Co-founder, DeedSpring

Michael Skelly

Computer science at Oxford, AI at Imperial. Has spent the last decade building tools that let anyone create the software their business needs.

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About Michael Skelly

Michael Skelly is co-founder and CEO of DeedSpring. He studied computer science at Oxford and AI at Imperial, and has spent the last decade building tools that let anyone create the software their business needs.

With Sam Davyson he founded Stacker in 2017, the platform DeedSpring runs on, which is backed by Y Combinator and Andreessen Horowitz. DeedSpring grew out of the real estate teams who were already using Stacker to run their transactions.

On this blog Michael writes about software comparisons and alternatives and product guides, pricing and migration.

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Comparison · Software comparisons and alternatives

Open To Close vs Trackxi: which one your TC desk should buy

Buy Open To Close if your coordinators must own tasks by role and your clients only need to watch. Buy Trackxi if lenders and inspectors should close their own tasks and three users for $69 a month matters more. Neither reads the contract or chases anyone. DeedSpring does, from $15 a month.

Pricing · Product guides, pricing and migration

Open To Close pricing: $99, $199 or $399 a month, plus $69 for every extra user

Open To Close is $99, $199 or $399 a month for Grow, Pro or Scale, with one user included and $69 a month for each extra team member. Transactions are unlimited and e-signing is a separate Docusign bill. Here is which tier you need, what a team pays, and when a per-closing plan costs less.

Pricing · Product guides, pricing and migration

Trackxi pricing: $39 to $199 a month, and why your head count sets the bill

Trackxi costs $39, $69, $99 or $199 a month. One person fits Essential at $39, a second person forces Pro at $69, and a sixth forces Enterprise at $199. Here is what each plan includes, what has changed since 2023, and when paying per closing is the better deal.

Comparison · Software comparisons and alternatives

dotloop vs Docusign for real estate: which one to buy, and what neither one does

Buy a Docusign Real Estate plan if you pay for signing yourself and mostly send association forms: $120 to $300 a year. Buy dotloop Premium at $344 a year if you want the whole deal file in one place. Here is what each costs, what proof each leaves after signing, and what happens to your files when the account closes.

Comparison · Software comparisons and alternatives

SkySlope vs Paperless Pipeline: which one to buy for checklists, review and price

Buy Paperless Pipeline if you want a published price that moves with your deal count and ignores headcount: $69 to $715 a month, unlimited users. Buy SkySlope Suite, from $340 a month, if you want forms, e-signature and a rejection that forces a written reason from one vendor.

Comparison · Software comparisons and alternatives

SkySlope vs dotloop: which one to buy, and what neither one does

SkySlope Suite is the brokerage's compliance system. dotloop is the agent's deal room that teams and brokerages can also run review through. Here is who should buy which, what each costs, and the coordination work neither one does.

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Comparison · Software comparisons and alternatives

Open To Close vs ListedKit: which one to buy, and what each one automates

Buy Open To Close if your agents start the file or you close more than about seven buyer-side deals a month. Buy ListedKit if you start from the executed contract and close fewer. Here is who presses send in each, who types the dates, and what each costs at your volume.

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Buyer guide · Software comparisons and alternatives

Best transaction coordinator software for independent TCs

Open To Close if you serve agents at several brokerages, ListedKit if you close fewer than seven files a month, DeedSpring when you want the contract read and the parties chased for you. What each one costs at your volume, and the differences that decide it.

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Pricing · Product guides, pricing and migration

SkySlope pricing: what Suite, Forms and DigiSign cost, and what the $340 leaves out

SkySlope Suite starts at $340 a month for the brokerage, with the rest on a quote. Forms is $15.99 a month or $149 a year and includes DigiSign; DigiSign alone is $6.25 a month billed annually, per account. Here is what each covers and the three things to get in writing.

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Pricing · Product guides, pricing and migration

ListedKit pricing: $14.99 a credit, and what a closing really costs

ListedKit charges $14.99 a credit, down to $11 in a 50-pack. A buyer-side closing is one credit and a listing taken to close is two. Here is what a month costs, what is extra, and when a per-closing plan is cheaper.

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