# Boogie Data vs PriceLabs

> Boogie Data's API and MCP server are launching soon; its prices are planned and nothing is for sale yet. Competitor facts come from their own public pages on the dates shown.

For short-term rental investors and analysts choosing a data source. PriceLabs works today and has the longer history; Boogie Data's API and MCP server open soon, and our history is short (since September 2026). What we offer is a lower starting price, $5 a month for one town in one dataset, over a REST API and an MCP server for AI agents. Every PriceLabs fact below links to its source and the date we read it. To hear when they open, [join the waitlist](/#waitlist).

## Who each is for

- **PriceLabs:** Hosts and property managers who set nightly prices, with market dashboards alongside its Dynamic Pricing tool.
- **Boogie Data:** Investors, analysts and AI agents who want town-level rental data as rows, priced per town.

## Where PriceLabs is stronger

- Dynamic pricing for your own listings, which we do not offer. ([hello.pricelabs.co](https://hello.pricelabs.co/market-dashboards/), checked 2 November 2026)
- Two years of past market data and projections up to a year ahead. ([hello.pricelabs.co](https://hello.pricelabs.co/market-dashboards/), checked 2 November 2026)
- A documented API and an MCP server (AI Connector) that work today; ours open at launch. ([developers.pricelabs.co](https://developers.pricelabs.co/llms.txt), checked 2 November 2026)
- A free Market Dashboard when you add a listing to Dynamic Pricing. ([hello.pricelabs.co](https://hello.pricelabs.co/market-dashboards/), checked 2 November 2026)

## Where Boogie Data is stronger

- Lower starting price, for a smaller unit: $5 a month for one town in one dataset, or $9 a month for every town in one dataset (planned), against the PriceLabs Market Dashboard at $9.99 a month (its stated starting price). Theirs is a whole-plan price; ours is per town, per dataset, so add up the towns and datasets you need before comparing. ([hello.pricelabs.co](https://hello.pricelabs.co/market-dashboards/), checked 2 November 2026)
- Local short-term rental rules per town (permit required, permit caps, moratoriums) with a source link and the date we last checked them, sold as a separate dataset.

## Side by side

| | Boogie Data | PriceLabs | Source, checked on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who it is for | Investors, analysts and AI agents who want town-level rental data as rows, priced per town. | Hosts and property managers who set nightly prices, with market dashboards alongside its Dynamic Pricing tool. | [hello.pricelabs.co](https://hello.pricelabs.co/market-dashboards/), checked 2 November 2026 |
| Price | $5 a month ($50 a year) for one town in one dataset: everything we have collected for that town, kept current, over the API and MCP. $9 a month ($90 a year) for every town in one dataset. Each dataset is priced separately, so add up the towns and datasets you need. A one-time download of one town's last 7 days in one dataset is $2. Planned launch prices; nothing is for sale yet. [Pricing](/pricing/) | Market Dashboard plans start at $9.99 a month. | [hello.pricelabs.co](https://hello.pricelabs.co/market-dashboards/), checked 2 November 2026 |
| Free option | A fixed sample and one free month per dataset when the API opens; [free tools](/tools/) now. | One free Market Dashboard, no credit card, when you add a listing to Dynamic Pricing. | [hello.pricelabs.co](https://hello.pricelabs.co/market-dashboards/), checked 2 November 2026 |
| API | REST API with dataset, slice and row calls; opens at launch. [REST docs](/docs/rest/) | Yes: Customer API, Revenue Estimator API and RM Partner API, with an OpenAPI 3.1 specification; no API price on its developer pages. | [developers.pricelabs.co](https://developers.pricelabs.co/llms.txt), checked 2 November 2026 |
| MCP or AI-agent access | Yes: an MCP server with the same calls as the API; opens at launch. [MCP docs](/docs/mcp/) | Yes: an MCP server (AI Connector), with a guide to connecting Claude. | [developers.pricelabs.co](https://developers.pricelabs.co/llms.txt), checked 2 November 2026 |
| History | Short: Airbnb listing and calendar observations since September 2026, and Inside Airbnb snapshots since June 2026. Each is a separate dataset with its own price; town rental rules are another. | Two years of past market data; projections up to one year ahead. | [hello.pricelabs.co](https://hello.pricelabs.co/market-dashboards/), checked 2 November 2026 |
| Updates | Collected every night; each town is revisited daily or weekly. | Updated daily. | [hello.pricelabs.co](https://hello.pricelabs.co/market-dashboards/), checked 2 November 2026 |

PriceLabs facts are from its own public pages on the date shown in each row; prices and plans change, so check the source before you decide. Boogie Data prices are planned launch prices.

## What we don't have yet

History starts in September 2026 (Inside Airbnb snapshots in June 2026). We have no app or dashboard and no revenue estimate for a single address: the data comes as rows over the API and MCP.

## Next step

- [Join the waitlist](/#waitlist) to hear when the API and MCP server open, or email info@boogiedata.com to ask whether we cover the towns you need.
- Read the free [market reports](/reports/): dated, with sample sizes, under CC BY 4.0.
- See how the calls will work in the [REST quickstart](/docs/quickstart/), or how to connect an agent in the [MCP docs](/docs/mcp/).
- Read [who this data helps](/use-cases/str-investors/), the [methodology](/methodology/) and the [planned prices](/pricing/).