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Head-to-head comparison
JobNimbus vs EagleView
Two roofing platforms a contractor might evaluate side-by-side. Here's how they compare on time to roof report, included features, pricing, and customer-grounded pros and cons.
Ranked #8
JobNimbus
4.6
The customizable contractor CRM with one of the largest installed bases in roofing.
- Time to report
- Not native
- Price per report
- —
- Best for
- Established residential roofing contractors (5–50 employees, $1M–$20M revenue) who want a deeply customizable CRM with strong mobile field documentation, especially for storm-restoration insurance work
Ranked #4
EagleView
4.3
The legacy aerial roof measurement standard, now reimagined as EagleView One 3D
- Time to report
- 3-6 hr (standard); up to 24-48 hr
- Price per report
- ~$80
- Best for
- Insurance-restoration and storm-chasing roofers who need ESX-exportable measurement reports with the broadest CRM integration footprint and hail/wind history data
The short version
JobNimbus edges out EagleView.
On our 5-axis rubric, JobNimbus scores 7.2 to EagleView's 5.5 — a 1.7-point gap. The biggest differentiator is time to roof report: JobNimbus at Not native versus EagleView at 3-6 hr (standard); up to 24-48 hr.
What's included.
Feature-by-feature: measurement, proposal, CRM, AI design, and financing — plus turnaround time and per-report price.
| Feature | JobNimbus | EagleView |
|---|---|---|
Roof measurement Produces a measured roof report from satellite, aerial, or smartphone photos | ||
Proposal generation Turns the measurement into a polished, sendable customer proposal | ||
CRM / pipeline Tracks leads, jobs, and follow-ups through the sales process | ||
AI design generation Generates the design automatically, no manual sketching required | ||
Financing integrations Built-in lender integrations for in-home financing offers | ||
Time to roof report Pulled from vendor pricing pages | Not native | 3-6 hr (standard); up to 24-48 hr |
Price per report | — | ~$80 |
The scores.
Same 5-axis rubric every platform is scored against. Public weights, no vendor input.
JobNimbus · #8
7.2/ 10
Speed to Quote
7.4
Mobile UX
8.6
Pricing Transparency
5.5
Ease of Setup
6.8
Customer Support
7.6
EagleView · #4
5.5/ 10
Speed to Quote
5.0
Mobile UX
7.0
Pricing Transparency
3.0
Ease of Setup
7.0
Customer Support
6.0
What customers say.
JobNimbus
Strengths
- Customizable workflows and drag-and-drop pipelines — the most consistently cited strength across 550+ G2 and Capterra reviews
- Mobile app averages around 4.8 stars; GPS-tagged photos with timestamps are repeatedly cited for insurance documentation
- Deep integration ecosystem covering EagleView, Hover, Beacon, ABC Supply, and QuickBooks
- One of the largest installed bases in the roofing CRM category, with a deep template library and active user community
Tradeoffs
- Pricing is fully sales-gated; reviewers consistently report total cost lands 2–3x initial expectation once seats, texting, and payments fees stack
- Email system is widely criticized — formatting, delivery, and tracking issues; vendor has publicly committed to an overhaul on the 2026 roadmap
- Photo storage caps with weak recovery — one Capterra reviewer reported losing ~2,000 job photos with no recovery path
EagleView
Strengths
- Industry-standard accuracy with ESX export — preferred by insurance adjusters and Xactimate workflows
- Broadest CRM integration footprint: AccuLynx, JobNimbus, Roofr, ServiceTitan, Leap, and most roofing platforms pull reports directly
- Hail and wind storm-event history reports are a real differentiator for insurance-restoration work
- Massive proprietary aerial imagery archive; coverage across virtually all U.S. residential addresses
Tradeoffs
- Sales-gated, opaque pricing — no public rate card; you must talk to a rep to learn what you'll actually pay
- Reported price increases through 2023-2024 pushed Premium reports from ~$60 toward ~$80-$87, drawing contractor complaints on Capterra and forums
- Turnaround of 3-6 hours (standard) to 24-48 hours is slow vs Roofr (~2 hr, $13-19) and GAF QuickMeasure (~1 hr, ~$18)