Christmas light and permanent lighting software compared
Christmas light installation software measures a home's roofline and turns it into a quote. LightQuoter and QuoteIQ let you trace the roofline on a satellite map: LightQuoter is free (2% of payments it collects) or $497 a year. GlowBid ($299 a year at founding prices), C9X PRO ($69 a month), Holiday Home Concepts ($90 a month, billed yearly) and Strandr ($197 a year) measure on a photo and show the lights on the house. Jobber and Housecall Pro run the jobs but don't measure. Measured Bid measures the roofline from the address. Prices checked October 8, 2026.
Last checked: October 8, 2026 · We make Measured Bid. Every other price links to the vendor's own page and was read on October 8, 2026.
Measures the roofline from aerial roof data once you enter an address and confirm the house
Roofline footage for the front, the front and sides, or all the way around, with optional peaks, priced per foot by story for Christmas lights or permanent lighting
From $99/mo$99, $249 or $499 a month with 150, 600 or 2,000 estimates; the Christmas light and permanent lighting calculators are freeSee plans
When the house is confirmed on the map, with no site visit
A first lighting price for your team or for homeowners on your website, before anyone drives out
It doesn't measure; you enter quantities in the estimate
Estimates, online booking, scheduling and dispatch, invoicing and payments
From $59/moBasic $79 a month or $59 billed yearly; Essentials $189 or $149; MAX $329 or $299Source, 2026-10-08
After someone measures the house
Running crews, invoices and payments after the sale
Vendor prices are list prices in US dollars, read on October 8, 2026.
Each tool in detail
How it measures, what it costs, what it needs from the house and what to watch for.
LightQuoter
Free or $497/yr
Light mockups on Street View, quotes with 1, 2 and 3-year contracts, e-signature, Stripe deposits, scheduling, takedown scheduling and renewals.
Measures
You click along the roofline on a satellite map; it adjusts for roof pitch.
Price
Free, with a 2% platform fee on payments collected through it; Pro $497 a year with no platform fee.
Visit or photo
From the office once you trace it.
Strong at
Every feature on the free plan, multi-year contracts and seasonal renewal offers to past customers.
Watch for
The free plan takes 2% of payments collected through it, on top of Stripe's fee.
Best for Christmas light installers who want a free quoting and job tool.
QuoteIQ
$99.99/mo (Beginner)
A field service CRM with lighting estimates, scheduling, invoicing and payments.
Measures
MapMeasure Pro: you draw the roofline on the satellite map in Linear Mode.
Price
MapMeasure Pro from the Beginner plan at $99.99 a month; plans run $29.99 to $699.99.
Visit or photo
From the office once you draw it.
Strong at
Homeowner self-quotes and self-booking, and route optimization, on Elite at $299.99 a month.
Watch for
You trace the roofline yourself, and the trial needs a card.
Best for Lighting companies that want one app for quotes, booking, routes and payments.
GlowBid
From $299/yr
A scope priced from your rate card, a lighting preview, e-signature, invoicing, scheduling and payments by plan.
Measures
You set a known dimension on a photo of the house and draw the lighting runs.
Price
Core $299, Pro $499, Ultimate $699 a year at founding prices; Core is regularly $499 a year or $69 a month.
Visit or photo
From a photo of the house.
Strong at
Photo, priced scope and quote in one place, for permanent or holiday lighting. 7-day trial with no card.
Watch for
Photo measurements depend on the reference you set, and its site says to verify dimensions on site. Founding prices end November 30, 2026.
Best for Permanent and holiday installers who sell with a picture of the lit house.
C9X PRO
$69/mo or $499/yr
Footage, materials, the price, a night render, the customer proposal and the crew's work order from one trace.
Measures
You set the scale on a photo and trace the rooflines once.
Price
$69 a month or $499 a year, one plan.
Visit or photo
From a photo of the house.
Strong at
Design, price, proposal and work order from one trace. 14-day trial with no card that doesn't turn into a subscription on its own.
Watch for
You trace each photo yourself, so the footage depends on the photo and the scale you set.
Best for Installers who close in the driveway with a night render and want the work order from the same trace.
Holiday Home Concepts
From $90/mo
A designed photo of the house, a price from your calculator and a one-click proposal with a materials estimate.
Measures
You upload a photo of the home, set measurements, then draw lights and decor.
Price
$90 a month billed $1,080 a year for Christmas lights; $130 a month ($1,560 a year) with permanent lights.
Visit or photo
From a photo of the house.
Strong at
Built by two Christmas light company owners, with design and measuring in one step and a 7-day trial.
Watch for
Its 12-month plans bill a year up front, and permanent lighting costs $40 a month more.
Best for Installers who sell with a designed photo of the house.
Strandr
$197/yr
Christmas and permanent lighting mockups for homeowners, with saved projects and decorations.
Measures
You design on a photo of the house; its INCHR tools measure rooflines from photos.
Price
$197 a year (marked down from $394), with INCHR included.
Visit or photo
From a photo of the house.
Strong at
Designs in under two minutes, its site says, with a 7-day trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Watch for
Its site says there's no CRM, so quoting follow-up, scheduling and payments live in another tool.
Best for Installers who want a low-cost design tool and quote in another app.
Jobber
From $29/mo
Quotes, online booking, scheduling, invoicing and payments.
Measures
It doesn't measure; you type the footage into the quote.
Price
Core $49 a month or $29 billed yearly; Connect $139 or $99; Grow $199 or $149 (one user).
Visit or photo
After someone measures the house.
Strong at
Automatic quote follow-ups from Connect, optional line items for upsells on Grow, and an app marketplace for other tools.
Watch for
None of its plans list measuring a house, so the footage comes from a site visit or another tool.
Best for Running the season after the sale: crews, invoices and payments.
Housecall Pro
From $59/mo
Estimates, online booking, scheduling and dispatch, invoicing and payments.
Measures
It doesn't measure; you enter quantities in the estimate.
Price
Basic $79 a month or $59 billed yearly; Essentials $189 or $149; MAX $329 or $299.
Visit or photo
After someone measures the house.
Strong at
Price book, job costing and review management on Basic; routes and flat-rate pricing on Essentials (5 users).
Watch for
Its plans don't list measuring a house, so the footage comes from a site visit or another tool.
Best for Running crews, invoices and payments after the sale.
Measured Bid
From $99/mo
Roofline footage for the front, the front and sides, or all the way around, with optional peaks, priced per foot by story for Christmas lights or permanent lighting.
Measures
Measures the roofline from aerial roof data once you enter an address and confirm the house.
Price
$99, $249 or $499 a month with 150, 600 or 2,000 estimates; the Christmas light and permanent lighting calculators are free.
Visit or photo
When the house is confirmed on the map, with no site visit.
Strong at
Numbered runs you can turn off or draw, separate prices for takedown and customer-supplied lights, a controller fee for permanent installs, and a price range widget for your website.
Watch for
No lighting mockup or photo of the lit house, and no scheduling, takedown calendar or payments. Peak lengths on complex roofs are estimated, and the estimate flags them.
Best for A first lighting price for your team or for homeowners on your website, before anyone drives out.
How to choose
Six questions that narrow the list.
Who measures the roofline
Measured Bid measures it from the address. LightQuoter and QuoteIQ have you trace it on a satellite map. GlowBid, C9X PRO, Holiday Home Concepts and Strandr measure on a photo of the house. Jobber and Housecall Pro need the footage from somewhere else.
A picture of the lit house
GlowBid, C9X PRO, Holiday Home Concepts, Strandr and LightQuoter draw the lights on the house. Measured Bid and QuoteIQ show the measured runs and the price.
Christmas lights, permanent, or both
Most of these quote both. Holiday Home Concepts charges $40 a month more for permanent lights. Measured Bid prices both from the same roofline, with a controller fee for permanent installs.
The whole season after the sale
Takedown dates, crews, invoices and renewals: LightQuoter, QuoteIQ, Jobber and Housecall Pro schedule and collect payments. Measured Bid and Strandr leave that to another tool.
Cost for your season
Yearly plans run $197 (Strandr) to $1,080 (Holiday Home Concepts). Monthly plans let a seasonal business pay only for the months it quotes; check each vendor's cancellation terms.
A price on your website
Measured Bid shows homeowners a lighting price range on your website. QuoteIQ does it on Elite at $299.99 a month.
What Measured Bid is, and what it isn't
What it does
Measures the roofline from an address for the front, the front and sides, or all the way around, with optional peaks.
Prices Christmas lights and permanent lighting per foot by story, with takedown, customer-supplied lights and a controller fee.
Shows homeowners a lighting price range on your website and sends you the lead with the measured runs.
Prices gutters and fascia from the same roofline.
What it isn't
It doesn't draw lights on a photo of the house.
It doesn't schedule installs or takedowns, invoice or take payments; leads go to your CRM.
Peak lengths on complex roofs are estimated, and the estimate says so.
Confirm the layout, power and access on site before the install.
67ftRoofline footage, sample house
349 ft
Measured Bid on the sample house: roofline runs measured from the address and numbered. Sample data.
FAQ
What is the best Christmas light installation software?
It depends on how you sell. To quote from the address without tracing, Measured Bid. To trace the roofline on a satellite map, LightQuoter (free) or QuoteIQ. To sell with a picture of the lit house, GlowBid, C9X PRO, Holiday Home Concepts or Strandr. To run crews, invoices and payments after the sale, Jobber or Housecall Pro.
Is there free Christmas light quoting software?
LightQuoter has a free plan with every feature; it takes 2% of payments collected through it, and Pro ($497 a year) removes that fee. Measured Bid's Christmas light calculator measures a roofline and prices it from an address for free.
Measured Bid reads aerial roof data for the address and measures the runs for you. LightQuoter and QuoteIQ have you click along the roofline on a satellite map. GlowBid, C9X PRO, Holiday Home Concepts and Strandr measure on a photo of the house after you set a known length. Jobber and Housecall Pro don't measure.
Does the same software quote permanent lighting?
Measured Bid prices both, with a controller fee for permanent installs. GlowBid, C9X PRO and Strandr design and price permanent lighting too, and Holiday Home Concepts adds permanent lights for $40 a month more. LightQuoter lists permanent work among the jobs it quotes.
MapMeasure Pro is QuoteIQ's satellite measuring tool. Its Linear Mode draws lines for runs like rooflines, gutters and fences and saves the length to an estimate line. It comes with QuoteIQ's Beginner plan and up, from $99.99 a month.
Do I need a design mockup to sell lights?
Many installers show one. GlowBid, C9X PRO, Holiday Home Concepts, Strandr and LightQuoter draw lights on the house. Measured Bid shows the measured runs and a price, without a picture of the lit house.
Can homeowners get a lighting price on my website?
Yes, with Measured Bid's widget, which measures the homeowner's roofline and shows a price range with your rates, or with QuoteIQ's InstaQuote on its Elite plan at $299.99 a month.