Question 1

What's the best door to door sales software for roofers?

Accepted Answer

For roofing specifically, the field is SalesRabbit, SPOTIO, and HailMate. SalesRabbit and SPOTIO are general-purpose canvassing apps that price per rep and sync into a separate CRM you also pay for. HailMate is the only one built for insurance restoration end to end: the canvassing app and the roofing CRM are one product, so a knock becomes a job, a claim, and an invoice without a sync — at one flat price for the whole team.

Question 2

Is HailMate a canvassing app or a full CRM?

Accepted Answer

Both — that's the point. It's a door to door sales app for the field (GPS knock tracking, outcomes, leaderboards, storm maps) and a full roofing CRM behind it (estimates, e-sign, claims, supplements, invoicing). You don't need a second product or a connector.

Question 3

Does door knocking software work without cell service?

Accepted Answer

Yes. HailMate's canvassing software works fully offline. Every knock is GPS-logged and stored locally, then syncs automatically when your rep regains connectivity. Zero data loss, even in rural dead zones.

Question 4

Can I set up territories and assign them to reps?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Managers can define canvassing territories, assign them to individual reps or teams, and track coverage in real-time. The saturation map shows exactly which areas have been worked.

Question 5

How do leaderboards work?

Accepted Answer

Leaderboards rank reps by doors knocked, appointments set, and deals closed. They update in real-time and can be filtered by daily, weekly, or monthly periods. Push notifications alert reps when their rank changes.

Question 6

Can I track canvassing outcomes?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Our canvassing software lets reps tag every door with an outcome: Not Home, Not Interested, Appointment Set, Signed, Follow Up, or custom options you define. Each outcome is color-coded on the map for quick reference.

Question 7

How much does a canvassing app cost?

Accepted Answer

Where vendors publish a price, general field-sales canvassing apps run from roughly $20 to $109 per user per month before add-on modules — and several of the biggest names publish nothing at all, routing every plan to a sales call. HailMate is priced per company instead of per rep, from $79/mo for one state up to $499/mo nationwide with 20 users included (then $20 per user), which is the difference between a bill that doubles when a storm makes you hire six canvassers and one that barely moves. We keep a sourced side-by-side of every published price on our best canvassing apps comparison.

Question 8

Is there a free door knocking app?

Accepted Answer

Not one that will carry a storm season. A few vendors run limited free tiers or trials, and free mapping tools will let you draw a territory, but no free product combines GPS-logged door outcomes, live team saturation, offline logging and verified hail data. The subscription is rarely the expensive part of canvassing — reps knocking streets that never took hail is.

Question 9

Is door knocking legal? Do my reps need a permit?

Accepted Answer

Door-to-door sales are legal across the United States, but most cities regulate them. It is common to need a solicitor's permit from the city clerk or police department, to be restricted to certain hours, and to be legally required to skip homes displaying a posted no-soliciting sign. Some cities also keep a do-not-knock registry. On top of that, the FTC's Cooling-Off Rule gives a homeowner until midnight of the third business day to cancel a contract signed at their door, and the seller must hand over a written cancellation notice at signing. Pull permits for your working radius before the season starts — our door-to-door sales laws guide covers what to check.

Question 10

How is this different from a sales route planner?

Accepted Answer

Route optimization solves a B2B problem: visiting a scattered list of scheduled accounts in the shortest drive. Door knocking is the opposite shape — every house on the street is a stop, so the travel between stops is eight seconds of walking and there is nothing to optimize. What a storm crew needs instead is territory assignment, live coverage shading so nobody re-knocks a worked street, and a hail layer telling you which streets are worth walking at all. That is what this is built around.

Door to Door Sales & Door Knocking Software

One place to run it, the right way

What changes for your crew

34% More Closed Deals

Zero Double-Knocking

Reps Who Actually Perform

The features behind it

Canvassing & Door Knocking

Hail Tracking & Hail Maps

Team Leaderboards

Best Canvassing Apps Compared

Frequently asked questions

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