The Realvolve Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Realvolve in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Realvolve
The Insider’s Guide
Real estate CRM with workflow automation for agents and teams
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among CRM tools, read from Realvolve’s own pages.
Made by Realvolve · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Realvolve’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Realvolve’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
1.8
GPA, above 5 of the 72 other CRM tools we grade
Realvolve is a CRM for independent residential real estate agents and teams. It keeps contact, property and transaction records next to workflows that assign tasks, dates and responsibilities from contract to close. The Professional plan adds integrated texting and calling, and an assistant called Ellis suggests priorities and drafts next steps.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Realvolve, taken from its own pages and our grades.
The work is building workflows and templates.
- 1
Best for transaction workflows for an independent residential agent
Realvolve is a transaction and relationship CRM for residential agents, $49 a user a month on Essential.
- 2
Paid plans start at $49 a month for each person
As its pricing page puts it: $49 per user / month, billed monthly ($490 billed annually), plus a $99 one-time setup fee.
- 3
You can try it first
14-day free trial.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Contact, property and transaction records
One record system for people, properties and deals, with important dates and responsibilities attached.
- 6
Workflow automation
Both plans include 7 Essential workflows covering buyer, listing and transaction steps; more workflow packages cost extra.
- 7
Relationship Builder
A dashboard view that sorts contacts by relationship stage and suggests who to follow up with.
- 8
A 1.8 GPA, above 5 of 72
That is against the other CRM tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Realvolve you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Realvolve at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $49 per user / month, billed monthly ($490 billed annually), plus a $99 one-time setup fee
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial.
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Realvolve
- Category
- CRM Software
- Our grade
- 1.8 GPA, weak
The report card
Best for transaction workflows for an independent residential agent
Realvolve is a transaction and relationship CRM for residential agents, $49 a user a month on Essential. Essential has no texting or dialer, and there is a one-time setup fee of $99 or $199.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | $49 a user monthly ($41 on annual billing) for Essential, which sits at the dearer quarter's edge. Texting and the dialer need Professional at $79. |
| Free plan and trial | D | A 14-day trial, but the page doesn't say whether a card is needed. No free plan. |
| Features | C | Records, tasks, workflows and email templates. Essential has no SMS, dialer or Ellis assistant. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. The work is building workflows and templates. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | Web only, and the listing names no integrations. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Realvolve is for
- Fits if you are an independent residential agent who wants repeatable transaction steps
- Works for agents who prefer tasks and dates over lead generation
Who it is not for
- Pricey if you add setup: $99 on Essential and $199 on Professional, one time
- Tight if you want to text clients, because SMS and the dialer start at $79
- Watch out: extra seats, workflow add-ons and SMS and calling costs are quoted by the vendor
- Not for you if you work outside residential real estate
Good to know
Good for
- Independent residential agents who want repeatable transaction workflows
- Agents who prefer a CRM built around tasks and dates over lead generation
Worth knowing
- Prices are for one user; extra seats, workflow add-ons and SMS or calling costs are quoted by the vendor.
- Setup fees apply: $99 for Essential and $199 for Professional, and hands-on coaching is priced separately.
- Essential has no SMS, dialer or Ellis assistance.
- The pricing sits on the homepage rather than a separate page, and the vendor describes the product as built for residential real estate.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$49
A month to start, for each person
Realvolve is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $49 per user / month, billed monthly ($490 billed annually), plus a $99 one-time setup fee.
Essential
$49
per user / month, billed monthly ($490 billed annually)
Contact, property and transaction records, task tracking, 7 Essential workflows and 60 email templates. $99 one-time Smart Launch fee. No SMS, dialer or Ellis.
Professional
$79
per user / month, billed monthly ($790 billed annually)
Essential plus integrated SMS and dialer, email and template content help, and daily CRM suggestions. $199 one-time Smart Launch fee.
Trying it first
14-day free trial.
Read from realvolve.com on Nov 12, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Annual billing
The pricing section lists $490 a year for Essential and $790 a year for Professional, against $49 and $79 a month.
Stated on realvolve.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Real estate CRM with workflow automation for agents and teams. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, templates, tasks, sales pipeline, workflow automation, sMS marketing.
Records, tasks, workflows and email templates.
- Contact, property and transaction records
- One record system for people, properties and deals, with important dates and responsibilities attached.
- Workflow automation
- Both plans include 7 Essential workflows covering buyer, listing and transaction steps; more workflow packages cost extra.
- Relationship Builder
- A dashboard view that sorts contacts by relationship stage and suggests who to follow up with.
- Texting and calling
- Integrated SMS and a dialer are included on Professional only.
- Ellis assistant
- An operations assistant that surfaces priorities and prepares drafts and next steps for review.
- Teams
- Shared workflows and assigned responsibilities for teams, with pricing for extra users quoted by the vendor.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
Its own pages name no integrations.
Realvolve is made by Realvolve.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
5/72
Other CRM tools it is graded above
Realvolve's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 5 of the 72 other CRM tools we grade, and level with 11.
It stands best on value for money (C, above 27 of 72) and worst on free plan and trial (D, above 12).
Its paid plans start at $49 a month for each person, against a middle price of $27.92 for the category: 47 of the 66 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 44 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 73 CRM tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Realvolve’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 27 of 72
- DFree plan and trialAbove 12 of 72
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 72
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 72
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 72
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 67 CRM tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Realvolve is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Realvolve you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 56 of the 72 other CRM tools grade higher. It costs $588 a year.
What you could make
- Tasks, sales pipeline and templates: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- Texts to thousands of numbers, registered with the carriers.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Realvolve’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Follow Up Boss, Wise Agent, Top Producer, Lofty and Real Geeks
The 5 tools Realvolve is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.0GPA
Follow Up Boss
Free trial · from $58/mo
Real estate CRM that routes and follows up on incoming leads.
- Realvolve also covers templates, tasks and sMS marketing.
- Follow Up Boss also covers shared inbox and reports.
- 2.0GPA
Wise Agent
Free trial · from $49/mo
Real estate CRM with lead tools, drip campaigns and transactions.
- Realvolve also covers templates and workflow automation.
- Wise Agent also covers marketing automation, reports and email campaigns.
- 1.8GPA
Top Producer
From $179/mo
Real estate CRM with MLS reports, workflows and optional lead gen.
- Realvolve also covers templates.
- Top Producer also covers reports and email campaigns.
- 1.8GPA
Lofty
Paid
Real estate CRM with IDX websites, AI agents and lead generation.
- Realvolve also covers templates, tasks and workflow automation.
- Lofty also covers marketing automation, AI agents, reports and email campaigns.
- 1.6GPA
Real Geeks
From $399/mo
Real estate platform with an IDX website, CRM and lead packages.
- Realvolve also covers templates, tasks and workflow automation.
- Real Geeks also covers marketing automation, email campaigns and call tracking.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
12
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Realvolve free?
No, Realvolve is a paid product, but you can try it first. 14-day free trial.
How much does Realvolve cost?
Realvolve lists 2 plans. Essential: $49 per user / month, billed monthly ($490 billed annually).
What platforms does Realvolve work on?
Realvolve is available on Web.
Does Realvolve offer any discounts?
Realvolve publicly lists the following: Annual billing.
Does Realvolve have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Realvolve is listed for Web.
Does Realvolve have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Realvolve is listed for Web.
Is Realvolve open source?
Realvolve is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Who makes Realvolve?
Realvolve is made by a company of the same name.
What are the alternatives to Realvolve?
The closest alternatives to Realvolve in our directory are Follow Up Boss, Wise Agent, Top Producer, Lofty and Real Geeks.
How does Realvolve compare with other CRM tools?
Realvolve's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 5 of the 72 other CRM tools we grade, and level with 11.
Is Realvolve good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Realvolve C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $49 a month for each person, against a middle price of $27.92 for the category: 47 of the 66 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Realvolve?
To replace Realvolve you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Realvolve’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Realvolve's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Realvolve. Prices change, so check realvolve.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
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ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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What else is on toolgpa.com
- Realvolve, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/realvolve
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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