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Altos Research vs Mashvisor

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Altos Research
A market-data platform surfacing weekly supply/demand and pricing trends — popular with listing agents and top producers for hyperlocal market reports.
$99-349/mo
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Mashvisor
Mashvisor is a real estate investment analytics platform — turning weeks of market research into minutes with automated rental estimates, Mashmeter neighborhood scores, and Airbnb/traditional ROI comparisons across 150M+ U.S. properties.
$49.99/mo
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Altos Research vs Mashvisor: feature comparison

FeatureAltos ResearchMashvisor
Automated AVM✗✓
Interactive Presentation✗✗
Market Reports✓✓
MLS Integration✓✓
Client-Facing Portal✓✗
Branded Exports✓✗
Mobile Access✓✓
Free via MLS / NAR✗✗

Altos Research — Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Weekly hyperlocal market data
  • Useful for newsletters and client reports
  • Strong listing-agent positioning
  • Ranked by thought leaders (Mike Simonsen)

Cons

  • Not a per-listing CMA tool — different use case
  • Higher price point than Cloud CMA
  • Requires commitment to weekly/monthly reporting cadence

Mashvisor — Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Investment Property Calculator models long-term rental and Airbnb returns side-by-side using live MLS and Airbnb comp data
  • Property Finder queries up to five markets simultaneously, filtering by cap rate, Mashmeter score, and cash-on-cash return
  • Short-term rental regulatory compliance data for 500+ U.S. cities helps investors avoid costly Airbnb ordinance surprises
  • Real Estate API gives enterprise users and developers raw data access for integration into proprietary systems

Cons

  • Lite plan starts at $49.99/mo billed annually — costly for agents who only occasionally serve investor clients
  • No client-facing presentation exports — data must be manually extracted and reformatted before sharing with buyers
  • Rental income projections are unreliable in rural and tertiary markets where Airbnb comp data is thin or absent
  • U.S.-only coverage — no data for international properties, leaving cross-border investors without a solution here
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