Best Real estate API in 2026: pricing compared
PerceptLayer is first for Zillow searches in the Datacircle benchmark. RealtyAPI is #1 on 2 of our 6 real estate API rankings: Redfin searches and Realtor.com searches. Our #1 real estate APIs cost from $0.15 per 1,000 properties to $0.80 per 1,000 searches. We score 17 real estate API providers. None of them offers all 6 kinds of real estate API ranked below. Below, each kind of real estate data has a line. Each line names the provider we score highest and what that provider's plan costs.
Real estate API comparison and alternatives: the best provider for each kind of data
| Real estate data | Our #1 provider | Price of our #1 provider | Overall score | Tested on | Our #2 and #3 providers | Cheapest plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zillow search API | PerceptLayer | $0.80 per 1,000 searches | 74.4 | 8 November 2026 | Litescrape (72.9), ReefAPI (70.4) | Litescrape's top-up from $10 costs the least per 1,000 searches of any provider in our ranking: $0.15. |
| Realtor.com property API | Scrappa | $0.24 per 1,000 properties | 92.0 | 31 October 2026 | Litescrape (76.2), Bright Data (36.4) | Litescrape's top-up from $10 costs the least per 1,000 properties of any provider in our ranking: $0.15. |
| Zillow property details API | ScrapeUnblocker | $0.76 per 1,000 properties | 75.7 | 6 November 2026 | Omkar Cloud (70.5), zillowscraperapi (67.1) | Scrappa's $10 pack costs the least per 1,000 properties in our ranking: $0.10. |
| Redfin search API | RealtyAPI | $0.80 per 1,000 searches | 59.9 | 31 October 2026 | Scavio (52.7), PerceptLayer (68.3) | PerceptLayer's $399 pack costs the least per 1,000 searches of any provider in our ranking: $0.80. PerceptLayer charges for each page of results. The $0.80 price is for the first page of each search. |
| Redfin property API | Litescrape | $0.15 per 1,000 properties | 79.1 | 9 November 2026 | Scrappa (77.4), ScrapeUnblocker (73.1) | Litescrape's top-up from $10 costs the least per 1,000 properties in our ranking: $0.15. |
| Realtor.com search API | RealtyAPI | $0.80 per 1,000 searches | 61.9 | 31 October 2026 | Scavio (50.2), AnyAPI (40.0) | RealtyAPI's $399 monthly plan costs the least per 1,000 searches of any provider in our ranking: $0.80. |
How we tested
We test each kind of real estate API separately. We rank each provider only against providers of the same kind.
| API | Providers tested | Inputs sent to each |
|---|---|---|
| Zillow search API | 10 | up to 20 searches |
| Realtor.com property API | 3 | 20 properties |
| Zillow property details API | 9 | 20 properties |
| Redfin search API | 3 | 20 searches |
| Redfin property API | 5 | 20 properties |
| Realtor.com search API | 3 | 20 searches |
Price and Accuracy weigh most in each plan's Overall score.
Questions about real estate APIs
What is the best real estate API?
We rank APIs for 6 kinds of real estate data. PerceptLayer is our #1 Zillow search API. Scrappa is our #1 Realtor.com property API. RealtyAPI is #1 on 2 of our 6 real estate API rankings: Redfin searches and Realtor.com searches.
How much does the real estate API cost?
Litescrape is our top-scored Redfin property API. Litescrape costs $0.15 per 1,000 properties. PerceptLayer is our top-scored Zillow search API. PerceptLayer costs $0.80 per 1,000 searches. We rank 501 plans by price on our 6 real estate API price sheets.
Is the real estate API free?
Yes: each of our 6 real estate API price sheets lists free plans. The Zillow property API sheet lists the most free plans: 42. The Realtor.com search API sheet lists the fewest free plans: 15.