PropStream just restructured their pricing into three tiers. If you invest in sheriff sale auctions and you're evaluating tools, the math changed. For a different comparison, sheriff sales versus buying REO shapes which data you need in the first place. Here's the new pricing, how the two platforms compare on features, and which one fits depending on how you invest. Whichever tool you land on, the work it has to support is the auction-specific due diligence that generic property data does not cover.
PropStream's new pricing: three tiers
PropStream moved from a single plan to three tiers this month:
- Essentials: 25K exports/saves per month, skip tracing at $0.12 per result, 7-day free trial with 50 leads included.
- Pro ($199/mo): 50K exports, free skip tracing via Lead Automator, up to 2 team members.
- Elite ($699/mo): 100K exports, free skip tracing, Lead Automator, up to 9 team members.
All plans now include Click-to-Dial calling with a built-in softphone and AI-guided call prompts. Export limits jumped from 10K to 25K on the base plan. Lead Automator (formerly List Automator) got speed and accuracy improvements, and it's bundled free on Pro and Elite.
The 50 free leads on signup is a nice onboarding touch. But the real question for auction investors: does any of this help you analyze sheriff sales?
What each platform actually does
PropStream and AuctionScout solve different problems. PropStream is a nationwide lead generation platform built for outbound marketing. AuctionScout is built for sheriff sale auction analysis and deal management.
PropStream: lead gen at scale
160M+ US properties, 165+ search filters, 20 pre-built lead lists (pre-foreclosure, vacant, cash buyers, etc.), nationwide comps, and a rehab estimator. If your strategy is pulling lists and cold-calling motivated sellers across multiple states, PropStream gives you the data and the dialer.
What it doesn't do for auction investors: there's no sheriff sale-specific data. No AI predictions on auction outcomes. No side-by-side strategy analysis. You'd need to build your own analysis workflow on top of their raw data.
AuctionScout: the full auction workflow
We built AuctionScout around one question: is this sheriff sale property worth bidding on? Everything in the platform feeds that decision.
The analysis starts with AI-powered valuations. Our XGBoost model trains on comparable sales data combined with multiple national automated valuation estimates. Every property gets a predicted value with a confidence score so you know how much to trust the number. This isn't a generic AVM. It's calibrated for auction properties where condition and circumstance make standard estimates unreliable.
From there, the Deal Analysis tab compares each property as a flip, a BRRRR or long-term rental, and a short-term rental. Instead of running three separate analyses in a spreadsheet, you see the comparison at a glance. A property might work as a rental hold but not as a flip because renovation costs eat into the ARV margin.
For fast scanning, the Deal Analysis tab on each property gives you a valuation, renovation estimate, and strategy comparison. When you need to evaluate a whole calendar, add the properties to a project and run its AI Analysis. A county with 30 upcoming auctions? Add them to a project, run its AI Analysis, and you've got your shortlist.
The renovation estimator has three modes: line-item for manual budgeting across 30+ categories, template for quick scopes using presets, and AI-generated for smart estimates based on property characteristics. Roof replacement, kitchen, foundation, mechanicals, everything from cosmetic to structural.
County recap pages are weekly-updated dashboards showing auction volume, sale rates, sale prices, the median vs est. market value, and trend charts per county. You can see which markets have the best inventory right now and whether discounts are widening or narrowing. We cover auctions in Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania.
Then there's the workflow side. Saved searches with daily alerts notify you when properties matching your criteria (county, price range, property type) hit the auction calendar. Projects and Kanban boards let you organize deals by stage (Watching, Researching, Due Diligence, Ready to Bid, Won, Passed / Lost) and move them through your pipeline visually. Each property gets a due diligence checklist tracking lien checks, title search, drive-by inspection, utility status, so you never skip a step because you forgot.
You can upload drive-by photos and research notes directly to a property record. Everything stays with the deal instead of scattered across your phone and a notes app. Comparable sales show recently sold auction properties in the same area without MLS access, so you see what similar properties actually went for at auction, not just what a consumer listing site estimates.
Team collaboration ties it together. Invite members to projects with shared visibility and permission controls. Everyone sees the same pipeline, the same scores, the same checklist progress.
So: PropStream covers the entire US across every lead type. AuctionScout goes deep on auction investing with analytics and a deal-to-close workflow built for that one use case. Neither replaces the other if you need both.
Pricing: up to $699 vs. $49
AuctionScout Pro at $49/mo is half the cost of PropStream's cheapest tier. For a solo investor focused on auction deals: $588/year vs. $1,188/year.
For team access, AuctionScout's Team plan at $149/mo gives you 5 members. PropStream's Pro ($199/mo) caps at 2. Their Elite plan supports 9 but costs $699/mo.
PropStream's free skip tracing on Pro and Elite is a real benefit if you're doing outbound marketing. That cost adds up at scale. But if you're bidding at auctions rather than cold-calling property owners, skip tracing isn't part of your workflow.
It comes down to what you're paying for. A nationwide lead generation engine, or deep analytics on the auction market where you're investing.
Which tool fits your strategy
Say you're targeting Franklin County sheriff sales. You want to know which properties are coming up, what they're likely worth post-rehab, whether the numbers work for a flip or a rental hold, and what renovation costs look like.
With PropStream, you can pull property data and run comps. That gives you a starting point. But the auction-specific analysis, the prediction of likely sale price, the flip-versus-rental comparison, the county trend data, you're doing that in spreadsheets or in your head.
With AuctionScout, you open the Franklin County page and see every upcoming auction with AI predictions and renovation estimates already attached, and the Deal Analysis tab one click away. Add them to a project and run its AI Analysis to compare them in one place. County recaps show each week's results and the county's previous six weeks, and each county page has the full weekly history: how many properties sold, at what discount, what volume looks like. Set alerts, track properties through your Kanban pipeline, run your due diligence checklist, all without leaving the platform.
Now flip it. You're a wholesaler working leads across multiple states. You need motivated seller lists, skip tracing, and a dialer. PropStream is built for exactly that. AuctionScout isn't.
You don't have to choose one or the other permanently. Choose based on what you're working on right now. Some use both.
Questions to ask before you pick
Where are your deals coming from? Sheriff sale auctions need auction-specific tools: AI predictions, strategy analysis, pipeline management. Direct mail and cold calling need a lead generation platform.
How much of your analysis is manual? If you're spending hours pulling comps, estimating rehab costs, and scoring deals in a spreadsheet, AuctionScout automates that with AI valuations, the renovation estimator, and project AI analysis. If your bottleneck is finding and contacting sellers, PropStream's infrastructure is what you need.
What does your team look like? Solo investors get the most per dollar from AuctionScout Pro at $49/mo. Teams of 2–5 should compare AuctionScout Team ($149/mo, 5 members) against PropStream Pro ($199/mo, 2 members). Bigger operations may need PropStream Elite's 9-member capacity.
Do you want a built-in workflow or raw data? PropStream gives you data. You build the analytical framework. AuctionScout gives you the framework: AI predictions, the Deal Analysis tab, renovation estimates, pipeline tracking, due diligence checklists, and team tools, all built for auction investing.
Different tools for different strategies. No wrong answer.
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