Diverse Solutions vs SimplyRETS

IDX and real estate website add-ons from Elm Street Technology — dsIDXpress WordPress plugin plus hosted templates and lead-capture tools.

$60-150/mo

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SimplyRETS

SimplyRETS is an MLS data API and IDX platform built for developers — turn any website into a property search tool with clean JSON endpoints and an official WordPress plugin.

$49/mo

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Diverse Solutions vs SimplyRETS: feature comparison

Feature	Diverse Solutions	SimplyRETS
WordPress Plugin	✓	✓
Standalone Hosted Pages	✓	✗
Custom CSS / Design Control	✓	✓
Saved Search / Client Alerts	✓	✓
Map-Based Search	✓	✓
Lead Capture Forms	✓	✓
Market Report Widgets	✓	✗
Multi-MLS Coverage	✓	✓

Diverse Solutions — Pros & Cons

Pros

Part of Elm Street's broader Elevate platform — easy upsell path
Competitive MLS coverage
WordPress plugin + hosted options
Market report and lead capture widgets included

Cons

Less differentiated standalone — the pitch is the Elm Street ecosystem
Branding has shifted multiple times with acquisitions
Documentation lags behind IDX Broker's
Pricing tier gates features aggressively

SimplyRETS — Pros & Cons

Pros

Clean RESTful JSON API with code examples in cURL, Python, PHP, and Node.js — the most developer-friendly MLS data option in the category
Transparent flat-rate pricing ($49–$199/mo) with no long-term contracts or per-seat fees
Multi-MLS add-on lets a single account pull data from multiple markets without separate IDX agreements per region
30-minute listing refresh keeps data current, and sold/closed data is available for market analysis add-ons

Cons

No built-in website, CRM, or admin dashboard — requires a separate tech stack and developer effort before any agent can use it
MLS coverage is not universal; agents in smaller or non-participating markets may find their MLS unsupported
Support is documentation and email only — no phone or live chat when a data feed goes down during a critical client demo
The $99 one-time connection fee per MLS feed compounds quickly for multi-market teams or those switching markets

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