Avail Review (2026): Pricing, Fees, and Who It's Really For

The Unlimited plan is $0 per unit for unlimited units and includes listing syndication to 19 sites, applications and screening reports, state-specific leases with digital signing, online rent collection, maintenance tracking, and income/expense tracking. Unlimited Plus is $9 per unit per month and adds FastPay (faster rent deposits), waived ACH fees for tenants, custom application questions, customizable and reusable lease templates, a branded property website, and priority support.

The Unlimited plan is free for unlimited units and includes the full core toolset: listings, screening, leases, rent collection, and maintenance. The free tier is monetized through tenant-paid fees — $2.50 per ACH rent payment, a 3.5% card processing fee, and applicant-paid screening report fees — which are reduced or waived when the landlord pays for Unlimited Plus.

With a landlord on the free Unlimited plan, tenants pay $2.50 per bank-transfer (ACH) rent payment; on Unlimited Plus, ACH payments carry no fee. Credit or debit card payments add a 3.5% processing fee regardless of the landlord's plan. Applicants typically also pay the screening/application report fees, which vary by location.

Screening uses tenant-initiated TransUnion credit, criminal, and eviction reports; Avail states the cost varies by location due to state laws and does not publish a flat price on its pricing page (an exact number is not published). The fee is paid by the applicant by default, though landlords can choose to cover it.

• The free plan supports unlimited units and includes the complete core workflow, including state-specific, lawyer-reviewed lease templates with digital signing at no landlord cost.
• Tenant screening is backed by TransUnion, with credit, nationwide criminal, and eviction reports plus automated reference and employment checks.
• CreditBoost reports on-time rent payments to credit bureaus, a tenant-retention perk few free platforms include.
• Backed by Realtor.com, with listing syndication to major sites including Realtor.com, Zumper, ApartmentList, and PadMapper.
• LocalAssist generates locally compliant lease clauses, rules, and disclosures for the landlord's jurisdiction.

• Unlimited Plus pricing is per unit ($9/unit/month), so it scales poorly for multi-unit landlords compared to flat-priced competitors ($108/yr for one unit but $540/yr for five).
• Users commonly report slow rent payment processing and deposits arriving after the expected date, even in some cases with FastPay active.
• Users commonly report that customer support availability is limited (weekdays only) and difficult to reach at times.
• Exact screening report prices are not published on Avail's site, which makes tenant application costs harder to communicate up front.

DIY landlords who want a free, credible full-stack tool with strong legal lease support and TransUnion screening, particularly single-property or small-portfolio owners who don't need premium speed or customization.

Who should look elsewhere: Landlords with many units who want premium features, since the $9/unit/month Plus pricing grows linearly with portfolio size, and landlords who prioritize fast, always-available support or rapid rent disbursement.

Avail's free tier is one of the better ones, and Realtor.com syndication is a real asset we don't offer. The catch is the growth math: Unlimited Plus is per unit per month, so eight units costs /month against Vantric's flat — and the free tier passes a .50 fee to your tenants on every rent payment. With one or two units and a vacancy to fill, Avail free is honestly a good pick. Past four units, the per-unit meter starts working against you.