Nestraq vs BelowMarket: the receipts-backed comparison
Both tools score deals, and both have a genuinely free core. The honest differences are how the data is obtained, what sits behind the number, and where each one is stronger. Sources and verified dates on every claim.
BelowMarket deserves a straight comparison: it is free, it publishes its scoring rubric openly, and it covers ground we do not — auction lots especially. It also speaks directly to buyers: its buyer toolkit promises a negotiation playbook for every UK property. This page gives it that respect and then explains where we differ, with receipts.
So the difference is not who each tool is for — it is the machinery underneath: a scraped, one-shot toolkit versus a lawful, continuous radar whose estimates settle publicly against sold prices.
How the data is obtained
BelowMarket states its AI "reads every UK listing — the words and the photos" across 11 portals. Portal terms prohibit unlicensed reuse of listing content; readers can weigh that posture for themselves.
Nestraq never scrapes portals. Our listings come through a licensed commercial feed, and our numbers are built from licensed and open government data — HM Land Registry, the EPC register, The Gazette, police.uk, the Environment Agency, Ofcom — with the provenance shown on every figure. If a data source ever constrains what we can show, we say so in the product.
What sits behind the number
Both tools put a score on a deal. Behind Nestraq's score, when you choose to reveal, sits the full pack: the exact address, our estimate with its confidence band, 20 sold comparables, EPC detail and mobile signal ratings. Scores themselves are free and unlimited — there is no request ceiling on scoring.
BelowMarket's free public API is rate-limited to 30 requests per hour per IP, which is a perfectly reasonable limit for a free service — it is simply a difference worth knowing if you score at volume.
Two free tiers, two philosophies
BelowMarket is free and monetises differently; Nestraq's scores are free because our marginal cost of scoring is near zero, and we charge only for the exact-address reveal. Neither model is a trick — they are just different bets. Ours means the thing we sell you is precision, not access.
When BelowMarket is the better choice
There are real cases where BelowMarket is the stronger pick today, and here they are without hedging.
- •Auction lots: BelowMarket indexes auction properties natively. Nestraq has no auction-house ingest today.
- •Photo-derived hints: their AI claims to read listing photos, so it can suggest things like refurbishment potential. Our lawful vision path is geometry-only today — we cannot flag "needs refurb from the photos", and we will not guess.
- •You want a published 5-factor scoring rubric you can read end-to-end on a free product — theirs is public and genuinely thoughtful.
The receipts
We compare ourselves to other tools the same way we score houses: with receipts. Every factual claim on this page appears below with its public source and the date we last verified it. A weekly job re-checks each source; if one changes, a human reviews the page before it does. Spotted something out of date? Tell usand we'll fix it.
About BelowMarket
BelowMarket states its AI 'reads every UK listing — the words and the photos' across 11 portals; portal terms prohibit unlicensed reuse of listing content.
Source ↗·Last verified 5 July 2026
BelowMarket addresses buyers directly: its buyer toolkit promises a 'negotiation playbook for every UK property'.
Source ↗·Last verified 5 July 2026
BelowMarket's free public API is rate-limited to 30 requests per hour per IP.
Source ↗·Last verified 5 July 2026
About Nestraq
Nestraq deal scores are free and unlimited — no credit meter on scoring; only the exact-address reveal is metered (3 free trial reveals; Pro £12/mo includes 25; Premium £30/mo includes 60; £0.30 prepaid overage; cancel any time from the app via the Stripe billing portal).
Source ↗·Last verified 5 July 2026
Nestraq's core data is licensed and open-source (HM Land Registry, EPC register, The Gazette, police.uk, Environment Agency, Ofcom) — it never scrapes property portals.
Source ↗·Last verified 5 July 2026
FAQ
Is BelowMarket actually free?
Yes — its deal scores are free, and its public API is free with a 30 requests/hour/IP limit. We compare on facts, not FUD: it is a genuinely free product.
Why does Nestraq make a point about portal scraping?
Because how data is obtained determines whether a product can keep existing in its current form, and whether its numbers can be trusted end-to-end. We choose licensed and open data, show provenance per number, and accept the coverage trade-offs that come with that — honestly labelled in the product.
Is this page kept up to date?
Every factual claim above carries a source link and a last-verified date. A weekly job re-checks each source; anything that changed goes to a human for review before the page does.
Tell it anything. It never makes up a number.
Describe the home you want in your own words. Nestraq turns it into honest, editable chips — and tells you to your face which ones it can score today and which have to wait for real data.
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BelowMarket is a trademark of its owner, who do not endorse Nestraq and are not affiliated with it. This comparison is based on public information at the sources linked above, checked on the dates shown. Nothing here is financial advice.