HBW has sold regional building-permit lead reports since 1992, focused on Florida, Texas, Georgia, Alabama and Oklahoma, 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 → $49/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 |
| Real-time webhooks | ✓From $49/mo | — |
| Email lead feed | ✓Daily/weekly | ✓Report delivery |
| Geographic focus | 304 jurisdictions / 27 states | FL, TX, GA, AL, OK |
| History & local depth | Daily open-data ingest | Since 1992, regional editorial data |
HBW (HBWeekly) details reflect publicly available information as of June 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 27 states 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, Alabama or Oklahoma 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 $49/mo.
Yes — high-volume metros in those states are part of our 304-jurisdiction coverage. 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.
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