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Clear Estimates is laser-focused on residential construction — grounded in more than 20 years of real-world project data to drive AI estimating with a level of focus and precision a broad platform can’t match. Houzz Pro combines lead generation, portfolio marketing, client communication, estimating, takeoffs, project management, and business operations into one platform. Clear Estimates focuses on helping residential contractors scope, price, and sell remodeling work using AI-assisted estimating and professionally maintained local cost data.
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Houzz Pro and Clear Estimates solve the same starting problem — creating a professional estimate — but they’re built around different priorities. The right choice depends on whether estimating is the immediate need, or whether you want one platform to market and grow your business.
Houzz Pro’s approach
Houzz Pro combines marketing, portfolio presentation, lead generation, CRM, estimating, project management, visualization tools, payments, and client communication. It’s designed for contractors and designers who want one platform to attract customers, showcase their work, and manage the complete customer journey.
Clear Estimates’ approach
Clear Estimates gives contractors more than one way to build an estimate: AI-assisted scope generation from a project description, pre-built templates for common project types, or a fully custom price catalog you build and control yourself. Every path is backed by a proprietary residential cost database developed over more than 20 years and informed by 1.5 million estimates.
Our Philosophy on Estimating Software
“Estimating isn’t merely one step in project management — it’s where scope, price, profitability, and the customer’s first major decision come together.”
Clear Estimates is purpose-built around that moment. Our software combines AI-assisted scope development with professionally maintained, localized residential cost data so contractors can create estimates they understand, customize, explain, and confidently present. A complete business-growth platform can be the right choice for a company seeking to connect marketing, design, sales, and client communication. A specialized estimating platform can be the better choice when improving the estimating workflow is the immediate priority.
Core focus of the two platforms
| Feature | Houzz Pro | Clear Estimates |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly Subscription | Tiered pricing — contact sales | $79/mo Basic · $119/mo Pro |
| Estimating Using AI, Templates, or Custom Catalogs | Templates & custom catalogs — no AI-assisted estimating | AI, templates, or a fully custom catalog — your choice |
| Blueprint Attachment for AI Estimating | Not included | IncludedPro plan |
| Image Attachment for AI Estimating | Not included | IncludedPro plan |
| Digital Signatures | Included | Included |
| Marketing, Lead Generation & Portfolio Website | Included | Not included |
| Design Visualization (Mood Boards, 3D Floor Plans, Product Libraries) | Included | Not included |
Feature availability and pricing based on publicly available product information as of 2026 and may change — always confirm current details directly with each vendor. Rows tagged “Pro plan” require Clear Estimates Pro ($119/mo) — see plan details below.
Houzz Pro is a solid choice when your priority is showcasing your work and managing the customer journey. It combines mood boards, product libraries, CRM, a portfolio website, design presentation, project management, and estimating into one platform. If those capabilities are central to your business, Houzz Pro is a compelling solution.
Because we’re focused on one part of the job: scoping, pricing, proposing, and selling residential work. Broader platforms like Houzz Pro naturally invest in marketing, design, and business growth because they’re solving a different problem — that’s a tradeoff, not a shortcoming in either product. Many contractors already have a website, CRM, and marketing strategy; their bottleneck isn’t finding work, it’s producing complete estimates quickly enough to win it. That’s exactly where Clear Estimates focuses. The two aren’t mutually exclusive, either — plenty of our customers keep Houzz Pro for their portfolio and marketing presence while using Clear Estimates specifically for scoping, pricing, and proposals.
Clear Estimates is one piece of software — the same AI, library, and local pricing handle every project type below. Tap any one to see how it works for your trade.
Framing to finish for general contractors and custom home builders.
Whole-home renovations, additions, and remodels with detailed costs.
Cabinets, countertops, appliances, and finishes with local pricing.
Tile, fixtures, vanities, and plumbing rough-ins priced for your market.
Framing, decking, railings, and stairs by linear and square footage.
Painting estimates by surface area and substrate, inside and out.
Service upgrades, rough-ins, fixtures, and finish work for licensed pros.
Quick estimates for small repairs, installs, and odd jobs.
Bump-outs, second stories, and accessory dwelling units priced end-to-end.
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“The deck templates have every project type I do — composite decks, wood decks, railings, pergolas. The local lumber pricing is spot on.”
Dave M.
Deck Builder
“The painting templates are incredibly detailed. Interior, exterior, cabinet painting — all the prep work is already in there. My estimates are way more accurate now.”
Chris T.
Painting Contractor
“The one-click invoice conversion is a game changer. I used to spend an hour recreating estimates as invoices. Now it takes 30 seconds.”
Sarah K.
Remodeling Contractor
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Absolutely. Houzz Pro is an excellent all-in-one platform for contractors, remodelers, and designers who want marketing, lead generation, project management, and estimating in one system. Clear Estimates serves a different purpose by specializing in residential estimating.
Yes. Houzz Pro offers AI-assisted digital takeoffs that let users upload plans, measure quantities, and convert those measurements into estimates. Clear Estimates approaches the problem differently — using AI to help develop project scopes from plans, images, or project descriptions while grounding pricing in professionally maintained residential cost data.
Not entirely. Houzz Pro includes marketing, lead generation, client communication, visualization, and project-management capabilities that Clear Estimates isn’t designed to replace. However, contractors primarily seeking a stronger residential estimating platform may find that Clear Estimates better addresses that specific need.
Clear Estimates includes professionally maintained residential material and labor costs localized across hundreds of U.S. markets. Houzz Pro’s estimating tools are built around the contractor’s own price list and cost items within the broader platform. Clear Estimates is advantageous when you want a maintained residential pricing foundation included; Houzz Pro is advantageous when you want estimating connected to marketing, design, and project management in one system.
Yes — Clear Estimates is designed to be a focused estimating component for contractors who already have systems they like for marketing, CRM, accounting, or project management, with integrations including QuickBooks and Zapier.
Yes — the two aren’t mutually exclusive. Many contractors keep Houzz Pro for their portfolio, marketing, and lead generation, then use Clear Estimates specifically for scoping, pricing, and producing proposals. It’s a common pairing: Houzz Pro brings in the work, Clear Estimates helps you price and win it.
Specialized residential estimating, or an all-in-one marketing and business platform — choose the software that matches your priority.