Key takeaways
- Hover's pay-per-project roof measurements start at $29 for a simple roof; EagleView's Premium report for a small roof (20 squares) is $24.25 to $32.75, by account tier.
- QuoteIQ includes MapMeasure Pro on its plans from $99.99 a month; its AI AutoMeasure uses 100 IQ Credits per surface.
- This tool is free: roof area, pitch and planes from Google's 3D roof model, lot size from county rolls, and drawing for any area or line.
- A paid report is worth it when you need lengths this tool leaves out (ridges, hips, valleys), walls and siding, or a format an insurer asks for.
What the paid options cost
Prices below are copied from each company's own public pricing page on October 8, 2026. They change; check the page before you buy.
| Service | What you get | Price as published |
|---|---|---|
| Hover, Starter (pay per project) | Roof measurements | $29 simple, $49 average, $69 complex. First 3 projects free. |
| Hover, Starter | Exterior measurements (roof, walls, siding) | $59 simple, $99 average, $139 complex |
| Hover, Pro | $20 off every project | $999 a year |
| Hover, Business | One flat rate by project type (roof $39, exterior $79) | $2,999 a year |
| EagleView, Premium report (Construction) | Priced by roof size: small (20 squares), medium (40), large (over 40) | Bronze $32.75 / $60 / $87; Silver $27.50 / $54.75 / $81.25; Gold $24.25 / $49 / $75.50 |
| EagleView, add-ons | Gutter report; walls, windows and doors; Full House | Gutter $13.75; walls, windows and doors $67.50 to $78; Full House $91 to $105 |
| QuoteIQ, MapMeasure Pro | Draw areas and lines on satellite, property lines, imagery history, customer self-measure | Included on Beginner ($99.99 a month), Pro ($199.99), Elite ($299.99) and Max ($699.99); not on Essentials ($29.99) |
| QuoteIQ, AI AutoMeasure | Automatic roof or lawn tracing | 100 IQ Credits per surface, from the plan's monthly credits |
| This page | Roof area, pitch, planes, squares and bundles by address; lot and yard by address; draw areas and lines | Free. Address measures capped at 20 a day per visitor; drawing has no cap. |
What each one sells
| What its own pages list | |
|---|---|
| Hover | A 3D model of the home from a scan you take on site ("5 minutes to scan a home exterior"). Products on the pricing page: roof measurements, exterior measurements, interior measurements, blueprint roof and blueprint exterior. You can draw your own line segments on the model. |
| EagleView | Reports bought per property and priced by roof size: Premium reports under Construction, a gutter report, a walls, windows and doors report, and Full House. |
| QuoteIQ MapMeasure Pro | Draw areas and lines on satellite pictures and save them to an estimate line; a linear mode for fences, gutters and edging; property lines; older imagery; Street View; customers measuring their own lawn; AI AutoMeasure for roofs and lawns, for credits. |
| This tool | Roof area, main pitch, every roof plane with its pitch and direction, squares and bundles, by address; lot size and a yard estimate by address where Koira reads the county roll; draw areas with cut-outs and lines on satellite. No account. |
Each row is taken from that company's public pages as of October 8, 2026. Where a page does not say what a report measures, this page does not say it either. Read the sample report of any paid service before you buy, so you know which lengths and areas it carries.
When the free tool is enough
- The first call. A homeowner rings about a roof. Measure it while you talk, give a range off the roof replacement cost calculator, and book the visit. A paid report for every phone call adds up.
- Repairs and small jobs. A section of shingles, a gutter run, a patch of sod. The area or the length is all you need.
- Lawn, fence and hardscape. None of the roof reports measure a lawn or a fence line. Draw them here.
- A check on another number. A customer hands you an old report or an insurer's figure. Measure it here and see if it is in the same place.
Each answer says how sure it is: Google's own quality grade for the roof picture, the month it was taken, and whether the lot came from the county roll or a drawing.
When a paid report earns its fee
- You need the edges. Starter strip, drip edge, hip and ridge cap and valley metal are ordered by the foot. Google's roof model gives roof planes, not the lines between them, so this tool does not show those lengths. If a paid report's sample lists them, that is what you are paying for.
- Siding, walls and windows. Hover sells exterior measurements and EagleView a walls, windows and doors report. This tool measures roofs, lots, areas and lines only.
- Insurance work. Adjusters often ask for a particular report format. Ask the carrier what it accepts.
- No roof model. Google does not cover every building. Where it has no model, the free tool says so and you can draw the roof; on a cut-up roof a paid report may be quicker.
How the free tool gets its numbers
Nothing on this page is a stand-in for a paid report's data. It uses three things anyone can check:
- Google's Solar API. Built for solar installers, it holds a 3D model of each roof it covers, split into planes. For each plane: the area including its tilt, the footprint, the pitch in degrees and the direction it faces, plus a quality grade (HIGH from 10 cm aerial photos, MEDIUM and BASE at 25 cm) and the picture date. Koira adds the planes up and works out squares (area ÷ 100) and bundles (3 a square plus waste).
- County property rolls. The lot size the county records for the parcel, in about 40 county and statewide records.
- Your own drawing. Corners you tap on the satellite map, measured on the ground in your browser.
The full method, with a worked example, is on the roof measurement tool page.
What to ask before you buy any measurement
- What is in the report? Ask for a sample. Check that it carries the lengths and areas you order by: roof area by plane, pitch, and any edge lengths you need.
- Where does the picture come from, and how old is it? A roof re-done or added to since the picture was taken will measure wrong however good the method.
- What does a re-run cost? A wrong pin, a missed garage or an outdated picture happens. Know whether a correction is free.
- How does it reach your estimate? A number in a PDF still has to be typed into the quote. A measurement that lands on the estimate line saves that step.
- What does a month of quoting cost? Multiply the per-report price by the roofs you look at, not only the ones you win.
Measuring inside Koira
Koira is office software for solo trade contractors. The same measuring sits on every estimate in the free Office plan: tap "Measure it on the map" on an estimate and the square feet land on the line. No credits and no per-measurement fee. See Koira's plans and how estimates work.
Last checked October 8, 2026. More for your trade: how roofers run on Koira.