The best free skip tracing tools, compared.
Free lookups, free public records and free trials, side by side. Same four headings for every tool, prices from each vendor's own page.
How we picked
A tool made this list of free skip tracing tools if you can start without paying: a free search, a free pack of lookups, or a free trial listed on the vendor's own pricing page.
Prices and trial terms are copied from each vendor's public pricing page as of September 2026. We left out anything we could not confirm there. We have not run a side-by-side test of how many right numbers each tool returns, so this page makes no claims about that.
Disclosure: Tracepoint is our product. It is listed first because we know it firsthand, not because this is a ranking.
At a glance
| Tool | Free start | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Tracepoint (our product) | 5,000 free lookups, once, no card | Wholesalers who want to try skip tracing on a real list, with a CRM included. |
| County assessor and recorder websites | Free to search | Getting the owner's name and tax mailing address for one property. |
| Secretary of state business search | Free to search | Finding the person behind an LLC-owned property. |
| PropStream | 7-day free trial, 50 free leads | Trying a property data tool with skip tracing for a week before paying. |
| BatchLeads | 7 days risk-free | People who want phone numbers and emails bundled into a monthly lead plan. |
| DataSift (reisift.io now redirects here) | 7-day free trial | Teams that want a CRM with follow-up sequences and skip tracing in one plan. |
The tools, one by one
1. Tracepoint (our product)
Best for: Wholesalers who want to try skip tracing on a real list, with a CRM included.
Pros:
- 5,000 lookups on a new account, one time, with no card.
- A lookup is only used when a new phone number comes back, so re-running a list costs nothing for owners already traced.
- The CRM, power dialer and texting come with the account.
Cons:
- Lookups run through the Tracepoint Helper, so you need a Windows PC with the Helper running.
- The free lookups are one time, not monthly. More are added by hand after a call.
- The map and owner search only cover the counties Tracepoint has property data for.
Price: 5,000 lookups free, once. After that, more are added after a call.
2. County assessor and recorder websites
Best for: Getting the owner's name and tax mailing address for one property.
Pros:
- Free to search in most counties.
- It is the source record: the deed name and where the tax bill goes.
Cons:
- No phone numbers. You still need a skip trace after.
- One parcel at a time, and each county's site works differently.
Price: Free to search. Some counties charge for copies of recorded documents.
3. Secretary of state business search
Best for: Finding the person behind an LLC-owned property.
Pros:
- Free to search in every state.
- Shows the registered agent and filings like annual reports.
Cons:
- No phone numbers.
- Not every state lists members or managers by name.
Price: Free to search.
4. PropStream
Best for: Trying a property data tool with skip tracing for a week before paying.
Pros:
- Every plan lists a 7-day free trial with 50 free leads.
- The Pro plan ($199/mo) lists skip tracing through PropStream Connect as included.
Cons:
- After the trial it is a monthly plan.
- On the Essentials plan, skip tracing is charged per contact.
Price: Essentials $99/mo ($81/mo billed yearly). Skip tracing 12¢ per contact on Essentials, 10¢ per additional contact on Pro and Elite. (pricing page)
5. BatchLeads
Best for: People who want phone numbers and emails bundled into a monthly lead plan.
Pros:
- Plans list "all-inclusive phone numbers & emails".
- The pricing page lists a 7-day risk-free period.
Cons:
- Monthly plan, starting at $119/mo.
- Skip tracing past the plan's included leads is charged per lead.
Price: Growth $119/mo (10,000 monthly leads). Skip tracing 4¢ per additional lead. (pricing page)
6. DataSift (reisift.io now redirects here)
Best for: Teams that want a CRM with follow-up sequences and skip tracing in one plan.
Pros:
- The pricing page says it offers a 7-day free trial.
- The Expert and AI plans include skip tracing in the plan price.
Cons:
- Monthly plan, starting at $149/mo.
- On the Professional and Business plans, skip tracing is charged per record.
Price: Professional $149/mo ($0.15 per record skip traced). Business $299/mo ($0.12 per record). Expert $499/mo includes skip tracing. Skip tracing add-on $97/mo. (pricing page)
When the free options run out
Wholesalers trace lists in the hundreds of thousands, so every free start runs out at some point. At that stage the question becomes cost per list, month after month. One paid option with a large monthly allowance:
7. XLeads
Best for: A flat monthly price with a large skip-traced download allowance.
Pros:
- The Basic plan includes 25,000 skip-traced record downloads a month.
- Plans list a GoHighLevel CRM as included.
Cons:
- The pricing page shows no free trial.
- It is a monthly plan, so the allowance is per month, not a one-time pack.
Price: Basic $97/mo with 25,000 skip-traced record downloads a month ($81/mo billed yearly). Pro $199/mo with 40,000. (pricing page)
For more paid options, see BatchSkipTracing alternatives, and the checklist in what to look for in skip tracing software.
How to test them yourself
- Pick a few hundred owners whose right number you already know.
- Run the same list through each free option.
- Count the right numbers, the wrong ones and the blanks.
- Check what a second run of the same list costs.
- Scrub every number before you call; see the DNC scrubbing guide.
Going the free public-records route? Start with how to skip trace a property, how to skip trace an LLC and skip tracing absentee owners.