# How much does skip tracing cost in 2026?

URL: https://skipmatch.com/guides/skip-tracing-cost
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

Skip tracing costs $0.02 to $0.15 per record, match or hit on services that need no subscription, going by each company's own pricing page as of Sept 2026. Entry-level monthly plans run from $9.99 to $2,000 a month. Skipmatch charges $0.03 at any list size, per matched record.

## Published prices, checked 2026-09-29

Each company's headline price, from its own pricing page. Read the unit as closely as the price: the same number means different things per record, per hit and per credit. Every service side by side, with where each fits, is on the skip tracing comparison page.

| Provider | Price per unit | Unit | Minimum order | Monthly plan | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skipmatch | $0.03 (50+) | Per matched record | 50 records. Minimum charge $0.50 when any record matches. | No | Pricing page |
| Accurate Append | $0.15 down to $0.05 per match by volume (mobile append) | Per match | Not stated | Not required | accurateappend.com/pricing-beta |
| 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) | batchdata.io/pricingbatchdata.io/skip-tracingbatchdata.io/faq |
| 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 | batchleads.io/pricinghelp.getbatch.co: skip tracing pricing |
| 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 | bulkskiptrace.com/pricingbulkskiptrace.com |
| DataSkip | $0.04 per hit at any volume | Per hit | "No minimum order" | No (prepaid balance) | dataskip.io/pricing |
| 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) | datazapp.com/pricing |
| 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 | dealmachine.com/pricingdealmachine.com/features/skip-tracing |
| 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 | landportal.com/subscriptionslandportal.com/enterprisehelp.landportal.com: how to bulk skip trace |
| 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 | propertyradar.com/pricing |
| 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) | propstream.com/pricingpropstream.com/skip-tracing |
| 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) | propwire.com/gold |
| REISkip | $0.15 per match | Per match | 50 matches (Bulk plan); 1,001 matches (Volume plan) | None listed | reiskip.com/pricing |
| 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 | resimpli.com/pricingresimpli.com/features/skip-tracing |
| 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 | skipgenie.com/joinskipgenie.com |
| 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 | skipsherpa.com |
| 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 | skipify.ai/pricing-plan |
| 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") | SkipMatrix help center: how does the pricing workskipmatrix.com/#pricing (calculator) |
| SmartSkip | $0.15 per row for bulk search | Per row | Not checked | Optional: free Basic account, or Premium at $50 a month | smartskip.io |
| 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) | tracerfy.com/pricing |

## Per hit, per record or per row: what the unit means

- Per record: Every record in the order is priced, whatever comes back for it, so you know the most a list can cost before it runs. Skipmatch prices this way, at one rate for every record.
- Per row: The same idea in other words: each row you submit is counted, found or not. SmartSkip lists $0.15 per row for bulk search; we did not check whether it counts a row that returns no result.
- Per hit (also called per match): Only rows that return a result are counted, and each company defines what a hit is. DataSkip lists $0.04 per hit; Tracerfy draws 1 credit per hit on a normal trace at $0.02 a credit pay-as-you-go.

A per-hit and a per-record price cost the same when the share of rows that hit equals the per-record price divided by the per-hit price. At Skipmatch's rate of $0.03 a record against $0.04 per hit, that is 75% of rows. This is arithmetic on two published prices, not a match rate.

Sources: dataskip.io/pricing, tracerfy.com/pricing, smartskip.io, checked Sept 2026. More units are defined in the glossary.

## Per credit and monthly plans

- Per credit: you buy a balance and each search uses credits. Check how many credits a search uses, whether a miss uses any, and what happens to a balance you do not spend.
- Monthly plan: an allowance of searches or contacts each month, often bundled with list building. Good value at steady volume; money spent in a quiet month is gone.

## How to work out the real cost of a list

- Count the rows after removing duplicates and rows with no owner name or no usable address.
- Multiply your row count by the per-record rate.
- Check the billing unit, any minimum order, and whether a subscription is required.
- For a monthly plan, divide the plan price by the records you will really trace that month.

An example with an illustrative miss count: a 5,000-row list on Skipmatch is $0.03 a record, so a hold of $150.00 is placed at checkout. If 1,500 records come back with no phone and no email, those are never charged and the list costs $105.00; the rest of the hold is released. Your own miss count depends on the list.

## Shopping on price alone?

This guide explains how skip tracing is priced. If you already know the unit you want and are comparing totals, the bulk skip tracing price comparison works out the cost of 10,000, 25,000 and 100,000 records on each service and names the ones that publish a lower price than Skipmatch. The comparison hub links every one-to-one comparison.

## Re-running an old list

Re-tracing a list you already paid for is a cost most price tables leave out. On Skipmatch, records you have run before that come back with nothing new are not charged, and records with a new phone or email are marked Updated and billed as a match. See pricing.

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## Questions

Q: How much does skip tracing cost per record?
A: Published no-subscription prices span $0.02 to $0.15 a unit (checked Sept 2026). Three things move a price within that span: the unit it is counted in (record, row, hit or credit), any minimum order, and the volume tier the list falls in. The price table on this page gives each company's figure, unit and minimum with a link to its own pricing page.

Q: What is the difference between per hit, per record and per row?
A: Per record and per row mean the same thing: every row you submit is priced, whatever comes back, so you know the most a list can cost before it runs. Per hit, also called per match, counts only rows that return a result, and each company defines what a hit is. On a list where many rows miss, the same headline rate costs more per record than per hit.

Q: Is a subscription cheaper than paying per record?
A: It depends on how often you trace and how many records. A monthly plan suits steady volume that fits its allowance. Paying per record suits lists that vary in size, because nothing is spent in a month you do not trace.

Q: How much does bulk skip tracing cost with Skipmatch?
A: The price is per record: a flat $0.03 a record at any list size from 50 to 100,000 records. That is under 5 cents a record on every list. The total for the list is quoted before you pay.

Q: What does skip tracing 10,000 records cost?
A: On Skipmatch, 10,000 records is $0.03 a record, a quote of $300.00 for the list, shown before you pay. On a per-hit service the bill for the same list depends on how many rows hit, so compare the billing unit before the price.