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The roof measurement segment in 2026: done-for-you reports, DIY apps and platform bundles

Eight companies, three business models, two very different customers. A map of the segment as its own published pages describe it.

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Two customers, one product

The roof measurement report has two buyers who want different things from the same numbers. Insurance desks (carrier adjusters, independent adjusters, restoration contractors writing claims) want the roof inside an estimating platform, with a PDF for the file, at a cost that fits an expense line. Retail roofing shops want the roof in a proposal fast enough to close at the kitchen table, at a cost that fits a sales budget. Every company in the segment leans toward one buyer, and the lean shows in what it publishes.

Done-for-you, per report

The oldest model is the report you order and receive. EagleView publishes a per-report table by roof size and customer tier ($24.25 to $87 residential as of July 28, 2026), sells subscription access through EagleView One, and describes ESX delivery through EagleView One and integrations. GAF QuickMeasure, the manufacturer's service, publishes $18 to $20 per parcel for single-family with delivery listed as 1 hour or less and a report with a bill of materials. RoofScope states 99% accuracy and 12-hours-or-less guarantees on its home page. Sketch My Roof publishes a flat menu by report type ($19 standard ESX, $25 complex, $29 with PDF, $25 PDF only, walls $45 to $65), same calendar day on orders before 6 PM Eastern, with ESX for Xactimate® and XML for Symbility® and an ordering integration inside Xactimate® and XactAnalysis®.

Within this model the differences are the variables each company prices on: size and tier (EagleView), certification status (GAF), report type (Sketch My Roof), and the presence of written guarantees (RoofScope). None of that is a ranking; it is a description of what each page says.

Platform bundles

Roofr and HOVER sell the measurement inside a broader contractor product. Roofr's pricing page lists $19 reports on its free plan and $13 on paid plans, with the ESX file as a $10 add-on and delivery windows that improve with the plan; the report feeds proposals, e-signature and a CRM. HOVER prices Full Exterior measurements per project by structure complexity ($39 to $139 depending on plan), sells a Pro plan at $999 per year that lowers the per-project figure, and produces a 3D model of the whole exterior, which puts it in siding and window conversations as much as roofing.

The bundle model changes what a buyer compares. The report price is a line inside a plan, and the plan is the product.

Do-it-yourself

RoofSnap and iRoofing sell software; the contractor produces the measurement. RoofSnap publishes pay-as-you-go from $13 per measurement order and subscriptions from $52 to $105 per user per month depending on term and team size. iRoofing publishes $149 per month monthly and $124 per month on a 12-month term for unlimited measurements. The DIY model suits high-volume sales teams that measure many houses a week and want the marginal cost near zero; it asks the buyer to supply the labor and the judgment.

What to watch

Three things move this segment. Estimating-platform integrations, because ordering from inside the platform removes a step for the desk. Manufacturer and distributor programs, because a report priced as a program benefit changes the economics for certified contractors. And published guarantees, because a written clock or accuracy figure is a contract term a buyer can hold a provider to. MBK Media Group will record each of these as companies publish them, with the access date on every figure.

Questions readers ask

How many business models are there in roof measurement?
Three, as the providers' own pages describe them: done-for-you per-report services, platform bundles that include the report inside contractor software, and do-it-yourself tools where the buyer produces the measurement.
Which model is right for an insurance desk?
That depends on the desk's platform and volume; this publication does not recommend providers. The relevant published variables are the estimating-file format (ESX or XML), the delivery term, and the per-report cost including any add-ons or plans.

Sources

  1. Published residential per-report pricing by size and tier: Small (20 sq) $32.75 Bronze / $27.50 Silver / $24.25 Gold; Medium (40 sq) $60 / $54.75 / $49; Large (40+ sq) $87 / $81.25 / $75.50; Commercial $89.50 / $84.25 / $79; Platinum and Premium 'call for pricing': EagleView pricing page (as of July 28, 2026)
  2. Single-family $18 per parcel (GAF Master Elite contractors) or $20 per parcel (all other pros); multi-family $54 or $60 per building; delivery listed as 1 hour or less; add-ons $10: GAF QuickMeasure page (as of July 28, 2026)
  3. 99% accuracy guarantee and 12 hours or less turnaround guarantee stated on the company site: RoofScope home page (as of July 28, 2026)
  4. Standard Roof Report (ESX only) $19; Complex Roof Report (ESX only) $25; Standard Roof Report (ESX + PDF) $29; Standard Roof Report (PDF only) $25; same-day delivery on orders placed before the published cutoff: Sketch My Roof residential order page (as of July 28, 2026)
  5. Wall reports $45 to $65: Sketch My Roof wall report page (as of July 28, 2026)
  6. ESX for Xactimate® and XML for Symbility® as deliverable formats; PDF exhibit; every report reviewed before delivery; revisions at no charge; orders by street address in the United States and Canada: Sketch My Roof service facts page (as of July 28, 2026)
  7. Xactimate® Integration: ordering inside Xactimate® and XactAnalysis® with delivery back into the workflow: Sketch My Roof Xactimate® Integration page (as of July 28, 2026)
  8. Free plan $19 measurement reports delivered in 24 hours or less; paid plans $13 reports with 2 or 6 hour delivery guarantees; ESX files $10 per report on paid plans: Roofr pricing page (as of July 28, 2026)
  9. Full Exterior measurements priced by structure complexity: simple $59 Starter / $39 Pro; average $99 / $79; complex $139 / $119; Pro plan $999 per year; expedited delivery $39 (Starter) or $19 (Pro) per project: HOVER pricing page (as of July 28, 2026)
  10. Pay-as-you-go from $13 per measurement order; Monthly $105 per user per month; Annual from $52 (10+ users), $61 (5 to 9), $78 (2 to 4) per user per month: RoofSnap pricing page (as of July 28, 2026)
  11. $149 per month billed monthly; $124 per month on a 12-month term ($1,488 per year); a 24-month term is also listed; unlimited measurements: iRoofing pricing page (as of July 28, 2026)
  12. Xactimate® is Verisk's property estimating platform; ESX is its estimate file format: Verisk Xactimate® product page (as of July 28, 2026)

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