CoStar Real Estate Manager vs zipForm Plus

Likelihood to Recommend

Gen-Y and younger will have no problem learning how to use CoStar but its not very intuitive for the older generations (they have to hunt and peck for what they are looking for and have no idea how to manipulate the reporting features)

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Amanda Kraft

Client Services Specialist

CBREReal Estate, 10,001+ employees

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Works really well for us. The software is provided by our state board of Realtors for our use as a benefit for the annual dues we pay. Our team members can step into a folder and create offers with ease. We can add external PDFs & other documents to the folders for storage.

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Tip Iuliucci

Realtor / Team Lead

Northside Realty IncReal Estate, 1-10 employees

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Pros

Nothing
Charging my card
Nothing

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Zachary Tuohey

Realtor

Park Place Real EstateReal Estate, 51-200 employees

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Allows us to bundle documents into one attachment.
Cloud access allows our team members to all collaborate as needed.

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Tip Iuliucci

Realtor / Team Lead

Northside Realty IncReal Estate, 1-10 employees

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Cons

In our market (Portland, OR), not enough users implement the tools that could make CoStar so much better. For example, I specialize in medical but brokers and owners don't take the time to mark medical as an approved use in their buildings so I have to search much longer and cross-reference the data by contacting the brokers directly.
I find it really annoying that when I download documents CoStar doesn't use smart technology to automatically name my files. It is especially irritating since every piece of marketing we post to CoStar has a relevant file name yet when we download the same file we have to rename it.

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Amanda Kraft

Client Services Specialist

CBREReal Estate, 10,001+ employees

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Users can too easily override a template.
Not enough character spaces allowed on some forms.

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Tip Iuliucci

Realtor / Team Lead

Northside Realty IncReal Estate, 1-10 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

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Support Rating

No score

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zipForm Plus 10.0

Based on 2 answers

I don't recall ever having to call support!

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Tip Iuliucci

Realtor / Team Lead

Northside Realty IncReal Estate, 1-10 employees

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Alternatives Considered

There is literally not one good thing that I can say about CoStar. They charge my card $450/month because I signed a one-year contract. They provide very little data and properties and most of the time it is inaccurate. Their customer service is atrocious. They overpromise, underdeliver. STAY away from using Costar!

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Zachary Tuohey

Realtor

Park Place Real EstateReal Estate, 51-200 employees

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Return on Investment

Since CoStar has linked with LoopNet we have had fewer bad data calls. By which I mean old data from LoopNet that was available to the general public is now more regularly updated through CoStar so we have less confusion with our clients.

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Amanda Kraft

Client Services Specialist

CBREReal Estate, 10,001+ employees

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Considering it's part of our dues it's a great ROI!
User friendly, easy to navigate.

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Tip Iuliucci

Realtor / Team Lead

Northside Realty IncReal Estate, 1-10 employees

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CoStar Real Estate Manager vs zipForm Plus