LoopNet Alternatives: Best Commercial Listing Sites for Brokers

For most commercial brokers, LoopNet is the default place to list. Owned by CoStar Group, it's one of the largest commercial real estate marketplaces in the US.

But it isn't the only place your buyers and tenants search, and LoopNet doesn't publish prices for its premium listing tiers, so costs vary by market and package. Here's how boutique and mid-market brokerages can compare the other options before paying for anything.

The Short Answer

Most brokers don't need to be on every listing site. They need the two or three where their buyers and tenants actually search, at a cost that makes sense for the deal, with inquiries that come straight to them.

Compare LoopNet and every alternative on these six things:

• What it costs to list, and what the free tier really includes
• How much traffic it gets in your city and property type
• Whether it handles sale, lease, or both
• How leads reach you
• How long it takes to post and update a listing
• Who owns the listing data once it's up

What LoopNet and Crexi Are Built For

LoopNet, owned by CoStar Group, is built around paid exposure. LoopNet doesn’t publish its prices; its help center sends brokers to a LoopNet representative. Trade publication Propmodo reported in 2024 that LoopNet’s ad packages ran from about $50 to $1,099 per month, with the top Diamond package claiming up to 1,535 times more exposure than a free listing. According to Aquila Commercial, a Texas brokerage, a listing needs a paid CoStar Silver ad to appear on LoopNet.

Some users say in reviews that LoopNet’s premium features cost a lot, and trade press has described commercial listing marketplaces as increasingly pay-to-play

Crexi is a broker and data platform. Its listing marketplace is free to use. Crexi PRO, a paid subscription, adds lead generation, marketing, and workflow tools, and Crexi Intelligence sells nationwide market data such as sales comps and property records. It keeps adding features: an embedded AI suite in May 2026, and zoning, tenant, and traffic data in June 2026.

Both are strong products, and both are built around paid upgrades: placement on LoopNet, and PRO and data subscriptions on Crexi. If your goal is to list a property and reach buyers and tenants without paying for exposure, that’s the gap Hutfin is built for.

The Main LoopNet Alternatives

• Crexi: a national marketplace that lists properties for sale and lease, runs online auctions, and sells paid market data. Its paid plans are priced on request.
• Hutfin: a commercial real estate marketplace for sale, lease, and business-for-sale listings, free to list.
• Local commercial information exchanges: often run by regional broker associations. Strong for reaching other local brokers, but usually members only.
• Your own brokerage website: you control the listing and the leads, but traffic depends on your brand and your own marketing.
• Email and social: your own list of buyers, tenants, and cooperating brokers. Free, and often the fastest way to a qualified lead.

Most brokerages end up with a mix: one or two national marketplaces for reach, plus their own site and local network for relationships.

1. What It Costs to List

Listing prices range from free to several hundred dollars a month per property for premium placement. Many sites offer a free basic listing and charge to show it higher in search, add more photos, or unlock buyer contact details.

Before you commit, ask three questions:

• Is the free listing visible to everyone, or only to paying members?
• Is premium placement priced per listing, per month, or per year?
• Does the site charge a fee when the deal closes?

A $500-a-month upgrade on a $400,000 property is a very different decision from the same upgrade on a $6 million one.

2. Traffic Where Your Property Is

National traffic numbers don't tell you much. A site can be huge overall and thin in your market.

Run a quick test. Search your city and property type on each site, the way a buyer would. Count the competing listings and look at how recently they were posted. Lots of current listings usually means buyers and tenants are searching there too.

3. Leasing Tools

Some sites are built around sales. Others are stronger for leasing. If you represent a multi-tenant building, you may need both: one listing for the building and separate listings for each vacant suite.

Check whether the site lets you list individual spaces inside a building, with their own size, rent, and lease type. Tenants search by space, not by building.

4. How Leads Reach You

This is where listing sites differ the most. Some send inquiries straight to the listing agent or owner. Others route them through a sales team, or show the buyer a list of other agents first.

Send a test inquiry to one of your own listings. Note how long it takes to arrive and whether it comes to you directly.

5. Time to Post and Update

A listing that takes an hour to post is a listing that won't get updated. Stale prices and spaces that already leased cost you credibility with buyers.

Look for sites that let you post from an existing flyer or offering memorandum, and that make price and availability changes quick.

6. Who Owns the Data

Read the terms. Some sites can keep showing, licensing, or reusing your listing data after you take a property down. If that matters to you or your client, know it before you post.

Free Listing Websites: What to Expect

Free listing websites are worth using, especially for smaller properties and local deals. Just expect trade-offs:

• Lower search placement than paid listings on the same site
• Limits on photos, documents, or number of listings
• Fewer filters and less detail shown to buyers

For many brokers, two free listings on sites with good local traffic beat one expensive listing on a site that's thin in that market. Save paid placement for the deals that need it.

Where Hutfin Fits

Hutfin is a commercial real estate marketplace built around one idea: list your property with free AI, and reach buyers and tenants at no cost. More than 10,000 commercial properties have been listed on Hutfin.

• Free to start: 5 free AI-generated listings every month, no card required
• Free AI listing: upload a flyer and AI drafts your listing in under a minute
• One search for everything: properties for sale, spaces for lease, and businesses for sale
• Built-in reach: buyers and tenants with matching saved searches get an email when you list
• Inquiries come to you: buyers and tenants deal directly with you, not a middleman
• Your listing stays yours: listings stay on Hutfin and aren’t resold to other sites

See what buyers see first: search properties for sale or spaces for lease in your city.

Recap

• LoopNet is the default, but not the only place buyers and tenants search
• List where your buyers and tenants search, not everywhere
• Check what the free tier actually includes before paying for placement
• Test local traffic by searching your own city and property type
• Send a test inquiry to see how leads reach you
• Pick sites that make posting and updating fast
• Two well-chosen free listings often beat one expensive one

Final Word

The best listing site is the one that gets your phone to ring with the right buyer or tenant. Spend an hour testing two or three marketplaces before you spend money on any of them.

Have a property to sell or lease? List it free at hutfin.com.