PropStream Review: Pricing, AI, Alternatives

My short PropStream review: it's the best value nationwide property data tool for most investors in 2026. The $99 a month Essentials plan gets you 160 million plus public records with MLS data, 165 plus filters, comps, and 25,000 saves and exports a month, and the new AI search is genuinely useful for building lists faster. Where it falls short is everything after the list. It has marketing tools, but it isn't a CRM, and it won't qualify or follow up with sellers for you. If you need that, you either add a CRM and an AI layer on top, or you pick one of the PropStream alternatives below that bundles more.

Every price and limit here comes from PropStream's pricing page, checked in October 2026. Some links below are affiliate links, which means we may earn a commission if you sign up through them.

What PropStream costs in 2026

PropStream has three plans plus a custom tier through sales. All three include a 7-day free trial with 50 free leads.

The add-ons are the same on every plan: postcards from 57¢, letters at 85¢, emails at 2¢ each, deed and mortgage documents at $5 each, and extra saves from $30. Unused saves and exports don't roll over.

The plan that makes sense for most solo investors is Essentials plus Connect, because free skip tracing pays for the $30 almost immediately if you're tracing more than a few hundred contacts a month. At 12¢ each, 250 traces is $30. Pro makes sense once you have a second person working the account.

What you get: data, filters and comps

The core of PropStream is the data. Every plan has MLS records and listings, the 160 million plus public records, owner info, sales and mortgage history, lien and foreclosure details, and tax info. You build lists with 165 plus filters or start from the 20 prebuilt lead lists (pre-foreclosure, vacant, absentee, high equity and so on), and you can draw a custom area on the map.

The comp tools are the other reason people stay. You can run comps from public records and MLS data, and every plan includes the Fix and Flip Analyzer, a rental ROI calculator, a rehab calculator, and an estimated wholesale value. That's enough to make a first offer from your desk.

The mobile app handles driving for dollars, and free importing means you can upload a list from somewhere else and get PropStream's data on it, up to your plan's monthly save limit.

What the AI features actually do

PropStream added a lot of AI in 2026. Here's what each one is, from the plan comparison:

• AI Search lets you type or say what you want ("vacant houses in Duval County owned more than 20 years with no mortgage") and turns it into a search using the existing filters. It launched in September 2026. It doesn't find anything the filters can't. It saves you from clicking through 165 of them.
• The Intelligence Assistant answers questions about a specific property, like estimated ARV, cash flow and comps.
• Property Condition Analysis scores condition from photos.
• Foreclosure Factor predicts foreclosure risk.
• AI calling scripts come with click-to-dial and guide a human caller in real time. They're included on Pro and Elite and an add-on on Essentials.

None of these are AI agents. Nothing in PropStream calls a seller, answers an inbound call, or runs a follow-up sequence on its own. They make the human using PropStream faster.

Where PropStream falls short

It isn't a CRM. It has marketing campaigns and lead tracking, but no real acquisitions pipeline, task management or KPI reporting. Most serious users pair it with a CRM.

There's no API on the plan cards. None of the three plans list API access, so most automations start from a CSV export. If you need programmatic access, talk to their sales team about a custom plan.

Contact data is never perfect. Every skip trace provider returns some wrong and disconnected numbers. Build for that: dedupe, scrub against DNC, and log wrong numbers so you never pay to reach them again. I compared providers in the skip tracing accuracy and pricing breakdown.

Support has set hours. Phone, email and chat support runs 6 AM to 6 PM Pacific, Monday to Friday. If you work weekends, you're on your own then.

The reviews skew toward onboarding. PropStream's Trustpilot page shows a 4.5, and when I read through it in October 2026, a lot of the recent five-star reviews were about onboarding webinars and the presenter, not the data. That doesn't mean the product is bad. It means the rating tells you more about the training than about list accuracy in your county. Run your own test in the free trial: pull a list in a market you know and check a dozen records by hand.

Is PropStream worth it?

For most investors pulling their own lists, yes. At $99 a month you get data, comps, a mobile app and enough exports for a real direct mail program, and the trial is long enough to test your market.

It's not worth it if you mostly drive for dollars (a dedicated app is nicer for that), if all your deals come inbound from SEO or ads (you need a CRM and a response system more than a data tool), or if you need deep list building in a few states where a regional tool goes further.

One thing to know before you sign up: PropStream bought BatchLeads and BatchDialer in July 2025. PropStream itself is owned by Stewart Information Services. BatchLeads and BatchDialer still run as separate products with their own subscriptions, and PropStream offers 20% off BatchDialer through an in-app promotion.

PropStream alternatives worth a look

Prices are from each vendor's own pricing page, checked October 2026.

If you're coming from DealMachine and comparing the other direction, I covered that in DealMachine alternatives.

Turning a PropStream list into conversations

The list is the start. What turns it into deals is what happens next, and that's where AI earns its place. Here's how I'd automate around PropStream:

1. Save your searches in PropStream and export new records on a schedule.
2. An n8n workflow picks up the export, normalizes phone numbers, dedupes against everyone you've already marketed to, scrubs against DNC, and scores each record.
3. Top-tier records go to direct mail (PropStream's own postcards work) and to human callers working a scrubbed list.
4. When a seller responds, by calling the number on the postcard or filling out your form, an AI agent answers, qualifies and books an appointment. That's where the AI voice agent fits.
5. Every outcome goes back into your CRM and a dashboard that shows cost per contract by list. I described that layer in the AI command center post.

Notice what's missing: an AI agent cold calling the PropStream list. The FCC ruled in February 2024 that AI-generated voices are "artificial" voices under the TCPA (FCC 24-17), so those calls need prior express consent, which a skip-traced number doesn't come with. Ringless voicemail counts as a call too. Marketing texts need prior express written consent, and A2P 10DLC registration isn't consent. Any AI agent that talks to sellers should say it's an AI. This is not legal advice. The calling rules are in AI vs human cold callers, and texting is in our A2P 10DLC guide.

For how the voice, SMS and qualification roles split up across agents, see building an AI agent team. For the wider tool stack around PropStream (CRMs, dialers, automation platforms), see the best AI automation tools for real estate investors.

If you want the layer after the list built for you, our AI for wholesalers service wires PropStream into the response, follow-up and reporting.