Comparison
Light Designer vs Light Design Hero
Light Design Hero is a solid design-and-quote studio. Light Designer covers the same workflow at half the price and adds the one thing no design tool has: a steady flow of homeowner leads delivered to your pipeline.
Light Designer: $50/mo · $500/yr
Light Design Hero: $99/mo annual · $129/mo monthly
| Feature | Light Designer | Light Design Hero |
|---|---|---|
| AI design from a photo or address | ||
| Manual draw-then-render | ||
| Permanent lighting included | ||
| Branded proposals | ||
| Lead widget for your own site | ||
| Homeowner leads from national ad campaigns | ||
| Renders trained on real finished installs | ||
| Shopping lists with supplier ordering | ||
| Affiliate / referral earnings | ||
| Team seats | Unlimited | 3 (extra seats cost more) |
| Works with any CRM via webhooks | Jobber, Housecall Pro | |
| Try it with no signup | ||
| Free trial | 7 days, full platform | Free plan, watermarked |
| Money-back guarantee | 30 days | 30 days |
| Price | $50/mo · $500/yr | $99–$129/mo |
Competitor details from their public website as of September 2026. Run the same house through both tools and judge the render yourself.
The difference nobody else can copy
Light Design Hero stops at the proposal. Light Designer runs national homeowner ad campaigns, homeowners design their own house, and the lead lands in your pipeline — with the render and quote attached. Design software that pays for itself before you close your first job.
How lead generation worksProof, not promises
Judge the renders yourself.
These came out of Light Designer on real homeowners' photos. Run the same house through Light Design Hero and compare.
Their photoAI designWaxhaw, NC
Warm White Elegance · 218 ft · 7 wreaths
$2,810
Year 1
Their photoAI designValparaiso, IN
Warm White Elegance · 195 ft
$2,615
Year 1
Their photoAI designStanley, NC
Permanent Warm White
$3,630
Permanent
Their photoAI designHopkinsville, KY
Modern Classic · 197 ft
$1,332
Year 1
Their photoAI designFennville, MI
Warm White Elegance · 124 ft · 5 wreaths
$1,367
Year 1
Their photoAI designSpring Hill, TN
Warm White Elegance · 132 ft
$1,542
Year 1
Quotes shown were calculated from each installer's own per-foot and per-item pricing.
Inside the platform
This is the actual software
No mockups of a mockup tool. These are screens from the live app you'll be using on tomorrow's bids.
The designer
Homeowner photo in, photorealistic night render out — on their actual roofline.
The proposal
Branded, itemized, priced at your rates — with the render on page one.
Your branded page
Your logo, your reviews, your services — homeowners design and become leads.
The offer
Everything stacked in your favor
Try the designer right now
No signup, no card — design a house in the live app.
7-day free trial
Full Pro platform, nothing locked. Cancel in one click.
30-day money-back guarantee
Try it. Love it. Or it's on us — full refund, no questions.
Unlimited users
Crew leads, office, sales — everyone in, no per-seat fees.
$50/mo or $500/yr
Half the price of Light Design Hero. Permanent lighting included.
Homeowner leads included as an option
The only design tool that also sends you customers.
Run the same house through both. Then decide.
Full platform, nothing locked. $50/month or $500/year after your free week — half the price of the alternatives, unlimited users, and the only one that sends you customers. Try it, love it, or it's on us.
Read the 30-day guarantee