Free. Not a trial — free.
Searching, applying, messaging your landlord, reporting a repair, keeping your documents and paying rent from a bank account all cost nothing. There is no broker on a Seayora listing, so there is no month of rent to hand one before you have moved in. The only things a renter can ever be charged are optional: a surcharge if you choose a card instead of a bank account, a screening report where a landlord asks for one and one can be ordered, and $14 a month for a home whose rent is split between roommates.
Everything a renter could be charged
The whole list. If it is not on here, it does not exist.
| What | You pay | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Creating an account | $0 | And you can browse every listing without one. |
| Searching and saving homes | $0 | No account needed to look. |
| Applying for a home | $0 | The application itself is free. |
| Paying rent from a bank account | $0 | AutoPay included, with a receipt issued when the money actually lands. |
| Paying rent by card (optional) | 3% | The processor's cost passed through at par, not a margin, and a debit card is taken with no surcharge at all. |
| A screening report, where a landlord asks for one | Paid by the applicant | Only while a consumer reporting agency is connected to Seayora, and the price is shown before anything is paid. |
| Splitting the rent with roommates | $14/mo | Per home, shared between the roommates. Paying on your own is free. |
| Reporting a repair, messaging, calls, documents | $0 | Included, and your landlord never gets your personal number. |
| Your rent history | $0 | Recorded as you pay. Nothing is sent to a credit bureau today. |
| Broker fee | $0 | Listings come straight from the owner or the manager. |
All of it is included
A renter account carries the whole product, at no charge.
- Browse every listing and save the ones you want, with or without an account
- Online applications and a status you can actually follow
- Digital leases and eSignature, including guarantors and roommates
- AutoPay from a bank account, free, with a receipt when the money settles
- Split the rent with roommates
- A rent history under your own name, free, ready for bureau reporting
- Photo maintenance requests, tracked from the first message to the invoice
- Every receipt, statement, lease and notice as a PDF you keep
- Secure messaging, voice notes, and calls that never reveal your number
- iPhone and Android apps, home-screen widgets and CarPlay
- Two-factor, passkeys and approve-a-sign-in on your phone
Frequently asked questions
Is it really free, or is there a catch later?
It is free. A renter never pays Seayora to search, apply, message, report a repair, keep documents or pay rent from a bank account. The only things a renter can ever be charged are the optional ones on this page: a card surcharge if you choose a card instead of a bank account, a screening report where a landlord asks for one and one can be ordered, and $14 a month for a home whose rent is split between roommates.
Do I have to pay a broker fee?
No. Listings come straight from the owner or the management company, so there is no broker in between and no month of rent to hand one before you move in.
Why is there a surcharge on a card?
Because a card costs money to accept and we pass that cost through at par rather than taking a margin on it. It is 3%, a debit card is taken with no surcharge at all, and paying from a bank account is always free. Where a surcharge is unlawful we do not offer cards at all — Connecticut, Massachusetts and Maine.
Does the rent history cost anything?
No. Every settled payment is recorded under your own name at no cost. Nothing is sent to a credit bureau today — Seayora holds no furnishing agreement — and your account says so rather than implying more than has happened.
Who pays for the screening report?
The applicant, where a landlord asks for one, and the price is shown before anything is paid. Screening can be ordered only while a consumer reporting agency is connected to Seayora; when none is, no report can be ordered and nobody is charged.