DESK RESEARCH, NOT TESTED — compiled from the vendor's public website on Oct 15, 2026. Vendor claims are not verified by Means & Methods Lab.

Directory / Bid management & leads / Building permit & contractor data

Shovels

AI features added to established product Bid management & project leads

WHAT IT DOES

U.S. building permit, contractor, property, and zoning/land-use decision data gathered from local jurisdictions, with permits AI-classified into structured records. Vendor figures (not verified): 196M+ building permits, 3.89M+ licensed contractors, 2,820+ jurisdictions, 7M+ new permits a month; it says land-use decisions can be public as much as 18 months before a permit is filed. Delivered through the Shovels Online web app, a REST API, and bulk data shares. Charlie, the AI agent inside Shovels Online, answers plain-English questions about permits, contractors, and city decisions, filters false positives, builds charts, and shows the SQL behind each answer.

WHO IT'S FOR

Building materials and equipment companies, construction technology firms, energy and climate, home services, real estate, insurance, telecom, and research teams (Shovels's industry list).

PRICING MODEL (AS PUBLICLY STATED)

Credit-based (a credit is one record retrieved). Free $0/mo (500 credits, 1 year of history, 1 seat); Basic $599/mo (25,000 credits, full history, 1 seat); Pro $999/mo (50,000 credits, up to 2 seats); Enterprise custom. Bulk Enterprise Data License by quote. (Pricing checked Oct 15, 2026.)

Prices change; check the vendor page.

Facts last checked: Oct 15, 2026

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TEST STATUS

Not yet tested. No scores exist for this tool.

USER REVIEWS

Reviews are the opinions of individual users, not Means & Methods Lab test results. Every review is held for moderation before it appears. Reviewers who work for, are paid by, or have a financial relationship with Shovels or a competitor must disclose it; disclosed affiliations are shown with the review. Reviews and moderation are never for sale.

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