Yardi Matrix approach
Work from an asset, competitive set, or market.
Beacon vs Yardi Matrix
Beacon vs Yardi Matrix: which finds your next storage deal?
Yardi Matrix is genuinely strong at institutional research, loan and ownership intelligence, pre-underwriting, rents by unit size, and new-supply pipeline information. Its self-storage product is built to support asset origination, loans, investments, and management. The practical difference is where each search starts.
Search direction
Beacon approach
Enter a buy box, then find the markets and properties that fit.
The central difference
Research the market in scope, or let your buy box find the market.
Both products can support disciplined self-storage decisions. The deciding question is whether your team needs institutional asset and loan research, or a developer-focused sourcing system that identifies where your criteria hold.
Yardi Matrix organizes asset and market research.
Yardi Matrix publishes new-supply pipeline data at the asset, competitive-set, and market level, along with loans, ownership, rents, sales comps, and institutional research.
Beacon starts with your buy box.
Enter the criteria you already use. Beacon screens 450,000 trade areas across the country and returns the markets and properties that fit.
Side by side
Beacon and Yardi Matrix at a glance.
Published facts are stated directly. Where Yardi Matrix does not publish a capability on the researched page, the table says not published.
| Comparison | Yardi Matrix | Beacon |
|---|---|---|
| Search direction | Research is published at the asset, competitive-set, and market level. Subscription pricing is based on markets and users. | Starts from your buy box, screens 450,000 trade areas across the country, and returns the markets and properties that fit. |
| Listings and off-market layer | Not published. | New listings come in daily from more than 30 brokerage websites and aggregators, with off-market properties layered onto matching markets. |
| Zoning by right and municipal code | Not published. | Beacon shows whether each property is zoned for storage by right and links straight to the municipal code for that jurisdiction. |
| Alerts on a saved buy box | Not published. | When a new listing hits a saved buy box, Beacon alerts you the same day. |
| Street-rate freshness | Rents by unit size are published. Refresh cadence is not published. | Street rates refresh every 48 hours. |
| Coverage model | Researched data on self-storage facilities at least 25,000 SqFt in size. | 450,000 trade areas across the country, screened against the same buy box regardless of facility size. |
| Access model | Competitive subscription pricing based on markets and users, with demos available by contact. | Beacon is a flat platform subscription. There is no hourly metering, no credit packs, and no per-report charges. |
Yardi Matrix facts are limited to its published self-storage page at the time of writing. Beacon statements follow the approved claim ledger.
When Yardi Matrix is the right choice
Choose Yardi Matrix when your work depends on in-place loans and expirations, ownership and management information, true ownership of LLCs, sales comps, patented improvement and location ratings, or included institutional research. Those capabilities make it especially useful for lenders and teams focused on pre-underwriting existing assets.
Uplift Development Group cut time spent on initial site assessments by 70%.
Read Beacon customer storiesFrequently asked questions
Beacon and Yardi Matrix FAQ
Can I use Beacon alongside Yardi Matrix?
Yes. Some teams replace their data subscription outright. Others keep Yardi Matrix running alongside Beacon for extra coverage. Beacon starts from your buy box and returns the markets and properties that fit.
When is Yardi Matrix the stronger fit?
Yardi Matrix is a strong fit when institutional research, in-place loans and expirations, ownership and management information, sales comps, or rents by unit size are central to the work.
How does facility coverage differ?
Yardi Matrix says its self-storage research covers facilities at least 25,000 SqFt in size. Beacon screens 450,000 trade areas across the country against your buy box, regardless of facility size.
How do the access models compare?
Yardi Matrix publishes competitive subscription pricing based on markets and users, with demos available by contact. Beacon is a flat platform subscription. There is no hourly metering, no credit packs, and no per-report charges.
Your criteria, your market
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