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ARGUS Enterprise vs Chime

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ARGUS Enterprise

Real Estate

Cash flow forecasting and valuation software for commercial real estate, the industry-standard modelling tool now sold by Altus Group with no published price

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Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Chime

Real Estate

Boost Your Business with Just One Tool

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Rated
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The short version

  • Each has a real cost: ARGUS Enterprise pricing is entirely unpublished and quoted per user, making it hard to budget for a growing team without an ongoing sales relationship with Altus Group.; Chime waiving the setup fee and contract deposit requires paying the annual plan in one lump sum rather than monthly
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which ARGUS Enterprise and Chime actually diverge.

Attributes where ARGUS Enterprise and Chime differ
AttributeARGUS EnterpriseChime
Pricing modelquotesubscription
PlatformsWindows, WebWeb

Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Real Estate).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in ARGUS Enterprise

  • DCF valuation
  • Traditional capitalisation methods
  • Lease-by-lease analysis
  • Portfolio budgeting
  • ARGUS Intelligence
  • ARGUS file interoperability

Only in Chime

Nothing recorded that ARGUS Enterprise does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

ARGUS Enterprise

  • An institutional investor needing DCF valuations in the ARGUS file format lenders and counterparties expectnot Chime
  • An appraiser producing defensible, industry-standard valuation reports for institutional clientsnot Chime
  • A REIT or investment manager running portfolio-wide budget and scenario comparisons across propertiesnot Chime
  • A CRE professional pursuing ARGUS Software Certification as a recognised credential for career progressionnot Chime

Chime

  • real estate team CRM and lead managementnot ARGUS Enterprise
  • sales pipeline managementnot ARGUS Enterprise
  • marketing automation for agentsnot ARGUS Enterprise

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

ARGUS Enterprise

  • Pricing is entirely unpublished and quoted per user, making it hard to budget for a growing team without an ongoing sales relationship with Altus Group.
  • Because the ARGUS file format is the institutional standard, firms are effectively locked into the platform to participate fully in institutional deal flow, regardless of whether a cheaper tool would otherwise serve them.
  • The interface and modelling workflow have a steep learning curve, which is precisely why the ARGUS Software Certification exists as a distinct, paid credentialing track.
  • Altus Group also owns Reonomy, a CRE data product, which means a firm buying both ARGUS and Reonomy is concentrating spend with a single vendor across valuation and data.
  • It is a modelling and valuation tool, not a data source; a firm still needs separate market data (CoStar, Reonomy or similar) to populate the assumptions ARGUS models run on.

Chime

  • Waiving the setup fee and contract deposit requires paying the annual plan in one lump sum rather than monthly
  • Exceeding the monthly outgoing email limit costs $1 per additional 5,000 emails
  • Lead generation ads carry a 20 percent ad management fee, and branding ads carry a 15 percent fee and require the CRM Professional plan or above

Pricing, plan by plan

ARGUS Enterprise

On request
  • ARGUS Enterprise$undefined/year
    • No published pricing, quote required from Altus Group
    • Licensed per user, typically annual subscription
    • ARGUS Intelligence and certification training priced separately

Chime

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Chime review.

Which should you pick?

Choose ARGUS Enterprise if

  • You need dcf valuation.
  • You work on Windows, Web.
  • You also want traditional capitalisation methods.
ARGUS Enterprise review

Choose Chime if

Nothing in the data separates Chime from ARGUS Enterprise on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Chime review

Questions people ask

Is ARGUS Enterprise or Chime better?
Neither clearly leads. ARGUS Enterprise starts at On request and Chime at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, ARGUS Enterprise or Chime?
ARGUS Enterprise starts at On request and Chime at On request.
Does ARGUS Enterprise or Chime run on more platforms?
ARGUS Enterprise runs on Windows, Web. Chime runs on Web.
What is ARGUS Enterprise best used for?
ARGUS Enterprise is most often used for an institutional investor needing dcf valuations in the argus file format lenders and counterparties expect, an appraiser producing defensible, industry-standard valuation reports for institutional clients, a reit or investment manager running portfolio-wide budget and scenario comparisons across properties, a cre professional pursuing argus software certification as a recognised credential for career progression. Of those, an institutional investor needing dcf valuations in the argus file format lenders and counterparties expect and an appraiser producing defensible, industry-standard valuation reports for institutional clients are not what Chime is typically brought in for.
What can ARGUS Enterprise do that Chime cannot?
ARGUS Enterprise covers DCF valuation, Traditional capitalisation methods, Lease-by-lease analysis, Portfolio budgeting.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

ARGUS Enterprise: Is there a published ARGUS Enterprise price?

No. Altus Group quotes pricing directly, licensed per user on typically an annual basis.

Chime: How much does Chime CRM cost?

Chime CRM pricing is not published; you must contact their sales team or request a demo to obtain pricing information for Core, Premier, or Enterprise tiers.

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ARGUS Enterprise: What is ARGUS Software Certification?

A professional credential recognising proficiency in ARGUS Enterprise, reflecting how central the platform is to institutional CRE valuation work.

Chime: What does each Chime CRM tier include?

Chime offers Core for small teams, Premier for growing teams, and Enterprise for large organizations; features vary by tier including email limits and contact storage, but specific pricing is not published.

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ARGUS Enterprise: Why is ARGUS considered an industry standard?

Its output file format has become the de facto exchange standard lenders and institutional investors expect when reviewing a commercial property valuation.

Chime: Are there overage charges on Chime CRM?

Yes, Chime charges USD 1 per 5,000 additional emails beyond monthly tier limits; add-ons for AI Assistant, lead generation, and call/text packages carry separate custom pricing.

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Chime: Does Chime offer a free trial?

Chime does not publish free trial information on the pricing page; trial availability would need to be confirmed by contacting their sales team directly.

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