1. How these quotes were taken
Every PropStream sentence below is copied from the two PropStream URLs in the source list. They were read on October 22, 2026. If a question is not answered on those two pages, the table says so. The questions come from the skip tracing comparison framework.
2. Side by side
| Question | PropStream, its own pages, read October 22, 2026 | Locate Next, live site, read October 22, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Skip tracing on the product page | Skip tracing page: “Skip tracing is now free with the Pro or Elite plan, or when you add Lead Automator to your Essentials plan. Usage is based on the number of saved properties in your account.” | Pricing page: “$0.17 per qualifying search.” |
| Monthly plan prices | Pricing page, pay as you go: Essentials “$99/mo”, Pro “$199/mo”, Elite “$699/mo”. The same cards also show $81/mo ($972 billed annually), $165/mo ($1980 billed annually) and $583/mo ($6996 billed annually). | “We’re opening access in stages. When it opens for you, each qualifying search is paid from a prepaid balance.” |
| Add-on skip tracing rates | Essentials add-ons: “Skip Tracing: 12¢/contact.” Pro and Elite add-ons: “Additional Skip Tracing: 10¢/contact.” Pro and Elite also list “Free Skip Tracing.” | “Exactly one person returned has an owner’s name from your list and a valid phone or email. With no person owner named, anyone with a valid phone or email counts.” |
| What the skip tracing page says is billed | “Only pay for skip traces that return information.” “No minimum purchases.” | “Rows that share one search are charged once if any owner on them qualifies, not once per row.” Not charged: “results reused from the last 30 days.” |
| How many contacts come back | “Get up to four phone numbers and emails per match, plus automatic DNC flagging and litigator scrubbing at no extra cost.” A later line says skip traces return up to four results for each contact category. | “Everyone else at the address is free to review.” You choose who is exported. See bulk skip tracing. |
| Do Not Call and litigator labels | “Now with free DNC scrubbing.” “Complimentary Do Not Call flagging.” The four-contact sentence above also names litigator scrubbing. Those are PropStream’s statements. | Security page: “US-number checks in Export are planned for launch, subject to provider access. Unanswered numbers stay Not checked.” |
| Who runs the search | “PropStream engages an independent third party to perform skip-tracing.” | Not stated on the pricing or security pages checked. |
| LLC owners | Not addressed on the two pages checked. | LLC page: “We search available state records for the owner name on your list.” “Not a beneficial ownership report.” |
| Cost shown before a search | Not addressed on the two pages checked. | Pricing page: “the maximum cost shown before every search.” |
3. How to read the two price rules
PropStream’s skip tracing page ties the no-extra-charge search to a plan and to saved properties. Its pricing page still lists per-contact add-on rates, and those rates are not the same on every plan: 12 cents on the Essentials add-on, 10 cents as additional skip tracing on Pro and Elite. Locate Next publishes one rule on the pricing page: $0.17 when the qualifying-search definition on that page is met. The two numbers are different units. One is a plan plus a per-contact add-on. The other is a per-search charge. This page does not convert one into the other.
A flag is information about a number. It does not decide what contact is allowed. The federal rule and the safe harbor are in DNC scrubbing. What a private litigator list is, and what it is not, is covered in litigator scrubs.
4. What each company’s pages describe
PropStream’s pages describe property data, saved properties, monthly plans and skip tracing inside that account. Locate Next’s pages describe a list you upload, a review of which person matched the owner, state filings for company owners, and a maximum cost shown first. Read LLC owner lookup for the filing step. State filings name people a company listed. They do not prove who owns or controls the company.
5. A test on owners you already confirmed
Pick owners you have already confirmed in county records. Save and trace them in PropStream, and run the same rows in Locate Next. Write down which person each result tied to the owner, what each company’s stated rule would charge, and whether your record ID is still on the export. See what a skip trace match proves.
Common questions
Is PropStream skip tracing free?
Its skip tracing page says it is free with the Pro or Elite plan, or with Lead Automator on Essentials, and that usage is based on saved properties. Its pricing page also lists an Essentials add-on, “Skip Tracing: 12¢/contact,” and “Additional Skip Tracing: 10¢/contact” on Pro and Elite. Read October 22, 2026.
What do PropStream’s monthly plans list?
The pricing page lists Essentials at $99/mo, Pro at $199/mo and Elite at $699/mo on the pay-as-you-go view, and it also shows annual amounts on those cards. Read October 22, 2026.
What does PropStream say about Do Not Call and litigator labels?
Its skip tracing page says it includes complimentary Do Not Call flagging, and automatic DNC flagging and litigator scrubbing at no extra cost. Read October 22, 2026. That is PropStream’s statement.
What does the Locate Next pricing page charge?
$0.17 per qualifying search. The full definition of a qualifying search is on that page, and the maximum cost is shown before every search.
What does the Locate Next security page say about number checks?
US-number checks in Export are planned for launch, subject to provider access. Unanswered numbers stay Not checked.
Sources
- PropStream, skip tracing page. Read October 22, 2026.
- PropStream, pricing page. Read October 22, 2026.
- Locate Next, pricing page. Read October 22, 2026.
- Locate Next, security and data sources page. Read October 22, 2026.
- Locate Next, LLC owner lookup. Read October 22, 2026.
This page is general information, not legal advice.