Skip tracing alternatives, grouped by what you pay for now
Of the 20 skip tracing services priced below, 10 sell without a required subscription: per record, per match or from a prepaid balance. One of them publishes a lower pay-as-you-go unit price than Skipmatch's $0.03 a record at any list size: Tracerfy at $0.02 per credit. Prices checked Sept 2026.
Key facts
- Price
- a flat $0.03 a record at any list size from 50 to 100,000 records.
- Unit
- Priced per matched record.
- Minimum order
- 50 records
- Minimum charge
- Minimum charge $0.50 when any record matches.
- Single search
- Single search: $0.10, charged only on a match, paid from prepaid credit ($10 minimum top-up).
- Prepaid credit
- Prepaid credit expires 12 months after your last credit purchase, single search or credit-paid list, and unused credit is refundable on request within 90 days of purchase.
- Free tool
- Check your list free at /tools/skip-trace-csv-checker. Check columns, split addresses and download a fixed CSV in your browser before tracing at $0.03 a record. No account needed.
- Subscription
- None. A list order is paid for on its own by card or prepaid credit.
- Max per order
- 100,000 rows or 50 MB per file
- Output
- Up to 10 phones per owner, each with its line type (mobile, landline or VoIP), plus emails where found
- Sources
- 3 core providers: idiCORE, Enformion and Delvepoint
- Not for
- FCRA uses: credit, insurance, employment or tenant screening
- Prices last changed
- Last updated
If you are on a subscription platform
A monthly plan's fee is the floor: it is charged every month whether or not you trace, and the included allowance is what it buys. Whether leaving saves money depends on how much of that allowance you use. The table divides each plan's fee by its allowance, which is the price per unit only if you use every one, and sets it next to what Skipmatch charges for the same number of records.
| Service and plan | Monthly fee | Included each month | Fee per unit, all used | Skipmatch, same count | Skipmatch reaches the fee at | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skip Sherpa: Smallest monthly plan | $30 | 200 hits | $0.15 | $6.00 for 200 records | 1,000 records | skipsherpa.com (opens in a new tab), checked |
| Skip Genie: Monthly plan | $58 | 100 searches | $0.58 | $3.00 for 100 records | 1,934 records | skipgenie.com/join (opens in a new tab), skipgenie.com (opens in a new tab), checked |
| DealMachine: Basic, per seat | $99 a seat | 10,000 data credits a seat | No per-record price published | — | 3,300 records | dealmachine.com/pricing (opens in a new tab), dealmachine.com/features/skip-tracing (opens in a new tab), checked |
| PropertyRadar: Smallest plan | $119 | 250 phones and emails | $0.476 | $7.50 for 250 records | 3,967 records | propertyradar.com/pricing (opens in a new tab), checked |
| Propwire: Gold membership | $119 | 10,000 skip traces | $0.0119 | $300.00 for 10,000 records | 3,967 records | propwire.com/gold (opens in a new tab), checked |
| BatchLeads: Growth | $119 | 10,000 leads, with phones and emails | $0.0119 | $300.00 for 10,000 records | 3,967 records | batchleads.io/pricing (opens in a new tab), help.getbatch.co: skip tracing pricing (opens in a new tab), checked |
| REsimpli: Smallest plan | $299 | 10,000 skip tracing credits | $0.0299 | $300.00 for 10,000 records | 9,967 records | resimpli.com/pricing (opens in a new tab), resimpli.com/features/skip-tracing (opens in a new tab), checked |
| BatchData: Smallest self-serve skip tracing plan | $2,000 | 100,000 records | $0.02 | $3,000.00 for 100,000 records | 66,667 records | batchdata.io/pricing (opens in a new tab), batchdata.io/skip-tracing (opens in a new tab), batchdata.io/faq (opens in a new tab), checked |
When the plan is still the better buy
If you use all of the allowance, Propwire, BatchLeads, REsimpli and BatchData cost less than Skipmatch would for the same count:
- Propwire (Gold membership): $119.00 a month for 10,000 skip traces. Skipmatch for 10,000 records: $300.00.
- BatchLeads (Growth): $119.00 a month for 10,000 leads, with phones and emails. Skipmatch for 10,000 records: $300.00.
- REsimpli (Smallest plan): $299.00 a month for 10,000 skip tracing credits. Skipmatch for 10,000 records: $300.00.
- BatchData (Smallest self-serve skip tracing plan): $2,000.00 a month for 100,000 records. Skipmatch for 100,000 records: $3,000.00.
For these plans, from the count in the "Skipmatch reaches the fee at" column up to the full allowance, the plan costs the same or less. Those plans also include list building, property data, a CRM or an API; Skipmatch only traces a list you upload. If you use the allowance every month, keep the plan.
If you use a small share of it, the fee is the larger cost. Trace fewer records in a month than the "Skipmatch reaches the fee at" column shows and Skipmatch's whole quote is less than that plan's fee alone.
Before you cancel
Read the plan's own terms before the renewal date. Skip Genie's page says unused credits have no cash value and end when the subscription is cancelled (skipgenie.com/join (opens in a new tab), skipgenie.com (opens in a new tab), checked ). PropertyRadar's and REsimpli's included allowances do not roll over, and PropertyRadar states "Paid subscriptions are non-refundable" (propertyradar.com/pricing (opens in a new tab), checked ). Export your lists and traced results first. The checklist is in before you cancel a skip tracing subscription, and skip tracing with no subscription prices each plan against paying per record at several monthly volumes.
Where to go instead
With no plan at all: Accurate Append, Bulk Skip Trace, DataSkip, DataZapp, REISkip and SkipMatrix. Pay-as-you-go next to optional plans: Skipify.ai, SmartSkip and Tracerfy. Skipmatch prices per matched record, $0.03 a record, and each list is paid per order. Minimum charge $0.50 when any record matches. Leaving a specific platform? See PropStream alternatives, Skip Genie alternatives and BatchSkipTracing (BatchData) alternatives.
If you are on a credit balance
A credit balance is money paid in before you trace and drawn down per hit or per match. The rates are often low; the trade is that the money is committed first, and each company sets its own terms for what happens to it. If you already hold a balance, that money is spent either way: DataSkip's page says "All sales are final. Loaded balances are not refunded." (dataskip.io/pricing (opens in a new tab), checked ). The decision is about the next top-up.
| Service | Price from the balance | Minimum | Unmatched records | Refunds and expiry | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracerfy | $0.02 per credit pay-as-you-go, $0.01-$0.014 on monthly plans; a normal trace is 1 credit per hit | Not stated on the pricing page as fetched 2026-09-25 | Advertises that misses are free | Purchased credits never expire; monthly plan credits reset each billing cycle. | tracerfy.com/pricing (opens in a new tab), checked |
| DataSkip | $0.04 per hit at any volume | "No minimum order" | "Misses are free" | "All sales are final. Loaded balances are not refunded." | dataskip.io/pricing (opens in a new tab), checked |
| Bulk Skip Trace | $0.14 down to $0.08 per credit by volume, charged per match | None stated ("no monthly minimum"; "Start with any amount") | "Do I pay for records that don't match? No." Unmatched records: refunded as credits; "we do not offer refunds once a transaction is completed" (cash) | New customers get their first deposit matched in credits. | bulkskiptrace.com/pricing (opens in a new tab), bulkskiptrace.com (opens in a new tab), checked |
Paying per order instead
Skipmatch offers card or prepaid credit payment: each list is quoted before you pay and paid per order, at $0.03 a record. Minimum charge $0.50 when any record matches. SkipMatrix sells done-for-you tracing at $0.14 to $0.06 per match, by tier (SkipMatrix help center: how does the pricing work (opens in a new tab), skipmatrix.com/#pricing (calculator) (opens in a new tab), checked ), and DataZapp sells pay-as-you-go at $0.03 per match with a $125 minimum order (datazapp.com/pricing (opens in a new tab), checked ).
Where the balance services cost less
On unit price, they do. Tracerfy's $0.02 for a normal trace is below Skipmatch's $0.03 a record at any list size. Skipmatch quotes each list before checkout. Pay by card with a hold for the quote, or use optional prepaid credit for lists and single searches. Prepaid credit expires 12 months after your last credit purchase, single search or credit-paid list, and unused credit is refundable on request within 90 days of purchase. For more, see Tracerfy alternatives, Skipmatch vs DataSkip and Skipmatch vs Bulk Skip Trace.
If you pay per match
A per-match price charges only rows that return a result, under each company's own definition of one; a per-record price charges every row. Which costs less on a given list depends on how much of it matches, so the number to know is the break-even: divide the per-record price by the per-match price. Above that share of matches the per-record price costs less; below it the per-match price does.
| Service | Published price | Unit | Break-even against $0.03 a record | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REISkip | $0.15 | per match, marked as introductory pricing | 20% of the list | reiskip.com/pricing (opens in a new tab), checked |
| SkipMatrix | $0.14 for 100-9,999 matches | per match, by tier ($0.14 for 100-9,999 records, $0.12 for 10,000-24,999, $0.10 for 25,000-49,999, $0.08 for 50,000-99,999 and $0.06 for 100,000+) | 21% of the list | SkipMatrix help center: how does the pricing work (opens in a new tab), skipmatrix.com/#pricing (calculator) (opens in a new tab), checked |
| Bulk Skip Trace | $0.14; $0.12 on its next volume tier | per credit, charged per match | 21% of the list at $0.14; 25% of the list at $0.12 | bulkskiptrace.com/pricing (opens in a new tab), bulkskiptrace.com (opens in a new tab), checked |
| Accurate Append | $0.15 | per match (mobile append, entry volume tier) | 20% of the list | accurateappend.com/pricing-beta (opens in a new tab), checked |
| DataZapp | $0.03 | per match, pay-as-you-go | 100% of the list | datazapp.com/pricing (opens in a new tab), checked |
| DataSkip | $0.04 | per hit | 75% of the list | dataskip.io/pricing (opens in a new tab), checked |
| Tracerfy | $0.02 | per credit; a normal trace is 1 credit per hit | Lower than Skipmatch at any share | tracerfy.com/pricing (opens in a new tab), checked |
On larger lists
Skipmatch's price does not change with list size, so its break-even does not either. Against REISkip's $0.15 per match (reiskip.com/pricing (opens in a new tab), checked ), which is the same on its Bulk and Volume plans and is marked as introductory pricing, Skipmatch's $0.03 a record breaks even at 20% on any list. Services with volume tiers lower their per-match price on larger orders, so their break-even moves; their tiers are in the full price table.
Who costs less than Skipmatch here
Tracerfy publish a per-match, per-hit or per-credit price below Skipmatch's $0.03 a record, so on any list they cost less at any match share, once any minimum order is met. DataZapp's $125 minimum is more than Skipmatch's whole quote for any list under 4,167 records. What Skipmatch sells instead is one price per record, shown before you pay, with up to 10 phones per record, each labelled mobile, landline or VoIP, plus emails where they exist. Compare one at a time: REISkip alternatives, Skipmatch vs SkipMatrix, Skipmatch vs DataZapp.
The full price table, checked
19 skip tracing services and Skipmatch, each quoted from its own pricing page. Skipmatch sits first because Skipmatch publishes this page; the rest are alphabetical, which is not a ranking. Scroll the table sideways on a small screen.
| Provider | Price per unit | Unit | Minimum order | Subscription | Unmatched records | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skipmatch | $0.03 (any list size) | Per matched record | 50 records. Minimum charge $0.50 when any record matches. | No | Never charged: released from the checkout hold | Pricing page | Live price |
| Accurate Append | $0.15 down to $0.05 per match by volume (mobile append) | Per match | Not stated | Not required | Not stated | ||
| BatchData | $2,000 a month for 100,000 records (smallest self-serve skip tracing plan) | Monthly plan | $2,000 a month plan | Yes (monthly plan) | Not stated for the skip tracing plans | ||
| BatchLeads | $119 a month with 10,000 leads; $0.04 per additional lead or export | Monthly plan; 4¢ per additional lead or export | A paid plan from $119 a month | Yes | Not stated | ||
| Bulk Skip Trace | $0.14 down to $0.08 per credit by volume, charged per match | Per match, from a credit balance | None stated ("no monthly minimum"; "Start with any amount") | No | "Do I pay for records that don't match? No." Unmatched records: refunded as credits; "we do not offer refunds once a transaction is completed" (cash) | ||
| DataSkip | $0.04 per hit at any volume | Per hit | "No minimum order" | No (prepaid balance) | "Misses are free" | ||
| DataZapp | $0.03 per match pay-as-you-go; $0.025 and $0.02 on prepaid plans | Per match | $125 minimum order pay-as-you-go; $0 on prepaid plans | No (pay-as-you-go or prepaid) | Not stated (priced per verified match) | ||
| DealMachine | $99 a seat a month with 10,000 data credits; no separate per-record price published | Monthly plan with included data credits | A paid plan from $99 a seat a month | Yes | Not stated | ||
| Land Portal | $0.10 per record by default, on a plan from $59 a month | Per record via tokens on top of a monthly plan | A paid plan from $59 a month | Yes | Enterprise annual pricing is per successful record; not stated otherwise | ||
| PropertyRadar | Plans from $119 a month with 250 contacts; then $0.08, $0.06 or $0.04 per contact by plan | Monthly plan, then per contact | A paid plan | Yes | Not checked | ||
| PropStream | $0.12 per contact on Essentials (plan $99 a month); $0.10 additional on Pro and Elite | Per contact (12¢ on Essentials; 10¢ additional on Pro and Elite) on top of a monthly plan | A paid plan | Yes (a paid plan is required) | Not checked | ||
| Propwire | Gold $119 a month with 10,000 skip traces; $0.10 per successful skip trace beyond | Monthly membership with included skip traces; 10¢ per successful skip trace beyond | Not stated | Gold at $119 a month (platform itself free) | Overage charged "per successful skip trace" | ||
| REISkip | $0.15 per match | Per match | 50 matches (Bulk plan); 1,001 matches (Volume plan) | None listed | Billed per match | ||
| REsimpli | $299 a month with 10,000 credits; $0.15 per record beyond | Monthly plan with included credits; $0.15 per record beyond | A paid plan from $299 a month billed monthly | Yes | Not stated | ||
| Skip Genie | $58 a month for 100 searches, then $0.17 each | Per search | $58 a month plan | Yes. "No Longterm Contracts"; unused credits have no cash value and end on cancellation | Not checked | ||
| Skip Sherpa | $30 a month for 200 hits, then $0.15 per hit | Per hit on a monthly plan plus optional blocks | $30 a month plan | Yes | Not stated | ||
| Skipify.ai | $0.15 per skip trace on demand; plans from $99 a month | Per skip trace, or monthly plan then per additional | None for the free account | Optional | Not stated | ||
| SkipMatrix | $0.14 to $0.06 per match, by tier | Per successful match, at the tier for the match count | 100 records | No ("No commitments or contracts") | "You only pay for successful matches" | ||
| SmartSkip | $0.15 per row for bulk search | Per row | Not checked | Optional: free Basic account, or Premium at $50 a month | Not stated | ||
| Tracerfy | $0.02 per credit pay-as-you-go, $0.01-$0.014 on monthly plans; a normal trace is 1 credit per hit | Credits, per hit | Not stated on the pricing page as fetched 2026-09-25 | Optional (pay as you go, or monthly plans) | Advertises that misses are free |
Every alternatives and comparison page
The alternatives pages start from one service and set others that sell on different terms next to it, with worked costs at several list sizes. The comparison pages put one service's published terms beside Skipmatch's. Prices on the cards are the headline figures from the full price table, where their sources and check dates (Sept 2026) sit.
- BatchSkipTracing alternativesFor buyers who knew it as BatchSkipTracing, now BatchData.
- REISkip alternativesOther per-match and per-record services next to REISkip.
- Skip Genie alternativesWays to trace without a monthly search plan.
- Tracerfy alternativesOther ways to pay besides a credit balance.
- PropStream alternatives for skip tracingWays to trace a list without PropStream's plan fee, and when the plan is the better buy.
- Skip tracing with no subscriptionWhat the monthly platforms include, dated, and when paying per record costs less.
- Before you cancel a subscriptionWhat to export and which published terms to read before you leave a plan.
- Every service comparedThe same master table with unit definitions, minimums and who each service fits.
- Skipmatch vs BatchDataA real estate data company that sells data at scale through an API, formerly known as BatchSkipTracing. $2,000 a month for 100,000 records (smallest self-serve skip tracing plan).
- Skipmatch vs Bulk Skip TraceBulk skip tracing for real estate with no subscription, sold as credits. $0.14 down to $0.08 per credit by volume, charged per match.
- Skipmatch vs DataSkipPay-as-you-go skip tracing from a prepaid balance. $0.04 per hit at any volume.
- Skipmatch vs DataZappPhone and email append service (name and address in, phone and email out). $0.03 per match pay-as-you-go; $0.025 and $0.02 on prepaid plans.
- Skipmatch vs PropStreamAn all-in-one investor data platform with list building; skip tracing is part of its paid plans. $0.12 per contact on Essentials (plan $99 a month); $0.10 additional on Pro and Elite.
- Skipmatch vs REISkipSkip tracing software for real estate, priced per match. $0.15 per match.
- Skipmatch vs Skip GenieSubscription skip tracing with single searches and list uploads. $58 a month for 100 searches, then $0.17 each.
- Skipmatch vs SkipMatrixDone-for-you skip tracing, pay-as-you-go with no commitments or contracts. $0.14 to $0.06 per match, by tier.
- Skipmatch vs SmartSkipReal estate owner lookup. $0.15 per row for bulk search.
- Skipmatch vs TracerfyA credit-based real estate data platform with pay-as-you-go credits and optional monthly plans. $0.02 per credit pay-as-you-go, $0.01-$0.014 on monthly plans; a normal trace is 1 credit per hit.
How we checked
Every competitor figure on this page was read on that company's own public pages, linked next to it, and is quoted as of Sept 2026 (checked to ). Figures that a search snippet or an older article showed but the live page did not are left out.
- Only published prices and terms are quoted. Nothing here states or rates how many records any service finds or the quality of its data, including claims the companies make about themselves.
- The per-unit and break-even figures are arithmetic on those published prices and on Skipmatch's price ladder, computed when the page renders.
- Tracers has no row because it publishes no price (tracers.com/skiptracing (opens in a new tab)).
- Skipmatch's figures come from the same price ladder checkout uses, so they change when the price does. Minimum charge $0.50 when any record matches.
- Each entry is re-checked every quarter, and its check date moves only after a real re-check.
Disclosure: Skipmatch is one of the services compared. Skipmatch publishes this page, and the page names every service that publishes a lower pay-as-you-go unit price than Skipmatch, and, in the FAQ, the plans whose in-plan rates are lower. Prices change; check the linked page before you buy.
FAQ
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