Rental Property Analysis Tools Compared
Most rental property tools are calculators: you find a listing and they run the numbers. A few go further and search listings for you. Here’s what each one actually does, what it costs and who it suits, including the free options.
| Tool | What it does | Finds listings for you | Strategies | Price | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prop Hound | Screens new listings nightly against your return targets | Yes, and emails the ones that clear | Long-term rentals, 1 to 4 units | From $79/mo, 7-day trial | Busy or remote investors who want deals found and explained |
| DealCheck | Deal calculator and reports | Nationwide listing search, no alerts | Rentals, BRRRR, flips, multifamily, commercial, Airbnb | Free, $10/mo or $20/mo | Analyzing properties you've already found |
| BiggerPockets Pro | Membership: calculators, BiggerDeals listings, forums | BiggerDeals listings with cap rate and cash-on-cash filters and saved-search alerts (about 50 MLSs) | Rentals, BRRRR, short-term rentals | $39/mo or $390/yr, 7-day trial | Investors who want community and tools in one membership |
| Mashvisor | Market and property analytics, strong on Airbnb | Property search with rental estimates | Long-term and short-term rentals | From $49.99/mo, billed annually | Comparing long-term vs short-term rental income |
| PropStream | Nationwide property data, lead lists and marketing tools | Lead lists rather than nightly listing screening | Lead generation and outreach | From $99/mo, 7-day trial | Building lists of owners to contact |
| Zillow and a spreadsheet | Saved-search alerts, numbers run by hand | Alerts on new listings by price, beds and baths | Anything, if you do the math | Free, plus your time | One market you know well, and spare evenings |
Last verified 2026-10-09, on each company’s own website. Prices and features change, so check theirs before you decide. The tools named here are trademarks of their owners. Prop Hound isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by any of them. This is our own comparison, and we’ll fix anything that’s wrong. Email hello@prophound.co.
Calculator or screener?
A calculator answers “is this listing a good deal?” It’s cheap or free, and it’s the right tool when you already have a few properties in mind. A screener answers “which of tonight’s new listings should I look at?” That’s worth paying for when the searching is the bottleneck: you work full time, you’re buying out of state, or you’re investing in the US from Canada.
BiggerPockets’ BiggerDeals listings and Prop Hound both do some of the screening for you. BiggerDeals shows estimated returns on listings from the MLSs it covers and lets Pro members filter and save searches. Prop Hound checks new listings in any US city you pick against your full set of targets, including DSCR and cash needed, and explains every match with a due-diligence checklist and a max offer.
Side-by-side comparisons
Not sure yet? The free deal calculator and max offer calculator use the same math as the paid product.