Prices checked October 2026

Avail Alternatives
Picked by Why You Are Leaving

Avail is a solid free tool for listings, screening, leases and rent. Landlords look elsewhere for four reasons: the per-unit price of the paid plan, thin bookkeeping, where the data lives, or wanting rent collection bundled with banking. Here are five options, one per reason.

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What Avail does well, and where people hit a wall

Avail is owned by Realtor.com. As checked on October 21, 2026, its Unlimited plan costs $0 per unit and covers listings, applications, screening, leases and online rent. Unlimited Plus costs $9 per unit per month and adds faster payouts, custom applications and lease templates. On the free plan tenants pay $2.50 for each bank transfer, and card payments carry a 3.5% processing fee.

The walls are predictable. Plus is priced per unit, so a landlord who grows from 4 doors to 12 pays three times as much for the same features. Avail tracks rent, but it is not a full set of books: you still need somewhere to record repairs, mortgage interest, insurance and depreciation, and to produce Schedule E in February. And everything lives on Avail's servers. Our SealedFolio vs Avail comparison covers the head-to-head in detail.

Five Avail alternatives by reason for switching

If you are leaving becauseAlternativePriceWhat you give up
Per-unit pricing is adding upRentRedi$12/mo billed annually, or $29.95 monthly, unlimited units (checked Oct 2026)A free plan
You want free banking with rent collectionBaselane Core$0; Smart is $20/mo on an annual plan (checked Oct 2026)Your data stays in a hosted platform
You need maintenance and tenant portalsTenantCloudFrom $15/mo billed annually (checked Oct 2026)Deeper investor reporting
You want mobile bookkeeping with receiptsLandlord StudioGo $0; Pro $15/mo for 3 units plus $1.20 per extra unit (checked Oct 2026)Per-unit growth again, on a smaller scale
You want the books off the cloudSealedFolioPro $19/mo or $179/yr (3 properties); Portfolio $39/mo or $297/yrOnline rent collection, screening and listings

The TenantCloud price is the one recorded in SealedFolio's best rental property software guide; the others were read from each vendor's pricing page on October 21, 2026. Prices change, so confirm on the vendor's site before you switch.

Worked example: 8 units in 2 buildings

Diagram comparing a year of cost for 8 units: Avail Unlimited Plus 864 dollars, RentRedi annual 144 dollars, SealedFolio Pro 179 dollars for 2 properties, Baselane Core 0 dollars
Annual cost for a duplex and a sixplex, at October 2026 prices.
  1. Start. A landlord owns a duplex and a sixplex: 8 units, 2 properties, $9,600 a month of rent, on Avail Unlimited Plus for the faster payouts.
  2. The Avail bill. 8 units at $9 a month is $72 a month, $864 a year. Buying a third building with 4 more units takes it to $1,296.
  3. RentRedi. The annual plan is $12 a month, $144 a year, whatever the unit count, with rent collection included.
  4. SealedFolio. Pro covers up to 3 properties for $179 a year, so all 8 units, and the third building, fit without a price change. It replaces the spreadsheet and the year-end scramble, not the rent portal: rent keeps arriving through Avail's free plan, Baselane Core or RentRedi and is recorded as income.

The point of the example is the pricing unit. Avail Unlimited Plus charges per unit, RentRedi per account and SealedFolio per property. For small multifamily buildings, the per-unit model is usually the most expensive one. Check what a unit actually nets with the rental income calculator.

Why SealedFolio is on this list

SealedFolio is the alternative for landlords whose reason is the books and where they are kept. It is a desktop app for Mac and Windows that records income, expenses, receipts, tenants and leases in an encrypted vault on your own computer, and produces Schedule E, T776, a rent roll and an income statement from them. There is no account on our servers holding your rent history.

It is not a like-for-like swap. Avail lists units, screens applicants and collects rent; SealedFolio does none of those. Landlords who want both often keep a free rent tool and use SealedFolio as the ledger. For the wider field, see SealedFolio for landlords and the Stessa alternatives list.

A private alternative to Avail's bookkeeping

SealedFolio Pro is $19 a month or $179 a year for up to 3 properties. Portfolio is $39 a month or $297 a year for unlimited properties. Both come with a 30-day money-back guarantee.

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Avail alternatives: frequently asked questions

What is the best alternative to Avail?

It depends on why you are leaving. For flat pricing with rent collection, RentRedi. For free banking and rent collection, Baselane Core. For tenant and maintenance tools, TenantCloud. For bookkeeping and Schedule E kept on your own computer, SealedFolio.

How much does Avail cost?

As checked in October 2026, Avail's Unlimited plan is $0 per unit and Unlimited Plus is $9 per unit per month. On the free plan tenants pay $2.50 per bank transfer, and card payments carry a 3.5% fee.

Is there a cheaper alternative to Avail for many units?

Avail Unlimited Plus is priced per unit, so the bill grows with every door. RentRedi's annual plan is $12 a month for unlimited units, and SealedFolio is priced per property: Pro covers up to 3 properties for $179 a year, whatever the unit count.

Does SealedFolio collect rent like Avail?

No. SealedFolio does not collect rent, screen tenants or post listings. It is a desktop app for the books: income, expenses, receipts, leases and tax reports, stored encrypted on your computer. Many landlords pair it with a rent collection service.