AwardFares

Who it is for

For individuals. It runs on the web. License: Proprietary. Not checked. It is in the Award search group.

What you pay

Free plan: Basic is free, with no card: a preview of one program at a time, no live searches, and no alerts. Seat maps include 5 lookups a month. A help article last updated May 15, 2023 says the free preview stops at 30 days ahead. One program at a time No live search and no alerts on Basic Hosted price: Gold is $9.99 a month or $99 a year. Diamond is $19.99 a month or $199 a year. Checked November 7, 2026. The pricing page loads these amounts from its public price API. That response had no sale discount applied. New customers get a 24-hour trial. Gold lists hourly availability, 100 live searches a day, 30 live alerts, and 100 flex alerts. Diamond lists real-time availability. It does not run on a computer you control. Hosted only.

How to switch

• Compared with Seats.aero. Its price on file: Pro is listed at $9.99 a month, or $9.99 a month and $99.99 a year on the register page, through November 8, 2026. On November 9 it becomes $12.99 a month or $109.99 a year.

  What you give up: sMS or phone push. You only get part of: search many mileage programs at once, free look at flights in about the next 60 days, and live search, not only a stored copy, and 1 more.

  Free alternatives to Seats.aero

How close is it?

A full score means it matches our checklist. It is not a drop-in replacement.

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  Instead of Seats.aero9 of 9 checked features. A full score means it matches our checklist. It is not a drop-in replacement.What you give up: sMS or phone push. You only get part of: search many mileage programs at once, free look at flights in about the next 60 days, and live search, not only a stored copy, and 1 more.The homepage says 16+ programs. The pricing page lets Basic search one program at a time, Gold two, and Diamond five.The homepage lists redemption prices for fixed and dynamic awards.The help article, last updated May 15, 2023, says the free preview covers 30 days. That is a stored preview, not a live 60-day search.The same help article says Gold and Diamond are not given a cutoff. Airlines still release seats on their own schedule.Basic has no live search. Gold lists hourly availability plus 100 live searches a day. Diamond lists real-time availability.Basic has no alerts. Gold lists 30 live alerts and 100 flex alerts.The homepage describes email alerts. It does not list SMS or phone push.The homepage lists a timeline of dates, several airports, metro areas, and country or continent search.Seat maps are on every plan. Basic includes 5 lookups a month, Gold 30, and Diamond 200.

Related alternatives

Award search alternatives

• Free alternatives to Seats.aero
• AwardTool: Free award search, with a paid year of live dates and SMS alerts.
• point.me: Free 60-day award browse. Real-time search for the year is paid.
• PointsYeah: Free live award search, a few days at a time, plus hotels.
• Roame: Free real-time award search inside 60 days. A paid plan opens the year.

Free apps in this group

• AwardTool: Free award search, with a paid year of live dates and SMS alerts.
• point.me: Free 60-day award browse. Real-time search for the year is paid.
• PointsYeah: Free live award search, a few days at a time, plus hotels.
• Roame: Free real-time award search inside 60 days. A paid plan opens the year.

Where we looked

• https://awardfares.com/pricing
• https://awardfares.com/api/billing/prices.json
• https://awardfares.com/
• https://help.awardfares.com/article/25-how-long-in-advance-can-i-search