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 can read an aerial-imagery report for properties Hyperion can't safely access; Hyperion is the primary capture.

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 (coming soon). Davis-Bacon, OCIP/CCIP-aware. Targeting 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 (coming soon) will write financial impact automatically.

ROOFR

Proposal-side change orders. Commercial change-order workflow is an awkward fit.

06 · CAPABILITY
Pricing posture
FORGE

A full-time customer service rep runs about $5,500 a month fully loaded. Sabina and every Forge product are custom quoted. We discuss your responsibilities, products and services, then provide the scope, price and terms before you commit. Treasury is in development. Founding Charter is the founder program by application: a founding rate, set at the job-description call and locked for as long as you hold the seat, ten seats, seven open.

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.
    Founding Charter — locked rate for as long as you hold the seat, 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 Founding Charter. Founding 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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