Comparison

Vicario Intelligence
vs BNTouch

Vicario Intelligence

Vicario is an intelligence platform purpose-built for licensed MLOs — combining agent scoring, lead intelligence, pipeline CRM, and past-client retention in one system.

BNTouch

BNTouch is a mortgage-specific CRM and marketing automation platform offering contact management, drip campaigns, and compliance-friendly outreach for loan officers.

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Feature

Vicario Intelligence

BNTouch

Geographic focus

✓Connecticut depth — 30,000+ agent database with 15,000+ scored against 500,000+ closed MLS transactions. Expanding to RI, MA, NY, NJ.

National CRM platform. No state-specific agent intelligence or MLS transaction scoring.

New agent capture

✓7-day alert system — newly licensed CT agents surfaced daily before any competitor relationship forms. Not a search feature — an automated alert.

No new license discovery or automated alert system.

Renter lead intelligence

✓County heat map showing mortgage-ready renter density plus individual address list exportable to hand to agent partners. No equivalent exists in the market.

No renter lead intelligence.

Equity lead intelligence

✓HMDA-calibrated equity scoring by purchase year and historical appreciation rates. Homeowners with 20%+ equity surfaced for cash-out and HELOC outreach.

No equity lead intelligence.

Investor lead intelligence

✓Active residential investors with 3+ non-owner-occupied CT properties. DSCR and portfolio loan prospects.

No investor lead intelligence.

Outreach & context

Echo nudges send email and SMS outreach directly from your Vicario database context — your agents, deals, and past clients are the source, so every message is relevant to the relationship already on file.

✓Extensive drip campaign library. Compliance-reviewed templates. Strong automated marketing infrastructure.

Past-client retention

✓Keep Mode — equity alerts, rate-drop monitoring, credit change detection on the loan officer's uploaded past-client database.

Past client marketing campaigns included. No automated equity or rate-drop alert triggers.

AI assistant

✓Ask Aria — answers guideline questions, scenario analysis, and state-specific DPA program knowledge. Load a borrower from your pipeline and Aria has full context before you ask a question.

No AI assistant.

Borrower pipeline CRM

Close Mode — Kanban pipeline, document checklists, borrower intake. Included at all tiers.

✓Full mortgage CRM — one of BNTouch's core strengths. Contact records, loan tracking, partner management.

Pricing

✓Intelligence tier at $49/month. 14-day free trial, no credit card required.

Marketing templates and co-marketing tools. No AI content generation.

National data coverage

✓Currently serving CT, NY, MA, NJ, MI, FL, TX, and GA. National competitors cover all 50 states.

Pricing reported around $149/month and up. Multiple tiers available.

Third-party CRM integrations

On the roadmap. Available now in some competitors.

✓National coverage. Suitable for any state.

Years in market

Purpose-built for 2026. Established competitors have longer track records.

✓Integrates with major LOS and POS systems. Strong third-party connectivity.

✓Established CRM with a long track record in mortgage.

The Bottom Line

BNTouch is a mature CRM that loan officers use to manage their existing relationships. It handles the contacts you already have. Vicario is designed to tell you which contacts to acquire, score the agents worth pursuing, and surface the lead intelligence to bring to those conversations. If your CRM is empty, Vicario fills it. If you need compliance-friendly outreach templates at scale, BNTouch adds value that Vicario does not yet prioritize.

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Currently focused on Connecticut. Expanding to Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, and New Jersey.