US SkipTracing and DealMachine both help real estate investors find property owners, but they solve different problems: DealMachine is a driving-for-dollars and lead-management app with skip tracing bundled into its monthly subscription, while US SkipTracing is a standalone, pay-per-record skip tracing service with no subscription or seat fees. If you already drive for dollars and want everything in one app, DealMachine’s bundle may fit. If you just need accurate contact data — for a list you already have, at any volume, without paying for software seats you don’t use — US SkipTracing is built specifically for that.
What DealMachine Actually Is
DealMachine started as a driving-for-dollars app: investors use their phone to tag distressed-looking properties while driving a neighborhood, and the app pulls owner information for the tagged addresses. Skip tracing (finding phone numbers and additional contact details for those owners) is one feature inside that larger platform, alongside direct mail, a built-in CRM, and team/lead-management tools.
DealMachine’s pricing is per-seat and credit-based: a Basic plan around $99 per seat per month with roughly 10,000 credits, a Pro plan around $149 per seat per month with roughly 20,000 credits, and a Scale plan around $599 per month for a package of credits (around 100,000 records) plus multiple seats. Each plan comes with a set number of monthly credits, and skip tracing, mailers, and other actions draw down the same credit pool. DealMachine has publicly moved away from the “unlimited skip tracing” language it used earlier; its current skip tracing page states a 95%+ match rate against a database of 240 million-plus people records, without an unlimited claim.
What US SkipTracing Actually Is
US SkipTracing is a standalone skip tracing and lead generation service built around one idea: you pay only for records that actually match, at a flat per-record rate, with nothing else attached.
There is no subscription, no monthly seat fee, no minimum order size, and no bundled software to learn. You upload a list of names or addresses (or request a fresh lead list), and you pay $0.019 per record for skip tracing or $0.025 per record for full lead generation (which includes skip tracing). If a record doesn’t return a verified match, you don’t pay for it — the search is free. The platform runs results through a data verification loop, litigator scrub, and carrier insights, and includes LLC and corporate-owner lookups for properties held behind an entity, plus a credit replacement guarantee if a delivered contact turns out to be bad.
Pricing: Per-Seat Credits vs. Pay-Per-Match
This is where the two platforms diverge the most, and it’s worth doing the actual math rather than comparing sticker prices.
DealMachine charges per seat, and every seat comes bundled with a credit allotment that gets consumed by multiple actions, not skip tracing alone — tagging a property, pulling owner data, sending a mailer, and skip tracing a contact can all draw from the same pool, and unused credits don’t carry much value if your volume is uneven month to month. If you only need to skip trace 2,000 records this month, you’re still paying the full seat price and absorbing unused credits, or you’re paying for a bigger plan than you need to cover a busy month.
US SkipTracing has no seat and no plan tier at all. Whether you process 50 records or 50,000 in a given month, the rate per matched record stays the same: $0.019 for skip tracing, $0.025 for lead generation. A wholesaler who skip traces 3,000 records a month pays roughly $57; the same volume inside a per-seat subscription can cost several times that once the seat fee is factored in, even before accounting for credits spent on non-skip-tracing actions. For investors with inconsistent monthly volume — slow months followed by a bulk list pull — pay-per-match pricing scales down automatically; a fixed seat fee does not.
Feature Comparison: All-In-One App vs. Focused Tool
DealMachine’s strength is breadth. If you want driving-for-dollars prospecting, an in-app CRM, direct mail automation, and skip tracing all inside a single mobile app with one login, that integration has real value, especially for a team that’s standardized on DealMachine as its daily workflow tool.
US SkipTracing’s strength is depth on one job: finding accurate, verified contact information for owners you’ve already identified, including the harder cases — LLC-owned properties, trusts, and absentee or out-of-state owners — where many lighter-weight tools return a stale number or nothing at all. It isn’t trying to replace your CRM, your mailer platform, or your lead-sourcing method; it plugs into whatever list-building or outreach process you already use.
Neither approach is objectively “better” — it depends on whether you want one bundled subscription or a focused tool you can pay for exactly as much as you use.
Accuracy and Match Rates
DealMachine publicly states a 95%+ match rate against its 240 million-plus people-records database on its dedicated skip tracing page. That’s a strong published number, and it reflects the database size behind the product.
US SkipTracing doesn’t lead with a single headline match-rate number, in part because the pay-per-match model makes match rate a non-issue financially: if a record doesn’t return a verified, confident match, you don’t pay for it. That shifts the risk of a bad or low-confidence match away from the customer and onto the data itself — the business only gets paid for the records that actually worked, which is a different kind of accuracy guarantee than a published percentage.
Who Each Platform Is Actually Built For
DealMachine fits an investor or team whose workflow already centers on driving for dollars and wants a single app covering sourcing, CRM, mail, and skip tracing together — and who has steady enough monthly volume to make a per-seat subscription worth it.
US SkipTracing fits an investor or wholesaler who already has a list — from driving for dollars, public records, probate leads, tax-delinquent rolls, or any other source — and needs that list skip traced accurately without paying for software seats, unused credits, or features outside of skip tracing itself. It also fits teams running inconsistent monthly volume, since there’s no fixed monthly cost to justify regardless of how much (or little) tracing gets done that month.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is DealMachine’s skip tracing still unlimited?
No. DealMachine has moved away from “unlimited skip tracing” messaging it used in earlier marketing. Its current pricing is per-seat and credit-based (roughly 10,000 to 100,000+ credits depending on plan), and its dedicated skip tracing page now states a 95%+ match rate against a 240 million-plus record database rather than an unlimited claim.
Can I use US SkipTracing without a DealMachine or any other CRM subscription?
Yes. US SkipTracing is a standalone service — you don’t need any other software or subscription to use it. You upload a list (from any source, including one built in DealMachine, another app, or your own records) and pay per matched record, with no platform lock-in.
Which is cheaper for a wholesaler skip tracing a few thousand records a month?
For most investors with moderate or inconsistent monthly volume, US SkipTracing’s $0.019-per-record pay-per-match pricing works out cheaper than a DealMachine seat, because there’s no fixed monthly fee and no cost for records that don’t match. DealMachine’s per-seat pricing can make more sense for a high-volume team that’s also using its driving-for-dollars and CRM features heavily enough to justify the full subscription.
Does US SkipTracing handle LLC-owned and hard-to-find properties?
Yes. LLC and corporate-owner lookup is built into the standard skip tracing service, along with manual research for difficult ownership situations and hard-to-find contacts — the kinds of records that a basic database lookup often misses.
Can I try US SkipTracing before committing to a large list?
Yes. Because pricing is pay-per-match with no subscription or minimum order, you can start with a small list to test match quality before running a larger campaign — there’s no plan to commit to first.
Get Accurate Contact Data Without the Subscription
If your list is already built and you just need it skip traced accurately — without paying for software seats, credits, or features you won’t use — US SkipTracing charges $0.019 per record for skip tracing and $0.025 per record for full lead generation, with no subscription, no package fees, and no minimum order. If a record doesn’t match, you don’t pay for it. Get started with US SkipTracing and see what your list turns up.