# Skipmatch vs DataSkip: 4¢ per hit vs per record

URL: https://skipmatch.com/compare/dataskip
Last updated: 2026-10-12

## 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: 2026-10-02
- Last updated: 2026-10-12

As of Sept 2026, DataSkip lists a flat 4¢ per hit with misses free, against Skipmatch's 3¢ per record at any list size. Skipmatch's price is the lower unit price, but DataSkip bills hits only, so which costs less depends on how much of the list hits.

## The short answer

Skipmatch's 3¢ a record is below DataSkip's 4¢ a hit, but DataSkip bills hits only and its misses are free on its pricing page, while Skipmatch prices per matched record. Skipmatch comes out lower only when more than 75% of the list hits, at any list size. The table below is each company's published terms.

| Service | Published price | Billed on | Subscription | Unmatched records | Minimum | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skipmatch | $0.03 (any list size) | Per matched record | No | Never charged: released from the checkout hold | 50 records | This site |
| DataSkip | A flat 4¢ per hit at any volume from a prepaid balance. A $9.99 a month membership adds 100 free skips a day, up to 3,000 a month. | Per hit | No (prepaid balance) | "Misses are free" | "No minimum order" | dataskip.io/pricing |

## What DataSkip publishes

As published on dataskip.io/pricing, checked 2026-09-25:

- 4¢ per hit, flat at any volume, drawn from a prepaid balance.
- Misses: "Misses are free".
- Minimum: "No minimum order".
- Membership: $9.99 a month adds 100 free skips a day, up to 3,000 a month. It is optional; the per-hit price works without it.
- Refunds: "All sales are final. Loaded balances are not refunded."
- Rate date: the page reads "Rates updated July 2026 by DataSkip".

This page quotes DataSkip's pricing page only, not its FAQ or other pages.

## What Skipmatch publishes

One price per matched record: 3¢ a record at any list size. Every record in the order is priced at that one rate. The quote is shown before you pay, and, if you pay by card, a hold for that amount is placed on your card at checkout; it is the most the list can cost. Minimum charge $0.50 when any record matches.

Orders run from 50 to 100,000 records in one CSV. There is no subscription, no membership; prepaid credit is optional. The result file keeps your columns and adds up to 10 phones per owner, each labelled mobile, landline or VoIP, plus emails where they exist. Full pricing.

| Term | DataSkip | Skipmatch |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | 4¢ per hit, any volume | 3¢ a record at any list size |
| Charged on | Hits | Matched records |
| Records with no result | "Misses are free" | Never charged: released from the checkout hold |
| Minimum | "No minimum order" | 50 records; Minimum charge $0.50 when any record matches. |
| How you pay | Prepaid balance, loaded first | Card or prepaid credit, per order, after you see the quote |
| Membership | Optional, $9.99 a month: 100 free skips a day, up to 3,000 a month | None |
| Refunds | "All sales are final. Loaded balances are not refunded." | Unused credit refunds follow the credit policy |

## Where the lines cross

DataSkip bills only hits, so its bill depends on how much of the list hits; Skipmatch's figure is the most the list can cost. The DataSkip rows assume every record hits, which is the most DataSkip can charge. The last row is the share of the list that has to hit for the two bills to be equal: below that share, DataSkip costs less.

- Any list size at 3¢: Skipmatch costs less only if more than 75% of the list hits; below that, DataSkip does.

|  | 1,000 records | 5,000 records | 10,000 records | 25,000 records | 50,000 records |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skipmatch, at most | $30.00 (3¢) | $150.00 (3¢) | $300.00 (3¢) | $750.00 (3¢) | $1,500.00 (3¢) |
| DataSkip, every record hits | $40.00 | $200.00 | $400.00 | $1,000.00 | $2,000.00 |
| DataSkip with $9.99 membership, every record hits, free skips (up to 3,000) used first | $9.99 | $89.99 | $289.99 | $889.99 | $1,889.99 |
| Hit share at which the two cost the same | 75% | 75% | 75% | 75% | 75% |

With the membership and a full month of free skips, DataSkip stays below Skipmatch at 1,000 and 5,000 and 10,000 records even when every record hits. The membership saves at most $110.01 a month (3,000 free skips at 4¢, less the fee), so it moves the line most on lists near that size and matters less as lists grow.

## Prepaid balance vs paying per order

DataSkip works from a balance you load before you trace; each hit draws 4¢ from it. Its pricing page says "All sales are final. Loaded balances are not refunded." So money you load is committed to DataSkip, and a balance suits someone who traces small batches often and wants no order minimum.

Skipmatch offers card or prepaid credit payment. Each list is quoted on its own before you pay. A card hold or credit reservation covers that list; billable records are charged and the rest is returned. That suits someone who traces a whole list at a time and wants one number for it up front.

## dataskip.io is not DataSkip411

The DataSkip on this page is the one at dataskip.io. It is not the same company as DataSkip411 at dataskip411.com, and search results often mix the two names. Every DataSkip figure here comes from dataskip.io/pricing; nothing on this page describes DataSkip411 or its prices.

## When DataSkip is the better fit

- Lists where fewer than 75% of the records hit. DataSkip's misses are free while Skipmatch prices per matched record, so on a list that hits poorly its 4¢ a hit comes to less than 3¢ a record.
- Single owners and tiny lists. DataSkip states "No minimum order"; Skipmatch's minimum order is 50 records.
- Steady daily tracing. The $9.99 membership's 100 free skips a day add up to 3,000 a month if you trace on all 30 days of the month.
- Large lists where you expect a low hit share. Per-hit billing protects you when a big share of the list comes back empty.

Skipmatch fits when you trace whole lists and expect more than 75% of the list to hit, when you want the most the list can cost shown before you pay, and when you would rather not load a balance first. Every service compared.

## How we checked

DataSkip's terms were read from its own pricing page on 2026-09-25 and are quoted as of Sept 2026. Skipmatch's figures come from the same price ladder checkout uses, and every worked cost above is computed from the two sets of published prices when the page renders. Skipmatch is one of the services compared. This page says nothing about either company's data quality or match rates. Prices change; check the linked page before you buy.

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## Questions

Q: How much does DataSkip cost per hit?
A: As of Sept 2026, DataSkip's pricing page (dataskip.io/pricing, checked 2026-09-25) lists a flat 4¢ per hit at any volume, paid from a prepaid balance. An optional $9.99 a month membership adds 100 free skips a day, up to 3,000 a month. For comparison, Skipmatch charges a flat $0.03 a record at any list size from 50 to 100,000 records.

Q: Does DataSkip charge for misses?
A: No. DataSkip's pricing page says "Misses are free": it charges 4¢ for each hit and nothing for a record that comes back empty. Skipmatch prices per matched record, and shows the total before you pay.

Q: Does DataSkip have a minimum order?
A: DataSkip's pricing page says "No minimum order". Skipmatch's smallest order is 50 records and its largest 100,000, so DataSkip suits single owners and very small lists that Skipmatch does not take. Minimum charge $0.50 when any record matches.

Q: Are DataSkip balances refundable?
A: DataSkip's pricing page says: "All sales are final. Loaded balances are not refunded." Skipmatch offers optional prepaid credit for lists and single searches; lists can also be paid by card. 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.

Q: Is dataskip.io the same as DataSkip411?
A: No. DataSkip at dataskip.io, the service compared on this page, is not the same company as DataSkip411 (dataskip411.com). Every DataSkip figure here comes from dataskip.io/pricing; nothing on this page describes DataSkip411.