Houzz Pro sells you leads.
MAGE helps you keep the profit.
Houzz Pro is great at what it’s built for — design boards, client presentation, and its lead marketplace. But if you’re the one running the build, you’ll feel the gaps: project management that reviewers call “primitive,” a price that climbs with paid leads and ads, and no real margin protection. MAGE is the opposite trade: flat, transparent pricing, deeper scheduling, and Bid Confidence — bids priced off your real costs — and a tool that defends your margin — no upsell.
MAGE ID vs. Houzz Pro, line by line.
| MAGE ID | Houzz Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Flat $29–$79/mo, whole company — no upsell | Tiered, climbs with paid leads & ads1 |
| Scheduling depth | CPM + critical path + EVM + Last Planner (weather-aware reflow on the roadmap) | Schedule-from-estimate (AutoMate); PM widely called shallow |
| Prices bids off your real costs | Yes — cost-learning loop | No — generic data |
| Live margin-erosion alerts | Yes | No |
| Required to buy leads/ads? | Never — marketplace + free quote funnel, optional | Core of the model; upsold heavily |
| Field ops (DFR, RFI, punch, photos) | Full, offline-first, voice | Lighter; design-led workflow |
| AIA pay apps + Stripe invoicing | Built in | Invoicing yes; AIA pay apps no |
| Free tier | First project free; subs free | Trial only |
One price. No lead bill. Real scheduling.
Houzz Pro is a marketing machine with project tools attached. MAGE is a build machine that happens to bring you work — without ever putting your subscription price at the mercy of an ad budget.
Every tool to run the job, one tap away.
Houzz Pro is a marketing machine with project tools attached. MAGE is the opposite trade: schedule, budget, daily reports, RFIs, punch, AIA pay apps, margin — the whole build, on one screen, offline in the field. No ad budget required to keep it.
The polished client view — without the lead bill.
Your homeowner gets a clean portal: schedule, selections, approvals, and a plain-language daily update — the client presentation Houzz Pro is loved for, built in. The difference is your price never moves because of an ad or lead budget.
Who should still pick Houzz Pro.
If you’re a designer or design-build firm whose business runs on Houzz’s lead marketplace, mood boards, and product sourcing, that ecosystem is hard to replace. MAGE is for the GC who runs the build, lives in the schedule and the budget, and wants to protect the margin — without paying for leads to do it.
Questions contractors ask.
How is MAGE ID different from Houzz Pro?
Houzz Pro is built around design, leads, and client presentation, with lighter PM. MAGE is built to run the build — deeper scheduling, cost-learning estimates, and live margin protection — at a flat price with no ad/lead upsell.
Is MAGE ID cheaper than Houzz Pro?
MAGE is a flat $29–$79/mo for your whole company with no paid-lead or ad upsell. Houzz Pro plans range higher and push leads/ads on top.
Does MAGE generate a schedule from an estimate like Houzz Pro?
Yes — and it builds a full CPM schedule with critical path and Last Planner that Houzz Pro’s scheduling doesn’t offer, with weather-aware reflow on the roadmap.
Does MAGE help me find clients?
Yes — a built-in marketplace and a public “request a quote” funnel — but you’re never required to buy leads, and your price never changes because of them.
Get the build tools without the lead bill.
Free to start. $29/mo Pro, subs free, no ad or lead upsell. Deeper scheduling and margin protection, one flat price.
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