AppraisalWorks vs Valligent

What the rubric says

AppraisalWorks and Valligent are both scored in Appraisal & Valuation. AppraisalWorks carries an overall of 3.8, Valligent an overall of 2.5. The widest gap between them is Return on spend, at 1.5 of a point. That axis measures what the spend returns, which is not the same as being cheap. AppraisalWorks takes it, 3.8 to 2.3.

Where the five axes separate

On Return on spend the record favours AppraisalWorks, 3.8 against 2.3. On Adoption and support the record favours AppraisalWorks, 3.8 against 2.3. On Integrations and ecosystem the record favours AppraisalWorks, 4.1 against 2.7. On Production impact the record favours AppraisalWorks, 3.8 against 2.6. On Functionality and depth the record favours AppraisalWorks, 3.8 against 2.7.

Pricing posture

AppraisalWorks does not publish pricing. Its listed model is quote only. Valligent does not publish pricing. Its listed model is quote only, bundled into veros commercial terms.

Deployment and who each one targets

Deployment for AppraisalWorks: Cloud, with customer choice of cloud or on-premise data storage. Deployment for Valligent: Cloud, ordered through Veros platforms and through Encompass. Segment focus for AppraisalWorks: Lenders and credit unions running a mix of staff appraisers and outside AMCs. Segment focus for Valligent: Lenders and servicers needing hybrid, desktop and evaluation products alongside traditional appraisal. The two entries name different buyers.

What each record credits

AppraisalWorks: Orders inside Encompass and Encompass LO Connect, with reports delivered to the eFolder. AppraisalWorks: Keeps existing AMC and staff appraiser relationships instead of forcing one vendor. AppraisalWorks: Customer chooses cloud storage or their own infrastructure for appraisal data. Valligent: Filled the one Veros gap by adding appraiser-completed products to an analytics business. Valligent: Covers evaluations and desktop products, what home equity lenders need under interagency guidelines. Valligent: Reachable inside Encompass after the 2023 ICE Mortgage Technology integration.

What each record holds against them

AppraisalWorks: No pricing, customer count or transaction volume is published anywhere. AppraisalWorks: Encompass is the only LOS named on the site. AppraisalWorks: No field data capture app, so UAD 3.6 collection means another vendor. Valligent: The brand is absorbed: no standalone Valligent product, site or contract exists. Valligent: Anything published before 2022 describes a company that no longer sets its roadmap. Valligent: No turn-time, capacity or geographic coverage figures are published for the operation.

Which one fits which shop

Best fit for AppraisalWorks: Lenders consolidating several AMC portals onto one ordering and review queue. Best fit for Valligent: Home equity and portfolio work that needs something between an AVM and a full appraisal.

What each entry concludes

AppraisalWorks: AppraisalWorks is an ordering and review layer above whichever appraisers and AMCs a lender already uses, not. AppraisalWorks: Arrowbase Technologies built it in Cleveland, with a US patent on the platform. Valligent: Valligent no longer exists as an independent company. Valligent: Veros acquired it in 2022, and valligent.com now redirects rather than operating on its own.

The short answer

AppraisalWorks finishes ahead on the published rubric, 3.8 to 2.5. The margin comes mostly from Return on spend. Same rubric, same weights, no sponsorships.