The short version
PropStream is built for residential investors and property-data research, not for industrial brokers doing neighbour-first outreach. I want to be clear about that upfront because I get this question from brokers at least once a week.
- PropStream: real estate investor lead generation platform. Property data, ownership records, mortgage information, comparables, skip tracing, and motivated seller identification. Built for wholesalers, flippers, and rental investors. $99/month.
- SCAYLED: live occupier scanning and verified decision-maker contacts for CRE broker prospecting. Drop an address, scan the radius, get every operator in the surrounding buildings with contact details in two minutes.
PropStream answers: "Who owns this building and are they motivated to sell?" SCAYLED answers: "Who operates inside this building and how do I reach their decision-maker?" Totally different questions for totally different users.
What each tool actually does
PropStream is built for
- Looking up property ownership, purchase price, and mortgage data
- Finding motivated sellers (pre-foreclosure, tax lien, vacancy, divorce, probate)
- Skip tracing property owners for direct outreach
- Analyzing deals with comparables and ARV (after-repair value) estimates
- Building targeted mailing lists for direct mail campaigns to owners
- Filtering properties by criteria (equity, days on market, owner type)
SCAYLED is built for
- Scanning every occupier inside a radius around a listing
- Identifying the decision-maker at each operator (VP Operations, Facility Manager, GM)
- Verifying email addresses against live domain records (98% deliverability)
- Flagging same-building matches (the highest-converting lead in industrial leasing)
- Drafting personalized outreach based on the listing context
- Moving from address to verified contact list in two minutes
The core difference: owners vs occupiers
PropStream is obsessed with ownership. Who owns the property? What did they pay? What do they owe? Are they likely to sell? That is exactly what a real estate investor needs to find deals, and PropStream does it well.
SCAYLED is obsessed with occupancy. Who is operating inside the building? Who manages the facility? What is their direct email? That is exactly what a CRE broker needs to prospect tenants around a listing. I built SCAYLED after a decade as an industrial broker because no ownership-data tool was answering those questions.
A PropStream user is looking for their next acquisition. A SCAYLED user is looking for their next tenant lead. Completely different workflows built on completely different data.
Feature comparison
| Feature | PropStream | SCAYLED |
|---|---|---|
| Property ownership records | ✅ Core product | ❌ Not covered |
| Mortgage and lien data | ✅ Core product | ❌ Not covered |
| Motivated seller identification | ✅ Core product | ❌ Not covered |
| Skip tracing (owner contact info) | ✅ Built-in | ❌ Not the model |
| Comparables and deal analysis | ✅ Core product | ❌ Not covered |
| Direct mail campaign lists | ✅ Built-in | ❌ Not covered |
| Live occupier scan (any address) | ❌ Not the model | ✅ Any US address |
| Decision-maker contacts (verified) | ⚠️ Owner contacts via skip trace | ✅ Occupier contacts, per-scan |
| Same-building match flagging | ❌ Not automated | ✅ Automatic |
| Outreach draft generation | ❌ Not covered | ✅ Per-listing personalized |
| CRM for deal tracking | ⚠️ Basic list management | ✅ Built-in |
| Pricing | $99 USD/mo | $0 / $79 / $149 USD/mo |
Pricing breakdown
PropStream
- Standard: $99 USD / month (property data, filters, comparables)
- Skip tracing: additional per-record cost (typically $0.10 to $0.15 per record)
- List Automator, Marketing Tools, and other add-ons at extra cost
- 7-day free trial available
SCAYLED
- Free Trial: $0, 50 credits one-time, 1 listing
- Starter: $79 USD / month, 200 credits, up to 5 listings
- Pro: $149 USD / month, 425 credits, up to 10 listings
The practical difference: Both are in the $99 to $149/month range. Similar cost, completely different data. PropStream is property and ownership data for finding deals to buy. SCAYLED is occupier and contact data for finding tenants to lease to. Pick the one that matches your workflow. If you do both investment and leasing, run both. I have brokers who do exactly that.
When to use which
You're a wholesaler looking for motivated sellers in a zip code
→ PropStream. Ownership data, distress signals, and skip tracing are exactly what you need. I would not try to use SCAYLED for that.
You're an industrial broker who just got a new listing and needs to prospect neighbors
→ SCAYLED. Drop the address, scan the 650 ft radius, get the occupier contacts, start calling. This is the workflow I designed the product around.
You want to find properties with high equity and absentee owners
→ PropStream. Property filtering by financial criteria is a core feature.
You need to know which companies are operating in the buildings around your listing
→ SCAYLED. That is the entire product. Live occupier identification with decision-maker contacts.
You're analyzing a potential acquisition with comparables and ARV
→ PropStream. Deal analysis tools are built for investor due diligence.
You're pitching for a new leasing mandate and want to show pre-built tenant targets
→ SCAYLED. Walk in with a list of verified contacts around the property. I have seen brokers win mandates against competing brokerages exactly this way.
What I tell brokers who ask
PropStream is the right tool if you are an investor. It is the most popular property data platform for wholesalers and flippers for good reason: the ownership data is comprehensive, the skip tracing works, and the filtering makes it easy to build targeted lists. I have no issue recommending it for that job.
But PropStream is not a CRE broker tool. It does not tell you who is operating inside a building. It does not give you the facility manager's email. It does not flag which surrounding tenants are the best prospects for your listing. Those are occupier-level questions, and PropStream works at the ownership level.
If you are a CRE broker doing industrial leasing or tenant prospecting, SCAYLED is purpose-built for your workflow. I built it after a decade as an industrial broker because no ownership-data tool was solving the occupier problem. If you also do investment work, run PropStream alongside it. They cover different data at a similar price point.
Founder - Scayled