West Kite vs Crexi Intelligence: which do you need?
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Short answer: West Kite is the better choice if your main job is finding owners and contacting them. It's half the price at $149 a month, with unlimited ownership research and built-in outreach. Choose Crexi Intelligence ($299 a month) if you mainly need exportable sales and lease comps.
Yes, we make West Kite. Crexi is a good product for comps. We just think most prospecting brokers are paying for the wrong thing.
West Kite vs Crexi Intelligence at a glance
| West Kite | Crexi Intelligence | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost for one broker, per year | $1,788 | $3,588 |
| Try it | 7 days free, no card | Not listed |
| How you search | Ask in plain English, or filter on a map | Search and filters |
| Find the people behind an LLC | Yes, unlimited, with the source for each step | Owner data and portfolios |
| Owner phone numbers and emails | About 150 numbers or 300 emails a month included | Monthly contact credits |
| Email and mail owners | Built in | Not its focus |
| Works in Claude and ChatGPT | Yes | Not listed |
| Sales comps | Sales where available | Yes, exportable |
| Lease comps | No | Yes, exportable |
| Market reports | No | Yes |
Why prospecting brokers should pick West Kite
- It costs half as much, saving you $1,800 a year.
- You can just ask. Try "multifamily in Miami that sold for over $20M since 2023, ranked by price per unit."
- It's built around the owner. West Kite traces the LLC to the person who runs it and shows the source for each step.
- The next step is right there. Add owners to your pipeline, then email them or send a postcard or handwritten letter.
- You only pay when it works. If West Kite doesn't find a new phone number or email, it costs nothing.
What it costs
West Kite is $149 a month. That covers unlimited searches and ownership research, plus about 150 phone numbers or 300 emails a month. Past that, it's $1 per phone number and 50 cents per email.
Crexi Intelligence is $299 a month, and you can cancel anytime. Its features page mentions 1,000+ ownership contact credits a month, with limits on views and exports. Ask how many credits a phone number uses so you can compare like for like.
When Crexi Intelligence is the better buy
- You pull comps every day and need to export them.
- You need lease comps. West Kite isn't a lease comp database.
- You want market reports alongside your records.
- You already list on Crexi and like having everything together.
If you need strong lease comps and strong owner research, try West Kite with CompStak, which is free for brokers who share comps. Together that's still half the price of Crexi Intelligence.
Which should you choose?
Need owners and conversations? Choose West Kite.
Need comps first and owners second? Choose Crexi Intelligence.
Frequently asked questions
Is West Kite cheaper than Crexi Intelligence?
Yes. West Kite is $149 a month and Crexi Intelligence is $299 a month.
Does Crexi Intelligence include owner contact details?
Yes, within monthly credit limits. West Kite includes about 150 phone numbers or 300 emails a month, and charges nothing when it finds nothing new.
Does West Kite have comps?
It shows sales where available, but it isn't a dedicated comp database, and it doesn't have lease comps.
What's the difference between Crexi and Crexi Intelligence?
Crexi is the listings marketplace. Crexi Intelligence is its paid research product, with records, comps and owner data.
