FORGE/COMPARE/FORGE VS ACCULYNX
vs.RESIDENTIAL ROOFING CRM VS. COMMERCIAL ROOFING CHEST

AccuLynx is the residential roofing CRM.
Forge is the commercial roofer's chest.

AccuLynx leads the residential roofing category — insurance restoration workflows, supplement management, lead-to-job pipeline. Strong for residential. Forge is built for the operator whose work is commercial re-roof, retrofit, and TPO/EPDM/modified-bitumen install where the dormer that loses the bid lives or dies on the geometry of the actual roof.

FORGE VS ACCULYNX
The honest read. Not a takedown.
CLOSES WITH "WHEN NOT TO CHOOSE FORGE"
i.The capability read

Side by side. Honest about both.

01 · CAPABILITY
Insurance restoration workflow
FORGE

Not the primary use case. Forge handles supplements via Treasury change-orders but the workflow is built for commercial bid-build, not residential insurance restoration.

ACCULYNX

Native and deep. Xactimate-native, supplement automation, restoration-specific lead-to-job pipeline.

02 · CAPABILITY
Commercial re-roof + retrofit assemblies
FORGE

Native — TPO, EPDM, modified bitumen, ballast, single-ply assemblies that match what commercial crews actually install.

ACCULYNX

Residential-first assemblies. Commercial work typically handled in a separate estimating tool.

03 · CAPABILITY
In-field LiDAR scan-to-estimate
FORGE

Yes. Hyperion — iPad Pro M-series LiDAR. Walk the parapet, get a line-item bid in 60–90 seconds.

ACCULYNX

Aerial-imagery integrations (EagleView, GAF QuickMeasure). Field measurement otherwise via paper takeoff.

04 · CAPABILITY
Certified payroll · prevailing wage
FORGE

Treasury native. Davis-Bacon, OCIP/CCIP-aware, WH-347 ready to file. Charter operators report 11–15 minutes per pay period.

ACCULYNX

Not native. Operators export to a third-party payroll service.

05 · CAPABILITY
Change-order workflow
FORGE

Field-initiated. Scan delta → change-order → customer signs from the truck → Treasury writes financial impact. PM sees signed change-order in the project log.

ACCULYNX

Supplement-style workflow built around insurance approvals. Commercial change-orders are an awkward fit.

06 · CAPABILITY
Pricing posture
FORGE

Public list: $599 / $1,499 / $2,999 per month. Charter at $27,000 prepaid for 36 months — locked forever.

ACCULYNX

Custom-quoted per user. Not published; typically requires a sales call.

ii.Where AccuLynx is the right call

Where AccuLynx is the right call.

  • 01.
    Residential roofing operators whose primary revenue is insurance restoration and supplement work.
  • 02.
    Storm-chase + retail residential models — the lead lifecycle and Xactimate-native supplement workflow are AccuLynx's strongest area.
  • 03.
    Single-vehicle to mid-size residential operators with a desk-bound estimator and door-knock canvassing.
  • 04.
    Operators whose entire crew is residential and who don't need certified-payroll, OCIP, or commercial change-order tooling.
iii.Where Forge is built differently

Where Forge is built differently.

  • 01.
    Commercial re-roof + retrofit — TPO, EPDM, modified bitumen, ballast assemblies that match actual commercial install.
  • 02.
    Hyperion in-field LiDAR — the dormer that loses the bid is the one Hyperion built itself to model. Aerial imagery is a fallback, not the primary measurement.
  • 03.
    Native certified payroll, prevailing wage, OCIP/CCIP reporting — the commercial roofer's compliance burden lives in the chest.
  • 04.
    Federation — estimating, dispatch, change-orders, payroll, and Hyperion share state because they share an architecture, not because they integrate nightly.
  • 05.
    Charter program — ten seats, locked rate forever, the badge on the wall.
iv.When not to choose Forge

The honest line.

If the work is residential storm-chase or insurance-restoration roofing, AccuLynx is the right tool. Charter is built for the commercial roofing operator with multi-crew bid-build work and a change-order trail to defend.

THE SPINE — RETURN

Residential roofing has its own trade. So does commercial. Pick the chest built for yours.

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