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LeadMatch vs. BuildFax

BuildFax aggregates building-permit history into property-level reports — useful for insurance underwriting and home inspections. LeadMatch covers the same upstream records but composes them into buyer-aligned datasets: contractor leads, owner contacts on registered buildings, and industry-specific projections for insurance, finance, real estate, and trades.

Feature-by-feature

FeatureBuildFaxLeadMatch
Primary productPermit-history reports keyed to a propertyRecords keyed to a contractor or building owner you can sell to
Insurance use caseProperty risk on a single addressCarrier prospecting + workers-comp coverage joined to license data
Coverage transparencyCoverage map with metro-level granularityPublic coverage manifest with status + last-synced timestamp per region
PricingTiered subscription, contact-sales for volume$299/mo Building Leads, $999/mo Insurance Risk; pay-per-record on Contractor Leads
Owner contact dataLimited — focus is on the propertyOwner / managing-agent contacts on every registered building (Building Leads)
Bulk exportAvailable in higher tiersCSV + Parquet included on every plan
Pricing modelSubscription with sales-led tiers.Self-serve subscriptions from $299/mo; pay-per-record on contractor data.

When LeadMatch fits

Pick LeadMatch if…

  • You sell to contractors or building owners — you need contact records, not just property reports.
  • You want pricing transparency without a sales call to start.
  • You want license, bond, workers-comp, and permit data joined in one record.
  • You need bulk delivery (CSV / Parquet) at every tier.

When BuildFax fits better

Pick BuildFaxif…

  • You're an insurance carrier underwriting individual residential properties and need a single-address report.
  • You need broader U.S. permit-history coverage today than LeadMatch's published live regions.

We list these openly because customers research thoroughly. If one of these matches you, we'd rather you find the right tool than churn off LeadMatch in three months.

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