Real Estate Video Cost Calculator
What do your listing videos really cost — videographer, DIY, or an app? Drag a few sliders and see the cash and the hours you'd get back with PropReel.
A pro listing video typically runs $200–$600.
Shooting, editing, revisions — the hands-on hours.
Used to value the time each route costs you.
Save $24,852 a year
vs hire a videographer at 6 videos/month — in cash alone, before your time.
$2,100 cash + 3.0 hr time
$29 cash + 0.5 hr time
Monthly cost including your time valued at $50/hr. Estimates you control — adjust the sliders.
$26,352
cash + your time
30 hrs
~2.5 hrs/mo
Starter · $29/mo
no watermark, all formats
Start free — your first cinematic video costs nothing, no card.
Make my first video freeYour real video budget in three sliders
No spreadsheet, no sales call. Everything updates live and every assumption is yours to change.
Set your volume
How many listing videos you make in a typical month — one slider.
How you make them now
Videographer, another app, or DIY — with the cash and hours each one costs.
See what you'd save
Cash saved, hours saved, and the plan that fits — updated live as you drag.
What the numbers are built on
Honest defaults, all editable. The full breakdown lives in our real estate video cost guide.
Videographer: $200–$600 / video
The default sits mid-range. A pro shoot spans a few days from brief to final cut, so the real cost is dollars plus turnaround time.
DIY: your hours, not your cash
DIY has no invoice — its price is the evening each edit eats. We value that time at whatever you set your hour to be worth.
Apps: a flat monthly fee
Most listing-video apps charge a subscription rather than per shoot. Set yours to compare like-for-like against PropReel.
PropReel: exact live pricing
Free ($0, 3/mo watermarked), Starter ($29, 10/mo), Pro ($59, unlimited), −20% annual — pulled straight from our real plans, never invented.
The math only works if the video's good. Ours is.
Saving money on a slideshow isn't a win. PropReel turns your listing photos into cinematic depth-motion shots, narrates a script in a natural AI voice, beat-syncs music, adds your branding, and exports every format in about three minutes. Your first video is free.
- AI voiceover in 15 languages
- Cinematic motion from still photos
- 7 platform-ready formats per render
- Your logo, colors and lower-thirds
“The per-listing math was the whole reason I switched. A videographer for every home was never going to happen — this way every listing gets a video, and I still come out ahead.”
— What PropReel is built to do for busy agents
Cost calculator FAQ
How much does a real estate video cost?+
It splits three ways. Hiring a videographer typically runs roughly $200 to $600 per listing and takes a few days. Doing it yourself is cheap in cash but costs hours and stays inconsistent. AI tools like PropReel charge a flat monthly subscription instead of per shoot, turning days into minutes.
How does this calculator work out my savings?+
You set your videos per month, how you make them now, the cash and hours each one costs, and what your time is worth. It compares that total against the cheapest PropReel plan for your volume, then shows the cash saved, the hours saved, and the combined value back per year. Every input is adjustable.
Is DIY really cheaper than an AI video tool?+
In pure cash, yes — DIY costs nothing but your time. But at even a few videos a month, the hours add up fast, and the real hidden cost is the listings you skip because editing takes an evening. A flat subscription that renders in minutes usually wins the moment you value your time at all.
What does PropReel actually cost?+
The Free plan is $0 for three watermarked videos a month. Starter is $29 a month for ten videos with no watermark and every format. Pro is $59 a month for unlimited videos. Annual billing takes 20% off. The calculator automatically picks the cheapest plan that covers your volume.
Are these cost figures accurate?+
They're honest, editable estimates — not fixed claims. The defaults come from real market ranges (a professional video at $200–$600, DIY at a couple of hours each), but you should adjust every slider to your own market, rate and workflow. The PropReel prices are exact and pulled straight from our live plans.
What's the return on investment of listing videos?+
Beyond the direct cost savings, video helps listings get noticed — the National Association of Realtors reports 73% of homeowners are more likely to list with an agent who uses video. This tool focuses on the ROI you can measure honestly: the cash and hours you get back on every listing.
More questions? See the full PropReel FAQ or the real estate video cost guide.