Property data API comparison

Property Insights as a PaTMa alternative

PaTMa sells API access for £20 a month plus credit packs, with a focus on prices, listings and planning. Property Insights is one monthly plan covering 71 endpoints, including valuations, titles, council tax and property change alerts.

  • 71 endpoints on every plan
  • From £25 a month
  • MCP server and webhooks included
  • 14-day trial · 500 credits

Read the API documentation · Comparison checked on 11 November 2026. Provider features and pricing can change.

At a glance

Property Insights vs PaTMa

CapabilityProperty InsightsPaTMa
Pricing modelMonthly plans from £25 for 2,000 credits to £1,150 for 500,000. Most calls cost 1 credit. Heavier calls such as flood risk, title lookups and full property profiles cost more£20 a month for API access, plus credit packs: £20 for 2,500, £50 for 10,000, £100 for 50,000
Cost of 2,000 calls in a month£25 for 1-credit calls£40: the £20 subscription plus a £20 pack
Unused creditsReset each monthDo not expire
Free trial14 days with 500 test credits. Card required14 days with 500 credits
ValuationsSale valuation with range and confidence, rental valuation and sold comparables. Valuations cover England and WalesSold, asking and rental price data. No valuation endpoint in their API reference
Titles, EPC and council taxTitle lookup and register extraction for England and Wales, Scottish title numbers, company and commercial ownership. EPC search and council tax lookupNot listed in their API reference
Property change alertsProperty watches by UPRN, delivered to signed webhooksNone listed in their public docs
AI assistantsHosted MCP server and ChatGPT Actions on every planNone listed in their public docs
Listings and asking pricesNot offered. No live listings or asking pricesProperty listings, listing price history and asking prices
PlanningPlanning constraints for England. Planning applications in beta, with coverage by councilPlanning applications, planning documents and Article 4 areas

PaTMa details checked on 11 November 2026 against patma.co.uk/property-data-api/pricing, patma.co.uk/docs/api. Prices exclude VAT.

Why teams switch

Why teams choose Property Insights

Public prices, one plan

Plans run from £25 for 2,000 credits to £1,150 for 500,000. Every plan can call every endpoint.

71 endpoints on one key

Valuations, sold prices, EPC, council tax, titles, planning, flood and ground risk, crime, schools and demographics, all keyed to the same UPRN.

Property change alerts

Watch a UPRN and receive a signed webhook when something changes, so you do not have to poll.

Works with Claude and ChatGPT

A hosted MCP server and ChatGPT Actions are included on every plan and bill from the same credits.

A fair comparison

When PaTMa is the better fit

PaTMa is the better fit if you make a high volume of simple calls and want the lowest price per call, credits that never expire, listings data, or their landlord software alongside the API.

Common questions

Frequently asked questions

Is Property Insights cheaper than PaTMa?

At low volume, yes: 2,000 one-credit calls cost £25 on Property Insights against £40 on PaTMa. At high volume PaTMa is cheaper per call, with 50,000 credits for £100 on top of its £20 subscription.

Does PaTMa have a valuation API?

Their API reference lists sold, asking and rental price data but no valuation endpoint. Property Insights has sale and rental valuation endpoints for England and Wales.

Can I get alerts when a property changes?

Yes. Property Insights lets you watch a UPRN and receive a signed webhook when something changes.

What does PaTMa have that Property Insights does not?

Listings and asking price data, planning documents, credits that do not expire and a landlord portfolio web app.

Is there a free trial?

Yes. Property Insights has a 14-day trial with 500 test API credits. A card is required and the plan starts when the trial ends unless you cancel.

Try it on your own properties

500 test credits, every endpoint, 14 days.

Run the calls you make today against Property Insights and compare the responses and the cost.