Why people look past BatchData
BatchData did not get worse. It is pointed at a different buyer. Its pricing page lists four skip tracing tiers, from Growth at $2,000 a month for 100,000 traces up to Enterprise at $20,000 a month for 3,000,000. Spread across the full allowance, Growth works out to about 2 cents a trace. That number is our arithmetic from the plan figures, because BatchData lists no per-record price. If you use the whole allowance, that is a low unit cost.
The catch is the commitment. The FAQ says the subscription plans require an annual agreement, so Growth is a yearly decision of about $24,000 before you trace a single row. The pricing page lists batch processing from the Professional tier, at $5,000 a month. A pay-as-you-go option exists, billed per record or per request, but no rate for it appears on the pricing, skip tracing or FAQ pages. We found no free credits or trial stated on its pages. It offers a demo on request and points trial questions to sales.
If you came here from BatchSkipTracing, its addresses redirected to BatchData when we checked in October 2026. Our page on what happened to BatchSkipTracing covers the move, and the Locate Next vs BatchData comparison goes through the two products row by row.
The alternatives side by side
Each row comes from the vendor’s own pages, read November 5, 2026. Where a page did not say something, the cell says so instead of guessing.
| Tool | How you pay | What one unit costs | Number checks | AI or MCP access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BatchData | Monthly plans from $2,000 on an annual agreement; pay-as-you-go mentioned without a price | About 2 cents a trace on Growth if the full 100,000 are used | DNC and TCPA flags per phone; litigator, deceased and bankruptcy flags per person | MCP server page names Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and Claude Code; pricing lists it under Enterprise & Custom |
| Tracerfy | Prepaid credits that never expire; optional monthly plans from $700 | 2 cents a hit for a normal trace, 4 cents for advanced | DNC and litigator scrub at 2 cents a phone, not included automatically | MCP connector link for ChatGPT, Claude or any MCP client; REST API on every account |
| Skipmatch | Pay per order, no subscription | 3 cents a matched record, 50-record minimum order | None; scrubbing is left to you | No API or MCP server; its agents page says AI agents can drive the website in a browser |
| REISkip | Pay per match, no subscription or setup fee | 15 cents a match, marked introductory, 50-match minimum | Not mentioned on the pages read | None found; Zapier is the named integration |
| SkipGenie | $58 a month with 100 search credits, no long-term contract | 17 cents for each extra credit or bulk record | Optional DNC and litigation scrub; no price published for members | None mentioned |
| BatchLeads | Monthly plans from $119; skip tracing paid from a wallet with a $50 minimum deposit | No per-record trace price published | Not mentioned on the pages read | Built-in AI add-ons; no MCP server or Claude connector found |
| Locate Next | $49 a month plus a prepaid balance | $0.17 per search with results; no results, no charge | DNC checks in Export, included at no extra charge | MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Codex and Cursor |
What each alternative is good at
Tracerfy: the lowest per-hit price
If unit cost is the deciding factor, Tracerfy is far cheaper per trace than Locate Next. Its pricing page charges 2 cents a hit on a normal skip trace, says misses are free, and states that purchased credits never expire. It also offers list building with Lead Builder, a DNC and TCPA litigator scrub at 2 cents a phone, a REST API and an MCP connector. One thing to check before a large upload: its FAQ says web uploads are charged per uploaded row and need at least 20 records, which conflicts with the “misses are free” line on the pricing page. Ask which rule applies to your file. Our Tracerfy comparison has the detail.
Skipmatch: cheap list orders with no account fee
Skipmatch charges 3 cents per matched record at any list size from 50 to 100,000, with no subscription. A match is a record with at least one phone or email, and records with neither are not charged. It caps uploads at 100,000 rows or 50 MB and returns up to 10 phones per owner with line type. It does no DNC or litigator scrubbing and builds no lists yet, so you bring the list and do the compliance step yourself.
REISkip: flat per-match pricing with a basic CRM
REISkip charges 15 cents a match, labeled introductory pricing, with a 50-match minimum on its Bulk plan and no subscription. It takes a CSV as is with a field mapper and has a list builder and a simple CRM. Its pages did not mention DNC scrubbing or an API.
SkipGenie: steady monthly volume of single searches
SkipGenie sells one plan at $58 a month with 100 search credits, then 17 cents per extra credit, and bulk records at the same 17 cents. It suits someone who runs a predictable number of searches each month. Its FAQ says there is no general trial and no refunds, and the site does not define whether an empty search uses a credit. See Locate Next vs SkipGenie.
BatchLeads: list building, dialer and CRM in one subscription
BatchLeads is an investor workspace that runs from $119 a month on its Growth plan, with 130+ list filters, map search and a dialer add-on. Its pages disagree on what tracing costs. Pricing describes saved leads as enriched with contact data automatically, yet the FAQ describes a tracing wallet with a $50 minimum deposit. It suits a team that wants lists and outreach under one login. See the BatchLeads comparison.
Locate Next: small lists with a known price before anything runs
Locate Next is web software for US real estate teams. Your owner file goes in unchanged, as CSV or .xlsx, with room for 25,000 rows, 20 MB and 500 columns. Locate Next matches your headers to its fields, folds repeated properties into one, and puts the highest possible charge on screen before a single search starts. After the run you see which owners came back, and the export keeps your own record IDs and columns on every row. The price is $49 a month plus $0.17 per search with results, so it costs more per record than Tracerfy, Skipmatch or BatchData at full volume. What you get for that is no annual agreement, no charge for empty searches, and homeowner lists by ZIP, city or county in the same place. Get started at $49 a month.
If you want skip tracing inside an AI assistant
BatchData has an AI route of its own. Its MCP server page names Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and Claude Code and describes a one-time OAuth connection, though the pricing page files the MCP server under Enterprise & Custom with no public price. Tracerfy offers a personal connector link at its normal credit rates. Locate Next runs an MCP server at https://app.locatenext.com/mcp that you connect to Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Codex or Cursor with your Locate account. You can then ask for a homeowner list for a ZIP, a check on a list, or the price to trace it. Searches that cost money run only after you say yes. The skip tracing MCP server guide walks through the setup.
Which fits, by job
- If you trace around 100,000 records a month or more, want an API or bulk delivery, and can sign for a year, BatchData fits.
- If the lowest cost per hit matters most and you can handle a credit system, Tracerfy fits.
- If your owner file is ready and your team runs its own DNC scrub, Skipmatch fits.
- If you run the same number of searches every month, SkipGenie fits.
- If you want list building, a dialer and lead tracking under one subscription, BatchLeads fits.
- If you trace a few hundred to a few thousand owners at a time and want the cost shown first, with DNC checks in Export and homeowner lists in the same app, Locate Next fits.
Whichever you pick, run the same small list of owners you already know through two tools, at or above each tool’s minimum order, and compare the files. The guide to pay per hit skip tracing explains how each charging rule adds up on a real list, and skip tracing cost per record shows the arithmetic.
Common questions
What is a cheaper alternative to BatchData?
Does BatchData have pay as you go?
Its FAQ says pay-as-you-go is billed per record or per request, but none of its pricing, skip tracing or FAQ pages showed a rate on November 5, 2026. Its monthly plans start at $2,000 and require an annual agreement.
Is BatchSkipTracing the same as BatchData?
When we checked in October 2026, BatchSkipTracing’s addresses redirected to BatchData. Our page on what happened to BatchSkipTracing explains the change.
Which BatchData alternatives work in ChatGPT or Claude?
Tracerfy and Locate Next both run MCP servers you can add to ChatGPT or Claude, and BatchData has its own MCP server page, though its pricing files MCP under Enterprise & Custom. Skipmatch says it has no API or MCP server, and SkipGenie, REISkip and BatchLeads did not mention one on the pages read November 5, 2026.
How much does Locate Next cost?
$49 a month, plus $0.17 per search with results drawn from a prepaid balance. No results, no charge.
Does Locate Next check Do Not Call?
Yes, in Export, against the DNC dataset currently active on this site, at no extra charge. Each number keeps its own result, and a number without a current answer stays Not checked and is never treated as clear. A Not listed result is not consent. The check compares phone numbers with the dataset currently active on this site. It does not promise a live connection to government records, identify the owner of a number, or establish consent to contact someone.
Sources
- BatchData, pricing page. Skip tracing tiers and allowances, Professional tier for batch processing, MCP Server under Enterprise & Custom. Read November 5, 2026.
- BatchData, FAQ. Pay-as-you-go billing, annual agreement for subscription plans, demo on request, bulk limits. Read November 5, 2026.
- BatchData, skip tracing page. Billing per matched record, DNC, TCPA, litigator, deceased and bankruptcy flags. Read November 5, 2026.
- BatchData, MCP server page. Named clients and OAuth connection. Read November 5, 2026.
- Tracerfy, pricing page. Credit prices, per-hit rates, misses free, never-expiring credits, monthly plans, API. Read November 5, 2026.
- Tracerfy, FAQ. Per-row web upload charge, 20-record web minimum, DNC scrub not included. Read November 5, 2026.
- Tracerfy, MCP page. Personal connector link for ChatGPT, Claude and other MCP clients. Read November 5, 2026.
- Skipmatch, pricing page. Per-matched-record price, match definition, no subscription, phones per owner. Read November 5, 2026.
- Skipmatch, FAQ. Minimum order, upload limits, no DNC scrubbing. Read November 5, 2026.
- Skipmatch, agents page. No API or MCP server. Read November 5, 2026.
- REISkip, pricing page. Per-match price, introductory label, minimums. Read November 5, 2026.
- REISkip, FAQ. No subscription or setup fee. Read November 5, 2026.
- SkipGenie, join page. Plan price, included credits, extra credit price. Read November 5, 2026.
- SkipGenie, FAQ. Bulk record price, trial and refund answers, optional scrubbing. Read November 5, 2026.
- BatchLeads, pricing page. Plan prices and the automatic skip tracing note. Read November 5, 2026.
- BatchLeads, FAQ. Skip tracing wallet and $50 minimum deposit. Read November 5, 2026.
- BatchLeads, home page. List filters and map search. Read November 5, 2026.
- Locate Next, pricing page. Monthly price, per-search charge and top-ups. Read November 5, 2026.
- Locate Next, bulk skip tracing. File types, row and column limits. Read November 5, 2026.
Vendor pages and prices change. Read them yourself before you buy. This page is general information, not legal advice.