FORGE/COMPARE/FORGE VS ROOFR
vs.RESIDENTIAL ROOFING PROPOSAL TOOL VS. COMMERCIAL ROOFING CHEST

Roofr is built for residential roofing speed.
Forge is built for the commercial roofer's full work.

Roofr made a sharp product for residential roofing — fast aerial-imagery measurement reports, clean proposal generation, accessible price point. Strong for residential storm-chase + retail. Forge is built for a different operator: the commercial roofer running bid-build, OCIP/CCIP projects, prevailing-wage exposure, and a change-order trail to defend.

FORGE VS ROOFR
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
Aerial-imagery measurement reports
FORGE

Hyperion is in-field LiDAR, not aerial. Forge reads aerial imagery (EagleView) for properties Hyperion can't safely access; Hyperion is the primary measurement.

ROOFR

Native and competitive — Roofr's aerial-imagery proposals are a strength, especially for residential.

02 · CAPABILITY
In-field LiDAR ground-truth
FORGE

Yes. Hyperion — iPad Pro M-series LiDAR. Captures geometry the same day the contractor walks the site. Methodology at /proof/hyperion-accuracy.

ROOFR

Not in scope. Aerial-only measurement.

03 · CAPABILITY
Commercial assemblies · TPO · EPDM · ballast
FORGE

Native commercial assemblies. The drawer Aurora couldn't model is the drawer Hyperion built itself to model.

ROOFR

Residential-first. Commercial roof assemblies typically require a separate estimating tool.

04 · CAPABILITY
Certified payroll · prevailing wage
FORGE

Treasury native. Davis-Bacon, OCIP/CCIP-aware. Eleven-minute pay-period filings.

ROOFR

Not native.

05 · CAPABILITY
Change-order workflow
FORGE

Field-initiated. Scan delta → change-order → customer signs from the truck. Treasury writes financial impact automatically.

ROOFR

Proposal-side change orders. Commercial change-order workflow is 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.

ROOFR

Tiered residential plans, accessible price point.

ii.Where Roofr is the right call

Where Roofr is the right call.

  • 01.
    Residential roofing operators where speed of proposal and accessible price point matter more than commercial-trade compliance.
  • 02.
    Storm-chase + retail residential models with high lead volume and a fast-quote workflow.
  • 03.
    Operators who don't need certified payroll, OCIP, or in-field LiDAR — and want to keep the price point low.
  • 04.
    New roofing operators consolidating their first stack — Roofr's clean residential workflow is a reasonable starting point.
iii.Where Forge is built differently

Where Forge is built differently.

  • 01.
    Commercial re-roof + retrofit work — assemblies, change-orders, submittals built for the commercial trade.
  • 02.
    In-field LiDAR ground-truth (Hyperion) — the geometry the roof actually has today, not a stale aerial image.
  • 03.
    Certified payroll, prevailing wage, OCIP/CCIP reporting — native, not exported.
  • 04.
    Federation — every drawer in the chest shares state. Estimate, schedule, change-order, payroll, Plate, Hyperion.
  • 05.
    Charter — locked rate forever, the badge on the wall.
iv.When not to choose Forge

The honest line.

If the operator's work is residential storm-chase or retail roofing with no commercial bid-build side, Roofr is a reasonable choice and meaningfully cheaper than Charter. Charter is built for the commercial roofing operator whose work runs on prevailing wage, change-orders, and a chest the field crew can defend.

THE SPINE — RETURN

Residential and commercial are different trades. Forge picked one. Pick the chest built for yours.

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