Both tools turn an open house into digital sign-ins with a QR code, and both put a text in front of your visitor. The real difference is what happens after that first text. Curb Hero fires one automatic message on sign-in and then hands the relationship to whatever CRM you've connected. OpenHouseHQ keeps the whole conversation in one place, so you can text back, broadcast to past visitors, and nurture leads without wiring up a second system.
| Feature | OpenHouseHQ | Curb Hero |
|---|---|---|
| Sign-in method | Branded QR code, no app download | Branded QR code, no app download |
| Text to visitor on sign-in | Auto thank-you text the visitor can reply to | Single automatic one-way text with listing/agent info |
| Two-way SMS conversation | Built-in threaded SMS inbox | Sustained conversation lives in your connected CRM |
| SMS broadcast to past visitors | Yes, to all opted-in past visitors | Not native; runs through your connected CRM |
| Lead alerts | Instant, by email and SMS | Instant lead notifications |
| Listing info on the sign-in page | Photos, specs, disclosures, reports, 3D tour | Branded, agent/listing focused |
| Consent / opt-out | Two-tap consent, timestamped audit trail, auto STOP | Consent capture; opt-out handled in your CRM |
| CRM required to nurture | No, follow-up is native | Ongoing nurture runs in a connected CRM |
Curb Hero sends a single automatic text when someone signs in, usually with the listing and your contact info. That's a solid first touch. From there, ongoing follow-up lives in whichever CRM you connect it to.
OpenHouseHQ runs the follow-up natively. The visitor gets an auto thank-you text they can reply to, and their reply lands in a two-way threaded SMS inbox where you hold a real conversation. When a price drops or an offer comes in, you send an SMS broadcast to every opted-in past visitor at once. No handoff, no second login.
Both apps skip the app store. Your visitor scans a branded QR code and signs in on their own phone's web page, no download required. OpenHouseHQ also turns that sign-in page into a mini listing: the visitor can browse photos, specs, disclosures, reports, and a 3D tour while they're standing in the room. Consent is two taps (required transactional, optional marketing), and every opt-in is captured with a timestamped audit trail.
Curb Hero leans hard on integrations, and that's the point of it: capture the lead, then push it into the CRM you already run. If you live in that CRM every day, the handoff is clean.
OpenHouseHQ is built for agents who'd rather not run a second tool to follow up. Instant lead alerts by email and SMS, two-way texting, broadcast, a live lead dashboard, and automatic STOP/opt-out handling all sit under one roof.
Curb Hero is genuinely free for solo agents and connects to a long list of CRMs. If you already run your business inside a connected CRM and you want free, clean capture plus a first automatic text before the lead hands off to that system, Curb Hero does that job well. OpenHouseHQ is the better call when you'd rather keep the texting, broadcasting, and nurture in one place instead of managing the follow-up in a separate tool.
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