Roofing Estimating Software Built for Subbies
ContractorCounter is roofing estimating software for roofers and roofing contractors who price their own work: take off quantities from the drawings, let the AI suggest rates you review, and send a priced quote — one browser workspace, on site or in the office.
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Verdict
Choose ContractorCounter if you are roofers pricing your own jobs and you want takeoff, rates, and the quote in one place at US$14/month (or a US$249 one-time one-time license). Stay with a specialist estimating suite like RoofSnap if your estimating depends on deep pre-loaded roofing databases maintained for you — that depth is real, and we do not pretend to replace it.
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What a roofing estimate is made of here
The quantities come off the drawing, not a spreadsheet. Roof plane areas measured as calibrated polygons, with pitch factors applied so plan area becomes true area; Ridges, hips, valleys, and eaves measured as lengths off the roof plan; Sheets or tiles derived from true area with coverage and lap allowances as explicit BoQ adjustments; Penetrations counted per item — vents, flues, skylights — each with its flashing; Gutter, fascia, and downpipes measured as runs with drops counted — each one measured or counted on the calibrated sheet, each one a line in a live Bill of Quantities that stays tied to the markup that produced it.
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A worked example
A hip-and-valley house roof: one roof plan, calibrated to the dimensioned eaves line, pitch noted at 22.5°. Four planes total 187 m² on plan; the 22.5° pitch factor lifts true area to 202 m²; ridges and hips run 34 m, valleys 11 m, eaves and gutter 42 m; the AI counts 6 penetrations off the plan symbols — every figure a visible markup you verify. The BoQ prices sheeting per true m² with the lap allowance as its own line, flashings per metre by type, penetrations per item — a quote where the pitch math is on the record instead of in someone's head. Every number traces back to a markup on the sheet, so when the scope changes the estimate follows.
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AI takes the first pass — you keep the judgement
The AI assistant can count the repetitive items, measure runs, and set the drawing scale, with every result reviewed before it commits. Then the rate side: ask for a rate on "supply and fix concrete roof tiles, per m²" and the proposal arrives with reasoning — item interpretation, labour-and-material basis, your market — anchored to the roofing rates already in your bill. Never a bare number — a proposal you accept, revise, or dismiss.
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Honest about RoofSnap, EagleView, AppliCad
**RoofSnap** — aerial-imagery roof reports and sales-oriented residential roofing workflows in the US. **EagleView** — measured roof reports from imagery when there are no drawings to take off at all. **AppliCad** — complex roof modelling and manufacturer-specific panel optimisation for specialist roofing estimators. ContractorCounter wins on the other side of that trade-off: speed to a priced quote, working anywhere, and a price a roofers outfit can carry (US$14/month) instead of an enterprise licence.
Common questions
Questions about Roofing estimating
Is this full roofing estimating software or just takeoff?
Both halves, in one flow: measure and count on the calibrated drawings (the [roofing takeoff](/roofing-takeoff-software) side), then price the resulting Bill of Quantities with your own rates or AI-suggested ones, and issue the quote. What it is not: a pre-loaded roofing cost database — your rates are yours.
Do the AI suggestions replace my roofing rates?
No. Every AI count, measurement, and rate is a proposal you accept, revise, or dismiss — with the reasoning shown. Your roofing rates stay yours; the AI removes the repetitive clicking, not the judgement about what a roofing item is worth in your market.
What does roofing estimating software cost compared to RoofSnap?
US$14/month, or a US$249 one-time one-time license, with a free trial (card required). Specialist roofing estimating suites like RoofSnap, EagleView, AppliCad typically run to thousands per seat per year — worth it for their maintained databases if you use them, hard to justify for a small roofing team pricing from its own rates.
Does it handle roof pitch in the areas?
Measure the plan-view polygon and apply the pitch factor as an explicit multiplier, so the BoQ shows both the plan area and the true area rather than hiding the conversion. Estimating from drawings is the fit here; if you price from aerial imagery without drawings, an imagery service like EagleView is the right feeder.
