JobNimbus is built for roofing and restoration contractors. Cornerstone PMâ„¢ is the home-builder alternative -- structural options engine (Builder $299/mo), floorplan pricing matrix, multi-community lot management, 396+ AI skills (Pro $499/mo), and a public REST API (Pro+) from $149/mo.
JobNimbus vs Cornerstone PMâ„¢ -- roofing platform vs. home-builder platform.
| Feature | Cornerstone PM™ | JobNimbus |
|---|---|---|
Built for home builders JobNimbus is built for roofing, restoration, and home improvement contractors. Cornerstone PMâ„¢ is purpose-built for home builders -- production, semi-custom, and custom -- with lot management, options engine, and multi-community pipelines that roofing CRMs don't offer. | ||
Structural options engine Pre-sale options pricing matrix per floorplan -- Cornerstone Builder ($299/mo). Not a JobNimbus feature. | ||
Floorplan pricing matrix Per-community floorplan pricing. Cornerstone Builder+. | ||
Multi-community lot management Native multi-community pipeline. JobNimbus is job-centric, not community-centric. | ||
Designer Packages (64 curated by an interior designer, 7 categories) Packages curated by an actual interior designer -- the same playbook K. Hovnanian Homes uses. Buyer design center. Cornerstone Builder+. | ||
Native AI agents (Foreman AI -- 396+ skills) Cornerstone Pro ($499/mo): Foreman AI reads AND writes construction data -- 396+ skills. Blueprint AI: PDF to takeoff in 60 seconds. JobNimbus Scout (beta) is an in-app AI assistant with limited action-taking capability, focused on roofing/restoration workflows. | Limited | |
AI image search, vision & anti-bot web scraping Foreman searches product images, hosts them on CDN, reads supplier product pages with AI-powered web scraping. Plus: paste or drag-drop any screenshot from inside the app and Foreman reads it with AI vision and acts on it. Cornerstone Pro feature. | ||
37+ named webhook events (catalog growing) Cornerstone Pro+ ($599/mo): 37+ named events and counting -- typed payloads, HMAC signatures, delivery logs, auto-retry. New events ship as the platform grows. JobNimbus has webhook support but no named construction event catalog. | ||
BYOA (Bring Your Own Agent) Cornerstone Pro+ ($599/mo): wire Claude or ChatGPT to your live construction data. | ||
Public REST API Both include API access. JobNimbus includes unlimited API & webhooks on all plans. Cornerstone Pro+: 150+ API endpoints, public docs, typed webhook payload schemas. New endpoints ship as the platform grows. -- purpose-built for construction management workflows. | ||
Take your data with you anytime — no lock-in Your data is YOURS. Full database export to CSV or JSON anytime, one click, $0, no fees, no waiting on a support ticket. Nightly auto-backups retained 7 days for instant rollback. If you ever leave us, you leave with everything — vendors, homes, schedules, options, budgets, every line. No strings attached. | ||
AI Migration Wizard AI auto-detects column mapping and runs 23 import endpoints. | ||
Triple QR ecosystem (vendor + PM + buyer, no app install) Three QR codes for three audiences, no app required: (1) vendor jobsite check-in captures GPS + timestamp + weather + photo upload automatically, (2) PM/internal-builder check-in feeds GPS-validated timesheets so you can prove who was actually on-site, (3) sales model home QR for walk-in buyer lead capture - replaces paper sign-in sheets, recognizes returning visitors, instantly creates a Lead record tied to the community with email + in-app notification to the sales agent. JobNimbus ships none of these. | ||
Sales model home QR — walk-in buyer check-in + auto Lead DB save One QR at every model home entrance: walk-in buyers self-register on their own phone, returning visitors are recognized, every scan auto-creates a Lead record (name, email, phone, "how did you hear about us?") tied to the community, and the assigned sales agent gets an instant in-app + email notification. Replaces paper sign-in sheets with a searchable, attributable lead pipeline. JobNimbus has no model-home lead-capture flow. | ||
Vendor Activity Map (Google Maps, real-time) Live Google Maps view of every vendor check-in across every community, 30-second refresh. See exactly who's on which jobsite right now. Filter by date or vendor. Stat cards show how many vendors are currently on-site. JobNimbus has no equivalent. | ||
Flexible PO generation (4 patterns, mix on same job) Cornerstone gives you four PO patterns: (1) all POs at job start, (2) partial deposit POs from earlier pipeline tasks (permit pull, contract sign, foundation pour), (3) full PO auto-generated when a task is marked complete, or (4) configurable per task / scope / community. Mix all four on the same job. JobNimbus is roofing/restoration-first — not a multi-trade home builder PO platform. | ||
Homeowner portal (realtime sync + photos + messaging + ZIP export) Real-time buyer portal synced with construction scheduling — when framing moves three days, buyers see it instantly. Plus: (1) builder/PM uploads job-site photos to every milestone (up to 5 photos per milestone via a camera button on the task row), (2) built-in messaging app between builder and customer with a permanent searchable record, and (3) one-click ZIP download of all job photos. JobNimbus has customer-facing tools but they're roofing/restoration-shaped, not new-construction multi-month build portals. | Limited | |
CRM / Lead pipeline Both include CRM and lead management. | ||
Construction scheduling Cornerstone: full Gantt, dependencies, cascade scheduling. JobNimbus: basic job scheduling, not construction-schedule focused. | Limited | |
Roofing / insurance claim workflows JobNimbus specializes in insurance claim management and roofing workflows -- not a home builder need. | ||
Pricing model JobNimbus does not publish public pricing -- contact for a quote. Cornerstone is flat at every tier. More importantly: JobNimbus is built for roofing and restoration -- it doesn't ship an options engine, floorplan pricing matrix, multi-community pipelines, or home-builder AI at any price. | Flat — up to 30 users (60 on Pro+) | Custom quote |
Cornerstone tiers (flat — up to 30 users • 60 on Pro+) Starter ($149): scheduling, permits, homeowner portal. Builder ($299): adds sales pipeline, purchasing, design center with options engine and designer packages. Pro ($499): adds Foreman AI + Blueprint AI. Pro+ ($599): adds REST API, BYOA, 37+ named webhook events, 7-wave bidding. | $149 / $299 / $499 / $599 | -- |
Pricing and feature availability reflect publicly available information as of 2026. Verify current pricing and capabilities directly with each vendor. JobNimbus® is a trademark of its respective owner; Cornerstone PM™ is not affiliated with or endorsed by JobNimbus.
JobNimbus excels at roofing and restoration. Cornerstone is purpose-built for home builders: lot management, floorplan pricing (Builder $299/mo), options engine, design center, draw schedules -- concepts that don't exist in JobNimbus.
Foreman AI (Cornerstone Pro, $499/mo) reads AND writes your data. Blueprint AI converts floor plans to takeoffs. AI image search, vision, anti-bot web scraping. Per-user memory. JobNimbus Scout is in beta and roofing-focused.
Scheduling from $149, purchasing, bid management, homeowner portal, design center (Builder $299), REST API + 37+ named webhook events (Pro+ $599) -- all in one platform with up to 30 users on Starter, Builder, Pro · 60 users on Pro+ (no per-seat fees within tier).
Honest take
If you're a roofing contractor or home improvement company, JobNimbus is probably fine. This page is for home builders who landed on JobNimbus because it showed up in a search -- you need a different tool, and that tool is Cornerstone PMâ„¢.
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