How are the best proptech startups ranked?

Startups are ranked by commit velocity change, the percentage change in 14-day commit counts versus the previous period. This measures engineering acceleration, which has historically preceded fundraise announcements by three to six weeks. Data sourced from public GitHub activity.

2026 Rankings

Best PropTech Startups 2026

Q: What are the best proptech startups in 2026?

The best proptech startups in 2026, ranked by engineering acceleration: 1. liberusoftware (+3275% commit velocity change), 2. oxylabs (+999% commit velocity change), 3. mit-spatial-action (+999% commit velocity change), 4. zxcloli666 (+999% commit velocity change), 5. bigprof-software (+999% commit velocity change). Rankings based on public GitHub engineering activity data from VC Deal Flow Signal.

Direct answer

The top proptech startups in 2026, ranked by GitHub engineering acceleration. These are the companies whose engineering teams are shipping the fastest, a signal that has historically preceded fundraise announcements by three to six weeks.

Key Takeaway

In Q3 2026, 9 of 23 tracked proptech startups show positive engineering acceleration. liberusoftware leads with 135 commits over 14 days (+3275% change). The dominant signal pattern is "Deceleration". Average sector commit velocity is 46 commits per 14-day window. These engineering momentum signals have historically preceded fundraise announcements by three to six weeks.

#	Company	Stage	Geo	Commits (14d)	Change	Contributors	Contrib. Growth	New Repos	Signal
1	liberusoftware Built on the latest technologies, including Laravel 13, PHP 8.5, Filament 5 and Livewire 4 View signal profile →	Seed	UK	135	+3275%	14	+400%	27	Engineering hiring burst
2	oxylabs Innovative Proxy Service to Gather Data at Scale View signal profile →	Seed	Unknown	6	+999%	10	+400%	1	Engineering hiring burst
3	mit-spatial-action MIT DUSP's Spatial Analysis & Action Research Group aligns spatial data science and mapping with social movements. View signal profile →	Pre-seed	US	5	+999%	3	+150%	0	Engineering hiring burst
4	zxcloli666 🏠 Автоматический мониторинг недвижимости с ИИ-анализом \| Парсинг Avito и ЦИАН \| Telegram-бот \| Docker \| Deno View signal profile →	Pre-seed	Unknown	13	+999%	3	+0%	0	Deploy frequency spike
5	bigprof-software Simple data tools for start-ups and small businesses View signal profile →	Pre-seed	Unknown	1	+999%	3	+0%	0	Deploy frequency spike
6	tae0y 🏠 Ask Claude about Korean apartment prices, powered by 국토교통부 open API View signal profile →	Pre-seed	Unknown	7	+999%	3	+133%	0	Engineering hiring burst
7	aelassas Rental Property Management Platform with Mobile App View signal profile →	Pre-seed	Unknown	1	+999%	6	+0%	0	Deploy frequency spike
8	rosteleset Ассоциация РОСТЕЛЕСЕТЬ View signal profile →	Seed	Unknown	21	+91%	14	+0%	0	Framework migration
9	Qloapps QloApps is an open source, free and customizable online reservation system. You can launch a user friendly site with off View signal profile →	Seed	APAC	13	+63%	17	+0%	0	Framework migration
10	open-condo-software View signal profile →	Growth	LATAM	27	+0%	50	+0%	0	Framework migration
11	mindwear-capitian Talk to your Follow Up Boss CRM in plain English. 160-tool MCP server for realtors, built by a working broker (Neuhaus Realty Group, Austin TX). Free self-host, ELv2 licensed. View signal profile →	Pre-seed	Unknown	7	+0%	3	+400%	0	Engineering hiring burst
12	opengeos A collection of open-source software packages for the geospatial community View signal profile →	Seed	US	176	-4%	12	+375%	0	Deceleration
13	SFDigitalServices San Francisco’s Digital Services Team is committed to transforming the public experience of City services. View signal profile →	Series A/B	US	20	-13%	35	+15%	1	Deceleration
14	qualcomm At Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., we transform how the world connects, computes and communicates. View signal profile →	Series A/B	Unknown	40	-15%	39	+41%	0	Deceleration
15	Synapsr View signal profile →	Pre-seed	EU	91	-17%	5	+224%	0	Deceleration
16	ibuilder Open, self-hosted, IFC-native AEC platform: web BIM viewer + modeling, a ~100-module GC portal (RFIs, pay apps, CPM, construction accounting, double-entry GL/WIP → QuickBooks, e-sign), AI assist, IDS authoring, estimating + embodied carbon, a development proforma, and operate/dispose (CMMS, facility condition, rent roll, waterfall). View signal profile →	Pre-seed	Unknown	400	-30%	5	+158%	0	Deceleration
17	AleksNeStu Open-source AI real estate search with RAG, vector search, multi-provider LLMs, FastAPI, Next.js, ChromaDB, and a live demo. View signal profile →	Pre-seed	Unknown	26	-33%	6	+0%	0	Deceleration
18	bloom-housing A framework for modern software to power affordable housing. View signal profile →	Series A/B	Unknown	11	-35%	40	+0%	0	Deceleration
19	orangecoding ❤️ Fredy - [F]ind [R]eal [E]state [D]amn Eas[y] - Fredy keeps searching for new apartments, houses, and flats in Germany on platforms like ImmoScout24, Immowelt, Immonet, eBay Kleinanzeigen, and WG-Gesucht and instantly delivers the results to you via Slack, Telegram, Email, Discord or ntfy, so you can focus on the more important things in life ;) View signal profile →	Growth	Unknown	24	-40%	52	+21%	0	Deceleration
20	WillowInc Operational AI for the real world View signal profile →	Seed	APAC	10	-44%	14	+0%	0	Deceleration
21	etewiah A curated list of awesome real estate related resources and projects View signal profile →	Series A/B	Unknown	1	-67%	24	+10%	0	Deceleration
22	radcrew Building AI/ML products and Web3 solutions on EVM and Solana. View signal profile →	Pre-seed	Unknown	22	-70%	6	+0%	0	Deceleration
23	ahacker-1 The first comprehensive open-source AI-native framework for CRE acquisitions, turning diligence, underwriting, financing, legal, and closing into executable agent workflows. View signal profile →	Pre-seed	Unknown	1	-99%	3	+0%	0	Deceleration

Ranked by commit velocity change (14-day window). Data: Q3 2026.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best proptech startups in 2026?

Based on GitHub engineering acceleration data, the top proptech startups in 2026 are liberusoftware, oxylabs, mit-spatial-action, zxcloli666, bigprof-software. Rankings are based on commit velocity change, the rate at which engineering output is accelerating.

How are these rankings determined?

Startups are ranked by commit velocity change, the percentage change in 14-day commit counts versus the prior period. This measures engineering acceleration, not absolute size. Read the full methodology.

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