Fairmark vs Affordabily

Fairmark8.8Visit Affordabily8.6Visit

Higher score Fairmark #6 in Affordable Housing Software 8.8/10 Paid ✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Fairmark

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Affordabily #8 in Affordable Housing Software 8.6/10 Pricing on request ✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Affordabily

• Fairmark fits best

  Voucher agencies wanting transparent pricing

• Affordabily fits best

  Compliance-focused affordable housing teams

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Side by side

Feature	Fairmark 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Affordabily 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.6
Ranking	#6 in Affordable Housing Software	#8 in Affordable Housing Software
Best for	Voucher agencies wanting transparent pricing	Compliance-focused affordable housing teams
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$6,000/yr	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email	Email
Compliance	SSO/SAML, 2FA	SOC 2
Integrations	8 integrations	2 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Fairmark 6/6 · Affordabily 6/6
Eligibility workflows	✓	✓
Recertification	✓	✓
Waitlist management	✓	✓
Rent calculations	✓	✓
Compliance reporting	✓	✓
Resident portal	✓	✓
Specs
Program coverage	Multiple	Multiple
Our review
Pros	Covers eligibility, waitlists, inspections, recertifications, and HUD workflows Includes staff, landlord, and participant portals Offers APIs, HUD integrations, payments, SSO, and BI exports	Covers HUD Part 5, LIHTC, and Section 42 workflows Combines applications, recertification, waitlists, and audit packages Integrates with Yardi and RealPage
Cons	Focused on voucher and public housing rather than full property management No free plan is available Annual pricing scales by voucher volume	Pricing is handled through contact sales The platform is available on the web only Its focus is specialized to affordable housing operations
Our verdict	Fairmark is a web-based operating platform for public housing agencies running Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs. It brings together eligibility and income calculations, family and tenant profiles, waitlists, rent… Read the review →	Affordabily is an affordable housing management platform for property managers and compliance teams working across HUD and LIHTC programs. It brings guided application intake, branching questions, validation, household and income data… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Fairmark — where it wins

  • Covers eligibility, waitlists, inspections, recertifications, and HUD workflows
  • Includes staff, landlord, and participant portals
  • Offers APIs, HUD integrations, payments, SSO, and BI exports

  Where it doesn't

  • Focused on voucher and public housing rather than full property management
  • No free plan is available
  • Annual pricing scales by voucher volume

• Affordabily — where it wins

  • Covers HUD Part 5, LIHTC, and Section 42 workflows
  • Combines applications, recertification, waitlists, and audit packages
  • Integrates with Yardi and RealPage

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is handled through contact sales
  • The platform is available on the web only
  • Its focus is specialized to affordable housing operations

• Fairmark8.8/10 · Paid

  A broad voucher-operations platform with transparent annual pricing for housing agencies.

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• Affordabily8.6/10 · Pricing on request

  A compliance-focused platform for applications, recertification, waitlists, and audits.

  Visit AffordabilyFull verdict →