Follow Up Boss vs Lofty
Portal leads and speed-to-lead point to Follow Up Boss; one vendor for the IDX website, CRM, and ads points to Lofty.
Read the Follow Up Boss vs Lofty matchup →Independent CRM reviews for US real estate agents
18 real estate CRMs and lead platforms reviewed. Our six-CRM core shortlist — Follow Up Boss, Lofty, BoldTrail (kvCORE's successor), Real Geeks, Wise Agent, and Sierra Interactive — is priced at the headcount you'd really run them with; 12 more platforms have their own reviews and cost pages.
Vendor-verified prices (latest re-check November 8, 2026) · no scores · no paid placement.
We'll name the one or two that fit from all 18 CRMs we cover — and when a price is quote-only we say "quote needed" instead of guessing.
1Who's on the account?
2The one thing it must do well?
3And the budget?
Your matches
Follow Up Boss
Best for: Teams buying portal leads (Zillow, Realtor.com) that need speed-to-lead and automated follow-up sequences ("action plans")
From $69/login/mo on monthly billing ($58/login/mo on annual billing)
Lofty
Best for: Teams that want AI on first-touch follow-up — IDX site, paid ads, and the AI Sales Agent add-on working leads for you
Quote only — 4 official plans (Agent, Team, Broker, Enterprise); no public plan prices
BoldTrail (kvCORE's successor)
Best for: Brokerages and multi-office teams — quote the BoldTrail Platform (BackOffice, Recruit, and Streams are separate product lines)
Quote only — several product lines (Platform, BackOffice, Recruit, Streams); no public prices
Real Geeks
Best for: Solo agents and small teams — IDX website + CRM in one bundle, with fixed-price lead packages
$399/mo Platform (2 users incl.) + $500 one-time setup; extra users cost extra; lead packages sold separately
Wise Agent
Best for: Solo agents on a tight budget who need follow-up, drip campaigns, and transaction management
From $49/mo or $499/yr — flat rate (not per agent); up to 5 members share one login
Sierra Interactive
Best for: Teams and brokerages that choose a CRM for its website — premium IDX sites with a capable CRM attached
From $299.95/mo on annual billing ($359.95/mo on monthly billing), 1 user
Also worth a look (outside our core shortlist — only what the vendor's own pages state)
CINC
Verified: CINC-hosted IDX website and a CINC AI add-on (from $200/mo) are listed on the official pricing page; plan prices are quote-only.
BoomTown
Verified: IDX site on every package per the official comparison page; plan prices are quote-only and the platform is being folded into BoldTrail.
Ylopo
Verified: Branded home-search website and AI text on every plan per the official pricing page; priced by database size and quote-only.
Top Producer
Verified: Built-in transaction management and MLS market reports; IDX search on the website add-on is not verified, so it is not offered for the IDX question.
IXACT Contact
Verified: Agent website included; IDX listings are the optional IDX Broker Core add-on. Broker Program is call-for-pricing.
Brivity
Verified: IDX website and transaction management on the plans page; team and 25+ plans are quote-only; month-to-month.
Market Leader
Verified: Teams page lists lead-generating websites with MLS listings; Professional for Agents (solo) is consultative and quote-only, so it is not shown as a solo match.
Agent Legend
Verified: AI lead scoring and SMS/email/ringless nurture; it is a nurture layer on top of your CRM, not a replacement.
MoxiWorks
Verified: RISE is an AI-powered marketing + CRM suite sold at brokerage level only - agents cannot buy it directly; no public prices.
Propertybase
Verified: Salesforce-native CRM that the official landing page says manages leads, listings, transactions and commissions; from $89/user/mo.
Lone Wolf Relationships
Verified: Follow-up CRM with a free trial and no published plan prices; no need we ask about is verified on the public page, so it is never auto-recommended.
HighLevel (GoHighLevel)
Verified: Not offered by the picker: HighLevel is a marketing-automation platform without verified IDX or realtor lead routing. See the scenario for marketing automation and custom pipelines.
No clean match among the 18 CRMs we cover — and we won't force one.
For a team or brokerage, none of the 18 CRMs we cover publishes an IDX website bundle under $100/mo (solo agents: see the IXACT Contact match). (Wise Agent builds IDX sites, but whether the build is included in its base price is not yet verified.) The cheapest website-first option with published pricing is Sierra Interactive: From $299.95/mo on annual billing ($359.95/mo on monthly billing), 1 user. Sierra review
A starting point, not a verdict — confirm prices on the vendor's site before you buy.
A solo agent, a five-person team, and a brokerage compare on different things. Pick your seat — the pick and the table columns change with it. Each table lists all 18 CRMs we cover: our core shortlist first, then the 12 more platforms. Every cell comes from the vendor's official pages — quote-only vendors say so.
One agent, maybe a part-time assistant later. Your business runs on sphere, referrals, and open-house follow-up.
Solo pick
Best for a solo agent: Wise Agent
Why it fits — One flat rate covers the CRM, drip campaigns, and transaction management — no per-login meter running while you build your book.
Watch out — No dialer in the base price — and texting is the separate WiseText add-on, which carries its own $80 registration.
Also consider: Real Geeks (website + CRM in one bundle) · Follow Up Boss (if you buy portal leads every month)
Wise AgentSolo pick
BoldTrail (kvCORE's successor)
A team lead plus four agents (or ISAs, admins, a TC — every one of them needs a login). You buy portal leads and lose deals when nobody calls back fast.
Team pick
Best for a 5-person team: Follow Up Boss
Why it fits — Portal-lead teams live on speed-to-lead — round-robin and first-to-claim routing gets every new lead to an agent fast, and Action Plans keep the follow-up running.
Watch out — No native IDX website — and per-login + dialer pricing scales steeply as the team grows.
Also consider: Sierra Interactive (when the website is the lead engine) · Lofty (AI on first-touch follow-up)
Follow Up BossTeam pick
BoldTrail (kvCORE's successor)
Next: The team lead's CRM guide: seats, routing, lead ponds →
Multiple teams or offices, recruiting, and a back office that has to reconcile commissions. You'll negotiate, so you need to know what to ask.
Brokerage pick
Best for a brokerage: BoldTrail (kvCORE's successor)
Why it fits — One negotiated quote can cover the IDX site, CRM, marketing, and back office across multiple offices.
Watch out — Quote-only — and BackOffice is sold separately, so confirm exactly what's included in your quote.
Also consider: Sierra Interactive (website-first brokerages with published pricing) · Lofty (has an official Broker plan)
BoldTrail (kvCORE's successor)Brokerage pick
Next: The broker-owner's CRM guide: back office, recruiting, quote questions →
Best for: Teams buying portal leads (Zillow, Realtor.com) that need speed-to-lead and automated follow-up sequences ("action plans")
Price: From $69/login/mo on monthly billing ($58/login/mo on annual billing) · Contract: No contract on monthly · 12-month term on annual
Best for: Teams that want AI on first-touch follow-up — IDX site, paid ads, and the AI Sales Agent add-on working leads for you
Price: Quote only — 4 official plans (Agent, Team, Broker, Enterprise); no public plan prices · Contract: Not disclosed — confirm on demo
Best for: Brokerages and multi-office teams — quote the BoldTrail Platform (BackOffice, Recruit, and Streams are separate product lines)
Price: Quote only — several product lines (Platform, BackOffice, Recruit, Streams); no public prices · Contract: Not disclosed — confirm on demo
Best for: Solo agents and small teams — IDX website + CRM in one bundle, with fixed-price lead packages
Price: $399/mo Platform (2 users incl.) + $500 one-time setup; extra users cost extra; lead packages sold separately · Contract: 6- or 12-month term · no month-to-month
Best for: Solo agents on a tight budget who need follow-up, drip campaigns, and transaction management
Price: From $49/mo or $499/yr — flat rate (not per agent); up to 5 members share one login · Contract: No term · 30 days' notice to cancel
Best for: Teams and brokerages that choose a CRM for its website — premium IDX sites with a capable CRM attached
Price: From $299.95/mo on annual billing ($359.95/mo on monthly billing), 1 user · Contract: 12-month term (either billing cycle)
Lead-gen platforms, brokerage suites, and budget CRMs agents ask about. Each has a full review and a cost page built from the vendor's own published facts; they sit outside the core comparison table because not every column is verified side by side yet.
Best for: Agents and teams who want a vendor to run Google and Facebook buyer/seller lead ads into a ready-made CRM
Price: Not disclosed — quote-only (Solo, Ramp, Pro, Select plans all say Request Pricing); Dialer add-on 3 lines for $75/mo; CINC AI from $200/mo · Contract: Not yet verified — ask for the order form
Best for: Existing BoomTown teams planning their move to BoldTrail (kvCORE's successor) — new buyers should evaluate BoldTrail directly
Price: Not disclosed — quote-only (Launch, Core, Grow, Advance packages); extra users $35/user per the billing FAQ · Contract: Contract term not published
Best for: Teams with a large existing database who want AI text/voice to re-engage it and work new leads — priced by database size, not seats
Price: Not disclosed — quote-only (Solo, Growing Team, Complete plans; priced by database size, not seats) · Contract: Not disclosed — ask on the demo
Best for: Agents who want a CRM with MLS-data market reports and a published price, and teams of up to 5, 10 or 25 that like a flat team bundle
Price: Pro $179/user/mo; Pro Teams 5 $399/mo (up to 5 users); Pro + Leads from $479/mo; Pro + Farming from $599/mo · Contract: Term on order form · 15 days' notice
Best for: Solo agents whose business is sphere and past-client referrals and who want the monthly e-newsletter done for them
Price: $55/mo monthly or $46.75/mo billed annually ($561/yr); team members $34/mo ($28.90 annual) · Contract: No contract · cancel any time
Best for: Small and growing teams that want CRM, IDX site and transaction management in one month-to-month platform
Price: From $299/mo for solo agents (Solo Agent plan, up to 2 users); team plans quote-only; month-to-month, no contract · Contract: No contract · month-to-month
Best for: Small teams that want a published flat rate for up to 10 users with shared CRM, websites and marketing
Price: Teams $329/mo (up to 10 users); Professional for Agents — consultative/quote-only · Contract: Not disclosed — ask on consultation
Best for: Agents and teams with an existing database who want AI-scored SMS/email/ringless nurture with published contact-based pricing
Price: Starter $199/mo (250 contacts, month-to-month); Grow $299/mo; Professional $499/mo; activation $299–$499 · Contract: Starter month-to-month · Grow/Pro 12-month
Best for: Brokerages (and their agents) that want a native-AI marketing + CRM suite purchased at the brokerage level
Price: Not disclosed — quote-only; RISE purchased at the brokerage level only · Contract: Not disclosed — brokerage quote
Best for: Brokerages that want a Salesforce-native real estate CRM with a published per-user floor and Lone Wolf Authentisign built in
Price: From $89/user/mo (Force.com licence included); brokerage-scale Salesforce CRM · Contract: Not disclosed — ask on demo
Best for: Agents and teams already in the Lone Wolf stack (or migrating from LionDesk) who want a follow-up CRM with AI email and optional texting
Price: Not disclosed — quote-only; free trial; EZ Texting is a paid add-on · Contract: Not disclosed — ask before you buy
Best for: Agents and teams who want to build their own marketing automation, funnels and custom pipelines in one tool, and are comfortable doing the setup (or paying someone to)
Price: $97/mo Starter (3 sub-accounts, unlimited contacts and users), $297/mo Unlimited, $497/mo Pro; SMS, email, phone and AI are usage-based extras · Contract: Monthly or annual, auto-renews · 14-day trial · no refunds
19 head-to-heads are live (three shown here) — with real first-year cost math where vendors publish prices, plus what we could verify about leaving each one. More matchups land as the evidence comes in.
Portal leads and speed-to-lead point to Follow Up Boss; one vendor for the IDX website, CRM, and ads points to Lofty.
Read the Follow Up Boss vs Lofty matchup →Two quote-only platforms — Lofty's IDX + ads + AI follow-up against BoldTrail's multi-office brokerage operating system.
Read the Lofty vs BoldTrail matchup →Sierra's published pricing lets you budget the year before the demo; BoldTrail folds CRM, marketing, and back office into one negotiated quote.
Read the Sierra vs BoldTrail matchup →Posted only when something actually changes — a price move, a vendor announcement, or one thing worth doing today.
Vendor move
In an Inman interview (Oct 2, 2026), Lofty CEO Joe Chen said token costs (the per-use computing charges for running the AI on each conversation) have, in some cases, made Lofty's AI sales agent unprofitable to run — while betting cheaper tokens arrive in time. Evaluating Lofty? Ask the demo rep how the $60/mo AI add-on is metered when usage spikes. In the same piece, Rechat's CEO predicted proptech pricing moves from per-seat fees to pay-per-completed-work — every cost breakdown on this site is still per-seat, so watch for that shift.
Vendor move
Bannered on lofty.com at the time. Expect a bigger AI-sales-agent push this quarter — if you're evaluating Lofty, ask the demo rep exactly which AI features are included vs. paid add-ons.
Vendor move
BoldTrail's own FAQ lists the portfolio as BoldTrail, BackOffice, Recruit, and Streams — Marketplace is the add-on tools catalog, not a product line. If a rep quotes you a bundle, ask which of the four your quote actually covers.
Tip
Send a test lead into your CRM at 9pm and time how long until it's assigned. Over 5 minutes? Your routing rules — not your lead source — are the leak. Fix round-robin or first-to-claim before spending another dollar on leads.
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Last updated October 10, 2026. Prices are re-checked against the vendors' official pricing and help-center pages — see how we verify.