Placester
Brokerage management software
Real estate CRM software
Real estate marketing software
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What is Placester
Placester is a real estate marketing platform focused on building and managing agent and brokerage websites and related lead-capture experiences. It is used by real estate agents, teams, and brokerages to publish branded sites, create landing pages, and route inquiries into basic contact/lead workflows. The product emphasizes website templates, IDX-enabled search (where available), and integrations to connect web leads to other systems.
Website and landing page builder
Placester centers on creating and maintaining real estate websites with configurable templates and page-building tools. It supports common real estate site needs such as listing search and lead capture forms. This makes it a fit when the primary requirement is a managed web presence rather than a full back-office suite.
Lead capture and routing
The platform is designed to collect inquiries from website forms and listing pages and convert them into leads/contacts. It provides basic workflows to notify users and help route leads to the right agent or team member. This covers the early-stage marketing-to-lead handoff without requiring a separate web form tool.
Integrations for downstream systems
Placester supports integrations intended to pass leads and contact data to external CRMs, email marketing tools, and other real estate systems. This helps organizations that prefer to keep the website layer separate from their primary CRM or transaction stack. Integration options can reduce manual data entry when configured correctly.
Not a full brokerage back office
Placester’s core focus is marketing websites and lead capture, not brokerage accounting, commission management, or transaction compliance. Organizations looking for end-to-end brokerage operations typically need additional systems for those functions. As a result, it may not replace brokerage management software in more complex firms.
CRM depth may be limited
While Placester can store leads/contacts and support basic follow-up, it is not positioned as a deeply featured real estate CRM for long-cycle pipeline management. Teams that require advanced automation, detailed activity tracking, or complex segmentation often rely on a dedicated CRM. This can increase dependency on integrations for day-to-day sales workflows.
IDX and MLS dependencies
IDX-enabled features depend on MLS rules, data availability, and third-party/MLS approval processes. Implementation timelines and capabilities can vary by market, and ongoing compliance requirements can add administrative overhead. These dependencies can affect how quickly a brokerage can launch or modify listing-search experiences.
Plan & Pricing
Pricing model: Subscription (tiered plans exist but base plan prices are not publicly listed on the vendor website). Official support docs only publish usage-based fees and add-on costs.
Publicly documented fees from Placester (official support site):
- IDX support fee: $25 / month per approved IDX integration.
- Active-Agent pricing (prorated by days of usage):
- DIFM (Do-It-For-Me) subscriptions: $25 per active agent site (prorated).
- DIY subscriptions: $10 per active agent site (prorated).
- Broker subscriptions (Office Builder / Broker Pro): $5 per active agent site (prorated).
- Live Chat add-on: $25 / month.
- Service Marketplace credit: Agents receive $20 service credit and Brokers receive $40 (monthly credit toward services marketplace purchases).
Notes & limitations (from official docs):
- Many advanced features are gated to specific subscription levels (Starter/Advanced/Office Builder/Broker Pro/Agent), but the vendor’s public site does not publish the base subscription list-prices in the accessible documentation. Official support repeatedly directs customers to the "packages and pricing page" or to contact sales for plan selection.
- All active-agent charges are prorated based on days used, per official support documentation.
Seller details
Placester, Inc.
Boston, MA, USA
2011
Private
https://placester.com
https://x.com/placester
https://www.linkedin.com/company/placester/
