TL;DR: If you are replacing Ladder, the closest options are Laguna, Spaces Life, Clau. The table below compares 12 alternatives on what they do, stage, size and status.
Every alternative below is compared on what it actually does, not just its category — so you can see which one genuinely replaces Ladder (YC Summer 2020).
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The three closest alternatives to Ladder are:
| Alternative | What it does | Stage | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laguna | — | YC Winter 2020 | 2 | Inactive |
| Spaces Life | — | YC Winter 2009 | — | Inactive |
| Clau | The real estate superapp for Mexico | YC Summer 2020 | 90 | Active |
| Inspectify | Home Inspections, Simplified | YC Summer 2020 | 75 | Active |
| Houm | All-in-one real estate marketplace for Latin America | YC Winter 2021 | 400 | Active |
| Open Listings | A better way to buy a home | YC Winter 2015 | 48 | Acquired |
| RealCrowd | Direct real estate investing marketplace | YC Summer 2013 | 9 | Acquired |
| PadMapper | Map-based apartment search. | YC Summer 2010 | 2 | Acquired |
| Mudafy | The LatAm tech-enabled real estate broker to buy and sell houses. | YC Summer 2019 | 75 | Active |
| Material Depot | India's Fastest Growing Home Decor destination for Floor & Wall Decor | YC Winter 2022 | 50 | Active |
| Pippin / Rent the Backyard | Autonomous homebuilding factory for the $1.7 trillion housing crisis. | YC Summer 2019 | 45 | Inactive |
| Vobi | All-in-one project management software for construction SMBs in Latam | YC Winter 2022 | 45 | Active |
It depends on your size. Laguna is the closest match on what Ladder actually does. If you need something more established, sort the table by team size — larger teams generally mean more support and a longer track record. If budget is the constraint, the earlier-batch companies are usually the ones still competing on price.
Ladder has been acquired, which often means pricing, roadmap or support changes. That is the usual reason people start looking at this list.
Every company here is Y Combinator-backed and was matched to Ladder on what it actually does — its own description of its product — rather than on a broad category label. Batch, team size and operating status come from the YC directory and are shown as-is. We do not rank by payment.
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