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baseray vs Urbio

Urbio models building energy demand and solar potential for cities and utilities across Europe. baseray covers Romania and Czechia building by building, with the building’s facts, dated panel checks and the company at the address.

baseray

Building database

One record per building in Romania and Czechia: use, floors and construction year, height and volume, a dated solar panel check, a heat card and the company registered at the address.

Countries
Romania, Czechia
Price
Free plan; paid from €39 a month

Urbio

Building energy data

Urbio’s Urban Data Factory merges building, energy, climate and cost data in a browser geoportal: footprint, height, floors, year, use, PV and solar potential, and heating, hot water and cooling demand.

Countries
Europe; countries not listed
Price
Data packs from €490; platform from €2,400 a year

Side by side. What baseray and Urbio show for a building.

Features of baseray and Urbio
Feature baseray Urbio
Romania Yes ? Not stated “Anywhere in Europe”; countries not listed
Czechia Yes ? Not stated “Anywhere in Europe”; countries not listed
Use, floors and year per building Yes Where known, for buildings in both countries Yes Use, floors, year and floor area
Building height Yes Measured or estimated, always labelled Yes
Existing solar panels detected In part Where the model has read the roof; the rest show as not checked In part PV systems listed; method not stated
Date of the photo behind each check Yes ? Not stated
Roof solar sizing (kWp, yield) In part Where the roof has been modelled Yes
Heat demand Yes Yes Heating, hot water and cooling demand
Company linked to the building In part Registered office at the building’s exact official address, never shown as ownership ? Not stated
Contact people (phone, email) No ? Not stated
Company financials No ? Not stated
CSV export Yes Clay-ready columns Yes XLSX, SHP and GeoJSON
API Yes Yes
ChatGPT and Claude connector Yes MCP connector ? Not stated
Built-in outreach No ? Not stated

Urbio: read from its own pages on 7 Oct 2026. “Not stated” means its pages do not say; it may still offer it.

Where each is stronger. Said plainly, both ways.

Where Urbio is stronger

  • Heating, hot water and cooling demand, with the heating system type.
  • Data packs for any municipality or region in Europe.
  • Energy cost and carbon for each building.

Where baseray is stronger

  • The company registered at each building’s address.
  • Existing panels checked on dated aerial photos, with the date shown.
  • Self-serve plans from free, paid per building.

Which to choose. It depends on where you sell and what you need for each building.

Choose Urbio if

You plan heat or energy for a city, a utility or a portfolio and need demand modelling across European countries.

Questions. About baseray and Urbio.

Does Urbio cover Romania and Czechia?

On 7 October 2026 its pages say it is available anywhere in Europe and do not list countries. It offers a free account with a sample of about 2,000 buildings, so you can check your area.

Does Urbio link companies to buildings?

Its pages do not mention company data on 7 October 2026. baseray links a company only when its registered office is the building’s exact official address.

Sources

  1. urbandatafactory.urb.io: data, coverage and prices
  2. urb.io/impressum-and-privacy-notice: Urbio SA, Sion

Urbio is a trademark of its owner. This page compares published facts and is not endorsed by Urbio. If something here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.

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