LandInsight alternative

LandInsight finds sites from £150 a month ex VAT. SiteLens finds the work planning creates, from £0.

LandInsight
Pro is £150 a month excluding VAT, billed monthly or annually, with a 30-day free trial on its sign-up form. Unlimited is priced on request after a demo, on a yearly term with 30 days’ written notice.
SiteLens
£39 a month, or £29 a month billed annually, with a free plan and no contract: £111 a month less than LandInsight Pro at £150 excluding VAT.

Checked 21 October 2026.

LandInsight helps developers find and buy sites. SiteLens finds the work those sites create: every new application across 380+ UK councils, sorted by the trades it needs and in your inbox each morning.

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Which should you choose?

Choose SiteLens if you win work from planning applications: a subcontractor, supplier, installer or consultant who wants the new applications in your area sorted by your trade, mapped and emailed each morning, with Companies House checks on the firms you want to chase. Start free, then £39 a month, or £29 a month billed annually, with no contract.

Choose LandInsight if you find, appraise and buy land as a developer, land agent or planning consultant, and will use its AI site sourcing, constraint layers, comparables and letter sending, from £150 a month excluding VAT.

What SiteLens does better

Sorted by your trade

22 works tags, from groundworks to renewables, mark the trades each application needs, so a roofer’s alert holds roofing jobs. LandInsight’s planning search filters by application type, decision status, number of homes and keyword.

Who is behind it, checked

Companies House numbers are matched to applicants, agents and contractors on every plan. Pro names the firms, opens the directors and filing health, and adds the agent’s published email and phone, plus 15 contact lookups a month.

From approval to start on site

Decision alerts on every plan, an “About to start on site” alert, building-control starts and public tenders near each site tell you when a scheme turns into a job. LandInsight’s website does not mention tenders.

SiteLens vs LandInsight, feature by feature

Each LandInsight entry comes from its own website unless the cell says otherwise. Checked 21 October 2026.

FeatureSiteLensLandInsight
Price£39/mo, or £29/mo billed annuallyPro £150/mo excluding VAT; Unlimited on request
Try before you payFree plan with no time limit, plus 7 days of Pro, no cardA 30-day free trial of Pro, on its sign-up form; Unlimited by demo
ContractMonthly or annual, no minimum term, cancel any timePro monthly or annual, cancelled online before renewal; Unlimited yearly, 30 days’ written notice, fees up 5% each renewal
Sign-upSelf-serve, under 2 minutesSelf-serve for Pro; a demo for Unlimited
UsersPro for one; Team for up to 5 at £99/mo, or £79/mo billed annuallyOne person per licence; more licences through customer success
Site sourcing and appraisalNo. SiteLens finds the work planning createsAI site sourcing and 500 ownership lookups a month on Pro; unlimited lookups and advanced sourcing on Unlimited; appraisal tool as a paid add-on
Planning applicationsEvery new application across 380+ UK councils, collected every nightCouncil applications updated every 24 hours, with planning histories and appeal outcomes
Planning application viewsUnlimited on every plan, including freeUnlimited on Pro and Unlimited
Alerts on new applicationsDaily or weekly email by trade, area and keyword; hourly on TeamDaily or weekly email on saved searches, England and Wales, per its help centre; its pricing grid lists alerts on Unlimited
Decision alertsOn every plan, including freeAlerts on new planning activity at a saved site
Trade tags22 works tags, from groundworks to renewablesNot mentioned on its website; filters by application type, status, homes and keyword
AI search and summariesPlain-English search, and AI-written briefsAI site insights on Pro, AI summaries of planning history, and the AI Assistant on Unlimited, in early access
Project valuesEstimated value bands, each naming its basisNo value per application on its website; LandFund for scheme appraisals and funding
Maps and site dataMap search; 24 planning constraint flags, six drawn on the map; EPC and a street-level imagery link; history at the address on ProPolicy constraints and partial environmental data on Pro; strategic, infrastructure and power layers on Unlimited
Comparables and sale pricesNo valuations; Land Registry sale prices by postcode (Pro)Comparables on Pro, a comparables calculator on Unlimited; Hometrack data as an add-on
Contact detailsAgent’s published email and phone, the named project team and 15 lookups a month (Pro)Not advertised for planning applicants or agents
Companies House matchYes, on every plan (directors, accounts and charges on Pro)Not mentioned for planning applicants or agents
Tenders and contract awardsNear each site and in alerts, plus public contracts ending in the next 12 monthsNot mentioned on its website
Letter sendingNo. SiteLens does not print or post lettersLetter sending on Pro and Unlimited
Pipeline and exportsBuilt-in leads pipeline; CSV with HubSpot and Salesforce columns (Pro)Kanban pipeline and up to 3 shared workspaces on Pro, unlimited on Unlimited; exports
APIAPI plan from £149/mo, billed annuallySold separately on annual terms; no LandInsight licence needed

See your own patch before you decide.

Search 380+ UK councils free, with no card. When you want the names behind the schemes, try Pro free for 7 days. After that, Pro is £39 a month, or £29 a month billed annually, with no contract.

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When you should still pick LandInsight

LandInsight is built for finding, appraising and buying land. Its AI site sourcing turns plain questions into map filters, its maps carry policy constraints, Grey Belt and brownfield layers, and Pro adds comparables, letter sending, AI site insights and up to three shared workspaces for £150 a month excluding VAT. Unlimited adds advanced sourcing, the comparables calculator, the full strategic, environmental and infrastructure datasets, and the AI Assistant, which writes site reports with planning-policy citations. If you are a developer, land agent or planning consultant sourcing sites, that is what it is for, and SiteLens does not do it.

If you win work from what gets submitted, as a subcontractor, supplier, installer or consultant, you need the new applications in your patch sorted by your trade and in your inbox each morning, with Companies House checks on the firms you chase. That is SiteLens Pro at £39 a month, or £29 a month billed annually, and the free plan lets you see your own area first.

For architects and planning consultants, SiteLens also shows each council’s approval rate, its decisions and the appeals against them, so you know how a council decides before you submit.

Can you use both?

For a developer, yes. Source and appraise the site in LandInsight, then use SiteLens to follow the new applications around it, the firms active nearby and council approval rates once schemes are in planning.

Frequently asked

How much does LandInsight cost?

LandInsight Pro is £150 a month excluding VAT, billed monthly or annually, and its sign-up form offers a 30-day free trial. Unlimited is priced on request after a demo, on a yearly term that needs 30 days’ written notice to end, and its general terms raise fees 5% at each order-form renewal.

LandInsight vs SearchLand: which is better?

Both are built for finding, appraising and buying land. LandInsight Pro has a published price, £150 a month excluding VAT, and a trial you start yourself. SearchLand Standard is from £195 a month per licence, paid annually, on a 12-month minimum, with trials after a demo. Trial both on a real site before you commit.

Does LandInsight send planning alerts?

Its help centre says saved-site alerts and planning search alerts, emailed daily or weekly across England and Wales, are on every plan, while its pricing grid lists Alerts & Monitoring on Unlimited. SiteLens alerts are on every plan, including free, filtered by trade, area and keyword, daily or weekly, and hourly on Team.

Is SiteLens a land-sourcing tool?

No. SiteLens does not source or appraise sites. It finds the work planning creates: every new application across 380+ UK councils, sorted by trade and in your inbox each morning. Estimated value bands name their basis, and Pro names the firms behind each scheme. For finding and buying land, LandInsight is the better fit.

See it before you pay a penny.

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