Furnished Finder is a strong choice for whole furnished homes and 30+ day work stays. If you are renting or listing a single room, Diggz is the alternative that shows who you would live with, includes unfurnished rooms, and lets owners list up to three rooms for free.
The short answer
- You own a room and want to list it: Diggz lets you list up to three rooms for free, each as its own listing, and you can reach out to prospects instead of waiting for inquiries. Furnished Finder’s pricing page lists $199 a year per property and $149 for each additional unit at the same address.
- Whole home, family stay, or a travel-nurse contract of 30+ days: start with Furnished Finder. It is built for that.
- A room in a shared home, and you want to know who lives there: use Diggz. You can see profiles, lifestyle fit and household type before you message anyone.
- You need your own furniture or a flexible lease: Diggz lists fully furnished, shared-space-only and unfurnished rooms, with leases from month-to-month to a year. Furnished Finder lists furnished housing for stays of 30+ days.
Where Furnished Finder is the better choice
Furnished Finder was built for stays of 30 days or longer, and it does that well. By its own count it has 300,000+ monthly furnished listings, including 60,000+ rooms for rent (Furnished Finder). It is the stronger option when you need:
- Whole homes and apartments. Entire-place search, 3+ bedroom homes and pet-friendly homes are core to the site. If you are moving a family or taking a long assignment, this is not a room-matching problem, and we would send you there.
- Travel-nurse and corporate housing. Furnished Finder says traveling healthcare professionals make up about 20% of its tenant demand.
- Accessibility filters. Search by wheelchair accessible, disabled parking, close to public transport and elevator. Diggz currently has an elevator filter only.
- A phone number. Landlords who opt in can be called or texted directly, and each listing has an availability calendar.
- Landlord badges. Landlords show email, phone and ID verified badges.
- No cost to search or contact. Tenants search and inquire for free, and Furnished Finder charges no booking fees.
If you own a room or a home: Diggz vs Furnished Finder
On Diggz you can list up to three rooms for free. Each room is its own listing at the same address, so you can set a different price, amenities and move-in date for each. On Furnished Finder, the pricing page lists $199 a year for an entire place, apartment or private room, and $149 a year for each additional unit at the same address (Furnished Finder pricing).
Room seekers outnumber listers on Diggz. In our city data for the last 12 months (as of August 2026), New York has about 9.7 active room seekers for every lister, Atlanta 5.5, Dallas 4.5 and Boston 3.5.
| Diggz | Furnished Finder | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to list | Free for up to 3 rooms | $199 a year for the first listing, $149 for each additional unit at the same address |
| How you find tenants | Wait for inquiries, or reach out to prospects yourself. A like sends the person a notification, and when they like you back the chat opens and you can talk freely. More outreach is available through message packs or Premium | Tenants inquire; you reply |
| Promotion | A complete profile ranks you higher: a photo, recent activity and verification help the algorithm show your room to the most relevant tenants. Premium adds a boost on top | No paid boost. Furnished Finder’s own marketing guide says placement comes from a current calendar, fast replies and a complete profile |
| Lead fit | Move-month filter plus household and lifestyle profiles | Date filter returns rooms open earlier too |
| Privacy | Your phone and email are not published | Phone and text shown to tenants when you opt in |
| Best for | Rooms in a home you live in or manage, coliving, student housing | Furnished homes and rooms rented for 30+ days, travel-nurse housing |
Furnished Finder’s marketing guide lists no paid boost for landlords. The only paid extras it mentions are an optional owner verification badge and a managed-marketing add-on.
If your home is a whole-unit furnished rental for traveling professionals, Furnished Finder’s audience is hard to beat. If you rent rooms to people who will share your home, the room-level listings on Diggz and the ability to reach out to prospects and pick a good fit are the better match.
For room seekers: why look for an alternative
Furnished Finder lists rooms, but a room is not a home. In our November 2026 walkthrough we found four gaps that matter when you are moving in with other people.
- You do not see who you would live with. A room listing shows price, bathroom setup, house rules and a landlord bio. We did not find housemate profiles.
- The number of rooms in the home is not clear. The room listing we opened showed “1 Bedroom” in its details, while the description said there were three private rooms in the apartment. On Diggz, every card says how many rooms are in the home, for example “1 Room in a 4 Beds | 3 Baths”.
- Furnished only, and a minimum stay. Furnished Finder is built around furnished 30+ day stays, and landlords set their own minimums (the listing we opened required 90 days). Diggz also lists unfurnished rooms and leases from month-to-month to one year.
- Move-in dates are loose. Search for a January move-in and you still get rooms that are open today. See our test below.
On Diggz you can filter by lifestyle (cleanliness, sleep schedule, working from home, guests, cooking, drinking and social habits) and by household type: women-only, LGBTQ-friendly, co-ed or couples welcome. Listings come from roommates, live-in and live-out landlords, coliving operators and student housing partners across 70 major U.S. and Canadian metros plus 1,572 additional cities and towns (Diggz locations).
Furnished Finder vs Diggz for rooms, side by side
Checked November 2, 2026.
| Diggz | Furnished Finder | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Rooms in shared homes, coliving, roommates | Whole furnished homes, travel nurses, 30+ day stays |
| See who you would live with | Yes: profiles, lifestyle and household filters | Landlord profile only; no housemate profiles seen |
| Rooms in the home | Shown on every card (“1 Room in a 4 Beds”) | Not clear in listing details |
| Furnished options | Fully furnished, shared space only, unfurnished | Furnished |
| Lease or stay length | Month-to-month, 3, 6 or 12 months | 30+ days; each landlord sets a minimum |
| Move-in date filter | Move month | Exact date or +/- 1 to 30 days; also returns all the rooms open earlier |
| Accessibility filters | Elevator | Wheelchair accessible, disabled parking, close to public transport, elevator |
| Contact | In the platform; phone and email are not published | Message, or call and text when the landlord opts in |
| Verification | Optional ID, mobile and social verification for both room seekers and owners; every listing is reviewed by Diggz’s safety system | Landlord email, phone and ID badges; listings checked before approval |
| Cost to tenants | Free to browse, like and chat once there is a mutual like; messaging someone first is optional (message packs or Premium) | Free to search and contact; optional paid screening through KeyCheck |
| Cost to owners | Free for up to 3 rooms | $199 a year per property, $149 per additional unit at the same address |
| Payments and lease | Handled between you and the owner | Handled between you and the landlord; optional KeyCheck tools for screening, e-signing and rent payments |
We tested it: room counts and move-in dates
On November 2, 2026 we searched both sites for rooms in four large markets. Furnished Finder has more rooms in Atlanta, Dallas and Boston. Diggz has more in New York.
| Market | Rooms on Diggz | Rooms on Furnished Finder |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 1,665 | 756 |
| Atlanta | 943 | 1,022 |
| Dallas | 281 | 364 |
| Boston | 275 | 615 |
The counts are not identical measures. Diggz counts include furnished and unfurnished rooms, roommate homes and coliving rooms. Furnished Finder counts are rooms near the city, filtered to “Room for rent”. Treat them as the same order of magnitude, not an exact ranking.
What happens when you set a move-in date
We then searched for a January 1 and a March 1, 2027 move-in. On Diggz we selected the move month. On Furnished Finder we entered the exact date.
| Market | Diggz, January | Diggz, March | Furnished Finder, Jan 1 | Furnished Finder, Mar 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 190 | 41 | 649 of 756 | 696 of 756 |
| Atlanta | 5 | 0 | 847 of 1,022 | 978 of 1,022 |
| Dallas | 4 | 1 | 315 of 364 | 348 of 364 |
| Boston | 44 | 0 | 512 of 615 | 554 of 615 |
Two things stand out:
- Furnished Finder’s date filter removes few rooms. A January 1 search kept 83% to 87% of rooms and a March 1 search kept 90% to 96%. Rooms listed as available in early November came back as results for January and March, so you cannot tell which ones will still be open on your date.
- Diggz matches the move month, so it is precise but thin for later months. Searching January shows rooms with a January move-in, and searching March shows far fewer, because most rooms are listed with near-term move dates. If you are planning two or more months out, check back as your date gets closer.
If you are an owner, the same logic applies in reverse: on Diggz your room is shown to people whose move month matches yours.
How to vet any room, and how Diggz handles safety
Wherever you search, a few habits protect you from rental scams and bad matches:
- Ask how many people live there. Get the number of bedrooms and bathrooms, who the other residents are and the house rules before you commit.
- See the room live. Tour in person, or on a live video call, before you pay anything.
- Check who you are dealing with. Look for verified ID and phone, and make sure the name on the lease matches the person you are talking to.
- Keep a paper trail. Get the price, fees, deposit and minimum stay in writing. Cleaning fees and deposits are common, so read them first.
- Be wary of pressure. A price far below the neighborhood, an owner who is “out of town”, a rush to pay, or a request for gift cards, crypto or wire transfers are red flags.
On Diggz, both room seekers and owners can get ID, mobile and social verified, and verified profiles show a badge. Verification is optional. Phone numbers and email addresses are not published on listings. As Rany Burstein, founder of Diggz, puts it:
Our safety system reviews every listing and picks up on suspicious patterns and signals. As new scam patterns emerge, we constantly update it, with the goal of preventing scammers rather than detecting them after the fact.
Profiles that look suspicious are removed, and anyone can flag a profile for review. Read more in Is Diggz safe?
Frequently asked questions
Is Furnished Finder free for tenants?
Yes. Furnished Finder says it charges tenants no booking fees, and you can search and contact landlords for free. Landlords pay an annual listing fee. Optional screening through its sister company KeyCheck is paid separately.
What is the best Furnished Finder alternative for a single room?
If you are renting a room in a shared home, Diggz is built for it: you can see who you would live with, filter by lifestyle and household type, and choose furnished or unfurnished rooms. For whole homes and travel-nurse stays, Furnished Finder is the better fit.
Can I find unfurnished rooms on Furnished Finder?
Furnished Finder is built around furnished housing for stays of 30 days or longer. Diggz lists fully furnished, shared-space-only and unfurnished rooms.
How much does it cost to list a room?
On Diggz, listing up to three rooms is free, each as its own listing at the same address. Furnished Finder’s pricing page lists $199 a year for an entire place, apartment or private room, and $149 a year for each additional unit at the same address.
Does the move-in date filter work?
It works differently on each site. In our November 2026 test, Furnished Finder’s filter kept 83% to 96% of rooms for January 1 and March 1 searches, including rooms open now. Diggz matches the move month, which returns fewer, more precisely dated rooms.
Does Diggz publish owners’ phone numbers?
No. Phone numbers and email addresses are not published on Diggz listings. Furnished Finder landlords can choose to show a phone number for calls and texts.
Do I have to pay to message people on Diggz?
Not to start a conversation. Browsing and liking are free (within the daily like limit). A like sends the person a notification, and when they like you back the chat opens and you can message freely. If you want to message someone before they like you back, you can use message packs or Premium, which also boosts your profile.
Is Diggz available in my city?
Diggz covers 70 major metro areas across the U.S. and Canada, plus 1,572 additional cities, towns and suburbs. See the Diggz locations page.
How we compared
Diggz publishes this page, so we are a competitor of Furnished Finder, and we have tried to be specific about where it wins. On November 2, 2026 we used both sites as a tenant would: Furnished Finder while logged in, Diggz while logged out. We ran searches in New York, Atlanta, Dallas and Boston, applied move-in dates of January 1 and March 1, 2027, opened sample listings and read each company’s published pricing and help pages. Room counts and listings change daily, and Furnished Finder counts depend on the map area shown. We will update this page as both products change.
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