HomeGauge splits your day: collect in the field, then finish the report back at a desktop that night. Mach One finishes on site, in your own words, with data secure voice-matching AI. HomeGauge is owned by Spectora now. Your move to us is still free.
Choose Mach One if you want to finish the report on site instead of at a desk that night, keep your reports in your own words, and have a team move your library over for free. We match the comments you have already written by voice, so the report a buyer reads is still yours.
Choose HomeGauge if you like a long-standing, familiar desktop tool and do not mind finishing the report after the inspection. It is established, and now part of Spectora. What we are betting on is finishing on site and in your voice.
Here is the whole comparison in one table: the AI, whose voice it uses, where the report gets finished, pricing, trial, contract, and migration help. Mach One is the flat-price, own-words option; HomeGauge's strengths are listed honestly in the right column.
| What matters | Mach One Reports | HomeGauge |
|---|---|---|
| The AI | Data secure voice-matching AI, built for inspectors and private to your account | Traditional report writer |
| Whose voice it uses | Yours, matched from your own saved words | You type and format it yourself |
| Where the report gets finished | On site, before you leave | Two steps: collect in the field, finish at a desktop |
| Comment library | Yours, imported and kept in your words | Built in and custom libraries |
| Company ownership | Founded by a team of engineers, inspectors, and business executives | Owned by Spectora |
| Pricing | Flat: $89/mo or $948/yr founders. No per-report fee. | Monthly plans, check current price |
| Free trial | 30 days free, unlimited reports | Free trial available |
| Contract | None. Export anytime. | Monthly |
| Migration help | Free white glove move, any plan | Import tools, mostly do it yourself |
Prices verified on each company's pricing page, September 2026. Competitor prices are their published rates and can change. Check their site before you decide.
With HomeGauge, usually not: you collect in the field and finish at a desktop afterward. With Mach One the report is basically done before you leave the property.
HomeGauge splits the job in two. You collect your findings in the field, then sit down at a desktop afterward to assemble and finish the report. That is a second shift after the inspection is already over.
Mach One finishes while you walk. You speak, your own saved words are matched by voice, and the report is basically done before you leave the property. Your evenings stay yours, and the report still sounds like you, not like the software.
No. Our onboarding team does the whole move for you, on any plan. We bring your comment library, your report template, and your contacts across, so you are not rebuilding by hand.
Free on either plan below. Our team handles the whole move for you: the export, the import, and the check that it all looks right before your first inspection. 30 days free, no contract, on every plan.
Pick Mach One for your own words, finished on site, at a flat price with a free move. Pick HomeGauge for a long-standing desktop tool, now part of Spectora, that you finish at a desk afterward.
These are the questions inspectors ask before they switch from HomeGauge, each answered in two or three sentences. Prices and claims are as of September 2026.
HomeGauge splits your day between the field and a desktop. Mach One finishes on site in your own words, using data secure voice-matching AI, so the report is done before you leave.
HomeGauge is owned by Spectora, so comparing the two is comparing tools under one roof. Mach One is founded by a team of engineers, inspectors, and business executives.
No. Our team does a free white glove migration of your library, template, and contacts, on any plan.
HomeGauge became part of Spectora in April 2025 and desktop users on InterNACHI worry about being grandfathered. Whatever happens to the license, your HomeGauge library imports to Mach One in your exact words.
No. One library feeds every template. Write a comment once and it is available everywhere.
Yes. Photo annotation on the phone as you take the picture.
No. Narrative reports in your own words. The template gives structure; your comments give the voice.
No. It runs in the browser on any device you already own, and there is nothing to sync between phone and desktop.
A call with us, not a Friday alone. White glove on every plan: we move your library and template with you during your free 30 days.
Published September 2026. Last reviewed September 2026.
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