TestFit and Titleman both sit in early development feasibility, but they produce different things. TestFit generates the geometry: site plans, parking and building layouts you can export to Revit, CAD or SketchUp. Titleman's feasibility study works from the parcel and the zoning: it tests every lawful use, building class and unit size, keeps at most ten schemes and ranks them by annual return on the asking price, in a live Excel workbook. Pick TestFit when the question is how a building fits on the site. Pick Titleman when the question is what the zoning allows and whether any scheme pays.
Published by Titleman, which makes one of the tools compared. Updated 19 October 2026.
The comparison at a glance
| Criterion | TestFit | Titleman |
|---|---|---|
| Core job | Automated site plans and test fits, per TestFit: "Automate Site Plans. Accelerate Decisions." | Zoning, parcel and residual land value study |
| Starting point | A site boundary and program assumptions | An address or parcel number |
| Building types | Multifamily, single-family, industrial, data center, retail, hotel, parking | Every lawful use for the parcel under its zoning |
| Main output | Site and parking layouts; add-ons for site intelligence and pro forma | A 19-sheet live-formula workbook, a Word memo, a zoning PDF and an evidence ZIP |
| Exports stated | CSV, DXF, glTF, PDF, SKP; Revit add-in; Excel mentioned on the home page | Excel workbook with live formulas |
| Prices listed | Parking Solver 195 dollars a month; Site Solver from 15,000 dollars a year; Site Solver Portfolio from 20,000 dollars a year | Not listed here |
| Support | English only, 9am to 5pm Central, per TestFit | Not stated here |
TestFit details are from testfit.io and its pricing and integrations pages, read on 19 October 2026. Add-on prices on the Parking Solver are listed as 150 dollars a month for Site Intelligence, 170 dollars for Pro Forma and 100 dollars for MCP Connection. Prices for the Site Solver add-ons were not shown, and no free tier or trial was mentioned.
Where TestFit is strong
If you need a building on the site, TestFit is the tool of the two. It lists a Site Solver, a Parking Solver and a Revit add-in, and it exports to DXF, SketchUp and glTF, so an architect or engineer can pick up the geometry. Titleman does not produce massing, CAD or site-plan geometry, and we do not claim it does.
Where Titleman's feasibility fits
Before a layout is worth drawing, someone has to know what the zoning permits and whether any use covers the land cost. Titleman's study reads the district, floor area ratio, height and maximum buildable area, with the source of each zoning figure. It then runs every lawful use by class and unit size, trims the result to at most ten schemes and ranks them by annual return on the asking price. Each losing scheme says why it lost. The same request for the same address, documents and version returns the same study from a 30-day answer cache.
Over the 30 days to 13 October 2026, the median feasibility run took about 28 minutes, and about one run in ten took longer than 75 minutes. One limit: Titleman does not wire local construction cost per square foot from permits into the study, so check the cost assumptions in the workbook against your own contractor numbers.
Using both
A common sequence is to screen parcels in Titleman, keep those where a scheme clears your return threshold, and take them to TestFit for the layout.
Who should pick which
- Architects and design-side developers: TestFit, for geometry and exports.
- Land buyers and brokers screening many parcels: Titleman, for allowed uses and ranked returns.
What neither replaces
- A survey, a title search and a geotechnical or environmental report.
- Review by a zoning attorney or the planning department for a variance or rezoning.
- A licensed architect's drawings and a contractor's bid.
FAQ
What is the difference between Titleman and TestFit?
TestFit generates site plans and building layouts that export to Revit, CAD and SketchUp. Titleman runs a zoning, parcel and residual land value study and ranks up to ten schemes by annual return on the asking price. They answer different questions.
How much does TestFit cost?
On 19 October 2026 TestFit listed the Parking Solver at 195 dollars a month, the Site Solver from 15,000 dollars a year and the Site Solver Portfolio from 20,000 dollars a year. Its pricing page mentioned no free tier or trial.
Does Titleman generate site plans or massing?
No. Titleman's feasibility study covers zoning, allowed uses, scheme economics and a residual land value, not building geometry.
Can Titleman replace TestFit?
No, not where you need a layout or a model for an architect. It can replace the zoning and returns screen that comes before the layout.
How long does a Titleman feasibility study take?
The median run took about 28 minutes over the 30 days to 13 October 2026, and about one run in ten took longer than 75 minutes.
Written by the Titleman team with AI assistance (Claude). Statements about other companies come from each company's own website or documentation, read on 19 October 2026, and are marked as theirs. Titleman competes with some of the products discussed here.
Sources: testfit.io, its pricing and product integrations pages, read 19 October 2026. Titleman run times: median request-to-delivery for finished and charged feasibility runs (n=79), 13 September to 13 October 2026, from Titleman's own production records.