strIQ 2026 Review: Is a $250 a Month STR Platform Worth It?

strIQ is $250 a month, billed annually. BNBCalc Markets is $33 a month, billed annually. Same billing, about seven times the price, for less rental data.

You do not need their property search. Zillow and Realtor.com are the listing sites. The price, the photos, the beds and baths, the lot, the tax history, and the days on market live there, for the whole country, not for a 100-market slice. strIQ is a second search on top of that, with a score attached. It is not a better record of the house.

Find the house on Zillow. Copy the link. Paste it into the BNBCalc search box. We pull that property and run the analysis: the comps, the revenue, the expenses, and the loan.

The rental data is the part they do not match. We have 10 million properties on both Airbnb and Vrbo, about 10 to 20 times the 500,000 to 1 million their pages claim. We cover 487 US markets, about four times their 100+. And their app is not mobile friendly. Ours is.

We build BNBCalc. Prices below are the annual rates. Their property counts are from their solutions page, read September 30, 2026.

The questions that matter

	BNBCalc	strIQ
How many US markets can I research?	487	100+
How many rentals are in the data, and from which sites?	10 million properties, on both Airbnb and Vrbo	500,000 or 1 million, depending on the line. About 10–20x fewer
Where should I look up the house for sale?	Zillow or Realtor.com. Then paste the Zillow link into our search and we analyze that house	Their own search. The listing facts are still better on Zillow and Realtor.com
Can I see why the revenue number is what it is?	Yes. Up to 50 comps you can open, grade, and override	A score and a revenue band. No data source on the page
Does it have an AI underwriter?	Yes. Unlimited reports. It uses the property details and amenities	No
Does it include a Zestimate and the property facts?	Yes	No
If I add an amenity, do I see the revenue change for this bedroom count?	Yes	No
Can I track material-participation hours for the STR tax tests?	Yes. Included	No
What do I pay, billed annually?	$33 a month	$250 a month
Can I use it on my phone at the property?	Yes. The market, the comps, and the loan, and it stays fast	No. The app is not mobile friendly

Why Zillow and Realtor.com are the listing source

A home for sale has one real record. Zillow and Realtor.com are where that record is kept current: asking price, price cuts, photos, square footage, year built, lot size, taxes, and how long it has been on the market. They cover US listings. strIQ covers 100+ markets and then disagrees with itself on whether the property count is 500,000 or 1 million.

Paying $250 a month to search a thinner copy of Zillow does not get you a better house. It gets you their score on someone else's listing.

The workflow we would actually use: open the house on Zillow, copy the link, paste it into BNBCalc. The search box takes that Zillow link and runs the detailed analysis on the property. Realtor.com is the other place to confirm the facts. The link you paste is the Zillow one.

What the rental data has to do

Once you have the house, the question is what it earns on Airbnb and Vrbo, and whether the loan works. That is 10 million properties on both sites, in 487 US markets, with comps you can open. Each comp is graded on the property, the bedroom count, and the amenities. The set is flagged when it leans high or low.

strIQ's pricing page shows a sample with a revenue band, a 9/10 score, and a cash-on-cash figure. Their FAQ calls the bands precise and credits algorithms, history, and trends. There is no comp to open, and no sentence on whether those comps are Airbnb, Vrbo, or both.

The phone

Their app is not mobile friendly. You will not finish this at the house on it. BNBCalc will. The market, the comps, and the loan run on the phone, and they stay fast. That is when the decision actually happens.

Frequently asked questions

Is strIQ worth $250 a month?

No. Billed annually that is $250 a month against $33 for BNBCalc. You find the house on Zillow or Realtor.com, paste the Zillow link into our search, and get the analysis. They have a tenth to a twentieth of the rental properties and about a quarter of the US markets.

Why not use strIQ to find the property?

Zillow and Realtor.com already have the listing. They have the price history, the photos, and the property facts, across the country. strIQ searches fewer markets and puts a score on top. Paste the Zillow link into BNBCalc instead of paying for a second search.

Can I paste a Zillow link into BNBCalc?

Yes. Paste the Zillow listing link into the search box. BNBCalc reads the property and runs the detailed analysis: comps, revenue, expenses, and the loan.

Can I use it on my phone?

strIQ's app is not mobile friendly. BNBCalc is. You can research the market and finish the underwrite on the phone.

Which revenue number would you trust?

BNBCalc's. The comps are on the screen. strIQ publishes a score and a band and does not show the source.

The bottom line

Look the house up on Zillow or Realtor.com. Paste the Zillow link into BNBCalc. You get 10 million Airbnb and Vrbo properties, 487 US markets, and a phone that works, for $33 a month billed annually. strIQ is $250 a month, billed annually, for a search you do not need.

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