# Skipmatch vs Tracerfy: credits vs per-record pricing

URL: https://skipmatch.com/compare/tracerfy
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

Tracerfy's published credit price is lower; Skipmatch is a single per-record price with optional prepaid credit. As of Sept 2026, Tracerfy lists credits at $0.02 pay-as-you-go and $0.01-$0.014 on its monthly plans, and a normal skip trace uses 1 credit per hit. Skipmatch charges $0.03 a record at any list size.

## The short answer

On published prices, Tracerfy's normal skip trace costs less than Skipmatch at every list size. The two differ in how you pay: Tracerfy draws credits from a balance you buy first, and Skipmatch quotes each list on its own and takes payment by card for that order.

| 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 |
| Tracerfy | $0.02 per credit pay-as-you-go; monthly plans work out to $0.010-$0.014 per credit. A normal skip trace uses 1 credit per hit and an advanced trace 2 credits per hit. Purchased credits never expire; monthly plan credits reset each billing cycle. Advanced trace $0.04 per hit; Enhanced $0.30 per hit (15 credits); Parcel (APN) trace 5 credits per hit; Phone Intelligence 5 credits per hit; DNC scrubbing 1 credit per phone. Monthly plans: Growth $700 for 50,000 credits, Scale $1,500 for 125,000, Business $3,000 for 300,000. | Credits, per hit | Optional (pay as you go, or monthly plans) | Advertises that misses are free | Not stated on the pricing page as fetched 2026-09-25 | tracerfy.com/pricing |

## How Tracerfy credits work

As published on tracerfy.com/pricing on 2026-09-25:

- Credits cost $0.02 each pay-as-you-go. Its monthly plans work out to $0.01-$0.014 a credit, depending on the plan.
- A normal skip trace uses 1 credit per hit ($0.02); an advanced trace uses 2 credits per hit ($0.04).
- It says misses are free for skip tracing.
- Purchased credits never expire; monthly plan credits reset each billing cycle. Pay-as-you-go is available, and monthly plans are optional.

## How Skipmatch pricing works

One price per matched record: $0.03 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.

## Side by side at 500, 5,000 and 25,000 records

Tracerfy charges per hit, so its columns show the pay-as-you-go cost if every record hit; fewer hits cost less, and its monthly plans price credits lower. Skipmatch's column is the most the list can cost.

| Records | Skipmatch, at most | Tracerfy normal, pay-as-you-go, every record hits | Tracerfy advanced, pay-as-you-go, every record hits |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 500 | $15.00 ($0.03) | $10.00 | $20.00 |
| 5,000 | $150.00 ($0.03) | $100.00 | $200.00 |
| 25,000 | $750.00 ($0.03) | $500.00 | $1,000.00 |

## When Tracerfy costs less

For a normal skip trace, on every list size: $0.02 a hit pay-as-you-go is below each of Skipmatch's per-record prices, and misses are free on its pricing page. That holds whatever share of the list hits.

Skipmatch is built for a different preference: one number for the whole list before you pay, no required balance to top up, and a result file with up to 10 phones per owner, each labelled mobile, landline or VoIP, plus emails where they exist.

## What you need in your file

- Skipmatch: an owner name and an address (street, city, state and ZIP) on each row, in a CSV of 50 to 100,000 rows. Your column names do not need to match ours; you point each one at the right field during upload. How it works.
- Tracerfy: see its own help pages for the columns it needs; this page does not quote them.

## How we checked

Tracerfy'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. 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 does Tracerfy's credit pricing work?
A: As of Sept 2026, Tracerfy's pricing page lists credits at $0.02 each pay-as-you-go; its monthly plans work out to $0.01-$0.014 a credit. A normal skip trace uses 1 credit per hit ($0.02) and an advanced trace 2 credits per hit ($0.04). It says misses are free, purchased credits never expire, and monthly plan credits reset each billing cycle.

Q: Is Tracerfy less expensive than Skipmatch?
A: On published prices, yes for a normal skip trace: Tracerfy lists $0.02 a hit pay-as-you-go (less on its monthly plans), and Skipmatch charges a flat $0.03 a record at any list size from 50 to 100,000 records. Skipmatch is one per-record price per list, with optional prepaid credit to buy first.

Q: Do I need a subscription for either?
A: No. As of Sept 2026, Tracerfy offers pay-as-you-go credits and optional monthly plans. Skipmatch has no subscription; you pay for each list order by card or prepaid credit.

Q: Does Skipmatch have a minimum order?
A: Yes. List orders start at 50 records and run up to 100,000 records per order. Minimum charge $0.50 when any record matches. Single search: $0.10, charged only on a match, paid from prepaid credit ($10 minimum top-up).