FairAppealPacket vs Ownwell
Ownwell is the largest name in property-tax appeals. It is a good company at a different job: full-service appeals, on contingency, in nine states. We sell DIY packets, flat, in all fifty.
| FairAppealPacket | Ownwell | |
|---|---|---|
| Model | DIY packet — you file | Full-service — they file and represent |
| Price | Flat: $79 residential; $299–$4,999 commercial by value; $49/yr monitoring | 25% of first-year savings in TX/IL/WA/NY; 35% in CA/CO/FL/GA/PA (+$20 GA freeze fee); $0 upfront |
| Coverage | Packets sold in all 50 states | Full appeals in 9 states; a DIY national packet elsewhere since Feb 2026 |
| Commercial | Core product, income-approach, flat by value | Offered; testimonials skew large ($6.5M warehouse, $8.8M office); commercial rate not published |
| Renewal | Monitoring is opt-in; we never auto-file | Auto re-enrolls — cancel two months before your deadline; billing/auto-renewal is the top theme in its 147 BBB complaints over 3 years |
| Success claims | We publish public county data, not a house rate | Claims 88% of customers won a reduction (company figure) |
Which fits you?
If you are in one of Ownwell's nine states and want to hand the whole thing over, contingency is a real option — you pay a quarter to a third of the saving for the convenience. If you want to keep 100% of the saving, own property outside those states, or hold commercial and multifamily assets, a flat packet is built for you.
Software, not representation. FairAppealPacket is not a law firm, a licensed appraiser, or a licensed property-tax consultant. We do not file, appear, or negotiate for you. You review, sign, and file your own appeal. No result is guaranteed. Competitor facts below are as published by those companies and verified in our November 2026 research; check their sites for current terms.
See what your deadline and your numbers say
The check is free and uses your own numbers — no score invented from data we do not have. If your worksheet shows no indicated saving, we will tell you not to buy a packet.