# Skipmatch vs PropStream: what skip tracing costs on each

URL: https://skipmatch.com/compare/propstream
Last updated: 2026-10-02

## 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: 2026-10-02

As of Sept 2026, PropStream charges 12¢ per contact for skip tracing on its Essentials plan and includes it on Pro and Elite; Skipmatch charges $0.03 a record, with no plan. Which costs less depends on whether you already pay for Pro or Elite.

## The short answer

If you already pay for PropStream Pro or Elite, tracing inside what the plan includes adds no per-contact charge, and no per-record price can beat a trace with no per-contact charge. Past what the plan includes, PropStream's additional skip tracing is 10¢ per contact; compare that with Skipmatch's per-record price below. If you are on Essentials, or you have a list and no PropStream plan, you are paying a monthly plan plus 12¢ per contact, and Skipmatch's per-record price with no plan is the comparison worth running.

| 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 |
| PropStream | Plans at $99, $199 and $699 a month ($81, $165 and $583 a month billed annually). Skip tracing is 12¢ per contact on Essentials, free through PropStream Connect (an add-on from $30 a month on Essentials, included on Pro and Elite); additional skip tracing on Pro and Elite is 10¢ per contact. | Per contact (12¢ on Essentials; 10¢ additional on Pro and Elite) on top of a monthly plan | Yes (a paid plan is required) | Not checked | A paid plan | propstream.com/pricingpropstream.com/skip-tracing |

## PropStream's published skip tracing rule

PropStream states the rule on two of its own pages, in different words:

- Its skip tracing page (propstream.com/skip-tracing) says skip tracing is "free with the Pro or Elite plan, or when you add Lead Automator to your Essentials plan", and otherwise $0.12 per contact.
- Its pricing page (propstream.com/pricing) says skip tracing is free through PropStream Connect, an add-on from $30 a month on Essentials that is included on Pro and Elite, and that additional skip tracing on Pro and Elite is 10¢ per contact.

The two pages name the Essentials add-on differently; each is quoted here with its own page. The terms we recorded do not give a number of contacts a plan covers before the additional rate applies.

| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed annually (per month) | Skip tracing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Essentials | $99 a month | $81 a month | 12¢ per contact, or free with PropStream Connect (add-on from $30 a month) |
| Pro | $199 a month | $165 a month | Included; additional skip tracing 10¢ per contact |
| Elite | $699 a month | $583 a month | Included; additional skip tracing 10¢ per contact |

## Skipmatch's published price

One price per matched record: $0.03 a record at any list size. There is no plan, no subscription and optional prepaid credit. An order is 50 to 100,000 records. The quote is shown before you pay, and 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.

The file comes back with your own columns unchanged, then up to 10 phones per owner, each labelled mobile, landline or VoIP, and emails where they exist. See the sample result file or the full pricing page.

## Cost at 500, 5,000 and 25,000 contacts

PropStream's columns are one month of a plan billed monthly, plus 12¢ per contact in the Essentials column. Skipmatch's column is the most the list can cost, with no plan. The Essentials + Connect and Pro columns assume the list fits inside what the add-on or plan includes; the terms we recorded do not give that number, and past it Pro and Elite charge 10¢ per contact.

| Contacts | Skipmatch, at most (no plan) | PropStream Essentials + 12¢ per contact | PropStream Essentials + Connect | PropStream Pro |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 500 | $15.00 ($0.03) | $159.00 | from $129 | $199 |
| 5,000 | $150.00 ($0.03) | $699.00 | from $129 | $199 |
| 25,000 | $750.00 ($0.03) | $3,099.00 | from $129 | $199 |

## When PropStream is the better fit

- You already pay for Pro or Elite. Skip tracing is included there, so a trace inside what the plan includes adds no per-contact charge, and no per-record price can match a trace with no per-contact charge. Past that, PropStream's additional rate is 10¢ per contact.
- You build your lists in PropStream. Its list building, property data and comps are the reason to have the plan; Skipmatch does none of that and only traces a list you already have.

## When Skipmatch is the better fit

- You already have a list and do not want a monthly plan to trace it.
- You are on Essentials and paying 12¢ per contact: compare that with Skipmatch's per-record price in the table above, or run your own count in the cost calculator.
- You want to see the file layout first: the sample result file shows the columns you get back before you order.
- Your list sizes vary: orders run from 50 to 100,000 records, paid by card or prepaid credit per order. More options without a plan are on skip tracing without a subscription.

## How we checked

PropStream's terms were read from its own pricing and skip tracing pages on 2026-09-25 and are quoted as of Sept 2026; each page's wording is kept with its own link. Skipmatch's figures come from the same price ladder checkout uses. 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 pages before you buy.

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## Questions

Q: Is PropStream skip tracing free?
A: Only with the right plan. PropStream's skip tracing page (propstream.com/skip-tracing, checked 2026-09-25) says skip tracing is "free with the Pro or Elite plan, or when you add Lead Automator to your Essentials plan". Its pricing page (propstream.com/pricing) says it is free through PropStream Connect, an add-on from $30 a month on Essentials that is included on Pro and Elite, and that additional skip tracing on Pro and Elite is 10¢ per contact. Pro is $199 a month and Elite $699, billed monthly.

Q: How much is PropStream skip tracing per contact?
A: As of Sept 2026, $0.12 per contact on the Essentials plan, which is $99 a month billed monthly or $81 a month billed annually, and 10¢ per contact for additional skip tracing on Pro and Elite (propstream.com/pricing and propstream.com/skip-tracing, checked 2026-09-25). The per-contact price comes on top of the plan.

Q: Do I need PropStream to skip trace a list I already have?
A: No. PropStream's own skip tracing needs a paid PropStream plan, but a list you already have can be traced without one. Skipmatch takes a CSV of 50 to 100,000 records with an owner name and address on each row and charges a flat $0.03 a record at any list size from 50 to 100,000 records, with no plan. Minimum charge $0.50 when any record matches.

Q: Does Skipmatch have a free trial?
A: No, and there is no plan to try: you pay per order. The smallest order is 50 records, which comes to $1.50 at most at $0.03 a record. Minimum charge $0.50 when any record matches. You can see the sample result file before you order.

Q: Can I keep PropStream and trace elsewhere?
A: Yes. You can keep PropStream for building lists and researching properties and send the finished list to a separate service for skip tracing. If your plan already includes the tracing you need, that is usually the simpler choice; tracing elsewhere matters most on Essentials or when you go past what your plan includes.