Backhouse vs Open To Close

Backhouse is a web-based real estate platform for agents, teams, and brokerages, with an AI assistant and transaction coordination tools. It tracks deadlines, organizes documents and inbox threads, and drafts client replies for user review. Its CRM logs email conversations, updates contact records, and shows each transaction’s stage, people, and key dates. Clients can use a link to see deal status, next steps, closing date, and documents involving them without logging in. The portal supports signing through a private link with phone-code verification; each step is recorded and the final PDF is sealed. Backhouse checks files against brokerage requirements for issues such as missing signatures, incomplete forms, mismatched names or dates, and missing addenda. Users can ask the assistant by text, email, or app; text messages can include links, voice notes, photos, and screenshots. Email monitoring, calendar scheduling, MLS access, and property search are listed among included features. The plan costs $79 a month per seat and includes 500 AI tasks per seat monthly; additional tasks cost $0.12 each, with a spending cap available. The first 10 days are free.

Open To Close is a transaction management platform for real estate professionals, available on Android, iOS, and the web. It organizes tasks, emails, documents, and dates in one place. Task templates can send email or text messages when tasks are completed and notify users about overdue tasks. Email templates support merge fields, contact and file roles, and automatic addition of contacts and files. Document tools include custom buttons, merging and splitting documents, emailing and receiving documents by email, and folder organization. Users can assign global permissions and task responsibilities within transactions. Listed integrations include Google Workspace, Outlook, Follow Up Boss, SkySlope, Dotloop, Brokermint, and Stripe. The API supports reading and writing platform data, and Zapier and API Nation are named as workflow synchronization examples. E-signatures, document templates, deadline automation, and approval workflows are listed. Grow costs $99 a month, with one user included; each additional user is $69 per user per month. A free 30-day trial is offered, and Premium Support is included in Scale.