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Head-to-head comparison
iRoofing vs JobNimbus
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 #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
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
The short version
iRoofing edges out JobNimbus.
On our 5-axis rubric, iRoofing scores 7.5 to JobNimbus's 7.2 — a 0.3-point gap. The biggest differentiator is time to roof report: iRoofing at 10 minutes versus JobNimbus at Not native.
What's included.
Feature-by-feature: measurement, proposal, CRM, AI design, and financing — plus turnaround time and per-report price.
| Feature | iRoofing | JobNimbus |
|---|---|---|
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 | 10 minutes | Not native |
Price per report | $10 | — |
The scores.
Same 5-axis rubric every platform is scored against. Public weights, no vendor input.
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
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
What customers say.
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
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