STOP OVERPAYING
FOR ROOFING MATERIALS.Know the number before you pick up the phone.

Forward your last supplier quote and get a free Material Leakage Report — a line-item breakdown of what you paid, what the market paid, and exactly what to say next.

  • //KNOW MORE · Every SKU benchmarked against hundreds of supplier branches
  • //NEGOTIATE BETTER · AI advisor drafts your counter-offer email
  • //PAY LESS · 70% of contractors get their existing rep to match
$500 minimum or you owe nothing.

3 NJ counties · 47,000+ supplier transactions indexed · Bergen, Essex, Passaic pilots live now.

COUNTERCOST QUOTE ANALYSIS

Bergen County, NJResidential Reroof 2,400 sq ft

Comparing suppliers...

MATERIALABCBESTSAVE
GAF Timberline HDZ$18.25/sqanalyzing...|
OSI Quad Max$10.99/TBanalyzing...|
Hardiewrap 3x100$79.25/RLanalyzing...|
XPS Foam Board$15.25/SHanalyzing...|
Starter Strip$42.00/BXanalyzing...|

“Showed my ABC rep the Beacon number. He matched it same day. First time in three years I'd ever asked.”

// Pilot exchange — name held by request

If we don't find $500, you owe us nothing.

Requires 15+ quote lines across 3 suppliers.

How it works

MARKET INTELLIGENCE. THEN YOUR CALL.

You keep your supplier relationships. CounterCost makes sure you always know what the market actually looks like before you negotiate.

// Nothing to install. Forward a quote from your phone. Report in one business day.

PIPELINE · 4 stages · input → output chain
01
[input]PDFs / emails
Capture

Upload your quotes — or forward them.

Send recent supplier quotes — PDFs from ABC Supply, Beacon, SRS, whoever you buy from. Or forward supplier emails directly to your CounterCost inbox. We parse every line item and normalize every unit of measure.

[output]Your quote, line by line↓ feeds next step
02
[input]Your quote, line by line
Benchmark

Every line item priced against the market.

Every SKU matched against market data across hundreds of supplier branches — same product, same region, current pricing. You see your percentile rank per material.

Price movement tracked over time: which suppliers are trending up, which reps have moved on price before, which categories have the most variance.

[output]Material Leakage Report↓ feeds next step
03
[input]Material Leakage Report
Advise

Know which rep to call. Know what number to ask for.

Ask CounterCost anything — in plain English. It knows your quote history, your supplier relationships, and current market pricing.

“What am I overpaying on?”
“Which rep should I call about shingles?”
“Draft me a counter for my ABC rep on HDZ.”

CounterCost drafts the ask. You make the call. No one contacts your suppliers unless you do.

[output]Draft counter-offer↓ feeds next step
04
[input]Draft counter-offer
Decide

You see the numbers. You decide.

Line-item comparison, best price highlighted, savings calculated against real benchmarks. Three approaches:

  • Use the competing data to get your existing rep to match the price
  • Switch to the better supplier for this job
  • Split the order to capture savings per category

Log the outcome. Every dollar saved builds your negotiation history.

CounterCost shows you the opportunity. You own the execution.

[output]Logged savings · $
Evidence

EVERY CLAIM COMES WITH RECEIPTS.

Not “we found savings.” A line-item breakdown, data sources, confidence level, and the exact ask — before you make a call.

MATERIAL LEAKAGE REPORT — LINE ITEMREADY TO ACT
Material
GAF Timberline HDZ — 30-yr Architectural
What you paid
$18.25/sq
ABC Supply · Bergen
Market median
$15.90/sq
Beacon Mahwah (current)
Suppliers compared
4 suppliers
Date range
Jan–Mar 2026
Transactions
47 observed
Caveat · Verify freight terms — ABC Supply quote includes delivery. Beacon quote is pickup only. Add $0.15–0.30/sq if delivery required.
Recommended action

Draft counter to ABC Supply rep · $2.35/sq gap · ~$564 on this job

Draft message →

Every finding in your report shows transaction count, supplier count, date range, and caveats. Sample card above is illustrative — your report reflects your actual quotes and your market.

Then Act

ASK COUNTERCOST ANYTHING.

Plain English. Real quote history. Real market data.

CounterCost · Your Pricing Advisorlivescan · 54 quotes indexed
[09:14:22]
>

What am I overpaying on right now?

// advisor1.2s · 54 quotes scanned

Top 3 opportunities: OC TruDef Duration shingles — $123k impact across 54 suppliers. Roofing nails — $7.6k. Ice & Water Shield — $2k. Shingles gap alone is worth more than the other 171 combined.

[09:15:08]
>

Which rep should I call about HDZ pricing?

// advisor0.8s · cross-ref: rep history, regional benchmark

Your ABC Supply rep in Bergen has moved on shingle pricing twice in the last 6 months when shown competition. Beacon Mahwah is currently $2.35/sq cheaper on HDZ. That’s your number.

[09:15:51]
>

Draft me a counter for my SRS rep.

// advisor0.6s · tone: collegial · action: hold relationship
Draft · to: Mike @ SRS

Hey Mike — getting ready to order for the Ridgewood job. Beacon came in at $15.90/sq on Timberline HDZ. Can you match or beat that? Happy to stay with you if the number works.

>_Ask anything about your quote history…

Responses draw from your actual quote history and market benchmark data. Exchanges above are illustrative.

WHAT CONTRACTORS IN NEW JERSEY ARE FINDING.

$2,840

Leakage Identified

Single SKU win

Bergen County

Area

2,400 sqft

Turnaround

1 business day

$4,150

Leakage Identified

Multi-supplier consolidation

Essex County

Area

4,800 sqft

Turnaround

1 business day

$1,920

Leakage Identified

Hidden freight markup

Passaic County

Area

3,100 sqft

Turnaround

1 business day

These figures reflect overpayment identified in submitted quotes during NJ pilot analysis. Realized savings depend on supplier response and contractor decision. May 2026 pilots.

Estimator

HOW MUCH IS YOUR PRICING GAP COSTING YOU?

Adjust for your job volume. Estimates based on NJ pilot data — actual numbers come from your quotes.

countercost://estimator
5
1 job20 jobs

Estimated annual pricing leakage

$90k$252k

// 5 jobs/mo × 12 months × $1,500–$4,200 avg

Actual results depend on your suppliers and materials. Get the real figure below.

Find My Actual Number →If we don't find $500, you owe us nothing.

YOUR SECOND REPORT IS ALWAYS SHARPER THAN YOUR FIRST.

// Median benchmark variance: ±4.2% on report 1 → ±1.8% on report 3

Every quote processed makes the benchmark tighter.

More contractors in Bergen County means more data on your ABC rep’s price movement. Which branch gives better pricing this month versus last. Which rep will move on price when shown competition, and which one won’t.

You get smarter every job.

Suppliers see one contractor.

CounterCost sees the whole market.

GAF Timberline HDZ -- $/sq over 12 months

$15$18$20AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMar
ABC Supply
Beacon
SRS Distribution

Be in the data →

50 Founding Spots·NJ Pilot Open·Rate Locks at Signup
Pricing

ONE PRICE. MONTH TO MONTH.

ROI_CALCULATION.sh
annual_cost=$99/mo × 12$1,188
first_job_avg=benchmark data$2,800+
net_month_one=$2,800 − $99+$2,701

Most contractors identify more than the annual cost on their first job.

Live · Available NowTier 01

Intelligence

$99/ month

// Founding rate · locked through 2027 for early customers

The market data. The AI advisor. You handle the supplier conversations.

  • Material Leakage Report at onboarding
  • SKU-level price benchmarks across your supplier network
  • AI purchasing advisor — ask anything about your pricing
  • Email quote ingestion — forward supplier emails directly
  • Weekly price movement alerts
  • Negotiation comparison sheets
  • Savings case tracking — log outcomes, build negotiation history
Get Started
Locked · Roadmap
Managed Desk$349/mo · Q3 2026
Full Procurement$599/mo · Q4 2026

Founding members lock their rate permanently — 50 spots available.

Reserve founding rate — lock your price permanently →

Pilot pricing · New Jersey contractors

ABOUT THE FOUNDER

David Sendroff

Built by a guy who spent a decade hunting fraud in $100 billion ad markets — then watched a New Jersey roofer get quietly overcharged on a reroof.

Same pattern, different materials: no public price, buyer with no leverage, seller with all the data. Ad fraud was pixels. This is plywood. CounterCost gives the leverage back.

CounterCost was built informed by conversations with roofing contractors across NJ — owners and office managers describing the same problem: no reliable way to know whether their last supplier quote was competitive, and no time to find out. Those conversations shaped the product: how purchasing actually works at the branch level, where pricing varies by rep and by material category, and what it takes to get a supplier to sharpen a number.

CounterCost exists because contractors deserve the same pricing intelligence suppliers already have.

David previously built Forensiq, an ad fraud detection platform acquired by Impact.com and trusted by Meta, Twitter, and AppNexus across billions of transactions — where the same pattern-detection methods applied to supplier pricing found what market forces alone hadn’t fixed.

BEFORE YOU ASK.

Accepting Submissions · NJ Pilot Open

Stop guessing. Start saving.

FORWARD A QUOTE. GET YOUR REPORT IN ONE BUSINESS DAY.

Nothing to install. Nothing to learn. Forward a supplier quote from your phone and get a line-item breakdown of what you paid vs. what the market paid — within one business day.

$forward quote to
quotes@countercost.com
Report: 1 business day
Urgent: Reply “urgent”
Risk: $0 if under $500
Your quotes stay private. We use them to benchmark your pricing and generate your report. Nothing contacts your suppliers unless you authorize it. Built for contractors — not suppliers.

— or get notified when your report is ready —

If we don't find $500, you owe us nothing.