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Basis vs. Mashvisor: Rental Analytics vs. Multi-Strategy Underwriting
Mashvisor's long-term and Airbnb rental analytics compared against Basis's Hold/Flip/BRRRR/Wholesale scoring - sourced from Mashvisor's own pricing page.
Mashvisor specializes in rental analytics for both long-term and short-term (Airbnb) investors: property discovery with market heatmaps, neighborhood-level cash flow and occupancy projections, and short-term-rental regulation data for 500+ cities. It's a different kind of tool than Basis - rental-focused market analytics versus multi-strategy deal underwriting. Here's how they compare, priced and sourced from Mashvisor's own pricing page as of September 2026. Pricing changes, so verify current numbers before you buy.
Pricing, Side by Side
| Tier | Mashvisor | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Entry | Lite, $49.99/mo (billed annually): single-property long-term/Airbnb rental analysis, ROI projections, city-level STR regulation data | Free, $0/mo: 6 analyzer runs/mo, 15 AI memos/mo, 5 owner lookups/mo |
| Mid tier | Standard, $74.99/mo: adds nationwide property discovery, heatmaps, neighborhood analytics, 20 monthly exports | Solo, $49/mo: 40 analyzer runs/mo (or 8 Deal Finder searches), 30 owner lookups/mo, scored lead finding |
| Top tier | Professional, $99.99/mo: adds multifamily listings (up to 3 cities), 60 exports, foreclosure filters, CRM tools | Pro, $99/mo: 90 runs/mo (or 18 searches), 3 team seats, scheduled Deal Finder runs, SMS alerts |
| Billing | No permanent free tier - a free trial only; quarterly billing runs roughly 20% higher than annual | Free tier with no time limit; monthly billing, no lock-in |
Basis's Solo tier undercuts Mashvisor's entry price ($49/mo vs. $49.99/mo) while including a genuinely free tier Mashvisor doesn't have. Mashvisor's Professional tier ($99.99/mo) lines up almost exactly with Basis Pro ($99/mo), but the two are analyzing different things.
What Each Tool Actually Does
Mashvisor's whole model is rental performance: long-term rent estimates, Airbnb income projections, occupancy rates, and market heatmaps to find where returns are strongest, plus the regulatory data that matters specifically for short-term rentals. It doesn't underwrite flips, wholesale spreads, or BRRRR refinances at all. Basis's four strategies are Buy & Hold, Fix & Flip, BRRRR, and Wholesale - no short-term/Airbnb modeling - but it runs all four in parallel from one address with a 0-100 deal/confidence/risk score and an AI Analyst memo, and sources off-market and distressed leads via Deal Finder rather than only surfacing on-market listings.
Where Mashvisor Is the Better Fit
- You invest in short-term/Airbnb rentals and need city-level STR regulation data - Basis has none of this.
- You want heatmap-based market discovery to find strong rental markets nationwide, not just analyze addresses you already have.
- You're rental-only (long-term or Airbnb) and have no use for flip, wholesale, or BRRRR underwriting.
Where Basis Is the Better Fit
- Your strategy spans more than buy-and-hold - flips, wholesale deals, or BRRRR need a different underwriting model Mashvisor doesn't run.
- You want off-market and distressed leads sourced and scored for you, not just on-market listings plotted on a heatmap.
- You want a genuinely free tier instead of a time-limited trial.
The Honest Take
If you're exclusively evaluating long-term or Airbnb rentals and need neighborhood-level market data to decide where to buy, Mashvisor's rental analytics go deeper than anything Basis shows for hold-only analysis. If your strategy includes flips, wholesale, or BRRRR - or you need distressed leads sourced rather than on-market listings - Mashvisor doesn't cover that ground at all.
Sources
Underwrite four strategies from one address
Basis is in beta and free to start: 6 analyzer runs a month, no card. Paste an address and compare the hold, flip, BRRRR and wholesale read side by side.