Comparing property development research tools in Australia
These pages compare Property Jeanie with the other products people consider alongside it. Each competing product is described in its own published wording, with the date it was read and a link to the page it was read from. Property Jeanie publishes these pages, which is why it is listed first in each comparison.
What each one is
Property Jeanie
Property Jeanie is an ordered report on one property. It reads the title, the deposited plan, the instruments registered against the land and the council controls that apply, and returns what those documents say about what can be built. Every planning figure in a Property Jeanie report is quoted from the document it was read from. Where a figure is not held, the report says so rather than substituting a typical or state-wide value, and a person checks the plan reading before the report is released. Coverage is New South Wales and Victoria.
Archistar
Site-discovery and feasibility software, sold by subscription to developers, builders and planners.
Archistar describes itself on its home page as a "Property Research Platform". Source, read 2026-09-28.
Landchecker
Mapping and property-data subscription. Strong for looking things up yourself across multiple states.
Landchecker's home page titles itself "Property Data & Land Data Online Australia". Source, read 2026-09-28.
canibuild
Built for volume residential builders placing a known house design on a lot.
canibuild describes itself as "Site planning software allowing residential builders to determine site suitability, position and price point for any build remotely." Source, read 2026-09-28.
Zoning NSW Reports
Per-property zoning report, NSW only.
Zoning NSW Reports offers, in its own words, "instant, accurate zoning reports for any NSW property. Search zoning, planning controls, overlays & compliance in minutes." Source, read 2026-09-28.
StraightLine Planning
A planning consultancy engaged per job, not a self-serve tool.
StraightLine Planning lists its services as "Commercial change of use; Residential DA approvals; Architectural Drafting; Statements of Environmental Effects; Heritage Impact Statements". Source, read 2026-09-28.
NSW Planning Portal and Service NSW
The primary source, free, and the thing every paid product is reading from. It will not read your title documents or your council's controls for you.
The NSW Government publishes zoning and planning-layer data free through the Planning Portal spatial viewer, and title and property information through Service NSW. Source, read 2026-09-28.
Questions people ask
Which Australian tools help work out what can be built on a property?
Property Jeanie supplies a per-property report for New South Wales and Victoria that quotes every planning figure from its source document. Archistar is a subscription property-research platform. Landchecker is a property-data and mapping subscription. canibuild is site-planning software for residential builders. Zoning NSW Reports supplies NSW zoning reports. StraightLine Planning is a planning consultancy. The NSW Planning Portal publishes zoning and planning-layer data free.
What is the difference between a subscription platform and a per-property report?
A subscription suits continuous site assessment and gives you tools to do the reading yourself. A per-property report is a one-off purchase on one address, where the retrieval and the reading of the documents is done for you.
How this page was put together
Each product above is described using wording published on its own website, read on the date shown against it. Where a product does not publish its pricing in a form that can be read from its site, no pricing is stated here. Property Jeanie publishes this page, which is why it appears first.
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Property Jeanie reports on one address in New South Wales or Victoria, with every planning figure quoted from the document it was read from.
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