--- description: Review of HomeGauge Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: HomeGauge | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Home Inspection Software](/directory/4393/home-inspections/software) > [HomeGauge](/software/233854/homegauge) # HomeGauge Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/233854/homegauge Page: 1 / 21\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/233854/homegauge?page=2) > HomeGauge is a one-stop-shop, providing everything you need to manage, market, and grow your home inspection business under one roof. No more juggling providers or platforms to manage all your business needs. You'll get: Desktop Report Writer Scheduler Dashboards (Buyer, Agent, \& Inspector) Payments \& Agreements Forms \& Templates CRL (create request list) Websites, Content, SEO Training \& Support RV Inspections Try HomeGauge today with a FREE 30-day trial\! > > Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 501 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 501 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: SHGI - **Location**: Asheville, US - **Founded**: 2001 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$89.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial) - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Chromebook (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Canada, United States ## Features - Activity Dashboard - Add & Edit Photos - Alerts/Notifications - Comment Library - Commercial Inspections - Customer Database - Customisable Branding - Customisable Reports - Customizable Fields - Data Import/Export - Document Storage - Drag & Drop - Electronic Signature - Forms Management - Freehand Sketch - Mobile App - Offline Access - Payment Processing - Repair Estimates - Report Summary ## Integrations (3 total) - Google Calendar - Google Maps - Meta for Business ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Home Inspection Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4393/home-inspections/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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The worst part is that you are forced to pay a monthly fee in order to integrate the mobile software (although there are some ways around it) and it is not a live software so data loss from equipment failure is a concern and the ability to store photos outside of the program is tricky and you have to install a secondary camera app in order to have the photos accessible in you gallery. > > We have Many copies of this software and were hardcore supporters for many years, The delay in updates forced us to go in a different direction and while we paid for services for many years that we really did not use as part of our profile when we cancelled services we were cut off from our stored reports. and as there is not a good backup system, these are not available to us ----- ### "Homegauge Software is the best I've used\!" — 5.0/5 > **William** | *30 January 2020* | Information Services | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Over the past four years, I have used a couple different inspection software products. I started with a very basic program, that was inexpensive, but soon realized I needed something with more functionality. Specifically, the ability to customize the program was a must. After another miss, I finally landed on HomeGauge and found that it worked great for my needs. It's very customizable, and was easy to get started. They had some great tutorials and now, over 2 years later, I couldn't do business without it. I also like the ability to save back-ups to the cloud as well as my own computer. Overall, I would say that it fulfills all my needs quite nicely. > > **Cons**: The only thing I don't like, which is consistent with almost all software in this day and age. The $30.00 fee every month for using the cloud services. Not that it's pricey, but I'm just not a big fan of SAAS. I miss the days when you bought something, you owned it. > > So far, I've had a great experience. I have never experienced a time when I couldn't access it, and my clients and agents appear to like it also. ----- ### "The worst advice I got when I became and inspector was to use this software." — 3.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *3 June 2022* | Real Estate | Recommendation rating: 2.0/10 > > **Pros**: I guess it does let me create inspection reports but at a high cost which goes up every year. > > **Cons**: 1. They have terrible support. 2. Even though they charge you a lot to use the software, they don't consider you their customer. Their customer is your client so they will try to sell their services to them. 3. The software is older and outdated compared to similar software. 4. Rather than update the software you already purchased, they just created a different version and want you to pay for it monthly. 5. The software claims to have many different templates but when you create a defect comment, it is only available in one template which makes all the other templates useless. 6. No matter what problem you will have using the product, it will always be blamed on your computer, camera, cell phone, etc. never their fault. 7. I've used the product for 8 years because once you create a bunch of inspection comments, it's difficult to switch to another company. Over the years, whenever we have requested a new feature, the response has always been, "Yes, we get asked for that feature a lot and maybe in the future", they have never added any of the features. 8. Since the company is now owned by American Family Insurance, they will try to sell insurance to your clients. Over the years we have had many companies try to offer us money to give them access to our clients information. We have always declined since it's not fair to clients. However, they will force insurance offers on your clients even if you tell them you do not want this. > > Poor, it's not very well designed, there are places where they used 0 in place of an o. For example: Hell0 this is H0megauge. L0L ----- ### "Home Gauge report review" — 5.0/5 > **Paul** | *21 January 2020* | Real Estate | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Really like the software ... pretty easy to use for the most part ... no real learning curve here ... just need to be patient and pay attention that includes when editing a template. I edited mine several times over the years to fit my and my clients needs ... really happy with it. > > **Cons**: I don't think it's really the software itself --- but saving / printing to a PDF - well lets say I wish there was an alternative ... Adobe and other PDF's tend to rearrange the report - just doesn't look as nice and neat as the HTML version. The other one is editing Reps info ... including email ... Reps change companies but leave behind team members that use the same email ... maybe a more less restrictive editing ability would be nice. > > It's Great\! I contact customer service and get quick replies and easy to follow instructions when I get stuck on something. I feel that they actually listen to their customer base and try to meet the concerns with updates of the software. Sometimes I find myself watching the youtube video's that they do ... it does help. ----- ### "Easily customization and use" — 4.0/5 > **Austin** | *4 February 2020* | Consumer Services | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: I have used this software for over six years and love that I can continually fine tune to streamline my process. The online scheduling makes life easy and reduces the amount of phone calls I have to take. It now integrates into my calendar as well. Agreements can be paperless so I do not have keep track of tons of paper and the agents and clients love the report format. Easy to use out of the box, with pictures and video ability. > > **Cons**: Several times new features have been promised and either were late in coming or had trouble implementing. Also, sometimes have issues with connecting it to quickbooks for accounting. Reporting has not had any issues that I have encountered. > > This product and company has helped to streamline my processes. I do not use all of their products, but the ones I do use are great. ----- Page: 1 / 21\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/233854/homegauge?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/233854/homegauge) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data