HBW has sold regional building-permit lead reports since 1992, focused on Florida, Texas, Georgia and Alabama, priced by quote. PermitStack is a self-serve, transparently priced permit API with email lead feeds and webhooks.
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PermitStack publishes its prices and starts free. HBW's lead reports are quote-based — you request pricing by phone for your area and trade.
Get an API key by verifying your email. HBW is a sales-led, report-delivery model built around its regional coverage and editorial data collection.
Build permits into your own systems or take an email digest. HBW delivers curated lead reports.
HBW is a long-running regional lead provider. This compares it with a self-serve, nationally-oriented permit API for the job of sourcing permit leads.
| Feature | PermitStack | HBW (HBWeekly) |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | Free → $29/mo | Quote only |
| Transparent public pricing | On the pricing page | Request a quote |
| Self-serve signup | ~2 minutes | Sales / phone |
| Developer REST API | Lead reports | |
| Webhooks | From $79/mo, after each nightly ingest | Not documented |
| Email lead feed | Daily/weekly | Report delivery |
| Geographic focus | 8,000+ cities / 48 states and DC | FL, TX, GA, AL, OK |
| History & local depth | Nightly ingest from city permit systems & open data | Since 1992, regional editorial data |
HBW (HBWeekly) details reflect publicly available information re-verified against each vendor's own site on 9 September 2026 and may have changed. PermitStack is an independent company and is not affiliated with HBW (HBWeekly). All trademarks belong to their respective owners.
Transparent, self-serve, and not limited to five states.
Every PermitStack plan and limit is published. You don't have to request a quote or schedule a call to find out what permit data costs.
Cover high-volume metros across 48 states and DC from one account, rather than a fixed set of regional reports.
Take a weekly email feed like a traditional report, or wire permits into your CRM via the API and webhooks — your choice.
Our live coverage page shows exactly which jurisdictions are active and how fresh each is — no guessing about what's behind a report.
If your business is squarely in Florida, Texas, Georgia or Alabama and you value a long-established regional provider with decades of local data-collection and a curated report you don't have to configure, HBW has served that market since 1992 and knows it well.
If you want transparent self-serve pricing, an API and webhooks, and coverage that isn't limited to a handful of states, PermitStack is built for that — and you can start for free.
HBW's permit-lead reports are quote-based, so pricing depends on your area and trade and requires contacting them. PermitStack publishes its pricing and starts free, with paid plans from $29/mo.
Yes — high-volume metros in those states are part of our coverage of 8,000+ cities across 48 states and DC. Check the live coverage page for the exact list before committing.
Yes. Save a search and set it to weekly, and PermitStack emails you the new permits matching your trade and metro — similar to a lead report, self-serve.
No. PermitStack is self-serve end to end: verify your email, get a key, and start. There's no quote process for standard plans.
Get a PermitStack API key with email verification — no sales call, no credit card. 100 free requests per day.
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