Comparison
Landicia vs Searchland
Searchland is one of the largest land sourcing platforms in the UK, with a wide dataset, multi-seat licences and a connector for AI tools. Landicia is a smaller, single-plan product for developers in England, built around finding a site, getting to the owner and keeping up the follow-up.
Last checked 11 September 2026. Landicia wrote this page, so read it with that in mind. We have stated only what Searchland publishes, and said so where their site does not answer a question.
Which one fits
Searchland is probably the better choice if
- Several people need seats, and you want one supplier for the whole team.
- You want the broad national dataset: strategic land, HMO, buildings, energy and demographic data on the higher plans.
- You want to query your land data from AI tools through their MCP connector.
- An annual contract is normal for your business.
- You source outside England.
- You want case studies from firms like yours before you commit.
Landicia is probably the better choice if
- You want to pay monthly, with no 12-month commitment.
- You are a small developer or sourcer and one seat is enough.
- You want to see the price before you book a call.
- Most of your time goes on the owner: the title, the letter and the replies after it.
- You want the product set up on your own area with the person who builds it.
- You want help building the shortlist as well as the tools. Landicia Assisted adds a sourcing brief and up to 10 human-reviewed opportunities a month.
Side by side
As published on 11 September 2026. Landicia's terms quote fees exclusive of VAT, so check how each price is shown before comparing totals.
| Feature | Landicia | Searchland |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £149 a month for the software. Landicia Assisted is £350, software included. | Standard from £195 a month per licence when paid annually. Pro and MAX are priced on request. |
| Contract | Monthly rolling. Cancel any time, no setup fee. | 12-month minimum on every plan. Monthly payment is available; paying annually is cheaper. |
| Trying it first | No free trial. A 15-minute demo on your own target area, or start the plan directly. | A free trial, offered after a personalised demo. |
| Coverage | England. | Sold as a UK platform. |
| Finding sites | Brownfield and commercial opportunities from official registers, with flood, green belt, conservation, listed building and TPO layers. | Sourcing filters and AI search. Strategic land data from the Pro plan up. |
| Planning | Every published application on a title or within 250m of it, counted by decision and listed with the authority's own wording. | Planning applications and constraints on every plan. |
| Ownership and title | Registered owner and the company behind it. Title documents are £7 each, the HM Land Registry fee. | Unlimited title lookups and basic company ownership on Standard. Title deeds are £7 each through the platform. |
| Letters to owners | Drafted from the site record. Print them yourself for nothing, or post through Landicia: 10 a month included, then from £1.30 a letter. | Branded templates with merge fields, sent in bulk, tracked as sent, en route or delivered. Per-letter cost not published. |
| Comparables | Nearby sale evidence per square foot. No appraisal model. | Sold price comparables on Standard, residential comparables on Pro. Commercial comparables and appraisals are paid add-ons. |
| Follow-up | Board by stage, with follow-ups due, letters posted and replies counted. | Letter status dashboard, with resending of single letters or whole campaigns. |
| AI and API | None. | MCP connector for AI tools: 1,000 tokens a month on Standard, unlimited on MAX. The API is not included in Standard. |
| Hands-on sourcing help | Optional. Landicia Assisted is £350 a month at the founding price, software included: we search against your brief and send up to 10 human-reviewed opportunities a month. | No sourcing service on their pricing page. MAX includes strategic support. |
| Onboarding | A set-up session with the founder on your target area. | Demo first, then the trial. |
| Track record | Early-stage. Paying customers use it weekly; no published case studies yet. | Says more than 2,000 property professionals use it, and publishes customer stories. |
Both find sites, show ownership and planning, post letters to owners and cost £7 a title document. The biggest differences are commercial: a 12-month licence against a monthly plan, and a much wider dataset against a narrower workflow. We have not used Searchland's letter tracking alongside our own pipeline, so we can't say how the follow-up compares day to day.
What to check before you choose
- What the Standard plan leaves out. Strategic land data, residential comparables and appraisals sit on higher plans or add-ons.
- The full cost over a year. Searchland's Standard price is per licence with a 12-month minimum, so multiply by seats and by twelve.
- What a posted letter costs on each.
- Whether you would use the AI connector, or whether it is a feature you are paying for and not using.
- Both tools on the same target area, ideally one where you already know the sites.
Sources
- Searchland pricing
- Searchland: letter sending
- Searchland: developers and land sourcers
- Landicia: pricing, product and company facts
All checked 11 September 2026. If something here is out of date, email info@landicia.com and we will fix it.
Other comparisons
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Want help building the shortlist too? See Landicia Assisted