Roofing production is a weather-dependent puzzle. Material has to land the day before, the dumpster has to be there before tear-off, the crew has to show up on a dry day, and the final check, or the insurance depreciation, has to get collected after the last nail. Miss one piece and you've got shingles sitting on a driveway through a week of rain. We ranked five tools on how well they run that sequence for crews of 1 to 25 people. For estimating, CRM and the rest of the stack, see our guide to roofing contractor software.
What roofing shops need from project management software
A sold roof turns into a short, tightly ordered project. Material gets ordered to match the estimate, and the supplier needs a drop date and placement notes ("driveway, not the lawn"). The dumpster arrives. The crew needs a dry day, and the homeowner needs a heads-up the night before. Tear-off reveals soft decking, which becomes a change order with photos. Then comes cleanup, a final inspection where your area requires one, the final invoice, and on insurance jobs the paperwork that releases the depreciation check.
The software has to tie those steps together so that moving one moves the others. When rain pushes Tuesday's install to Thursday, the material drop should move too, and the homeowner should get a text. Photos from the crew need to land on the job automatically, because they're your proof on the change order, the supplement and any later warranty claim.
Many roofing companies don't employ their install crews at all. They sub them out and pay per square, with extra for steep pitch, additional layers or decking. That means the software has to give an outside crew lead the job address, the material list and the photo checklist without handing them your whole customer list, and it has to make paying them per square easy to calculate from the final measurements.
Commissions matter more in roofing than most trades. If salespeople are paid on gross profit, job financials have to include material returns, change orders and the supplement before anyone gets paid.
How the picks compare
AccuLynx and JobNimbus are the two real roofing systems. AccuLynx is stronger on production, material ordering and the insurance side; JobNimbus is stronger on visual boards and flexible workflows. Both are quote only, so get written quotes for the same number of users and the add-ons you need.
Contractor Foreman and Roofr are the budget routes. Contractor Foreman covers general construction project management at a published price. Roofr is the better choice for a retail roofer who wants the sale and the job in one place with unlimited users. CompanyCam sits alongside any of them as the photo record.
If you're comparing tools built for service trades, start with our roundup of field service management software, but most roofing companies find those tools weak on material orders and production calendars.
What to look for before you sign
- Delivery dates tied to install dates. Reschedule a job in the trial and see whether the material drop moves with it.
- Change orders with photos. Rotten decking and extra layers happen weekly. Approval should take a minute on site.
- Crew access. Can sub crews see only their jobs without paying for a full seat?
- Commission reports. If you pay on gross profit, make sure the report includes change orders and supplements.
- Supplement and depreciation tracking. Essential for insurance work.
- Export. Photos and job records are your warranty evidence for years. Confirm you can get them out.
What it costs
Prices as of October 2026, billed annually unless noted.
| Shop size |
Roofr |
Contractor Foreman |
CompanyCam |
AccuLynx / JobNimbus |
| 1 person |
$0 (Starter) + $19 per report |
$49/mo (Basic) |
$63/mo (Core) |
Quote only |
| 5 users |
$209/mo (Essentials, unlimited users) |
$166/mo (Plus, up to 8 users) |
$177/mo (Crew + 2 users at $29) |
Quote only |
| 15 users |
$299/mo (Scale, unlimited users) |
$221/mo (Pro, up to 15 users) |
$467/mo (Crew + 12 users at $29) |
Quote only |
Contractor Foreman's card processing is 2.9% + 30¢, with ACH at 1% + 30¢ capped at $10, which is cheap for large final payments: a $14,000 roof paid by ACH costs $10 to collect.
