Free. Not a trial — free.
Searching, applying, messaging your landlord, reporting a repair, keeping your documents, building credit from on-time rent 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, $20 for a screening report where a landlord asks for one, and $19 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) | 2.9% + $0.30 | 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 | $20 | Paid once, by the applicant, for the report itself. |
| Splitting the rent with roommates | $19/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. |
| Reporting on-time rent to the credit bureaus | $0 | Opt in and out whenever you like. |
| 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
- On-time rent reported to the credit bureaus, opt-in and free
- 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, $20 for a screening report where a landlord asks for one, and $19 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 2.9% + $0.30, 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 reporting my rent to the bureaus cost anything?
No. It is opt-in, it is free, it is yours to switch off, and we say plainly where a report stands rather than implying more than has happened.
Who pays for the screening report?
The applicant does — $20, once, for the report itself. It is only charged where the landlord asks for a report, and you see the price before you pay it.