monthly statement.

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Finding a tenantYes

Listing your vacancy

One click posts a listing to nineteen rental sites, and the vendor names Zumper, Padmapper, Walkscore, Realtor.com, Doorsteps, Rentable and ApartmentList among them.

Listings syndicated to Zumper, Padmapper, Walkscore, Realtor.com®, Doorsteps.com, Rentable, ApartmentList, and more

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Finding a tenantYes

Online applications

Renters apply online and the application itself is free; only the screening reports added to it carry a charge, which either side can cover.

There’s no fee for the application itself — only for the screening reports you wish to include alongside an Avail rental application.

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Finding a tenantYes

Tenant screening

Credit, criminal and eviction reports come from TransUnion, can be bought singly or bundled, and either the landlord or the applicant pays the fee.

With Avail, landlords can request a TransUnion-backed credit report, criminal history check, and nationwide eviction report.

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Finding a tenantYes

Income verification

Applicants upload pay stubs, tax returns and bank statements inside the application, and the vendor lists income verification among the included screening tools at no separate charge.

Income verification and documentation

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Finding a tenantYes

Showings

Leads can book or request a tour from the listing themselves, and the vendor lists automatic showing scheduling across its listing partners.

Schedule showings automatically from any platform or listing partner

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Leases and rentYes

Leases signed online

State-specific templates build a lease in minutes and signing happens online free of charge; uploading your own lease for signing is free too.

All Avail lease agreement templates and e-sign options are free to use.

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Leases and rentYes

State-specific leases

Templates are described as state-specific and reviewed by lawyers, with local disclosures such as radon, mould and lead paint added automatically.

State-specific, lawyer-reviewed lease templates

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Leases and rentYes

Rent collected online

Renters pay by bank transfer or card; money lands in three to five business days as standard, or the next business day on the paid plan.

Payments submitted through Avail can take three to five business days to show in your account. However, you can upgrade to Unlimited Plus to access…

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Leases and rentYes

Autopay and reminders

Renters can schedule recurring payments from their own account, and the platform sends a reminder a few days before rent falls due.

Tenants can easily configure Autopay within their portal to schedule recurring online rent collection withdrawals exactly on the due date.

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Leases and rentYes

Late fees

The landlord sets the policy once and the charge is applied automatically after the grace period, as a single charge or a repeating one.

Auto-assessed late fees (one-time or recurring)

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Leases and rentYes

Security deposits

Deposits and move-in fees are collected and tracked in the same payment lists as rent, with every payment landing in the accounting tracker.

Specialized deposit and fee collection

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Leases and rentYes

Rent receipts

Receipts and payment confirmations are generated automatically for each payment, so renters get their own proof without the landlord writing one.

Auto-generated payment receipts and confirmation

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Leases and rentYes

Rent reported to credit bureaus

On-time rent can be reported to TransUnion through CreditBoost, and the renter pays $3.95 for each month reported, up to twenty-four months.

$3.95 per month reported Up to 24 months per lease Money-back guaranteed if payments can't be verified

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MaintenanceYes

Maintenance requests

Renters raise a ticket with photos and a description, the landlord is emailed, and both sides see whether it is pending or finished.

Tenants can see whether a maintenance ticket is pending or completed. You can even add an expense amount to the ticket to keep your financials in…

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MaintenancePartly

Work orders to contractors

Tickets can be forwarded automatically to a maintenance professional and the landlord's own contractors looped in, but nothing on these pages lets you pay that contractor through the platform.

Auto-forwarding to maintenance professionals

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The booksYes

Income and expenses by property

Every payment and repair cost is logged by property with payer, date and category, and the tracker exports to a spreadsheet to hand an accountant.

Export your tracker to a spreadsheet at any time for easy sharing with a tax professional.

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The booksPartly

A bank account per property

The plan page lists property-specific bank accounts among the payment tools, so rent can be routed per property, but no page gives a price for extra accounts.

On the page: Get the tools for every part of the rental cycle, Payments

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The booksPartly

1099s

The platform issues the landlord a 1099-K for rent it processed, but nothing read says it prepares 1099 forms for contractors or for owners you manage for.

This is to comply with the IRS 1099-K requirements and ensure you're issued a 1099-K form.

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Your tenantsYes

Tenant app

Renters get their own account to pay rent, set up recurring payments, read and sign the lease, message the landlord and raise repairs.

Pay rent online, submit maintenance requests, report on-time rent payments to credit bureaus, and more through the Avail tenant portal.

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Your tenantsYes

Renters insurance

The lease builder lets a landlord set an insurance requirement, and renters can request quotes from insurers inside their account; proof tracking is not described.

Set rent amounts, due dates, security deposits, and additional fees. Specify your pet policy and renters insurance requirements.

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Trying it, starting and getting helpYes

Free plan or trial

A standing free plan with no time limit covers listings, screening, leases, rent and maintenance; renters pay $2.50 a bank transfer on it.

Our base Avail pricing tier is entirely free for landlords, with no time limits or hidden trial expirations.

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Trying it, starting and getting helpYes

Sign up without a sales call

Sign-up is an email box on every page and the paid plan is bought by upgrading in the account; no demo booking is asked of a landlord.

Create an account for free. Email Join Today

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Trying it, starting and getting helpYes

Contract and cancelling

Billing runs month to month per unit and the vendor says the plan can be changed at any time, with downgrading described as just as simple as upgrading.

Yes, our platform is designed to scale with you, allowing you to adjust your Avail pricing plan at any time.

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Trying it, starting and getting helpYes

Support

Customer care is reachable by phone on 312-292-9347, by email and by the help widget, and staff are available seven days a week.

Avail Customer Care Specialists are available seven days a week. Select the Help widget at the bottom right of our site, or submit an email request…

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Getting your data out

The accounting tracker exports to a spreadsheet whenever you like, and signed leases are stored for download, but no page offers a full export of renters and ledgers.

Export your transactions into a customizable spreadsheet for each rental property.

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Trying it, starting and getting helpYes

United States

Built for United States rentals: leases are state-specific, eviction searches cover all fifty states and Washington DC, and screening needs a US Social Security number.

Eviction searches matching name and SSN from all 50 states plus Washington D.C.

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Trying it, starting and getting helpYes

Property types

The vendor names apartments, condos, townhomes and houses, and says costs can be split across units of a multi-family building, so small multi-unit buildings are in scope.

List your apartment, condo, townhome, or house through Avail to appear on highly visited sites like Realtor.com®, Redfin, and more.

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Trying it, starting and getting helpYes

Still sold

live: both plans are on sale to new landlords today, and the company has been part of Realtor.com since that firm bought it in 2020.

Get everything you need with our free tools — and unlock advanced features with Unlimited Plus, our premium upgrade for landlords who want more…

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