CREW25 vs Houzz Pro:
Takeoff that runs the whole job

Houzz Pro is software for designers, builders and renovators, with leads from Houzz. CREW25 measures your plans, quotes from your price book and then runs the job: the crew, their hours, the costs and the invoices. One wins the client; the other runs the work.

Last updated: October 2026

CREW25 and Houzz Pro, in a sentence each.

CREW25

Plan takeoff on the job, priced from your price book and sent to a quote, then the schedule, hours, costs and invoices on the same job.

Choose CREW25 when the takeoff should turn straight into the job.

  • Plan takeoff
  • Crews and hours
  • Margin after overheads

Houzz Pro

Software for design and renovation firms: leads and a profile on Houzz, 3D floor plans, estimates, proposals and a client dashboard.

Choose Houzz Pro when you sell design and renovation to homeowners.

  • Leads from Houzz
  • 3D floor plans
  • Client dashboard

Already doing takeoffs in Houzz Pro?

  • Houzz Pro only includes takeoffs on its Custom plan, which is priced by quote. Its A$210 a month Pro plan doesn’t include them (October 2026).
  • In CREW25 you measure the plans inside the job, then turn the measurements into a quote with one button.
  • When the customer accepts, you keep working in the same job: schedule the crew, approve their hours, track costs and send invoices.
Side by side

CREW25 vs Houzz Pro, feature by feature.

Last updated: October 2026, from Houzz Pro’s own pages. Parts of CREW25 that are not built yet say so.

FeatureCREW25Houzz Pro
What it isJob management with plan takeoff and an AI office manager.Design, marketing and project software for residential firms.
PricingOne plan with the whole platform, given in a demo. Only people who sign in are billed; crew without a login are free. 14-day free trial.Pro A$210 a month; Custom by quote. Takeoffs on Custom only.
TakeoffLengths, wall areas, areas with openings, volumes and counts on PDF plans.Takeoffs on the Custom plan.
From takeoff to quotePriced from price book items or bundles, sent to a quote in one step.Estimates and proposals in the same product.
Crews and hoursCrew timeline, timesheets approved once, each person costed at their rate.Time and expense tracking.
Job costingMargin after overheads and on-costs on every job.Financial reports.
LeadsOnline booking from your own website.A profile and advertising on Houzz.

Measure it, price it, run it.

A takeoff is the start of a job, not the end of an estimate.

In CREW25 the takeoff lives on the job. Send it to a quote, and when it’s accepted the same job carries the schedule, hours and costs.

YouWhat did we quote the Lee renovation, and has it been accepted?

CREW25 AILee renovation, main scope: A$48,600 ex GST, sent on Monday and accepted yesterday. The variation for the ensuite is still a draft.

Illustrative example

Know if the job made money.

Winning the job is half of it. The rest is knowing whether the crew’s hours and the materials came in under the quote.

CREW25 costs each person at their own rate and applies overheads once.

YouHow is the Lee renovation tracking against the quote?

CREW25 AILabour is 12 hours over so far and materials are on budget. Margin after overheads is 14%, down from 19% quoted.

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Honest trade-offs

Where Houzz Pro is stronger.

01

Leads from Houzz

Houzz Pro puts you in front of homeowners on Houzz. CREW25 doesn’t bring you leads.

02

Design tools

3D floor plans, mood boards and selections suit design-led firms. CREW25 has none of these.

03

Client experience

Its client dashboard and selections suit homeowners choosing finishes.

Choosing

When to choose CREW25 vs Houzz Pro.

Choose CREW25 if

  • You want takeoff, quote and job in one system
  • You run crews and need their hours costed to the job
  • You want margin after overheads on every job
  • You don’t want to pay for a Custom plan to get takeoffs

Choose Houzz Pro if

  • You sell design-led renovations to homeowners
  • You want leads and a profile on Houzz
  • You need 3D floor plans and selections
Moving across

Moving from Houzz Pro to CREW25.

01

Drop in what you have

Staff lists, rate cards and customer spreadsheets. CREW25 AI reads them into your team, customers and price book, and you check everything before it is created.

02

Or import a CSV

Customers and price lists import from a CSV, with columns matched from Tradify, ServiceM8 and Xero exports. Importing the same file twice changes nothing.

03

Start with one crew

Run one crew or one job alongside your current system, then move the rest. Job and quote history is not imported.

Sources: Houzz Pro pricing, Houzz Pro features. Prices and features change; check them before you decide.

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