The best e-signature app for roofers, from the door knock to the final sign-off

The paperwork on a roof job

• Contingency agreement: signed on the porch, often before anyone knows what the insurer will pay, so it has to be quick to fill in and sign on a phone.
• The contract and material selection: shingle line, color, drip edge and ventilation, signed once the scope is settled.
• Change orders: extra sheets of decking, a second layer to tear off, a skylight the homeowner adds halfway through. Each needs a price and a yes before the crew keeps going.
• Completion sign-off: the homeowner's signature after the final walkthrough, which many carriers ask for before they release recoverable depreciation.
• Crew and sub paperwork: subcontractor agreements, W-9s and lien waivers when a sub gets paid.

Five options at a glance

Each one, honestly

Roofr: measurements and proposals in one place

Roofr sells roof measurement reports alongside proposals, invoices and job boards. Essentials, at $249 a month billed monthly, lists unlimited proposals, signable PDFs and contracts, unlimited e-signatures, card and ACH payments and unlimited users; Roofr says it doesn't charge per seat. Measurement reports are pay-as-you-go on every plan, $13 each on the paid ones. The free Starter plan stops at 10 trial proposals. If you want the measured roof, the proposal, the signature and the deposit in one place, Roofr covers more of the sale than any signing app. One caution: its pricing page shows the same $209 annual figure for two different plans, so confirm the yearly price before you commit.

JobNimbus: for offices that run on boards

JobNimbus is a CRM built around contacts, jobs and boards that move from lead to paid. Its pricing page says every plan includes unlimited use of contacts, estimates, documents and eSign, plus JobNimbus Payments. Its help center describes in-person signing in the mobile app: open the document from the job's Files tab, tap Sign Now, choose the signers and hand over the phone, and each recipient gets the signed copy by email. Prices aren't published. Plans run from Essentials for up to 3 users to Enterprise for 20 or more, and you request a quote.

AccuLynx: document automation for bigger outfits

AccuLynx builds documents from the job record, so the homeowner's details fill in without retyping. Its SmartDocs page says customers can sign electronically, that you can set automated signature reminders and expiration dates, and that each signature captures name, email, date, time and IP address. AccuLynx also lists a field app and payments. Pricing is by request only. In our view, its document automation pays off most for companies with an office team and several reps, where retyping adds up fastest.

DocuSign: when the other side already uses it

On commercial and multifamily work, the property manager or general contractor may already send you their paperwork through DocuSign. Standard costs $30 per user a month on an annual plan billed monthly, includes in-person signing and shared templates, and allows 100 envelopes per user a year. Bulk send, web forms and payment collection wait for Business Pro at $45. It knows nothing about roofs: no measurements, no job board, no claim workflow.

SignMaster: signing only, priced for the whole crew

SignMaster does one job: getting documents signed, at the door or from a link. In-person signing is on every plan, and in the iPhone app the homeowner signs in a full-screen mode that only your Face ID ends. The app scans paper too, which helps when the adjuster's scope or an old contract shows up on paper. Crew covers 5 people for $49 a month with unlimited envelopes. Where it's weaker: no measurements, no CRM, no payments and no Android app (Android reps use the browser). Requests go out by email, though you can copy a signer's link and text it yourself.

Which one fits your company

• You want measurements, proposals and payments on one bill: Roofr.
• Your office tracks every job on boards and wants signing inside the CRM: JobNimbus.
• You have reps, an office and production managers, and want documents built from the job record: AccuLynx.
• Your commercial clients send everything through DocuSign: DocuSign.
• You already like your CRM or estimating tool and need cheap signatures for the whole crew: SignMaster.

Setting up a claim job in SignMaster

1. 1

   Make the contingency agreement a template

   Upload your agreement once and turn the homeowner's name, address, carrier and claim number into fields. A rep fills them in on the porch and turns the phone around.

2. 2

   Keep a change order ready

   A one-page change order form with the extra work, the price per sheet or per square and a signature line lets the crew lead stop and get a yes before tearing off more.

3. 3

   Close with the completion sign-off

   Send a job completion sign-off, or your carrier's own form, at the final walkthrough. The signed PDF carries a certificate showing who signed, when and from which IP address.