Updated November 2, 2026. Independent editorial; how we research.
Mashvisor is an investment property analytics platform for comparing long-term and short-term (Airbnb) rental potential. It estimates rental income, occupancy and returns for individual properties, scores opportunities and tracks short-term rental rules in 500+ cities, and higher plans add nationwide search, rental comps, heatmaps and a CRM. It draws on MLS, Zillow, Rentometer, Airbnb and Census data, says it covers 95% of US markets, and sells a data API from $129 a month. Investor plans cost $39.99 to $99.99 a month billed annually, or $49.99 to $119.99 billed quarterly. People switch because there is no free trial, refund or monthly option, so testing it means paying for a quarter; dedicated STR investors want deeper market data than a dual-strategy tool; flippers and wholesalers need lead lists and ARV more than rental projections; and buyers who only need a rent number pay for search features they do not use.
Choose by strategy. Short-term rental investors should start with a dedicated STR data platform, several of which have free tiers for testing. Long-term rental buyers can get rent comps and deal math from lower-cost tools. Flippers and wholesalers are better served by lead-generation platforms with skip tracing or MLS-based flip analysis. Developers using Mashvisor's API should compare per-call costs against rental data APIs that offer free developer tiers.
| Tool | Starting price | Free trial | Best for | Deployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M Mashvisor | $39.99/month (billed annually) | No | Real Estate Investors, Short-Term Rental Hosts | Cloud |
AirDNA | Free | No | Short-Term Rental Investors, Vacation Rental Property Managers | Cloud |
Rabbu | Free | No | Short-Term Rental Investors, Agents | Cloud |
DealCheck | $10/month | Yes | Investors, Agents | Cloud, Mobile |
RentCast | $12/month (billed annually) for Pro | Yes | Real Estate Investors, Landlords | Cloud |
Privy | $78/month (billed annually) | No | Real Estate Investors, Wholesalers | Cloud |
PropStream | $99/month ($81/mo billed annually) | Yes | Real Estate Investors, Wholesalers | Cloud, Mobile |
Rentometer | $59/year (Basic) | No | Real Estate Investors, Landlords | Cloud |
Short-term rental data and analytics for investment insights.
Why pick it over Mashvisor: AirDNA is the short-term rental specialist: occupancy, daily rate and revenue data across 120,000+ markets and 15M+ active listings, the Rentalizer revenue calculator and future demand data. The free plan includes a limited Rentalizer and market view; Market Research is $34 a month billed annually ($400 a year) or $125 monthly, and Adapt dynamic pricing is $20 per listing per month with a 30-day trial. It is built for short-term rentals, so dual-strategy buyers will pair it with a long-term rent tool.
Free Airbnb calculator and market data with occupancy, ADR, and RevPAN projections for any US address.
Why pick it over Mashvisor: Rabbu gives STR investors a free Airbnb calculator for any US address, with ADR, occupancy, RevPAN, seasonality and an underwriting calculator for cap rate and cash-on-cash return, refreshed weekly from millions of listings, plus market data and a top-markets finder. Rabbu now centers on a marketplace for buying and selling Airbnbs, with specialized agents, DSCR lenders and concierge services. The tools are free because they feed that marketplace, and they cover short-term rentals only.
Property analysis app for rentals, flips, BRRRR, and multi-family deals with comps, offers, and branded reports.
Why pick it over Mashvisor: DealCheck is the low-cost pick for long-term rental and flip analysis: sale and rental comps with ARV and rent estimates, cash flow and return projections for rentals, flips, BRRRR and multifamily deals, an offer calculator, owner lookup and branded reports. Starter is free, Plus is $10 a month and Pro $20, with 14-day trials on paid plans. It is an analysis tool for deals you bring rather than a market research platform with heatmaps.
Rent estimates, comps, market trends, and portfolio tracking for US rental properties, free to start.
Why pick it over Mashvisor: RentCast is the cheaper option if you mainly used Mashvisor for long-term rent estimates: rent estimates and comps for most US residential addresses, market trends across 38,000+ zip codes and portfolio rent alerts, free or $12 a month billed annually ($19 monthly) with a 14-day trial. Its API starts free at 50 requests a month and scales to $449 for 25,000, well below Mashvisor's API pricing. It covers long-term rents and values, not short-term rental revenue.
Investing software with live MLS data, automated ARV and flip analysis, and investor activity heatmaps.
Why pick it over Mashvisor: Privy suits flippers and value-add investors: direct MLS feeds, nationwide public records and proprietary investor activity data drive its patented Comparative Search, with before-and-after data on completed flips, rental comp tables and automated deal sourcing. It costs $97 a month, or $78 a month billed annually, with a 30-day money-back guarantee. BRRRR filters are still marked coming soon, and it is aimed at buy-improve-sell strategies more than short-term rentals.
AI-enhanced nationwide property data, lead generation, comps, skip tracing, and marketing tools for investors.
Why pick it over Mashvisor: PropStream is the lead-generation alternative: nationwide property data with 165+ search filters, lead lists, comps from public records and MLS data, rental ROI and flip calculators, and skip tracing from 10 to 12 cents per contact. Essentials is $99 a month ($81 billed annually), Pro $199 and Elite $699, with a 7-day trial that includes 50 free leads. It is built for finding motivated sellers rather than projecting Airbnb income, and it costs more than Mashvisor's entry plans.
Rental pricing data and analysis for property owners and investors.
Why pick it over Mashvisor: Rentometer is the narrow, inexpensive choice if long-term rent estimates were what you used Mashvisor for: QuickView estimates for any US address, comp reports and CSV downloads, from $59 a year for Basic, $16 a month for Essential and $29 a month for Pro, which adds batch processing and API access. It is limited to long-term rent data, with no short-term rental projections or property search.
Investor plans are Lite at $39.99 a month, Standard at $74.99 and Professional at $99.99 billed annually, or $49.99, $99.99 and $119.99 a month billed quarterly. There is no monthly billing, free trial or refund. Data API plans start at $129 a month, with 30 one-time sample requests free.
AirDNA is the most complete short-term rental data source, with a free plan and Market Research from $34 a month billed annually. Rabbu's Airbnb calculator and market data are free to use.
No single free tool replaces it, but Rabbu's Airbnb calculator, AirDNA's free plan, RentCast's free plan for long-term rents and DealCheck's free Starter plan for deal analysis together cover most of the analysis, without Mashvisor's nationwide search and heatmaps.
Yes. Mashvisor sells data API plans: Starter at $129 a month for 500 calls, Professional at $249 for 1,000 and Growth at $599 for 3,000, with $0.30 per extra call and custom Enterprise volumes. Its data covers 20M+ MLS listings, 6M+ long-term rentals and 11M+ short-term rentals. RentCast is a lower-cost API for long-term rent data, with a free tier and paid plans from $74 a month.