HousingFeedHousingFeed vs RentCast.
RentCast is a property-data API: records, rent estimates, comparables and listings, priced per request. HousingFeed is a rental inventory feed licensed for display. The deciding question is what your users will see, and whether you are allowed to show it.
Consider RentCast when…
You need property enrichment and rent estimates alongside listing data.
Consider HousingFeed when…
You need US rental listings to show in your app or website under a display licence, and property records and rent estimates are not the job.
Check the sample for your market: coverage and field completeness vary.
Compare the fit for your product.
| What matters | HousingFeed Display Feed | RentCast |
|---|---|---|
| Main use | A rental inventory feed for your product. | Property records, estimates and listings |
| What you receive | Manager-published listings in one schema, with weekly changes. | Property records, rent estimates, comps and rental listings. |
| Public display | Display Feed licence for the agreed use; attribution and link-back required. | Its API terms permit display and distribution, subject to restrictions and applicable third-party terms. Compare the actual fields and permitted use for your application. |
| Removed listings | Weekly source checks; confirmed delistings arrive in your removed set. How verification works. | Check how the provider signals removed or leased listings. |
| Before choosing | Check your market sample, delivery and monthly quote. | Check the provider’s current coverage, delivery terms and usage rights. |
This comparison concerns the Display Feed. HousingFeed’s separate Data API is for internal use and does not grant public display rights.
What a HousingFeed record looks like.
One real manager-direct record, trimmed. The source URL, the three timestamps and the photo URL are what make it displayable under the licence.
{
"platform": "appfolio",
"url": "https://aaapropertymgmt.appfolio.com/listings/detail/d4844af6-b920-4851-ad61-222bc819d9db",
"address": "3622 Birddog Dr., Klamath Falls, OR 97603",
"city": "Klamath Falls",
"state": "OR",
"zip": "97603",
"lat": 42.192723,
"lng": -121.727116,
"rent_min": 2200,
"beds": 3,
"baths": 2,
"sqft_min": 1740,
"available": "NOW",
"image": "https://images.cdn.appfolio.com/aaapropertymgmt/images/a1b19a92-6ddc-4483-97d1-79c0dfc6d716/medium.jpg",
"first_seen_at": "2026-09-11",
"last_seen_at": "2026-09-20",
"scraped_at": "2026-09-20"
}Integrations and connectors.
RentCast
REST API with developer docs, a Postman collection, a Zapier integration, an MCP server and no-code connectors for Bubble and Replit (per its API page, 22 September 2026). Priced per request, with a free developer tier.
HousingFeed
CSV and JSONL exports with weekly added, changed and removed sets, plus API pulls agreed at setup. The internal-use Data API runs on Apify: REST run endpoint, schedules, webhooks and an MCP endpoint. No Zapier app; a Zapier or Make step can call the Apify endpoint directly.
Looking for a “RentCast connector”: RentCast documents its Zapier and MCP integrations on rentcast.io/api. HousingFeed’s machine surfaces: openapi.json and llms.txt.
Sources.
Written by HousingFeed; provider descriptions reviewed 22 September 2026 against the pages linked here. The use-case recommendations are our assessment.
Confirm your intended use with the provider; access and agreements can differ by customer.
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Rights and freshness for every option: display rights explained and how listings are verified. Counts for your market: Coverage. Choosing by use case: best rental listing APIs by use case and how to get rental listings for an app.
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