Privy vs InvestorBase: MLS Data vs Buyer Identification
Privy and InvestorBase serve investors in the same industry but solve completely different problems. Privy uses MLS data to help you find and analyze deals. InvestorBase uses public records to help you find active cash buyers. One finds deals, the other finds buyers.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Privy | InvestorBase | Deal Run |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | Not published | $199-$299/mo | $99/mo |
| Primary focus | MLS deal finding/analysis | Buyer identification | Disposition + analysis |
| MLS integration | Live MLS data | Not currently advertised | MLS comps |
| Buyer identification | Not currently advertised | Public records search | Public records + Investor Score |
| Skip tracing | Not currently advertised | Not included in base plan | Included free |
| Comp analysis | MLS-based | Not currently advertised | AI condition-adjusted |
| Deal marketing | Not currently advertised | Not currently advertised | Professional pages |
| Email outreach | Not currently advertised | Not currently advertised | Built-in |
Different problems, same pipeline
Privy finds deals. InvestorBase finds buyers. They're at opposite ends of the same pipeline and could theoretically complement each other (at a combined $348–$498/mo). Deal Run covers the buyer-finding side (like InvestorBase) plus deal analysis (like Privy) plus marketing and outreach that neither provides, all for $99/mo.
The bottom line
If you need MLS deal alerts and analysis, Privy serves that niche well. If you need buyer identification only, InvestorBase does that at $199-$299/mo. If you need buyer finding plus analysis plus the full disposition toolkit, Deal Run bundles it all for $99/mo.
InvestorLift, InvestorBase, PropStream, DealMachine, BatchLeads, REsimpli, Carrot, Propelio, DealCheck, FreedomSoft, Bricked AI, ChatARV, Privy, Backflip, New Western, Zeno Investments, and all other named products and companies are trademarks of their respective owners. Deal Run is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by these companies. Pricing and feature information is based on publicly available sources and may change; verify current offerings on each company's website.