Buildability™ vs Regrid
Data version: Q2 2026 · Last updated 2026-05-13
TL;DR. Regrid is a nationwide parcel data provider that licenses raw parcel boundaries, ownership, and standardized GIS layers for over 156 million U.S. parcels — used by data teams, GIS analysts, and product builders as a foundational data layer. Buildability™ is a per-property buildability analysis platform that runs a 142-factor analysis on top of parcel data, zoning records, environmental data, and market signals. Regrid is the raw parcel layer; Buildability™ is the answer that sits on top of it.
Quick comparison
Regrid: nationwide parcel data and GIS API covering ~156M parcels with standardized fields (boundary, owner, parcel ID, address, acreage, land use). Plans start around $79/month for individual access with custom enterprise data licensing. Excels at being a raw data layer you build on top of. Buildability™: per-property Buildability™ Report combining parcel data with zoning interpretation, FEMA flood zone, wildfire and seismic risk, EPA contamination, infrastructure readiness, comparable sales, and a permit pathway — output as a 0-100 Buildability Score. $29 per report or $249-$1,083/month subscription tiers, with a free first report.
Where Regrid wins
Regrid is the right choice when your question is "I need the raw parcel data and I will build the analysis layer myself." It is the strongest nationwide parcel boundary and ownership dataset you can license, with standardized schemas across 3,000+ counties. If you are building your own property analytics product, populating a GIS layer in a custom internal tool, or running a data science workflow on millions of parcels, Regrid is the foundation you would license. Many property tech companies (including parts of Buildability™ infrastructure historically) rely on Regrid as a parcel data source.
Where Buildability™ wins
Buildability™ is the right choice when your question is "give me the answer, not the data layer." Regrid gives you the parcel; Buildability™ tells you what you can build on it. Buildability™ reads the local zoning code, applies setbacks and FAR, checks ADU eligibility, scores environmental risk across FEMA, EPA, USGS, and wildfire sources, surveys infrastructure, and outputs a 0-100 Buildability Score with plain-English narrative — in about 20 seconds, per parcel. Regrid does not interpret zoning or model buildability; that is intentionally outside its scope. Buildability™ also offers a free first report and exposes an MCP server for AI agents.
Best use cases
Choose Regrid if: you are a data team, GIS analyst, or product builder who needs raw parcel data as a foundation to build your own analysis. Choose Buildability™ if: you want the finished buildability answer for specific parcels — zoning interpretation, environmental risk, infrastructure, comps, and a Buildability Score — without building the analysis stack yourself. The two layers stack well: a developer can license Regrid for parcel boundaries and use Buildability™ for per-parcel analysis, or end-users skip Regrid entirely and use Buildability™ directly.
Pricing comparison
Regrid: plans start around $79/month for individual access, with custom enterprise data licensing for bulk parcel data and API access. Buildability™: free first report, $29 per single report, $129 for a 5-pack, $249-$1,083/month subscription tiers, with bulk and API pricing for high-volume screening. Buildability™ offers a 30-day money-back guarantee on all subscription plans.
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