Basis vs. PropStream: Lead Lists vs. Scored Underwriting

PropStream is one of the biggest names in real estate data: 160+ million nationwide property records, 165+ lead filters, and a full skip-tracing and direct-mail marketing suite built around finding and contacting owners. It's not really a competitor to Basis's underwriting engine so much as a different job entirely - list-building and outreach versus scored analysis. Here's how the two actually compare, priced and sourced from PropStream's own pricing page as of September 2026. Pricing changes, so verify current numbers before you buy.

Pricing, Side by Side

PropStream has no free tier - the entry price is $99/mo before any add-ons. Basis's Solo tier at $49/mo undercuts even that, though the two tools aren't pulling from the same data depth: PropStream's 160M-record nationwide database and marketing tooling is built for volume list work Basis doesn't attempt.

What Each Tool Actually Does

PropStream's core job is building and marketing to a list: pull property records by filter, run comps, skip-trace an owner, then call or mail them from the same platform. Its bundled calculators handle basic rental, flip, and rehab math, and every plan now includes the PropStream Intelligence AI assistant, but there's no automatic 0-100 scoring across multiple exit strategies - you still read the numbers and judge the deal yourself. Basis does the opposite: paste an address and it pulls value, rent, comps, and owner/distress data automatically, then scores the property across Buy & Hold, Fix & Flip, BRRRR, and Wholesale at once (deal, confidence, and risk scores, each 0-100) with an AI Analyst memo on top. Basis's Deal Finder also surfaces a pre-scored queue of distressed leads rather than requiring you to build and filter a list from scratch.

Where PropStream Is the Better Fit

• You're running direct-mail or cold-calling campaigns and need nationwide record access, skip tracing, and marketing tools in one place.
• You want to build and export large, filtered property lists (25,000+ records/mo).
• Your team needs multi-seat access with shared campaigns (up to 9 seats on Elite).

Where Basis Is the Better Fit

• You want a scored verdict across four exit strategies from one address, not raw metrics you interpret yourself.
• You want an automatic 0-100 deal/confidence/risk score, not raw data plus a general assistant you still have to interpret.
• You want a real free tier and a $49/mo entry point instead of $99/mo minimum.

The Honest Take

These solve different problems. PropStream is a list-and-outreach platform with calculators attached; Basis is a scoring-and-analysis platform with a smaller, pre-scored lead queue attached. An investor doing heavy direct-mail marketing may need PropStream regardless of what else they use for analysis. An investor whose bottleneck is "which of these deals is actually worth pursuing" is the one Basis is built for.

Sources

• PropStream pricing page
• PropStream: “How Much Does PropStream Cost?”