Pricing
Free to find. Paid to never miss.
The whole loop, generating ideas and checking the DMV, is free. Upgrade when you want to watch more plates and get alerted faster.
Free
Find a plate you can actually get.
- Unlimited idea generation
- Live availability checks
- All 50 states + DC
- Up to 3 watched plates
- Standard check frequency
Pro
Never miss a plate that frees up.
- Everything in Free
- Up to 50 watched plates
- Daily, faster checks
- Category & wildcard watches
- Priority availability alerts
- Early access to new live-check states
Merch
Make your plate real, on a frame.
- Custom plate frames, decals, signs
- Printed on demand, no inventory
- Your exact plate and state
- Ships in 5 to 7 days
Prices are introductory and subject to change. State plate fees are paid to the DMV, not to AvailablePlates.
Pricing questions
Is generating and checking really free?
Yes. Generating ideas and checking availability is free, with no account required to start. Pro is for people who want to watch many plates and get faster alerts.
Can I cancel anytime?
Anytime, in one click. Pro is month to month with no contract.
What is a category watch?
A Pro feature that watches a pattern instead of one exact plate, like 'any 3-letter plate with my initials' or 'anything containing BISCUIT' in your state.
Is availability information actually real-time?
It depends on your state, and we tell you exactly which situation you're in. States fall into three tiers. Tier 1 states get a live check against the DMV's own system, with a timestamp showing exactly when we last checked. Tier 2 states get full idea generation plus a direct link to the DMV pre-filled with your candidate, so you do the final click yourself. Tier 3 states get idea generation plus a link to the DMV site. Every result shows its tier and its timestamp. We never dress up a cached result as if it just came off the wire.
What does 'last checked' mean, and why does it matter?
Vanity plates get claimed and released constantly. A plate that was available last Tuesday might be gone today. We show a 'last checked' timestamp on every Tier 1 result so you know exactly how fresh that data is. If a result is hours old, we'll tell you. If it's stale enough to matter, we flag it. The DMV is always the source of truth. We're the fast shortlist; they're the official answer.