Icey and Sitefotos are both snow removal software, with different strengths. Pick Sitefotos if you want deep photo and weather records — historical snow totals, snow maps you share with a link, and an A.I. snow ruler that reads totals from photos — or you manage service providers across many sites; pick Icey if you want to start free on your own today, read every price first, and price de-icing as its own visit.
We make Icey Software, so read this with that in mind. Sitefotos calls itself “the easiest and most customizable end-to-end field services platform” and says it is “the preferred software of the top 100 snow contractors”.
Every Sitefotos fact below is from Sitefotos’ own website, as of October 2026: checked on October 28, 2026. Its site lists no plans or prices, so confirm what you would pay with Sitefotos before you decide.
The short answer
Pick Sitefotos if the record of the storm is what you sell: historical snow totals from over 70,000 weather stations, live snow totals during the storm, an A.I. snow ruler that reads totals from photos, GPS-timestamped photos tagged to each site, and storm summaries you send to your service providers at the end of the storm. It also measures sites on several kinds of imagery and connects to facility work-order systems.
Pick Icey if you want to sign up yourself and start free — Free forever up to 10 sites and 5 crew. Every feature. — read every price on the pricing page before you commit, price plowing and de-icing as separate visits with the salt included in the price or listed separately, and have a crew app that keeps recording with no signal.
Side by side (as of October 2026)
| Icey Software | Sitefotos | |
|---|---|---|
| Prices on the site | Yes — Free, then paid plans priced by sites, from $119 CAD a month for 11–35 sites, every driver included | None: no plan or price anywhere on its site, and its pricing address returns “not found” |
| Free plan | Yes — Free forever up to 10 sites and 5 crew. Every feature. | A “Sign Up Free” button; the site doesn’t describe a free plan or what it includes |
| Currency | Prices are in CAD; companies in the United States pay USD prices | No prices, so none named |
| Getting started | Sign up yourself, no credit card, no demo call | “Sign Up Free” or “Get Started” on its site |
| Measuring sites | Each site’s service area drawn on satellite imagery | Mapbuilderpro measures and estimates properties on satellite, high-resolution, drone and street-view imagery; its partner PropertyTakeoffs.com measures for you |
| Quotes and contracts | Per-event rate cards (plowing and de-icing priced as separate visits) or a seasonal contract paid in monthly instalments, with the salt included in the price or listed separately; the client reviews and signs on their phone from the email | Per push, per event and seasonal pricing (seasonal with a floor or cap, or hybrid), worked out with historical snow totals; e-signable proposals sent by email or text, with one or several pricing options for the client to choose from |
| Weather and snow totals | Weather Center: the forecast for your service area, and a “Notify me” alert you can switch on for when the forecast crosses your snowfall trigger | Historical snow totals from over 70,000 weather stations; live snow totals and snow forecasts on its live map; an A.I. snow ruler that reads snow totals from photos; WeatherWorks, TrueWeather and NOAA data |
| Photos | GPS, time and photos at every site from the crew app | Its own description: “the original GPS timestamped photo app in the industry”; photos tagged to your sites, and photo maps that each have their own link |
| Maps for crews | Routes optimized for traffic with priority sites first | Snow maps texted or emailed as a link, showing snow piles, notes, push directions, storm drains and egress routes |
| Dispatch and routes | A storm board to dispatch the storm | A route builder for your own crews, with separate routes for plowing, shoveling and de-icing; a live map of sites, crews, vehicles and traffic cameras |
| Service providers | New accounts get no subcontractor tools | Contracts for service providers as well as clients; live counts of the plows, shovels and de-icing services each site should get during the storm; storm summaries sent to them for approval; payment through QuickBooks or Sage |
| Salt and de-icing | A material log per site at every visit: what went down, how much and when, kept in your own records | De-icing routes and de-icing service counts; its home page doesn’t mention logging salt amounts |
| Crew app | Field Mode: GPS, one-tap job timers, photos at every site and material logs, and it keeps recording with no signal. iPhone app on the App Store; Android crews use the web app (the Android app is in testing) | A configurable app with forms, work tickets and time tracking, or just photos |
| Proof of service | A site report for every completed visit, with the time and the photos | GPS-timestamped photos and the forms your crews and service providers fill in, stored per site |
| Accounting | CSV export in the format QuickBooks imports; no direct sync | Connects to QuickBooks and Sage, among other systems |
Where Sitefotos is stronger
- Weather and snow-total records. Sitefotos pulls historical snow totals from over 70,000 weather stations, shows live snow totals and forecasts during the storm, uses WeatherWorks, TrueWeather and NOAA data, and has an A.I. snow ruler that reads the total from a photo of its ruler. Icey’s Weather Center shows the forecast for your service area.
- Photo depth. Sitefotos calls its app “the original GPS timestamped photo app in the industry”, photos are tagged to your sites, and every photo map or snow map has its own link you can text or email, with notes on snow piles, push directions, storm drains and egress routes.
- Measuring and estimating. Mapbuilderpro measures properties on satellite, high-resolution, drone and street-view imagery, or its partner measures them for you, and its estimating works out per push, per event and seasonal prices with historical snow totals.
- Service providers and facility work orders. Sitefotos writes contracts for service providers as well as clients, shows how many plows, shovels and de-icing services each site should get during the storm, sends storm summaries to your contractors for approval, and pays them through QuickBooks or Sage. Its work orders connect to Service Channel, Corrigo, FM Pilot and Verisae. New Icey accounts have no subcontractor tools.
- Forms. A form builder for inspections, work orders, service tickets and vehicle inspections.
Where Icey is stronger, or simply different
- Prices you can read, and a free plan with every feature. Free forever up to 10 sites and 5 crew. Every feature. Paid plans are priced by sites, from $119 CAD a month for 11–35 sites, with every driver included, and monthly plans have no contract. Sitefotos lists no plans or prices, so ask what you would pay.
- De-icing priced as its own visit. Icey’s per-event rate cards price plowing and de-icing as separate visits, with the salt included in the price or listed separately, and accepting the quote makes the site active for the season.
- A material log per site. Icey’s crew logs the product and the amount at every de-icing visit, with the visit’s time, GPS, crew and photos, and the amounts stay in your own records. Sitefotos’ home page doesn’t mention logging salt amounts, so ask.
- It keeps recording with no signal. Icey’s Field Mode crew app keeps recording with no signal. Sitefotos’ site doesn’t say how its app handles a dropped signal, so ask.
- A storm board and a site report for every visit. Icey dispatches the storm from one board, and every completed visit makes a site report with the time and the photos, which you email with a tap or with a once-a-day email you switch on.
Both put GPS-stamped photos at the centre of the record, so the difference is depth against simplicity: Sitefotos adds snow totals, shareable maps and service-provider tools on top, and Icey keeps quoting, dispatch, the crew app and the site report in one tool you can start free. See proof of service and salt tracking.
We have not run a storm on Sitefotos, so we can’t tell you how its app feels on a long night. Ask Sitefotos what you would pay, run a real storm on Icey’s Free plan, and decide with your own records.
Who should pick which
- Historical and live snow totals, and snow maps you share by link, are what your clients pay for: Sitefotos.
- You manage service providers across many sites, or work through facility work-order systems: Sitefotos.
- You measure many properties from imagery before you bid: Sitefotos.
- Snow and ice work with your own crews, within up to 10 sites and 5 crew: Icey, free, with every feature.
- You want to start without a sales call and read every price first: Icey.
- Per-event rate cards with de-icing as its own visit, and crews who work where the signal drops: Icey.
Sources
- Sitefotos home page, checked October 28, 2026: its headline and “top 100 snow contractors” line, Mapbuilderpro, the weather, snow-map, A.I. snow ruler and storm-summary features, the pricing types and contracts, the service-provider tools, the integrations and the “Sign Up Free” button.
- Sitefotos pricing, checked October 28, 2026: the site’s pricing address returns “not found”, and the home page links no plan or pricing page.
- Icey Software pricing and what Icey does.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Sitefotos?
Sitefotos is field services software built around GPS-timestamped photos, used for snow removal. Its site, checked October 28, 2026, calls it “the easiest and most customizable end-to-end field services platform” and lists site measuring, estimating with historical snow totals, snow maps, an A.I. snow ruler, routes, forms and service-provider tools.
How much does Sitefotos cost?
Its site doesn’t say. As of October 28, 2026, there is no plan or price anywhere on sitefotos.com, and its pricing address returns “not found”, so ask Sitefotos. Icey publishes all of its pricing: Free forever up to 10 sites and 5 crew. Every feature. Paid plans are priced by sites, from $119 CAD a month for 11–35 sites.
Is Sitefotos free?
Its site has a “Sign Up Free” button but doesn’t describe a free plan or what it includes, so ask before you count on it. Icey’s Free plan has every feature and no end date.
Which is better for weather and snow-total records?
Sitefotos. It keeps historical snow totals from over 70,000 weather stations, shows live totals during the storm, and reads totals from photos with its A.I. snow ruler. Icey’s Weather Center shows the forecast for your service area, with a “Notify me” alert you can switch on.
Does Sitefotos track salt?
Its home page lists de-icing routes and de-icing service counts but doesn’t mention logging salt amounts, so ask. Icey logs the product and amount at every de-icing visit, per site, and keeps the amounts in your own records.
Which is better if I use subcontractors?
Sitefotos. It writes contracts for service providers, sends them snow maps and storm summaries, and pays them through QuickBooks or Sage. New Icey accounts have no subcontractor tools, so Icey suits companies that run their own crews.
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