Compare public-permit research products by the source coverage that matters to your business. PermitGrab shows the city source, newest published record, and fields available in that market before you decide.
Each market page identifies its public source, newest published record, and available fields before you subscribe.
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BuildZoom's public site (observed 2026-09-08) leads with free homeowner-to-contractor matching and quote requests, and it also publishes permit-database and property remodeling-history pages built on its permit and licensing data. PermitGrab is a contractor-facing public-record research product organized by city and trade, with the source, newest published record, and available fields shown on each market page. Compare the exact cities, source dates, and fields you need on both products' current terms rather than assuming they cover the same jurisdictions or contacts.
No. Municipal records differ widely. A city may publish a contractor business, a named permit contact, an owner field, none of those fields, or a mix by record. PermitGrab labels available fields by market instead of promising them everywhere.
Freshness varies by municipality and source. Each city page shows its public source, newest published record, and available update cadence. Review those signals for your market rather than assuming every city publishes the same day.
Some sources publish a contractor business name or phone; owner fields can also be available from public property records. Availability varies by city and record, and city pages disclose coverage rather than promising a phone or owner for every permit.
Pro is $149/month flat. No annual contract. Cancel anytime. No per-lead fee, no shared-lead surcharge, no surprises.
Yes. Start a 14-day trial to review the cities and public-record fields that matter to your business. A card is required to start; cancel before the trial ends to avoid the monthly charge. Coverage still varies by market.
Available records can be exported as CSV on Pro for use in a CRM or internal research workflow. Exported fields reflect what the public source publishes, or what a documented public-record match supports, for that record.