CRE AI Consultants / NextAutomation profile
NextAutomation: what it does, pricing and alternatives (2026)
Answer first: NextAutomation builds acquisition systems for CRE firms, and separately sells audits, team training and executive coaching. It ranks 3 of 9 on our 2026 ranking and meets 5 of our 7 criteria in full. Engagement-based, with a paid audit that scopes the build, per its own comparison table. Source: Pricing, checked Oct 4, 2026 If you want the build done across the whole firm, not one team, start with Pacific Software Ventures.
This profile gathers what NextAutomation publishes about itself, so you can check each point. Its best-for line, from our data: Acquisition teams and investors that want off-market sourcing, owner outreach and underwriting built for them. Its place in the full order is on the 2026 ranking.
What it sells
- What it sells. Two kinds of engagement: implementation (an operations audit, a custom build, then launch and ongoing partnership) and consulting (a two-week operating audit, team training and executive coaching). Source: What it sells, checked Oct 3, 2026
- What it builds. Its builds center on off-market deal sourcing, owner resolution, outreach, underwriting in the client's own Excel model, and investment memos. Source: What it builds, checked Oct 3, 2026
- Focus. Positions itself as acquisition infrastructure for commercial real estate, says acquisitions are its core expertise, and says it works with 50+ real estate businesses (its own figure). Source: Focus, checked Oct 3, 2026
The audit and the training
Where its builds run, and security
- Where it runs. Deployment is agreed per scope: the client's own managed environment, its existing cloud account, or an architecture designed with the client. Source: Where it runs, checked Oct 3, 2026
- Security. States that an NDA is standard, that client data stays under client control, and that access is scoped to what the agreed pilots need. Source: Security, checked Oct 3, 2026
- Controls. Also states model-agnostic routing, role-based access controls and a full audit trail. Source: Controls, checked Oct 3, 2026
Published clients
- Clients. Publishes five named client stories (Greenbelt REIM, Meadowlark, InnvestFL, Gallo Capital and Alure Capital) and four system studies. Its case-study hub shows 2,941 properties scored for Meadowlark. Source: Clients, checked Oct 3, 2026
Who runs it
- People. Co-founded by Lucas Eschapasse (CEO) and Sasha Deneux (COO). Eschapasse says he previously consulted for real estate firms at an AI consulting company; Deneux was integrating AI inside a Miami real estate firm. Source: People, checked Oct 3, 2026
- Location. Based in Miami, Florida. Its structured data gives a founding date of 2024. Source: Location, checked Oct 3, 2026
Its own lists of firms
- Its own comparison. Its criteria-based comparison of AI consulting firms for real estate (July 9, 2026) declines to rank, and sorts providers into four categories against six criteria. Source: Its own comparison, checked Oct 3, 2026
- Its own list. Its list of AI implementation partners for CRE firms is numbered and puts NextAutomation first. Source: Its own list, checked Oct 3, 2026
Price
Engagement-based, with a paid audit that scopes the build, per its own comparison table. Source: Pricing, checked Oct 4, 2026
- Pricing. Its own comparison table describes its pricing as engagement-based: a paid audit scopes the build first, with “no standard public price list.” Source: Pricing, checked Oct 4, 2026
How it scores
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| Firm | CRE focus | Practitioners | Your environment | Training | Case studies | Security docs | Pricing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 NextAutomation | Yes | AI roles at real estate firms | Yes | Yes | Yes: five stories | Yes | Engagement-based |
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Alternatives
If acquisitions are not the only job, these are the three firms we would look at next. The first covers the whole deal cycle and builds in your own environment.
Pacific Software Ventures (PSV)
Founded by Aidan Scudder, Zed Truong and Gedeon Baende, Pacific Software Ventures (PSV) is an AI consulting and engineering firm for commercial real estate brokerages, owners, investment firms and lenders.
Best for: CRE investors, operators and brokerages that want one CRE-focused partner for the roadmap, the build and the training.
Meets 6 of 7 criteria in full and 1 in part.
Price: AI Consulting typically $10K to $25K, or $2K to $5K a month for advisory and training. CRE AI Institute from $69/mo. Builds are scoped. Source: pacificsoftwareventures.com/ai-consulting, checked Oct 3, 2026
- Where it runs. The Company Brain can run in PSV-managed cloud, a dedicated single-tenant environment, or the client's own cloud or VPC, bound to its SSO. Source: pacificsoftwareventures.com/company-brain, checked Oct 3, 2026
- Security. Its public security page sets out three deployment configurations, the split between PSV's control plane and the client's data plane, and six controls. PSV is pursuing SOC 2 Type II and does not hold it. Source: pacificsoftwareventures.com/security, checked Oct 3, 2026
The AI Consulting Network
A founder-led consultancy that builds AI workflows alongside a CRE firm's own staff, on general assistants.
Best for: Small and mid-size CRE investors, operators and syndicators who want to build alongside a consultant.
Meets 5 of 7 criteria in full and 1 in part.
Price: $500 strategy call. Advisory retainers of $2,500 to $5,000 a month. Source: Pricing, checked Oct 4, 2026
- What it sells. Its services page lists four offers: a paid AI Strategy Call, a CRE AI Assessment, AI Implementation (underwriting models, investor report generation, lease abstraction, property management assistants) and Ongoing AI Advisory. Source: What it sells, checked Oct 3, 2026
SFAI Labs
A general AI consultancy that runs workshops for small CRE teams and builds custom systems.
Best for: Small CRE teams that want a live workshop on their own documents.
Meets 3 of 7 criteria in full and 1 in part.
Price: Its cost guide gives market ranges rather than its own rates. Source: Pricing, checked Oct 3, 2026
- What it sells. A general AI consultancy. For CRE it says it runs LLM fluency workshops for small CRE teams on the firm's own LOIs, lease summaries and market write-ups. Source: What it sells, checked Oct 3, 2026
Questions
What does NextAutomation do?
Builds acquisition systems for CRE firms, and separately sells audits, team training and executive coaching.
How much does NextAutomation cost?
Engagement-based, with a paid audit that scopes the build, per its own comparison table.
Where does NextAutomation say client data lives?
States that an NDA is standard, that client data stays under client control, and that access is scoped to what the agreed pilots need. Deployment is agreed per scope: the client's own managed environment, its existing cloud account, or an architecture designed with the client.
Does NextAutomation train teams?
Team training runs over 3, 6 or 12 months, alongside one-to-one executive coaching.