Best Door Knocking Apps for Roofing in 2026

There are six apps that come up in every roofing door-to-door conversation: RoofKnockers, SalesRabbit, Spotio, Canvass, Badger Maps, and Rep Card. They are not the same product. Half of them are generic field sales tools with a roofing skin. One is a business card app people mistake for a CRM. Only one was built specifically for storm and retail roofing teams.

This is the breakdown you can send to a rep asking "which one should we use."

The 6 Apps at a Glance

AppStarting PriceBuilt ForRoofing Specific RoofKnockers$49/user/moStorm + retail roofingYes SalesRabbit$35/user/moGeneric D2DAdd-on modules Spotio$39/user/moGeneric field salesNo Canvass$99/user/moSolar + roofingPartial Badger Maps$58/user/moB2B route planningNo Rep Card$25/user/moDigital business cardsNo

SalesRabbit

The grandfather of D2D canvassing. Strong territory drawing, polygon ownership, and lead disposition. Weaker on the things a roofing manager actually cares about: claim tracking, supplement notes, carrier deadlines, and adjuster meeting coordination. You can duct-tape a roofing process onto SalesRabbit but the reports never quite fit. Storm teams usually end up running SalesRabbit plus a separate project management tool, which means double entry.

Best fit: solar, pest, and alarm teams where the sale ends at the contract.

Where SalesRabbit falls short for roofing

• No native concept of "inspection" as a step distinct from "appointment"
• Limited handling of insurance claim stages (filed, adjuster scheduled, approved, supplement filed)
• Photo documentation isn't organized by slope or damage type

Spotio

Spotio is sales rep tracking disguised as a canvassing app. Managers love the activity dashboards: knocks per hour, time on doorstep, pipeline velocity. Reps feel surveilled. For a mature team that tolerates the culture, Spotio produces clean analytics. For a newly hired rep who needs to survive 60 days of rejection, it adds pressure without adding coaching.

Best fit: tech-forward sales orgs with strong management culture.

Canvass

Purpose-built for solar, retrofitted for roofing. Integrates with solar-specific proposal tools. If your team splits solar and roofing work, Canvass makes sense. If you are pure roofing, you pay for solar features you will never use. The pricing is also the highest on the list.

Badger Maps

Badger is a route optimizer for outside sales reps calling on business accounts. It was never designed for neighborhood knocking. You can force it to work for a roofing rep with an existing book, but if your rep is trying to hit 80 doors before 5pm, Badger is the wrong tool.

Rep Card

Rep Card is a digital business card with a video on the back. Useful as a leave-behind. Not a canvassing tool, not a CRM. If someone tells you "we use Rep Card for canvass," they don't have a canvass system.

RoofKnockers

Built by and for storm and retail roofing teams. Claim stages are first-class objects. Supplement notes live on the job. Adjuster meetings, contingency agreement signing, depreciation collection: all tracked on the same record the rep started with when they knocked the door. Because the product was designed around the roofing workflow, you don't maintain a second system for ops. See the full feature list.

Where it fits less well: pest, solar, and HVAC teams whose sales cycle ends at signature.

Pricing Breakdown for a 10-Rep Team

AppMonthly Cost (10 reps)Annual Rep Card$250$3,000 SalesRabbit$350$4,200 Spotio$390$4,680 RoofKnockers$490$5,880 Badger Maps$580$6,960 Canvass$990$11,880

For a 10-rep team, the difference between the cheapest and most expensive is $8,880/year. That is one supplemental you did not miss. Do not pick on price alone.

Decision Rules

1. If your team is 80%+ insurance restoration, pick the roofing-specific option. Generic apps force you to invent a second system for claims.
2. If your reps refuse to use anything that feels like surveillance, skip Spotio.
3. If you run solar and roofing, shortlist Canvass and RoofKnockers.
4. If you only need a digital leave-behind, Rep Card works but does not replace a canvass tool.

Related reading: roofing sales KPI dashboard setup, weekly canvass competition ideas, and first week check-ins with a new rep.

Ready to try it? Start a free RoofKnockers trial or see pricing tiers.

FAQ

Can I run SalesRabbit and a separate claims tool?

Yes, teams do it. The cost is double entry, missed handoffs between sales and ops, and reps who lose track of where a job stands. Budget 2-3 hours per week per rep for admin under that model.

Which app has the best iPad experience?

RoofKnockers and SalesRabbit both render well on iPad. Spotio is usable but optimized for phone. Badger is a desktop-first product that shrinks awkwardly on tablet.

What about switching cost?

Moving 500+ active leads between apps takes 6-12 hours with a clean CSV export. Budget a weekend. Pause new knocking for 48 hours to avoid split-system chaos.