Cost comparison
What does a roof measurement or quote actually cost?
QuoteCore+ vs per-report measurement services — prices checked August 2026
“How much does a roof measurement report cost?” is a fair question with a surprisingly wide answer. Depending on the service and roof size, an outsourced measurement report costs anywhere from $13 to $105. Software that lets you measure yourself runs from a monthly subscription to a four-figure annual licence.
Here’s the honest breakdown, with every price sourced from official pricing pages and dated. We’re in this comparison too — our costs are stated with plan context so you can check the maths yourself.
The comparison at a glance
| Service | Pricing model | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| QuoteCore+ | Subscription (free tier available) | Cents per AI scan, worst case ~$0.50 per measurement; Pro at $39/mo with 50+ quotes/mo works out to well under $1 per quoteMeasure your own plans (manual takeoff is unlimited and free of per-measurement fees) or use AI Scan Assist at cents per scan. Full trial is genuinely free — no card required. |
| RoofSnap | Per report or subscription | From $13 per report; $105/mo per user monthly ($52-78/mo annual)Order a flown measurement report, or subscribe for DIY measurement tools. Prices checked August 2026. |
| EagleView | Per report | $32.75-$89.50 per construction report at list price (typical range $13.75-$105 depending on size and tier)Professionally measured aerial reports with volume tier discounts. Prices checked August 2026. |
| PlanSwift | Annual licence per seat | US$2,000 per year per seat (Professional)General construction takeoff software; trade plugins and starter packs sold separately. Prices checked August 2026. |
All prices from official pricing pages, checked August 2026. Regional pricing may differ.
Is the free DIY approach accurate enough? We tested it on 10 real roofs.
Every remote measurement was verified on site. Watch the study, or read the full field study with the published dataset.
How QuoteCore+ works out to under $1 per quote
QuoteCore+ is subscription software, not a per-report service. Manual digital takeoff is unlimited — no per-measurement fee. AI Scan Assist (which detects roof areas, ridges, hips, valleys, barges and spouting for you to verify) costs cents per scan, with a worst case around $0.50.
On the Pro plan ($39/mo), a roofer sending 50+ quotes a month works out to well under $1 per quote — including measurement, pricing, the quote document itself, sending, tracking, material orders and invoicing. The 14-day trial is genuinely free: every feature, no card required.
We’ve demonstrated a complete complex roofing quote created in under 3 minutes for less than $1 — see the video on our homepage.
When a per-report service makes sense
Outsourced reports make sense when you have no plans at all, need third-party verification, or quote rarely enough that a subscription never pays off. If you measure a handful of roofs a year, a $13-$105 report is a reasonable purchase.
Curious how close the free DIY route can get? See our Google Earth roof measurement accuracy study, where 10 remote takeoffs were checked against physical site measurements.
If you quote weekly or more — and especially if you then rebuild the measured roof into materials, labour and a priced quote — the per-report maths gets expensive fast, and the measurement doesn’t carry through to the quote. That’s the gap QuoteCore+ is built to close.
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