Comparison
SkyCanvass vs EagleView
EagleView is the long-standing reference for aerial roof measurements. The SkyCanvass Roof Measurement Packet is an open, public-LiDAR alternative — parity-validated on Florida residential pitched roofs, a flat $30 per report with monthly allowances built into the Company and Regional plans.
Side by side
Where each tool wins
EagleView wins on coverage and reference history. SkyCanvass wins on price transparency, turnaround, packet provenance, and bundling measurement with the rest of a project file.
| EagleView | SkyCanvass | |
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| Category | Aerial roof measurement reports — the long-standing industry reference | Roof Measurement Packet built from free public LiDAR, beside 13 other work scopes |
| Data source | Proprietary plane-captured oblique imagery + USGS 3DEP LiDAR | Free USGS 3DEP public LiDAR + Microsoft Building Footprints |
| Measurement basis | Industry reference standard with the longest track record | Parity-validated against EagleView Premium on FL residential pitched roofs |
| Per-report price | Quote-based per-report pricing that varies by volume tier | $30 flat per report, with 5/mo included on Company ($449/mo) and 15/mo on Regional ($799/mo) |
| Turnaround | Hours to next day (human drafting queue) | On-demand, seconds — LiDAR and footprints are pre-staged |
| Coverage | Nationwide | Florida statewide beta; expanding to TX, GA, OK, NC, SC next |
| Provenance on the packet | Capture date and report ID disclosed | LiDAR tile ID, USGS project name, acquisition date, and extractor version printed on every packet |
| Storm + code context | Weather summary available as a separate paid add-on | Storm reports (NEXRAD / MESH radar, NWS narratives) and code packets bundled in the same subscription |
| Extractor transparency | Proprietary pipeline | Open-source Rust extractor (roof-metrics-rs) — fully auditable |
When EagleView is the better call
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Nationwide coverage today
EagleView measures roofs across the entire country. Our Roof Measurement Packet is in Florida statewide beta — we have not yet validated tolerances in states with different LiDAR quality tiers, roof archetypes, or 3DEP acquisition cadences.
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Longest reference track record
EagleView has measured roofs at scale for over a decade. That history is a moat SkyCanvass does not replicate at launch — and for some workflows that established history is exactly what's needed.
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Non-standard roof geometry
Cathedral, turret, octagonal, heavy-parapet commercial, and mobile homes fall outside our residential pitched-roof assumptions. We flag those for manual review or decline the packet — EagleView handles them today.
When SkyCanvass is the better call
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Canvassing-friendly economics
Ordering a quote-priced aerial report on every canvass lead adds up fast. A flat $30 packet — covered by the monthly allowance on Company and Regional plans — turns roof measurement into a one-click motion before the door-knock, not after.
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One flat bill, not six subscriptions
Roof Measurement Packets ship inside the same flat per-company subscription as storm reports, code packets, photo packets, CRM, and e-sign — with no per-seat role fees and field crews free on every tier.
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Documentation, not just a measurement
Because the packet shares one subscription with storm reports, photo packets, code packets, and permit prep, a full project file comes out of one address lookup. EagleView is a measurement vendor; SkyCanvass is a property-intelligence platform.
Category framing
SkyCanvass does not position as a drop-in EagleView replacement for every job. The Roof Measurement Packet is one of 13 work scopes inside a Contractor Property Intelligence platform: order defensible documentation, attach it to a job, and pull a full project file from a single address lookup.
Read the measurement product page and our product surfaces .
Measure a roof before you knock the door.
Look up an address, pull a Roof Measurement Packet from public LiDAR, and see whether it fits how your crew runs jobs today. Your first measurement report is on us after vetting — and no credit card is required to look up an address.