If you sell to or buy distressed property, you have three obvious ways to get owner contact data in 2026: Skip Trace Depot, DealMachine, and BatchData. They get lumped together, but they are not the same product. They are three different business models, and the right one depends entirely on how you work.
We will be straight about it up front. At $0.22 a delivered row, we are not the cheapest option by a couple of cents. BatchData is pay-per-match and lands right next to us on price. So this is not a "we are cheaper" pitch, because that would be a lie. It is a "here is what you actually get for the money, and where each tool wins" pitch.
The three models, side by side
Most comparison posts pretend everything is the same product at a different price. It is not. One is a subscription platform, one is raw pay-per-match data, and one is pay-per-row data that arrives compliant. That difference matters more than two cents.
Skip Trace Depot
- Model
- Pay-as-you-go, no seat, no monthly fee
- Commitment
- None. Pay only for delivered rows
- DNC scrub
- Federal DNC scrub on the same row
- Data per row
- 90+ columns: owner, equity, up to 6 phones, 3 emails
- Best for
- Compliant, dialable lists without adopting a platform
DealMachine
- Model
- Monthly subscription, billed whether or not you pull
- Commitment
- Monthly or annual plan
- DNC scrub
- Handled inside your own workflow
- Data per row
- Property data, up to 3 phones and 3 emails
- Best for
- Teams who want a driving app, dialer and mail in one
BatchData
- Model
- Pay-per-match, charged on successful results
- Commitment
- None
- DNC scrub
- Compliance handled in your own stack
- Data per row
- Phone, email and mailing per match
- Best for
- Lowest per-match price on raw data at scale
Pricing verified June 2026. DealMachine is a monthly subscription that bundles a driving-for-dollars app, a dialer and direct mail with unlimited skip tracing. BatchData is pay-per-match with no subscription. Skip Trace Depot is pay-per-delivered-row with the federal DNC scrub built in.
Where each one actually wins
DealMachine wins when you want one app to run your whole operation: drive neighborhoods, pull owners, send mail, and dial, all inside a single subscription. If your team lives in that workflow and pulls heavily every month, the flat fee can be the better deal, and the unlimited skip tracing is real value at volume.
BatchData wins when you want the lowest possible price on raw skip-trace data, at scale, and you already have your own compliance and dialing stack. If you are pulling hundreds of thousands of records and you have a team that scrubs and routes them, paying per match and assembling the rest yourself is efficient.
Skip Trace Depot wins when you want a list you can work the moment it downloads, without a subscription and without adopting a platform. The skip-traced record arrives already scrubbed against the federal Do-Not-Call registry, with 90-plus columns of owner, equity and property detail, so you are not exporting to a second tool before you can dial. You pay for the rows you pull, and nothing in a month you sit out.
Why a DNC-scrubbed row is the part people underprice
Here is the math that makes two cents irrelevant. Calling a single federally registered Do-Not-Call number carries statutory exposure of $500 to $1,500 per call. One missed scrub on one list can cost more than a year of data. When the DNC scrub is built into the same row as your skip-trace, you are not relying on a separate step that someone forgets to run before a campaign goes out.
We will be honest about the limit, the same way we are on our DNC page: no tool is TCPA-safe by itself. The federal DNC scrub removes one entire class of violation. It does not establish prior express written consent, manage opt-outs across campaigns, or replace your internal Do-Not-Call list and written policy. It is the cheapest, highest-impact piece of the compliance stack, and we put it on the row instead of selling it back to you as an extra step.
Pull a compliant, dialable list pay-per-row. Skip Trace Depot delivers skip-traced, DNC-scrubbed records with 90-plus columns, from $0.22 a row with no subscription. Pick a niche, see a live count, and pay only for what you pull. Build a list → or scrub a list you already have →
The honest bottom line
If you want an all-in-one platform, DealMachine is built for that. If you want the rock-bottom price per match and you run your own compliance, BatchData is built for that. If you want owner data that is already scrubbed and ready to dial, pay-as-you-go, with no platform to learn, that is what we built. Two of those three are sometimes the better answer, and we would rather tell you that than lose your trust over a comparison that only flatters us.
Frequently asked questions
Is Skip Trace Depot cheaper than BatchData?
No, and we will not claim it. BatchData is pay-per-match with no subscription, priced within a couple of cents of our $0.22 per delivered row. The difference is not the price, it is what comes on the row: our skip-traced records arrive already scrubbed against the federal Do-Not-Call registry and carry 90-plus columns, so the list is ready to work without a second tool.
What is the difference between DealMachine, BatchData and Skip Trace Depot?
They are three different models. DealMachine is a monthly subscription platform ($99 to $232 a month) that bundles driving-for-dollars, a dialer, mail and unlimited skip tracing into one app. BatchData is pay-per-match raw skip-trace data with no subscription. Skip Trace Depot is pay-per-delivered-row data with the federal DNC scrub built into the same file and no subscription.
Which skip tracing service is best for me?
If you want an all-in-one app with a dialer and mail and you live inside one platform, DealMachine fits. If you want the lowest possible price on raw skip-trace data at high volume and you handle compliance and workflow yourself, BatchData fits. If you want compliant, dialable lists pay-as-you-go without adopting a whole platform, that is what we do.
Does the DNC scrub make my list TCPA-safe?
No tool is TCPA-safe by itself, and we say so on our DNC page. The federal DNC scrub removes one entire class of violation, calling a federally registered number, where statutory damages run $500 to $1,500 per call. It does not establish prior express written consent or replace your internal Do-Not-Call list and written policy. It is the cheapest piece of the compliance stack, delivered on the same row as your data.
Do I have to commit to a subscription with Skip Trace Depot?
No. You pay per delivered row, $0.22, with no monthly fee and no seat. An optional plan lowers the per-row rate for high-volume teams, but you are never forced into it. Pull a small test list and pay a few dollars.