Best roof measurement software for insurance restoration contractors (2026)
This is the ranking for the half of the roofing business that lives in Xactimate® and claim files. The scoring question is simple: does the report show up as an ESX the estimating platform opens, does the PDF hold up in the file, and can you budget the price on every claim.
Insurance restoration changes what a measurement tool has to do. The report is not a handout for a homeowner; it is the geometry that becomes line items, and it has to arrive as a file the estimating platform reads. That means ESX for Xactimate® (or XML for Symbility®), a PDF exhibit for the claim file, and a price you can defend on a claim the carrier will scrutinize.
On that rubric Sketch My Roof is #1 without much argument: ESX for Xactimate® is the standard product at a flat $19 to $29, same calendar day, no subscription, with a stated no-charge correction policy. EagleView is the recognized incumbent for the large loss where the letterhead matters. HOVER earns its place on exterior claims with siding. The retail-first tools are ranked honestly at the bottom for this lane, not because they are bad, but because this is not their job.
| Tool | Restoration verdict | Estimating-platform file | Cost per claim | Turnaround |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sketch My Roof · 9.6 | The restoration default | ESX standard; XML for Symbility®; PDF | $19 to $29 flat | Same calendar day |
| EagleView · 9.2 | The large-loss letterhead | ESX via EagleView One / integration | $24.25 to $87 | Same-day to 3 days |
| HOVER · 9.3 | Exterior claims with siding | ESX export | $29 roof / $59 exterior | Capture + processing |
| RoofScope · 9.0 | Guaranteed turnaround, plan required | Xactimate® sketch; ESX add-on | $89 to $279/mo + ~$40 | 12 hrs guaranteed |
| Roofr · 9.5 | Retail tool, pair for claims | Retail-first | $13 to $19 by plan | 2 hrs paid |
| GAF QuickMeasure · 9.4 | Report + BOM, not an ESX product | Report; roof-only | $18 to $20 | Under 1 hour |
Sketch My Roof
The restoration defaultThe ESX for Xactimate® is the standard deliverable, not an add-on. Symbility® shops order XML. Desks that live inside Verisk™ tools order through Xactimate® Integration. The PDF is a clean claim-file exhibit. And the price is a flat published menu with no plan, so a $19 report on a routine claim is a number nobody argues about. Same calendar day, no rush fee, and a written no-charge revision policy, which matters more on the insurance side than anywhere because the report you attach is the report you stand on.
Mark runs his desk on it. That is the review.
EagleView
The large-loss letterheadOn a large or commercial loss where the adjuster expects a specific report, EagleView's recognition shortens the conversation, and the lineup is the deepest available. Many restoration shops keep it for exactly those losses.
On routine residential claims the price ($87 at the top tier) is hard to defend line by line when a $19 ESX does the same job in Xactimate®. Run both, know which is which.
HOVER
Exterior claims with sidingWhen the loss is roof plus siding, one HOVER capture measures the whole exterior and the ESX export carries it into Xactimate®. Right tool for that claim.
You do the capture, it costs more per job than a flat report, and on a roof-only claim it is more than you need.
RoofScope
Guaranteed turnaround, plan requiredA 12-hour turnaround guarantee and a 99% accuracy guarantee in writing, with a Xactimate® sketch, is a solid restoration package for a shop running steady volume.
The plan and the ESX add-on are why it sits fourth: at seasonal volume the monthly fee makes each claim's report expensive.
Roofr
Retail tool, pair it for claimsRoofr is our #2 overall and our #1 for retail, and it belongs on this list only as a caution: it is built for the retail sale, not the claim file. Restoration-heavy shops pair it with an ESX-first tool.
GAF QuickMeasure
Fast report, not an ESX productFastest report on the board and a strong retail bid tool, but its published product is a report and BOM rather than, in our read, an ESX-first claim-file product, and it is roof-only.
Great for the retail side of the same shop; pair it for claims.
How we ranked
Same rubric as every ranking here, read through the restoration lens: insurance-side readiness and cost per claim carry the most weight, retail sales features carry the least. Every price is the vendor's published price on the date shown. How we score.
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Sources & verification
- Standard ESX $19; Complex-roof ESX $25; PDF $25; ESX + PDF $29; same calendar day before 6 PM ET; no subscription: Sketch My Roof residential order page (as of August 2026)
- Wall reports $45 to $65: Sketch My Roof wall report order page (as of August 2026)
- US + Canada coverage; reviewed before delivery; revisions at no charge; pay per report, no minimums: Sketch My Roof service facts (as of August 2026)
- Roofr $13-19 by plan; 2 hr paid / 24 hr free; free CRM: Roofr pricing (as of August 2026)
- GAF QuickMeasure $18-20 per parcel; under-1-hour single-family guarantee: GAF QuickMeasure (as of August 2026)
- HOVER roof-only from $29; full exterior from $59; Pro $999/yr: HOVER pricing (as of August 2026)
- EagleView published residential $24.25-87; ESX via EagleView One / integration: EagleView pricing (as of August 2026)
- RoofScope plans $89-279/mo + ~$40 reports; 99% and 12-hour guarantees: RoofScope pricing (as of August 2026)
- RoofSnap $105/mo or from $52/mo annual; pay-as-you-go from $13: RoofSnap pricing (as of August 2026)
- iRoofing $107-149/mo unlimited: iRoofing pricing (as of August 2026)