Lofty (Chime) vs Broker & Agent

Lofty quotes one platform for the site, the CRM and AI, with a dialer and ads on offer. Ours is a custom site and a free CRM at a published price, month to month.

The Broker & Agent Solutions teamUpdated Sep 29, 2026Prices checked Sep 29, 2026
The short answer

Lofty, formerly Chime, is an all-in-one platform: an IDX website from its template library, an AI CRM, a basic dialer and mobile apps, with ads, a power dialer and custom design as add-ons. Pricing is quoted; The Close reported the entry package at $449/month plus $500. Broker & Agent builds a custom IDX website for $89/month plus $495, month to month, with Workspace Free (coming soon). Choose Lofty for managed lead ads alongside the CRM. Choose Broker & Agent for a custom-designed site and a free CRM at a published price.

Choose Broker & Agent if
  • You want a site designed around your brand, with full MLS search, at a price you can see before any demo.
  • You want transactions and e-signature on the free plan, and you want them to stay with the client record.
  • You want to see your new site before you pay, with no committed term after.
Choose Lofty if
  • You want Lofty to run your Google and Facebook lead ads for a management fee.
  • You run a brokerage that wants one vendor for every agent, with recruiting, single sign-on and white-label options on Enterprise.

What Lofty costs, and what we cost

Lofty quotes each account, so their side shows what an independent source reported, checked Sep 29, 2026. Ours are on our pricing page.

Broker & Agent Launch$1,563first year · $495 build + $89 × 12
Lofty (estimate)$5,888first year · $500 one-time + $449 × 12

Lofty quotes every account, so their side is The Close’s reported figure for the entry package (June 2026): $449/month plus a $500 one-time fee, $5,888 over a first year. The Close reported Premier at $700/month for 15 users plus $1,000, and Enterprise at $1,500 for 100 users plus $2,000. Ad budgets, ad management and the AI Sales Agent are extra. On our side, Workspace Pro adds the full AI allowance and Studio’s design tools for $59/month. Source: The Close: Lofty CRM review (reported package prices, June 17, 2026), checked Sep 29, 2026. Confirm current pricing with each company.

Lofty (Chime) vs Broker & Agent, side by side

What we compareBroker & AgentLofty
Price and terms
Entry price $89/mo + $495 build (Launch) Quote only; reported $449/mo + $500 one-time
Free plan Workspace Free, $0 permanently for one user Not offered
Adding users $12 or $59/month per team member Reported: $15 per extra user on the entry package
Agreement Month to month, cancel anytime Monthly or committed term; committed terms renew for a year unless cancelled 90 days before the end
How you buy Online, after a free, interactive preview of your site Request a quote or book a demo
The website
Design Custom, built around your brand Template library with a drag-and-drop editor
Done-for-you design Included in the build fee Website Design Services, an add-on
IDX / MLS search Included on both plans Included on every plan
Area pages Growth: neighborhood, community and service-area pages Featured area pages; the Hyperlocal SEO Website is an add-on
CRM and AI
Contacts Up to 100,000 free; no cap on Pro Unlimited on every plan
Automations Drips, action plans and watchers on Free Smart Plans on every plan
AI assistant A taste on Free; Workspace Pro: works across the whole workspace, contracts and deadlines included Cowork, on every plan
AI follow-up with new leads Workspace Pro drafts it; you approve before it sends AI Sales Agent add-on, $60/mo for 200 leads
Lead scoring Every plan, Free included Included on every plan
CMAs and presentations CMAs free; presentations on Workspace Pro (Studio) Basic CMAs included; Lofty Present is an add-on
Integrations A public API and an MCP server for your own tools Lofty MCP server and developer API
Transactions
Transaction management Included free: deals, milestones, close dates, commission A Lofty product, not listed on the plan grid
E-signature Included free, up to 10 requests a day Part of Lofty’s transaction tools
Calling, ads and mobile
Dialer Click to call and text from a business number with the phone add-on; no power dialer Basic dialer on every plan; Power Dialer add-on
Texting and calling Phone add-on; every call and text logs to the contact Mass and auto texting on every plan
Managed ads Not offered Lead Gen Service add-on; 20% management fee on the ad budget
Mobile app Works on any phone in the browser; native app coming soon iPhone and Android apps on every plan

A tick marks the side with the edge on that row. Their details are from the sources listed at the end of this page.

Where Broker & Agent is different

01Transparent pricing

$89/month plus a $495 build, with Workspace Free included. Lofty prices each account on a quote; The Close reported its entry package at $449/month plus $500 in June 2026.

02Design is part of the build

Your site is designed around your brand for the $495 build fee. Lofty sites start from its template library, and done-for-you design is a separate add-on.

03No committed term

Our plans run month to month. Lofty’s committed-term agreements renew for a year unless you cancel in writing at least 90 days before the end date.

04The deal on the free plan

Transactions and e-signature come with Workspace Free, so the lead from your site and the deal it turns into stay with the same client record. Lofty sells transaction management, but it is not on its plan grid.

How much does Lofty cost in 2026?

Lofty doesn’t publish prices. Its pricing page lists four plans, Lofty Agent, Team, Broker and Enterprise, each marked “Request Pricing”, and Lofty builds a quote from the package, the number of users and any add-ons. In June 2026 The Close reported the entry package at $449/month plus $15 per extra user and a $500 one-time fee, Premier at $700/month for 15 users plus $1,000, and Enterprise at $1,500/month for 100 users plus $2,000.

Add-ons are priced on top. Lofty’s help center lists the AI Sales Agent at $60/month for 200 leads, plus $30 for each 100 more, and its managed buyer and seller lead ads at a 20% management fee on budgets from $600/month, or $150 flat below $750.

A Broker & Agent website is $89/month plus a $495 build on Launch, or $129 plus $795 on Growth, month to month. Workspace Free comes with both, and Workspace Pro, the full AI and Studio’s design tools, is $59/month with any of our websites. Over a first year that is $1,563 on Launch against about $5,888 on Lofty’s reported entry package.

Bottom lineLofty is quoted, reported from $449/month plus $500; Broker & Agent starts at $89/month plus $495, month to month, with Workspace Free included.

The website: templates or a custom design

Both include an IDX website, so buyers search the MLS on your own domain and every sign-up is saved as a lead. Lofty’s sites start from a template library with a drag-and-drop editor, with unlimited agent subdomains and landing pages. A done-for-you design and a hyperlocal SEO website are add-ons, which Lofty says take about two to four weeks to launch.

We design every site around your brand as part of the build, and you can click through a free preview of your new site before you pay. Launch covers the design, the core pages, your MLS search, forms and domain. Growth adds neighborhood, community and service-area pages, the blog, drafted SEO fixes and an AI chat assistant on the site. Our team sets up your Google Business Profile on both plans.

Bottom lineLofty starts from templates with custom design as an add-on; ours is designed for you in the $495 build.

CRM and AI

Lofty’s CRM has unlimited contacts on every plan, with Smart Plans for automation, AI lead scoring and Cowork, its AI assistant, included. The AI Sales Agent, which messages and qualifies new leads, is an add-on priced by the number of leads it works. Lofty also offers an MCP server so outside AI tools can work with your data.

Workspace Free has room for 100,000 contacts, with the lead inbox, pipeline, smart lists, email and calendar sync, and drips, action plans and watchers. Workspace Pro adds the full AI assistant, which works across the whole workspace including contracts and deadlines, follow-up it drafts for you to approve, and Studio for presentations, at $59/month with one of our sites. An MCP server and public API come with Free.

Bottom lineLofty’s plan includes Cowork, with the AI Sales Agent extra; Workspace gives you room for 100,000 contacts and automations free, and an AI that works across contracts and deadlines for $59/month.

From accepted offer to closing

Lofty sells transaction management with document collection, deadline tracking, checklists, a client portal and e-signature, and it connects to dotloop, Brokermint and SkySlope. It is not a line on Lofty’s plan grid, so ask whether it is in your quote.

In Workspace, transactions are part of the free plan: the deal board, milestones and close dates, documents, commission, and e-signature for up to 10 signature requests a day. When a lead from your website goes under contract, the deal picks up its full history. Workspace Pro adds form filling from the CRM and bulk send.

Bottom lineWith Lofty the deal after the offer is a line to confirm on your quote; with us the deal and e-signature are on the free plan.

Calling, ads and the mobile app

Lofty sells calling tools and managed lead ads as part of its platform. Every plan includes a basic dialer, mass and auto texting, and iPhone and Android apps, and the Power Dialer, extra text packages and the Lead Gen Service are add-ons. Lofty runs Google, Bing and Facebook lead ads for you with a 20% management fee, and Closely gives your buyers a home-search app, free for agents.

Workspace gives you click to call and text from a business number with the Phone add-on, and every call and text logs to the contact. Workspace works on any phone in the browser with nothing to install, and a native app is coming soon. We don’t run ads; if you buy them elsewhere, those leads land in Workspace like any other.

Bottom lineLofty runs your lead ads for a 20% management fee; with us, every call and text from your business number logs to the contact, with the phone add-on.

Contracts, setup and getting started

Lofty starts with a demo and a quote. Its terms of use describe two kinds of agreement: monthly, which renews each month, and committed-term, which renews for a year unless you cancel in writing at least 90 days before the end date. The Close reported a one-time fee on each package, and Lofty says onboarding, including moving your data from your old CRM, is included on most plans.

You see a free preview of your new site before anything else. Pay the build fee when you’re ready, we finish the site, and the monthly starts when it goes live. There’s no agreement to sign, and your domain and contacts go with you if you ever leave.

Bottom lineLofty offers monthly and committed terms after a quote; ours is month to month after a free preview.

What it looks like in Workspace

The screens you’d use every day. Names are made up.

Every lead, answeredWhere they came from and what they searched
The assistantAsk it anything about your business
Deals, closedChecklists and signatures on the deal

When Lofty is the better fit

Lofty is built for teams that work paid leads by phone and want one quoted platform for the website, the CRM, calling and ads. It runs Google, Bing and Facebook lead ads for a management fee, and its Enterprise plan adds recruiting, single sign-on and white-label options for brokerages that want one vendor across every agent.

Moving from Lofty to Broker & Agent

  1. See your new site firstBefore you pay anything, we build a free preview of your new site around your brand and market. Click through it and compare it with your Lofty site.
  2. Check your notice dateOn a committed-term agreement Lofty needs written notice at least 90 days before the end date, or the term renews for a year. Find the date on your order form first.
  3. Bring your contactsExport your contacts and we’ll help you import them into Workspace. A CSV works from any CRM.
  4. Run both while you switchWorkspace Free costs nothing, so you can work leads in both until your Lofty term ends. We move your domain on launch day.
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Lofty vs Broker & Agent: common questions

How much does Lofty cost?

Lofty doesn’t publish prices; every account is quoted from the package, users and add-ons. In June 2026 The Close reported $449/month plus $15 per extra user and a $500 one-time fee for the entry package, $700/month for 15 users on Premier, and $1,500 for 100 users on Enterprise. The AI Sales Agent, $60/month for 200 leads, and managed ads are extra.

Is Lofty the same as Chime?

Yes. Chime Technologies rebranded as Lofty, Inc. in November 2023, and the Chime CRM is now the Lofty platform. Searches for the Chime real estate CRM describe the same product, which now includes an IDX website, an AI CRM, a dialer and mobile apps, sold on quoted plans for agents, teams, brokers and enterprises.

Does Lofty have a contract?

Lofty sells monthly and committed-term agreements. Under its terms of use, a monthly agreement renews each month, and a committed-term agreement renews for a year unless you cancel in writing at least 90 days before the end date. Broker & Agent has no agreement: the website’s monthly starts at launch and you can cancel anytime.

Does Lofty include a website with IDX?

Yes. Every Lofty plan includes an IDX website built from its template library with a drag-and-drop editor, and done-for-you design is an add-on. A Broker & Agent website is designed around your brand as part of a $495 build, with full IDX search, for $89/month, month to month.

Does Lofty have transaction management and e-signature?

Lofty sells transaction management with e-signature, document tracking and a client portal, though it is not listed on the plan grid, so confirm it on your quote. Workspace includes transactions and e-signature on its free plan, with deals, milestones, commission and up to 10 signature requests a day.

What is a good alternative to Lofty?

BoldTrail (kvCORE), Sierra Interactive and Follow Up Boss are common alternatives to Lofty, each built around a different model. For a custom IDX website and a CRM at a published price, Broker & Agent Solutions is $89/month plus a $495 build, month to month, with transactions and e-signature free in Workspace.

Can I move from Lofty to Broker & Agent?

Yes. We build a free preview of your new site first, help you bring your contacts into Workspace, and move your domain on launch day. If you are on a committed term, give Lofty written notice at least 90 days before the end date, and run both until the term ends.

Sources and how we compare

Every figure about Lofty comes from their own website where they publish it, with the date we read it. Where a company only quotes, we cite the range an independent source reported. Our prices come from our pricing page. Prices change, so confirm current pricing with each company.

Lofty is a trademark of Lofty Inc. Broker & Agent Solutions is not affiliated with Lofty.

  1. The Close: Lofty CRM review (reported package prices, June 17, 2026)Checked Sep 29, 2026
  2. Lofty pricing: plans, included features and add-onsChecked Sep 29, 2026
  3. Lofty Terms of Use, §6.11–6.12 automatic renewal (updated August 17, 2026)Checked Sep 29, 2026
  4. Lofty Help Center: Getting Started with AI Sales Agent (pricing)Checked Sep 29, 2026
  5. Lofty Help Center: Lead Generation FAQs (budgets and management fees)Checked Sep 29, 2026
  6. Lofty Transaction ManagementChecked Sep 29, 2026
  7. Lofty IDX WebsiteChecked Sep 29, 2026
  8. Lofty Website Design ServicesChecked Sep 29, 2026
  9. Lofty Mobile AppsChecked Sep 29, 2026
  10. Lofty MCP ServerChecked Sep 29, 2026
  11. Lofty Set up & Success Program (onboarding)Checked Sep 29, 2026
  12. Chime Technologies Rebrands as Lofty, Inc. (company release, November 7, 2023)Checked Sep 29, 2026
  13. Broker & Agent Solutions pricingOur published prices