Keep 100% of Your Roof Revenue. Ditch the Commission.

The Real Cost of BuildZoom's Commission Model

A commission model looks cheap on paper because there's no big upfront subscription. But once you run the math on a realistic year of roofing revenue, the picture changes fast. Assume you're a mid-sized roofer closing 30 roofs per year at an average $20,000 ticket — that's $600,000 in platform-sourced roof revenue.

At a mid-range 3% BuildZoom commission, that's $18,000 lifted straight off your top line. At the higher end of the 2–5% range, it climbs to $30,000. That fee comes off every single project, whether you had a great margin or a razor-thin one — and it scales with every roof you add.

Compare that to RoofingPros: a flat $99/mo Featured Verified Pro plan totals $1,188 for the entire year, regardless of how many roofs you close. Close 3 or 30 — the platform cost is identical. And because homeowner inquiries are exclusive (no bid auction), close rates on RoofingPros routinely run above BuildZoom's multi-bid environment.

The delta on a $600,000 roof year is nearly $17,000 in savings — money that can go into vehicle wraps, crew bonuses, additional service-area expansion, or simply better margin per job. And unlike a commission, that flat cost doesn't grow when your business does.

1. 1

   No Commission on Your Booked Jobs

   BuildZoom's core monetization model is a commission — typically 2–5% of the total contract value — charged when you win a project through the platform. On a $20,000 roof replacement, that's $400–$1,000 lifted off the top of your revenue on a single job. Do that 30 times a year and BuildZoom takes $12,000–$30,000 out of your business annually. RoofingPros charges a flat monthly fee and never touches your project revenue. Every dollar of every roof you sell stays with you.

2. 2

   You Compete Against Yourself, Not Five Bidders

   BuildZoom's model is a bidding platform: a homeowner posts a project, and BuildZoom pushes it to several pre-screened contractors who submit competing bids in the same thread. Great for the homeowner, hard on your margins — because winning usually means being the lowest number in the stack. RoofingPros connects homeowners directly to the profile they clicked on. You're not fighting five other roofers on price in the same conversation.

3. 3

   Roofing-Only, Not General Contracting

   BuildZoom is a general-purpose contractor marketplace covering everything from ADU builds to kitchen remodels to solar to roofing. Roofing is just one line-item in a broad remodel catalog. RoofingPros is 100% roofing: every visitor is looking for a roofer, every filter is a roofing service, every SEO page is aimed at roofing keywords. That focus produces higher-intent inquiries with less competition from other trades.

4. 4

   Real Google Rankings for Local Roofing Keywords

   BuildZoom's SEO value stays inside buildzoom.com — contractor pages help BuildZoom rank, not your business. RoofingPros publishes your profile at a live indexable URL (roofingpros.org/roofer/your-company-city-state), passes a do-follow backlink to your website, and inserts your listing into city and state directory pages that rank organically for phrases like 'roofers in Dallas' and 'best roofing companies in Charlotte'.

5. 5

   Predictable Cost, Not Revenue-Based Fees

   The scariest thing about a commission model is that as your business grows, so does your platform bill. A slow year on BuildZoom is cheap. A great year — 40+ big roofs — is punishingly expensive. RoofingPros charges a flat $49 or $99 per month regardless of whether you close 3 jobs or 30. You get to keep the upside as you scale.

6. 6

   Month-to-Month, No Long-Term Commitment

   BuildZoom's commission structure locks you into revenue-sharing indefinitely on every project won through the platform. RoofingPros is month-to-month. Cancel from your dashboard in one click, and you owe nothing — no back-commissions, no cancellation fees, no annual buyouts.

7. 7

   Every US Roofer Already Has a Free Profile

   Even if you never pay a cent, your company likely already has an unclaimed listing on RoofingPros — pulled from public records. Claiming it is free, takes about 3 minutes, and lets you edit your service area, upload photos, list services, and start collecting reviews immediately.

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   Reviews You Own, Marked Up for Google Stars

   On BuildZoom, your reviews live inside their walled ecosystem. Great for BuildZoom's SEO — invisible to your own branded Google search. On RoofingPros, every verified review is marked up with Review structured data, so it can drive star ratings for your company name in Google search results and be embedded on your own website.

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   No 'Wrong Project Type' Bid Waste

   Because BuildZoom covers dozens of trades, roofers regularly get pulled into bids that don't fit their crew — small patch jobs, mixed remodels with a roof component, or hybrid siding+roof projects where they're not competitive. RoofingPros' roofing-only focus means the homeowner reaching out already knows they want a roofer — no 'is this even us?' triage.

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    The Cost Delta Over One Full Year

    Consider a roofing company doing $600,000 in roof revenue through platform-sourced jobs. On BuildZoom at a 3% commission, that's roughly $18,000 handed to the platform. On a $99/mo RoofingPros Featured plan, the same company pays $1,188 for the year — a nearly $17,000 difference that flows straight to your bottom line, with no revenue cap on future growth.