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Head-to-head comparison
Hover vs iRoofing
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 #6
Hover
4.8
Measure, design, and estimate — all from smartphone photos turned into a 3D model.
- Time to report
- 8 hours
- Price per report
- $25
- Best for
- Mid-to-high-volume exterior contractors — full-exterior remodelers, retail roofing/siding shops, and restoration contractors who do enough on-site sales calls to justify per-project or subscription cost, especially when upselling premium materials
Ranked #7
iRoofing
4.4
Measure roofs, estimate materials, simulate projects, generate proposals — all from one app.
- Time to report
- 10 minutes
- Price per report
- $10
- Best for
- Small-to-mid residential roofing contractors (1–15 reps) whose primary need is fast on-site measurement and a polished in-home sales presentation, especially shops running the proposal in front of the homeowner on a tablet
The short version
Hover edges out iRoofing.
On our 5-axis rubric, Hover scores 7.5 to iRoofing's 7.5 — a 0.0-point gap. The biggest differentiator is time to roof report: Hover at 8 hours versus iRoofing at 10 minutes.
What's included.
Feature-by-feature: measurement, proposal, CRM, AI design, and financing — plus turnaround time and per-report price.
| Feature | Hover | iRoofing |
|---|---|---|
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 | 8 hours | 10 minutes |
Price per report | $25 | $10 |
The scores.
Same 5-axis rubric every platform is scored against. Public weights, no vendor input.
Hover · #6
7.5/ 10
Speed to Quote
6.8
Mobile UX
8.2
Pricing Transparency
7.4
Ease of Setup
7.8
Customer Support
7.6
iRoofing · #7
7.5/ 10
Speed to Quote
7.6
Mobile UX
7.4
Pricing Transparency
8.4
Ease of Setup
7.4
Customer Support
6.6
What customers say.
Hover
Strengths
- Best-in-class visual fidelity of 3D property models — repeatedly cited as the most effective client-facing sales tool for premium-material upsell
- Full-exterior measurement (siding, windows, doors, gutters, trim), not just roof — real differentiator vs. roof-only satellite competitors
- Capterra 4.8/5 across 59 reviews — strongest review-aggregator score in the comparison set
- Deep distributor and insurance partnerships (SRS Distribution, RSG, Verisk Xactimate Feb 2025)
Tradeoffs
- Cost is the #1 negative across review platforms — per-project pricing called “very high for someone not planning to use the program often”
- Photo submission failures: app requires cellular for authentication, can fail silently — crews discover the failure after leaving the site
- Unverified sales-rep inputs — reps can edit roof pitches and door/window measurements without proof, leading to ordering errors
iRoofing
Strengths
- Full roof takeoffs in under 10 minutes via the mobile app per recurring Capterra reviewer praise
- AI roof color visualizer lets reps show alternative shingle styles on the homeowner’s actual house — a closing tool
- Clearoof aircraft-captured aerial imagery covers ~90% of US areas and helps see through partial tree cover
- Pricing is published and bundle-simple ($149/mo all-in for 3 users) — no tier-laddering
Tradeoffs
- Tree-covered roofs break the sketch tool — even a single tree over the roof can make manual sketching impossible
- Tablet-first; phone and desktop versions are second-class and don’t sync, so a measurement on one device isn’t visible on others
- “Many features are buggy” and support is “fairly useless” per several Capterra reviews