What CommercialEdge does

CommercialEdge is a US-focused commercial real estate information and listings business operating as CommercialCafe, a web-based platform aggregating more than 365,000 commercial and coworking listings nationwide, including office, retail, and industrial properties for lease and sale, plus over 9,500 coworking spaces. The platform serves two end-side audiences: businesses and individuals searching for commercial space, and landlords and brokerages seeking to list and promote inventory; the search side is exposed via SEO-optimized city-specific landing pages across major US metros, while the supply side is monetized through paid premium listings and advertising. CommercialEdge operates as a brand within the Yardi network of property platforms, with CommercialCafe listings syndicated to affiliated Yardi properties (PropertyShark and CommercialSearch) and content published through Commercial Property Executive, an industry news and market-report outlet covering office, industrial, retail, and coworking sectors.

The underlying technology stack is provided by Yardi Systems, a global property-management software provider that acts as both parent and infrastructure operator; the platform is described as "powered by Yardi." Functional capabilities include sub-categorical search across For Lease, For Sale, Coworking, Office, Retail, and Industrial inventory with coworking further segmented into private offices, virtual offices, meeting rooms, and open workspace. Distribution is digital-first self-serve, supplemented by referral traffic from Yardi network affiliates and inbound traffic from Commercial Property Executive's news and recurring market reports.

The business model is marketplace/media-driven: free organic listing inclusion drives seeker traffic and SEO equity, while monetization concentrates on premium listing placements, advertising, and lead-generation products targeted at landlords and brokerages. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and there is no evidence of enterprise SaaS contracts or formal SLAs; pricing is typically a quoted commercial arrangement. Customer concentration risk and revenue are not publicly disclosed; the asset is a private subsidiary-style brand within privately held Yardi Systems, with no separate funding rounds, M&A activity, or audited financials in the source data.

Name

CommercialEdge

Legal name

CommercialEdge

Website

https://commercialedge.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CommercialEdge operates CommercialCafe, a US commercial real estate listings platform aggregating 365,000+ office, retail, industrial, and coworking properties. It serves businesses and individuals searching for space and monetizes landlords and brokerages via premium listings, advertising, and lead generation across the Yardi network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate Listings

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial Real Estate Brokerage (Leasing & Sales) (FSAEAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Office Brokerage (BPAJABAA)

Keywords

• Commercial real estate listings
• Coworking space marketplace
• Property search platform
• Commercial property data
• Market intelligence reports

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Barbara

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CommercialEdge (operating as CommercialCafe) runs a commercial real estate listings platform providing searchable access to more than 365,000 commercial and coworking spaces across the United States, covering office, retail, and industrial properties for lease and sale alongside coworking offerings (private offices, virtual offices, meeting rooms, open workspace). The platform enables landlords, brokerages, and coworking operators to list and promote their spaces (via paid "Add a Listing" and "Advertise" options) and pairs the listings database with regularly published market reports on office, industrial, coworking, and retail sectors.

Product overview

CommercialCafe is a single unified commercial real estate listings platform operated by Yardi Systems. The platform provides a comprehensive database of over 365,000 commercial and coworking spaces across the United States, enabling users to search and list office, retail, and industrial properties for lease and sale. The product operates as part of the Yardi Network, with listings also appearing on PropertyShark and CommercialSearch.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CommercialCafe

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• YardicoreOthersCommercialCafe is powered by Yardi Systems, a global leader in property management software. Yardi provides the underlying technology infrastructure and brand association for the CommercialCafe platform.
• PropertySharkcoreTechnology or IntegrationListings on CommercialCafe are syndicated to PropertyShark, expanding visibility and reach for commercial property listings across platforms.
• CommercialSearchcoreTechnology or IntegrationCommercialCafe listings appear on CommercialSearch, a commercial real estate news and listings platform within the Yardi network.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• LoopNet: LoopNet, owned by CoStar Group, is the dominant US commercial real estate listings marketplace for office, retail, and industrial space — directly comparable to CommercialCafe in product, audience (brokers, landlords, tenants), and SEO-led acquisition model.
• Crexi: Crexi is a CRE listings and deal-making platform with strong SEO presence and a broad subscriber base across brokers and investors, competing head-on with CommercialCafe in office, retail, and industrial listings.
• PropertyShark: PropertyShark, a Yardi-network property data platform, shares listings and audience with CommercialCafe and offers comparable CRE research and listings for sale/lease nationwide.
• CommercialSearch: CommercialSearch is a sister Yardi-network publication and listing site focused on commercial real estate news and inventory, directly comparable to CommercialCafe's editorial-listing hybrid offering.
• Ten-X: Ten-X (formerly Auction.com) runs a CRE marketplace for sale transactions across office, retail, and industrial — overlapping CommercialCafe in sale-side listings for commercial properties.

Broad incumbents

• CoStar Group: CoStar is the broadest incumbent in CRE data and marketplaces, owning LoopNet, Apartments.com, and Homes.com; it competes with CommercialEdge at the platform/data layer and dwarfs it in capital and inventory.

Emerging players

• Catylist / MLS-PIN CRE: Catylist powers MLS-style CRE listing platforms for brokerages; overlapping with CommercialCafe as an inventory-and-search layer for commercial listings, though more broker-association-oriented.
• Reonomy (Altus Group): Reonomy, now part of Altus Group, is a CRE property intelligence and listings platform targeting brokers and investors, comparable to CommercialCafe in audience and data-driven marketing angle.
• CompStak: CompStak is a CRE data and lease/sale comp platform used by appraisers, brokers, and investors; adjacent to CommercialCafe in serving CRE brokers with analytics that complement listing search.

Others

• WeWork / Industrious: As major coworking operators whose inventory appears on CommercialCafe's 9,500-property coworking listings, they are ecosystem participants rather than direct competitors, useful for understanding the demand side of the coworking listings category.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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