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LoopNet vs Yardi Voyager

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LoopNet

Real Estate

Commercial property listing marketplace owned by CoStar, where searching is free and the paid product is advertising exposure for brokers

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Yardi Voyager

Real Estate

Property management and accounting platform for institutional residential and commercial portfolios

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only LoopNet has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: LoopNet loopNet is owned by CoStar, the dominant CRE data provider, so paying for LoopNet placement indirectly reinforces a single company dominant position across both listings and data in commercial real estate.; Yardi Voyager implementation frequently costs as much as or more than the first year of licence fees, and the contract clock usually starts before the portfolio is live.
  • They diverge on capability: LoopNet covers Free listing search, Yardi Voyager covers Full property accounting.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which LoopNet and Yardi Voyager actually diverge.

Attributes where LoopNet and Yardi Voyager differ
AttributeLoopNetYardi Voyager
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelFree to search; paid tiers for listing advertisersquote
Free tierYesNo

Identical on both: platforms (Web, iOS, Android), 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 LoopNet

  • Free listing search
  • Tiered ad packages
  • CoStar network exposure
  • Syndication
  • Lead and view analytics
  • Saved search alerts

Only in Yardi Voyager

  • Full property accounting
  • Multi-asset support
  • RentCafe
  • Budgeting and forecasting
  • Compliance modules
  • Yardi payment processing

What people use each for

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

LoopNet

  • A broker wanting one listing to reach both general public searchers and CoStar professional subscriber base without a second paymentnot Yardi Voyager
  • A property owner marketing a for-sale or for-lease asset who wants syndication across 150+ partner sites from a single listingnot Yardi Voyager
  • A tenant or investor searching for available commercial space for free without needing a paid accountnot Yardi Voyager
  • A brokerage comparing LoopNet advertising spend against its overall CoStar data subscription, since both are owned by the same companynot Yardi Voyager

Yardi Voyager

  • An owner or fund manager that must produce audited investor reporting from the same system that runs operationsnot LoopNet
  • A mixed portfolio of commercial and residential assets that would otherwise need two systemsnot LoopNet
  • An affordable housing operator needing certification and regulatory compliance workflow built innot LoopNet
  • A third-party manager onboarding client portfolios that already report on Yardinot LoopNet

Where each one falls short

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

LoopNet

  • LoopNet is owned by CoStar, the dominant CRE data provider, so paying for LoopNet placement indirectly reinforces a single company dominant position across both listings and data in commercial real estate.
  • Paid tiers scale from Silver at roughly $131 a month upward, and Gold and Platinum pricing is not published, making budget comparison against competitors like CREXi harder to do cleanly.
  • Because listing quality and exposure correlate with ad spend tier, owners and brokers who cannot justify higher tiers get less visibility even for genuinely strong properties.
  • As a marketplace dependent on the CoStar data ecosystem, any pricing, policy or antitrust exposure affecting CoStar Group (including the June 2026 price-fixing lawsuit naming major brokerages) has knock-on relevance for LoopNet advertisers.
  • Free searchers and casual browsers create high traffic volume that is not itself the paying customer, so lead quality for advertisers varies and includes non-serious enquiries.

Yardi Voyager

  • Implementation frequently costs as much as or more than the first year of licence fees, and the contract clock usually starts before the portfolio is live.
  • Module-based pricing means the quoted per-unit rate covers far less than most operators assume, and adding resident portals, procurement or utility billing repeatedly reopens the budget.
  • Reporting beyond the standard set often requires Yardi consultants or a specialist partner, so internal teams stay dependent on paid services for routine changes.
  • Parts of the interface remain dense and dated, which lengthens onboarding for site staff and drives some operators to buy a separate front-end product.
  • Exporting a full portfolio history to another platform is slow and costly, so switching decisions are effectively made once a decade rather than at each renewal.

Pricing, plan by plan

LoopNet

Free
  • Search (public)Free
    • Free browsing of listings, no account required for basic search
  • Silver listing plan$undefined/month
    • Entry paid advertising tier for brokers and owners
  • Gold / Platinum$undefined/month
    • Higher-visibility placement and expanded marketing tools, quote for exact pricing

Yardi Voyager

On request
  • Yardi Voyager$undefined/year
    • Quoted per unit per month with annual minimums
    • Each module such as RentCafe, procurement or utility billing priced separately
    • Implementation, data migration and training charged as professional services

Which should you pick?

Choose LoopNet if

  • You need free listing search.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want tiered ad packages.
LoopNet review

Choose Yardi Voyager if

  • You need full property accounting.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want multi-asset support.
Yardi Voyager review

Questions people ask

Is LoopNet or Yardi Voyager better?
Neither clearly leads. LoopNet starts at Free and Yardi Voyager at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, LoopNet or Yardi Voyager?
LoopNet has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for LoopNet and On request for Yardi Voyager.
Does LoopNet or Yardi Voyager run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, iOS, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use LoopNet for free?
Yes. LoopNet has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Yardi Voyager starts at On request.
What is LoopNet best used for?
LoopNet is most often used for a broker wanting one listing to reach both general public searchers and costar professional subscriber base without a second payment, a property owner marketing a for-sale or for-lease asset who wants syndication across 150+ partner sites from a single listing, a tenant or investor searching for available commercial space for free without needing a paid account, a brokerage comparing loopnet advertising spend against its overall costar data subscription, since both are owned by the same company. Of those, a broker wanting one listing to reach both general public searchers and costar professional subscriber base without a second payment and a property owner marketing a for-sale or for-lease asset who wants syndication across 150+ partner sites from a single listing are not what Yardi Voyager is typically brought in for.
What can LoopNet do that Yardi Voyager cannot?
LoopNet covers Free listing search, Tiered ad packages, CoStar network exposure, Syndication. Yardi Voyager covers Full property accounting, Multi-asset support, RentCafe, Budgeting and forecasting.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

LoopNet: Is LoopNet free to use?

Searching and browsing listings is free. Payment is required only if you are the one advertising a property for sale or lease.

Yardi Voyager: Does Yardi publish Voyager pricing?

No. Only Breeze, the small portfolio product, has published per-unit rates. Voyager is quoted per unit per module against annual minimums.

LoopNet: Who owns LoopNet?

CoStar Group, which acquired it in 2012 for roughly $860 million; it remains part of the same company that owns the CoStar data subscription product.

Yardi Voyager: How long does implementation take?

Months rather than weeks for anything beyond a small single-asset-class portfolio, and professional services are charged separately.

LoopNet: How much does listing advertising cost?

The Silver plan starts around $131 a month; Gold and Platinum tiers are priced higher with more placement and marketing tools, quoted directly.

Yardi Voyager: Is Voyager suitable under 1,000 units?

Usually not. Yardi steers smaller portfolios to Breeze or Breeze Premier, and the Voyager cost structure rarely justifies itself at that size.

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