RoofMetric
The TL;DR
EagleView is a roof report service, you pay $50 to $80 per roof, they send you a measurement PDF a few hours later. Best when you need a court-defensible, surveyor-grade report (insurance claims, large commercial bids).
RoofMetric is roofing business software, you measure roofs yourself in 2 minutes using AI on satellite imagery, plus get a full CRM, branded estimate PDFs, photo annotation, hail tracking, and team collaboration. Flat $29/month, unlimited measurements.
Most residential roofing contractors measure 5 to 20 roofs per week. At EagleView prices that's $1,000 to $6,400/month just on reports, before you've written a single estimate. RoofMetric pays for itself after the first roof.
Feature-by-feature comparison
| Capability | RoofMetric | EagleView |
|---|---|---|
| Measure a roof from satellite | In ~2 minutes, AI traced | Surveyor-grade, hours-long turnaround |
| Manual roof sketch (when satellite is stale or occluded) | Outline → snap interior lines → auto facet detection → per-facet pitch → edge classification | Report-only model, no in-house drawing tool |
| LiDAR room scanning (iPhone) | Native iOS app, Apple RoomPlan, 60-second capture, drops into estimate as Room Takeoff | Not in their product line |
| AR distance measure (iPhone) | Multi-item: Gutter / Downspout / Fascia / Valley, live rubber-band, labeled top-down sketch | |
| Gutter takeoff → estimate (iPhone) | Measure on the roof, set $/ft, line items land in the estimate builder | |
| Pricing | $29/mo flat, unlimited | $50 to $80 per report |
| Customer CRM | Pipeline, custom fields, photos, notes | Reports only, no customer management |
| Branded PDF estimates | 4 templates, your logo, your colors | Measurement report only, bring your own estimating tool |
| Photo annotation with measurement | Arrow, text, pixel-accurate calibrated measurement | |
| Hail history & storm alerts | NOAA-backed lookup + alerts | Separate product (Assess) |
| E-signature on estimates | Built in, mobile-friendly | |
| Stripe Connect, accept payments | Built in | |
| Team collaboration | Up to 10 seats on Pro, unlimited on Enterprise | Multi-user available on enterprise plans |
| EagleView PDF import | Drop EagleView PDFs in, extracts measurements automatically | N/A (it's their format) |
| Order EagleView reports directly from inside RoofMetric | Built into every customer file (live as soon as your EagleView API account is approved) | Their core product, order from their portal |
| Court-defensible insurance-grade reports | For most jobs, no, sketches and AI traces (~99% accurate for residential) | Their core strength, sealed, signed, audit-grade |
| Calendar & task management | ||
| Mobile (iOS / Android) | Full-featured web app on any device plus native apps on the App Store and Google Play with AR measuring and room scanning (LiDAR on iPhone, ARCore on Android), native PDF preview and share sheet | Mobile app exists for ordering reports |
| Free trial | 14 days, no credit card | Pay per report from day one |
When to use EagleView
EagleView still wins for these scenarios:
- Hail damage insurance claims where the adjuster expects a sealed EagleView measurement report
- Large commercial roofs (50,000+ sq ft warehouses) where AI tracing on satellite gets fuzzy
- Public agency / government bids requiring third-party verified measurements
- Anything where the roof is occluded on satellite (heavy tree cover, recent build, low-res imagery)
The good news: you can use both, from inside the same app. RoofMetric has a one-click EagleView PDF importer (drag a PDF in, measurements extract automatically) plus a built-in EagleView API integration, order an EagleView report directly from any customer file in RoofMetric, the report comes back attached to the customer, and the measurements feed straight into the estimate. (API ordering is live as soon as your EagleView aggregator credentials are approved.)
When RoofMetric is the better fit
- Residential roofing (~85% of contractor work), AI tracing on satellite is plenty accurate
- Field measurement on the roof itselfLiDAR, AR measure, and gutter takeoff on the iPhone replace the tape measure entirely for residential
- Older or rural homes with stale or low-res satellite, sketch manually with auto facet detection in 2 minutes, no EagleView order needed
- High-volume estimatingmeasure 10 roofs in the time EagleView takes to deliver one report
- You also need a CRM, estimate generator, and follow-up trackingEagleView gives you a PDF and stops there
- You want flat, predictable pricing$29 to $199/month vs. "depends on how many roofs you bid this month"
- You're a solo or small operationEagleView's enterprise pricing is geared to volume
The math
Say you measure 6 roofs a week (24 a month) at $60 per EagleView report: $1,440/month.
RoofMetric Solo: $29/month. Difference: $1,411/month, $16,932/year.
Even if you keep using EagleView for the 1 to 2 insurance jobs per month that absolutely need it, you save ~$1,300/month on the prelim measurements that don't need that level of certification.
Questions contractors actually ask
Short answers, including the ones that make us look worse.
Is there a cheaper alternative to EagleView?
RoofMetric is the direct answer to per-report pricing: $29 a month for unlimited satellite measurements, with CRM, branded estimates and e-signature included, versus roughly $50 to $80 for each individual EagleView report. The honest caveat is that you are buying a different kind of thing. EagleView sells a certified third-party report. RoofMetric sells a tool you measure with yourself. If what you need is the certificate, price is not the deciding factor.
How accurate is satellite roof measurement compared to getting on the roof with a ladder?
On a clear, current, high-resolution image of a typical residential roof, a traced satellite measurement is close enough to order material from, and it is how most contractors bid. Accuracy degrades in specific and predictable ways: imagery that is a few years old will miss additions and new construction entirely, heavy tree cover hides facets, and pitch is the value most worth confirming because it is inferred rather than measured. The practical answer is to trace from satellite for the bid, then confirm pitch and anything obstructed on site. On an iPhone you can do that with the LiDAR and AR tools instead of a ladder.
Do I still need EagleView for insurance claims?
Often yes, and we would rather say so than lose your trust later. When an adjuster or a carrier expects a sealed third-party measurement report, that is what they will accept. The same goes for public agency bids and large commercial roofs. What changes is volume: you use a certified report on the one or two jobs a month that require it instead of on every prelim quote. You can drop the resulting PDF into RoofMetric and the measurements extract automatically.
Is it called Eagle Eye or EagleView?
EagleView. Eagle Eye is a common misremembering, and searches for "eagle eye roof estimator" or "eagle eye measurements" are almost always looking for EagleView Technologies, the aerial roof report company. There are unrelated products called Eagle Eye in other industries, including video surveillance, which is why the search results look confusing.
Can I import a report I already paid for?
Yes. Drop an EagleView PDF into a customer file and the measurements are extracted automatically, so the report you already bought feeds the estimate rather than getting retyped. RoofMetric can also order EagleView reports from inside a customer file once your EagleView API credentials are approved.
Is there roofing software for a small crew under fifty dollars a month?
Yes. RoofMetric Solo is $29 a month for one user and includes satellite measurement, the CRM, branded PDF estimates, e-signature and photo reports, with no per-report or per-estimate charge. Team is $49 a month for up to five users, which is still under fifty. Both start with a 14-day trial that does not ask for a card.