# West Kite vs Crexi Intelligence: which do you need?

West Kite vs Crexi Intelligence compared on price, comps, owner contacts and outreach, with a clear answer on who should use each.

By Viktor Smirnov, Co-founder, West Kite. Published 2026-10-07. Canonical: https://westkite.com/blog/west-kite-vs-crexi-intelligence

> 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

1. It costs half as much, saving you $1,800 a year.
2. You can just ask. Try "multifamily in Miami that sold for over $20M since 2023, ranked by price per unit."
3. It's built around the owner. West Kite [traces the LLC to the person who runs it](https://westkite.com/product/ownership) and shows the source for each step.
4. The next step is right there. Add owners to your pipeline, then email them or [send a postcard or handwritten letter](https://westkite.com/product/mail).
5. 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](https://westkite.com/pricing). 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](https://www.crexi.com/intelligence), and you can cancel anytime. Its [features page](https://www.crexi.com/intelligence/new-features) 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](https://westkite.com/blog/cheaper-costar-alternatives-for-brokers), 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.