BuildZoom keeps the data. We hand it over.
BuildZoom is a marketplace: homeowners describe a project, BuildZoom matches them with vetted contractors who bid. The permit data powers their matching, but it is not the product you take home. We sell the records themselves: 45.5M+ permits, 80.5M owned parcels, 3.3M contractor licenses, and 51.9M property events, as exports and APIs. If you need to hire a contractor, use them. If you need the data, they are not selling it. We are.
Every claim about BuildZoom on this page links to their own live public pages, verified as of July 2026. See the sources at the bottom. That is what lets us be this direct.
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| DataJackpot | BuildZoom | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Record-level data access | Bulk exports and API: 45.5M+ permits, 80.5M parcels, 3.3M contractor licenses, refreshed daily. | The data powers their matching; it is not the product you take home.1 | We win |
| Parcels & property events | 80.5M owned parcels plus 51.9M property events, 90.9% parcel-linked. | Not an advertised offering; the homepage is contractor matching and vetting.1 | We win |
| Honest contractor counting | 3,309,148 license records deduplicated to 2,888,145 unique contractors. Both numbers published. | Over 4 million profiles cited in one place on their homepage, over 2.5 million in another.2 | We win |
| Headline permit volume | 45.5M+ permits. | 300 million construction permits cited on their homepage.2 | They win |
| Hiring a contractor | We do not offer this at all. | Matching, vetting, and competitive bids. Built for exactly this.1 | They win |
| Free consumer tier | None. We are not a consumer product. | Free for homeowners seeking contractors, with a paid Premium tier.3 | They win |
The rows we lose are marked as plainly as the rows we win. That is the point of the table.
Over 4 million contractor profiles in one section. Over 2.5 million in another. Same homepage.2
Ask any data vendor which number is rows and which is entities. We publish both of ours.
Every row above, substantiated.
| DataJackpot | BuildZoom | |
|---|---|---|
| What you buy | The data itself. Record-level permits, parcels, contractor licenses, and property events you can load into your own CRM, warehouse, or product. | A service outcome: a shortlist of vetted contractors bidding on your specific project. The permit data powers their matching; it is not the product you take home.1 |
| Who it is for | Sales and marketing teams, proptech and insurtech builders, investors, and anyone who needs permit or contractor data as an input. | Homeowners and property owners hiring a contractor for a remodel, addition, or new build.1 |
| Contractor data | 3.3M contractor license records across 37 states plus DC, tied to the permits those contractors actually pulled, so you can see who is working right now. | Contractor profiles used for vetting and matching; their homepage cites over 4 million licensed contractor profiles in one section and over 2.5 million in another.2 |
| Permit data access | Direct: bulk exports and API access to 45.5M+ permits, refreshed daily. | Their homepage cites 300 million construction permits informing contractor track records, surfaced through profiles rather than licensed out as raw data.2 |
| Parcels and property layers | 80.5M owned parcels plus 51.9M property events (violations, code enforcement, complaints) joined to the same property spine. | Not an advertised offering; their homepage is centered on contractor matching and vetting.1 |
| Cost structure | Data licensing quoted per use case and scope, in writing. | Free for homeowners seeking matches; BuildZoom Premium pricing is not disclosed on their homepage.3 |
3,309,148 license records. 2,888,145 unique contractors. We publish both numbers because they are different numbers.
Questions to ask any permit data vendor.
Each question below exists because a vendor's own published pages made it necessary. Ask them of everyone you evaluate, including us.
BuildZoom's homepage cites over 4 million licensed contractor profiles in one section and over 2.5 million licensed contractors in another. Ask any vendor to reconcile their own numbers before you rely on either.2
Permits without the parcel, owner, and violation context around them are half a picture. BuildZoom's homepage does not advertise parcel or property-event data at all. Ask what ships attached to each record.1
BuildZoom Premium exists, but its pricing is not disclosed on their homepage. Get every tier's price in writing before the demo, from anyone.3
BuildZoom says vetting draws on state licensing boards, Better Business Bureau ratings, and more. Whoever you buy from, ask for the source list per field and how often each source is refreshed.4
Where BuildZoom beats us today
If you are a homeowner about to hire a contractor, stop reading this page. BuildZoom is what you want, and these are the reasons.
Matching, vetting, and competitive bids for a specific project is exactly what BuildZoom is built for. We do not offer that service at all.
They combine licensing-board data with Better Business Bureau ratings and their own review layer into a consumer-friendly profile. For a one-off hiring decision, that packaging matters.
Years of public contractor profiles give them a large consumer-facing footprint. If your project needs a trusted middleman, that brand is worth something.
BuildZoom pricing vs DataJackpot pricing
Per their homepage, BuildZoom is free for people seeking contractors; the paid BuildZoom Premium tier exists for additional guidance but its pricing is not disclosed on the homepage. Marketplaces of this kind typically monetize on the contractor side.
We sell data licensing, quoted by scope: which states, which datasets (permits, parcels, contractors, property events), and how you want it delivered. There is no free consumer tier because we are not a consumer product. See pricing →
Need the data, not the matchmaking?
Tell us the market and the signal you care about. We will pull a real sample of permits and contractor records so you can judge the data on its own merits.
- BuildZoom's homepage describes a contractor-matching service: fill out a form about goals, budget, and preferences, then receive personalized matches of vetted contractors who bid on the project. buildzoom.com, as of July 2026.
- BuildZoom's homepage cites over 4 million licensed contractor profiles in one place and over 2.5 million licensed contractors in another, plus 300 million construction permits. buildzoom.com, as of July 2026.
- BuildZoom's homepage states the matching service is free for people seeking contractors, with a paid BuildZoom Premium tier whose pricing is not disclosed on the homepage. buildzoom.com, as of July 2026.
- BuildZoom's homepage says contractor vetting draws on government data from state licensing boards, Better Business Bureau ratings, and more. buildzoom.com, as of July 2026.
BuildZoom is a trademark of its owner; DataJackpot is not affiliated with or endorsed by BuildZoom. Competitor details change; if anything above is out of date, email henry@datajackpot.net and we will correct it.