What can I use instead of Regrid’s API?

Realie, if you need the parcel boundary together with owner, tax, sale, and mortgage fields. The address, parcelId, location, search, and owner endpoints all return the same record, with the boundary as a GeoJSON MultiPolygon. If map tiles or Esri layers are the whole job, stay on Regrid or compare LightBox and ATTOM.

Which parcel data APIs compete with Regrid?

Realie, LightBox, ATTOM, Cotality, and PropertyLayer all sell nationwide U.S. parcel data. Realie publishes self-serve plans and ~20 ms average latency. For the others, verify pricing, latency, and terms with each vendor; the table on this page lists the coverage and delivery options each one publishes.

Does Realie return parcel boundaries as GeoJSON?

Yes. The geometry field is a GeoJSON MultiPolygon in [longitude, latitude] order, and the location field is a GeoJSON Point at the parcel centroid. Both arrive in the same record as the assessor and recorder fields, so no second lookup is needed.

Does Realie have an MCP server and a CLI?

Yes, both. The MCP server at app.realie.ai/api/mcp signs in with OAuth (no API key in the MCP config), and the CLI signs in through the browser with realie login, which stores your account’s API key; both draw on the same self-serve plan. Through MCP, list tools return up to 10 properties per call, and REST and the CLI return up to 100. Regrid also markets an MCP server.

What does each Realie plan include?

Each Realie plan includes a monthly allowance of calls: Free includes 25, $50/mo includes 1,250, $150/mo includes 6,000, $350/mo includes 30,000, and enterprise pricing at $600/mo includes 100,000. A call is one successful request (HTTP 200). An address or parcelId lookup returns one property, and a REST or CLI search page returns up to 100 parcels, so the $50 plan covers up to 125,000 parcels through search. Failed requests (404/401/403) do not count. Regrid shows its self-serve base price after login, so confirm Regrid’s plan terms with Regrid.

What does Realie’s free tier include?

Realie Free includes 25 tokens a month on the same production dataset and endpoints as paid plans. Each successful call uses one token, a search page of up to 100 parcels is one call, and 404/401/403 responses cost nothing. New accounts add a payment method before generating an API key.

Should I use the Realie API or bulk delivery?

Use the API (REST, CLI, or MCP) for per-request lookups inside an app or agent loop, and bulk delivery when you need nationwide, state-level, or county-scoped datasets in your own warehouse. Realie delivers bulk files to AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure, licensed separately from self-service plans. Regrid also sells bulk parcel files; compare formats, refresh, and license terms with Regrid.

What are the best Regrid alternatives for parcel and property data in 2026?

Quick Answer

The best Regrid alternative depends on whether you need a map layer or the whole property record. Realie is our pick when the parcel boundary has to arrive with owner, tax, sale, and mortgage fields in one record, with ~20 ms average latency, a CLI and an MCP server, and published self-serve plans. LightBox, ATTOM, Cotality, and PropertyLayer are the other nationwide parcel sources.

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Summary

Regrid is built around parcel boundaries and the GIS tooling around them, so teams whose product is a map often start there. Realie treats the boundary as one field in a county public-records record that also carries the owner of record, assessment, tax, recorded sales, mortgages, liens, and zoning, which saves joining a boundary vendor to an assessor vendor on parcel IDs. This guide names the situations where each option fits, compares six vendors on figures they publish, and links the head-to-head Realie vs Regrid guide for detail. Competitor facts come from each vendor’s own pages on the dates shown under Sources; confirm pricing, coverage, and terms with each vendor before you buy.

What are the key takeaways?

Realie is our pick when the parcel boundary is one field among many. The same record carries the owner of record, assessment, tax, recorded sales, mortgages, liens, and zoning across all 50 states, ~3,000 counties, and 180M+ addresses.

Regrid is a strong fit when the map is the product. Its API page lists parcel tiles, a feature service for Esri users, matched building footprints, and standardized zoning in major metro areas (regrid.com/api, checked November 12, 2026).

Realie publishes ~20 ms average latency. Regrid does not publish a latency figure, so measure it from your own stack.

Both offer an MCP server. Realie also ships a CLI with --json output for scripts and coding agents, on the same self-serve account as REST (see Realie for agents).

Realie publishes every self-serve plan on its pricing page. Regrid shows its self-serve price after login and sends buyers above 10,000 records a month to enterprise licensing.

When is Realie the better Regrid alternative?

Choose Realie when your product has to answer questions about a property, not only draw it. Each record joins the parcel boundary (geometry, a GeoJSON MultiPolygon in [longitude, latitude] order) to county assessor and recorder fields: propertyIdentification.currentOwner for the owner of record and mailing address, valuationInformation and taxInformation for assessed values and tax, salesHistory and mortgages for recorded documents, and zoningInfo for zoning.

Look parcels up by address, parcel ID, owner name, or coordinates; the Realie REST API lists every endpoint. A coordinate search returns the parcels around a point, with radius in miles (up to 2):

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" "https://app.realie.ai/api/public/property/location/?latitude=30.2672&longitude=-97.7431&radius=0.25"

From a terminal or a coding agent, the same search is realie location, and realie lookup returns one property:

realie --json location --latitude 30.2672 --longitude -97.7431
realie --json lookup --address "504 LAVACA ST" --state TX --county TRAVIS

Search, location, and owner endpoints return up to 100 parcels per page over REST or the CLI, and a page is one call whether it holds 1 parcel or 100. Free includes 25 calls a month, $50/mo includes 1,250, $150/mo includes 6,000, $350/mo includes 30,000, and enterprise pricing at $600/mo includes 100,000 (see Realie pricing). When you need whole states or the country in your own cloud, Realie delivers bulk files to AWS S3, Google Cloud Storage, or Azure Blob Storage.

When is Regrid still the better choice?

Pick Regrid when cartography is the deliverable. Regrid’s API page (checked November 12, 2026) lists 160M+ parcel records across the U.S. and major Canadian provinces, parcel tiles, a feature service for Esri users, matched building footprints, standardized zoning across major metro areas, and an MCP server for AI tools. Realie covers U.S. parcels only, so teams that need Canadian parcels or building footprints should evaluate Regrid directly.

For the side-by-side on boundaries, owner fields, bulk delivery, and refresh cadence, read Realie vs Regrid. For the general checklist on geometry format and attribute linkage, read the best nationwide parcel boundary APIs.

How do the Regrid alternatives compare?

One row per vendor, using only what each vendor publishes. A cell that says “verify” means the vendor’s pages did not answer it, so ask that vendor directly.

Regrid alternatives: published coverage, record scope, delivery, and buying model
Provider	Published coverage	Record scope	Delivery	How you buy
Realie	180M+ addresses; ~3,000 counties in all 50 states	Parcel boundary, owner of record, assessment, tax, sales, mortgages, liens, and zoning in one record	REST API, CLI, and MCP server; bulk files to AWS S3, Google Cloud Storage, or Azure Blob Storage	Published self-serve plans from Free (25 calls a month); bulk on yearly contracts
Regrid	160M+ parcel records across the U.S. and major Canadian provinces	Parcel boundaries with ownership and addresses; optional standardized zoning (major metros) and matched building footprints	REST API, MCP server, parcel tiles, feature service, and bulk files by SFTP, AWS S3, or Google Cloud Storage	Self-serve price shown after login; enterprise licensing above 10,000 records a month
LightBox	3,000+ U.S. counties; states 100% parcel coverage	Parcel and property data; verify the field list with LightBox	Bulk feeds, APIs, GIS feature services, or Snowflake	Sandbox API keys on the developer portal; verify production pricing with LightBox
ATTOM	160M+ U.S. properties; assessor data in 3,000+ counties	Property data with parcel boundary files updated quarterly	REST API and MCP server; bulk by FTP, file download, Snowflake, or Databricks	Free trial API key; verify plan terms with ATTOM
Cotality	5.5B U.S. property records spanning 50 years; 99.9% market coverage	Enterprise property data; verify parcel fields with Cotality	Bulk file export, API, Databricks, Google Cloud, or Snowflake	Sales and enterprise contracts; verify pricing with Cotality
PropertyLayer	162,666,780 records; 3,000+ counties	Parcel and assessor records with a coverage directory by county	Property data API; bulk by download or S3 in 8 file formats	Catalog prices by county and annual bulk licenses; verify terms with PropertyLayer

Regrid figures checked on regrid.com/api and regrid.com/bulk-files (API page November 12, 2026; bulk page November 3, 2026). ATTOM, LightBox, Cotality, and PropertyLayer figures checked on each vendor’s pages on November 3, 2026, linked under Sources. Realie figures are from docs.realie.ai. Confirm current terms with each vendor before you sign.

Which option fits which use case?

Match the vendor to what your product does with the parcel. If your use case spans two rows, the record-first option usually saves a second integration.

Best fit by use case
Use case	Best fit	Why
Property pages or analysis screens that need owner, tax, and sale fields with the boundary	Realie	One record joins the boundary to assessor and recorder fields
Lookups inside a live user request	Realie	~20 ms average published; Regrid does not publish latency
Scripts and coding agents	Realie	CLI with --json plus an MCP server on the same self-serve account
Interactive parcel map layers or Esri workflows	Regrid	Parcel tiles and a feature service for Esri users
Canadian parcels or matched building footprints	Regrid	Both listed on regrid.com/api
Enterprise procurement across a broad attribute warehouse	ATTOM, LightBox, or Cotality	Verify scope, pricing, and terms with each vendor
Whole states or the country loaded into your own cloud	Realie, Regrid, or PropertyLayer	All three sell bulk files; compare delivery targets and refresh before you sign

How did we compare these vendors?

We did not score vendors subjectively. Each option is compared on values you can re-check on the vendor’s own pages, linked under Sources:

1. Published coverage: the record or county count each vendor states, such as Realie’s 180M+ addresses in ~3,000 counties and Regrid’s 160M+ parcel records

2. Record scope: whether the boundary, owner, tax, sale, and mortgage fields arrive in one record or need a join across vendors

3. Geometry format: Realie returns the boundary as a GeoJSON MultiPolygon in [longitude, latitude] order; confirm each vendor’s format and coordinate order

4. Published latency: Realie ~20 ms average (docs.realie.ai); this page quotes no other vendor’s latency, so measure each from your own stack

5. Delivery surfaces: REST, CLI, MCP, tiles, and bulk targets as each vendor lists them

6. Buying model: published self-serve plans, a price shown after login, or a sales quote

Sources

Frequently asked questions

What can I use instead of Regrid’s API?: Realie, if you need the parcel boundary together with owner, tax, sale, and mortgage fields. The address, parcelId, location, search, and owner endpoints all return the same record, with the boundary as a GeoJSON MultiPolygon. If map tiles or Esri layers are the whole job, stay on Regrid or compare LightBox and ATTOM.
Which parcel data APIs compete with Regrid?: Realie, LightBox, ATTOM, Cotality, and PropertyLayer all sell nationwide U.S. parcel data. Realie publishes self-serve plans and ~20 ms average latency. For the others, verify pricing, latency, and terms with each vendor; the table on this page lists the coverage and delivery options each one publishes.
Does Realie return parcel boundaries as GeoJSON?: Yes. The geometry field is a GeoJSON MultiPolygon in [longitude, latitude] order, and the location field is a GeoJSON Point at the parcel centroid. Both arrive in the same record as the assessor and recorder fields, so no second lookup is needed.
Does Realie have an MCP server and a CLI?: Yes, both. The MCP server at app.realie.ai/api/mcp signs in with OAuth (no API key in the MCP config), and the CLI signs in through the browser with realie login, which stores your account’s API key; both draw on the same self-serve plan. Through MCP, list tools return up to 10 properties per call, and REST and the CLI return up to 100. Regrid also markets an MCP server.
What does each Realie plan include?: Each Realie plan includes a monthly allowance of calls: Free includes 25, $50/mo includes 1,250, $150/mo includes 6,000, $350/mo includes 30,000, and enterprise pricing at $600/mo includes 100,000. A call is one successful request (HTTP 200). An address or parcelId lookup returns one property, and a REST or CLI search page returns up to 100 parcels, so the $50 plan covers up to 125,000 parcels through search. Failed requests (404/401/403) do not count. Regrid shows its self-serve base price after login, so confirm Regrid’s plan terms with Regrid.
What does Realie’s free tier include?: Realie Free includes 25 tokens a month on the same production dataset and endpoints as paid plans. Each successful call uses one token, a search page of up to 100 parcels is one call, and 404/401/403 responses cost nothing. New accounts add a payment method before generating an API key.
Should I use the Realie API or bulk delivery?: Use the API (REST, CLI, or MCP) for per-request lookups inside an app or agent loop, and bulk delivery when you need nationwide, state-level, or county-scoped datasets in your own warehouse. Realie delivers bulk files to AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure, licensed separately from self-service plans. Regrid also sells bulk parcel files; compare formats, refresh, and license terms with Regrid.

What are the best Regrid alternatives for parcel and property data?