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DrillerDB alternatives
Foundation Soils · checked October 6, 2026
DrillerDB is a water table depth lookup by address, built from recorded well logs. If it does not fit what you are checking, these are the 4 other lookups we read on October 6, 2026. Foundation Soils is one of them and earns referral fees, so it is listed with the same facts as the rest and its limits stated.
Pick by the question: Foundation Soils, when you want expansive clay, water table, drought and flood losses for a county, city or ZIP on one page; Web Soil Survey, when you need soil map units for one lot or a custom area; SoilWeb, when you want the soil map unit at a point, with profile sketches; SoilByCounty, when you want county sand, silt, clay and pH, or a 3-county comparison.
DrillerDB: what it does
| What it covers | 23 million recorded wells, all 50 states; 44% of records carry a usable static water level, and eight states file none |
|---|---|
| You search by | Any US address |
| Soil measures shown | Not a soil lookup. A separate Geology Depth Estimator is named on the page |
| Water table or basement wetness | Typical static water level and well depth from nearby recorded wells, with the number of wells behind it. Its example: "about 34 feet deep, typically 18 to 54 feet" |
| Drought | Not on the pages read |
| Flood losses | Not on the pages read |
| Price | The water table lookup is labeled free. Its Well Depth Map is $9.99 a month; other plans are $99 to $799 and up a month for drilling businesses |
| One lot or one place | One address, from the wells nearest it |
| How it says it is funded | Subscription plans on its pricing page |
Stay with DrillerDB when
- You want a depth in feet. Foundation Soils gives the share of a county's land with a shallow water table, never a depth.
- You want a number for one address built from nearby well records, with the count of wells shown.
- You are planning a well, not a basement.
The alternatives
| Site | Better pick when | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation Soils | You want expansive clay, water table, drought and flood losses for a county, city or ZIP on one page | Free to read. No account, no form |
| Web Soil Survey (vs) | You need soil map units for one lot or a custom area | Its shopping cart is labeled "Free"; custom reports print or download |
| SoilWeb | You want the soil map unit at a point, with profile sketches | No price on the page read |
| SoilByCounty (vs) | You want county sand, silt, clay and pH, or a 3-county comparison | Free USDA soil reports, per its home page |
Foundation Soils limits: county, city and ZIP level only; a share of land, never a depth in feet; USDA data for one lot can differ.
Read October 6, 2026 from each site's own pages, linked above. "Not on the pages read" means the page we read did not show it. See also best websites to look up the soil under a house and what soil is my house built on.