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Plumb Intelligence vs BuildZoom
BuildZoom built a national contractor directory for homeowners. We built a daily selling machine for the people who sell to those contractors.
BuildZoom indexes contractors and building permits across the country and matches homeowners to contractors for their projects — a great fit if you’re a homeowner researching who to hire, or a contractor looking for residential leads nationally. Plumb Intelligence is built for the other side of the table: supplier reps and trade contractors selling into Arizona, who need this morning’s permit changes turned into ranked calls — fused with the AZ ROC roster, county assessor records, and property sales.
Choose BuildZoom if
You’re a homeowner vetting a contractor, or a contractor who wants a national profile and homeowner project matches outside a single metro.
Choose Plumb Intelligence if
You sell into Arizona construction and want a living book of accounts — who to call, why now, license and account health, and a Friday report — not a directory you browse.
| Built for | BuildZoom | Plumb Intelligence |
|---|---|---|
| Who it serves | Homeowners hiring contractors; contractors seeking residential leads. | Supplier reps and trade contractors selling into the trades. |
| Coverage philosophy | National directory — contractors and permits across the U.S. | Arizona depth — every Phoenix-metro portal pulled daily, joins verified locally. |
| The unit of value | The contractor profile and a project-matching request. | The play — who to call, why now, talking point, phone number, outcome tracking. |
| License depth | Contractor profiles with license info as part of the national index. | The full AZ ROC roster — status, classification, disciplinary actions, unlicensed-violator list — refreshed continuously. |
| Property fusion | Permit and contractor records, homeowner-facing. | Full assessor + sales fusion: owner of record, mailing address, absentee flags, sold-but-no-permit signals. |
| Freshness | Permit data updated as records are aggregated nationally. | Daily metro pull, every permit classified by lifecycle stage — applied, issued, in progress, finaled. |
| Price | Free directory; bidding/lead products for contractors. | One product, every feature: $199/seat/mo, or $179/seat at 3+. Cancel anytime. |
The difference, in one screen
This is what a Plumb Intelligence morning looks like: not a query interface — a ranked list of reasons to pick up the phone, each with the why, the talking point, and the number. (Example data shown.)
See the full product →Permit volume down ~57% vs. their 12-month pace (27 last 90d, ~63 expected).
Quieter quarter than usual — worth a check-in before they drift.
9 permits on one site — an active project, not a one-off job.
Sold 9 days ago, no permit pulled yet — reach the new owner before the work starts.
Selling into Arizona construction? See your territory today.
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