LightBox API alternative: Korzy vs LightBox

If you are evaluating the LightBox API for parcel data, this page sets Korzy and LightBox side by side. LightBox offers parcel, zoning, structure and environmental APIs through a developer portal, plus bulk feeds and an early-access MCP program.¹²³⁴ Korzy is an API and MCP server for U.S. parcels and the infrastructure around them. The comparison uses what each publishes about its own product, checked 5 November 2026.

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Korzy vs LightBox: pricing, coverage and access

Feature	Korzy	LightBox
Pricing model	Monthly plans with credits; extra credits in packs	Plans from pay-as-you-go to high-volume enterprise packages⁵
Published entry price	$49/month (Professional, 3,000 credits)	Not published; pricing through LightBox Sales⁵
Free trial or free tier	No free trial	Free developer portal access to try the APIs¹
Stated U.S. coverage	161M+ parcel records across every U.S. county	More than 155 million U.S. parcel records⁶
REST API	Yes, REST with an OpenAPI spec	Yes, REST¹
MCP server	Hosted MCP server (OAuth or API key, 6 tools); plugins for Claude and ChatGPT; agent plugin for Claude Code, Codex and Hermes	Early access program for selected customers and partners⁴
Owner names	Available on request (opt-in per organization), where published; through enrich at 2 credits per parcel instead of 1 credit	Yes: ownership in the Parcels API⁶
Infrastructure and site context	Water and sewer service, flood zones, wetlands, protected areas and cleanup sites, rail, ports and freight, data-center projects, power plants, grid capacity and terrain	Zoning, flood hazard zones and base flood elevations, and other environmental APIs²
Bulk files and licensing	Not through the API (lookups, records and enrichment of up to 25 parcels per request); dataset licensing and flat-file exports on Enterprise	Yes: bulk feeds, GIS feature services and Snowflake³

When LightBox may fit better

You need standardized zoning districts and development regulations.²
You want data delivered through Snowflake or GIS feature services.³
You need parcel boundaries as map tiles.⁶

When Korzy may fit better

You need land and infrastructure context at the same point as the parcel: water and sewer service areas, data-center projects, power plants, rail, ports and freight corridors.
An AI agent should call the data directly: Korzy runs a hosted MCP server (OAuth or API key, 6 tools), with plugins for Claude and ChatGPT and an agent plugin for Claude Code, Codex and Hermes.
You want a published self-serve price: plans start at $49 a month, and the field catalog never spends credits.

Real example responses are on the parcel data pages for each county and in the Korzy API reference; plans and credits are on the pricing page.

What teams use Korzy for

Sources for the LightBox comparison

Statements about LightBox come from its own public pages, read on 5 November 2026. Statements about Korzy link to Korzy’s plans and prices and API documentation.

LightBox, LightBox APIs, www.lightboxre.com/data/lightbox-apis, checked 5 November 2026.
LightBox developer portal, API catalog, developer.lightboxre.com/apis/catalog, checked 5 November 2026.
LightBox, Data access overview, www.lightboxre.com/data/data-access-overview, checked 5 November 2026.
LightBox, LightBox MCP, www.lightboxre.com/data/lightbox-mcp, checked 5 November 2026.
LightBox developer portal, Production access, developer.lightboxre.com/production-access, checked 5 November 2026.
LightBox developer portal, Parcels API, developer.lightboxre.com/apis/parcels, checked 5 November 2026.

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Plans include the API, the MCP server and every dataset they serve. The field catalog is free, so you can see what each request returns and costs before you spend credits.

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