PourWire is a LicensePulse alternative for sales reps who sell to new restaurants and bars. Both turn public filings into leads before a venue opens. Choose LicensePulse if you need Florida, or the lowest monthly price for a license-only feed. Choose PourWire if you want city build-out permits matched to the license, an opening window and owner contacts, in a metro where at most 5 reps in your trade can subscribe.
| PourWire | LicensePulse | |
|---|---|---|
| Coverage | 7 metros: Los Angeles, New York City, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, San Antonio and Waco-Temple | California, Florida, Texas and New York |
| Data sources | State liquor license applications (CA ABC, NY SLA, TX TABC) and city building permits, matched into one record per venue | State alcohol license agencies |
| Freshness | Pulled daily; Operator emails new venues every morning | Daily email; filings from the last 7 days go to subscribers |
| Opening timing | Estimated opening window and filing stage on every venue | Each venue labeled opening, changed hands or unclear |
| Owner contact | Owner name and contact on the Operator plan | Not stated on the pricing page |
| Pricing | $149 a month per metro (Scout, weekly digest) or $249 (Operator, daily alerts and owner contacts) | $49 a month per territory, or $149 for a five-user team |
| Free start | 14-day trial with just an email, no card | Free sample of 10 recent venues |
| Competitors per territory | At most 5 seats per trade per metro | No seat limit stated |
From each company's public pages (licensepulse.net, pourwire.com), checked . Tell us at tq@pourwire.com if something changed.
PourWire: $149 a month per metro (Scout, weekly digest) or $249 (Operator, daily alerts and owner contacts). LicensePulse: $49 a month per territory, or $149 for a five-user team. Prices from each company's public pages on 2026-10-19.
State liquor license applications (CA ABC, NY SLA, TX TABC) and city building permits, matched into one record per venue.
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