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100+ teams chose Craft over Rilla

Coaching your reps actually want to use, and follow-up that helps close the sale.

Just some of the industry leaders that chose Craft over Rilla.

  • Express Flooring
  • Brookstone Windows & Doors
  • Refloor
  • Vista Home Improvement
  • Handy Bros

Craft and Rilla, side by side.

CraftRilla

In the home

Records in-home appointments
Craft:
Yes
Rilla:
Yes
Reliable recordingCraft builds a native app for iOS and for Android, the way Apple and Google intend. Rilla runs one shared app on both.
Craft:
Built for each device
Rilla:
One shared app; less reliable
AI sales coaching
Craft:
Yes
Rilla:
Yes
Records with no signalBasements, rural jobs, dead zones.
Craft:
Yes
Rilla:
Yes
Hands-free coachingThe AI calls the rep and talks through the appointment. No app to open, nothing to read.
Craft:
Yes
Rilla:
Yes
RoleplayPractice built from your real appointments.
Craft:
Included
Rilla:
Limited, costs extra
Deep researchAsk questions across every recorded appointment.
Craft:
Included
Rilla:
Limited, costs extra

After the appointment

Automated follow-upTexts and emails the homeowner referencing the conversation.
Craft:
Yes
Rilla:
No
CRM integrations
Craft:
20+ CRMs, custom builds supported
Rilla:
Not published
Open API
Craft:
Every plan
Rilla:
Enterprise only
Production briefs
Craft:
Yes
Rilla:
No

The company

Rep adoptionA tool reps avoid records nothing.
Craft:
Built for adoption
Rilla:
Built for micromanagement
Who it’s built for
Craft:
Home improvement only
Rilla:
Also dentists, medical sales, elder care, etc.
Who they answer toIncentives are everything.
Craft:
Employee owned. We only answer to our customers.
Rilla:
Private investors; $800MM; misaligned incentives
Price
Craft:
We’ll beat your Rilla quote
Rilla:
Typically $2,400 to $3,600 per rep, per year

Why teams switch to Craft.

  1. Reps actually want to use it.

    Rilla focuses on the manager: review more appointments and coach reps "100x" faster.

    We have a fundamentally different approach. Getting reps to adopt the tool is the main risk. We focus our product and onboarding on giving reps a reason to want to use Craft. Help in the moment, while there’s still time to win the sale. Roleplay from your real conversations. Fill out the CRM for you. Follow up with personalized conversations for you.

    Craft saves managers and reps time, and helps reps make more money.

    Integrity Roofing & Exteriors
    “I personally much prefer it [Craft] to Rilla. Adoption is higher than it has ever been.”
    Sales ManagerIntegrity Roofing & Exteriors
  2. AI that takes action.

    Rilla and Craft both help managers coach faster. But finding something to coach is only part of the job.

    After an appointment, Craft can send the follow-up, fill in the CRM, and call the rep to talk through what happened. The follow-up reflects the homeowner’s objections. The coaching call helps the rep figure out what to try next time. Your team has less work to do, not more.

  3. Everything is included.

    With Rilla, Roleplay, Rilla Intelligence, and Rilla Live are additional products you have to add on. With Craft they are all included on every plan.

  4. One platform across the entire customer journey.

    Rilla focuses on sales coaching. Craft is an ecosystem.

    Many customers work with us because they see the value in having an AI partner across the entire customer journey, from the first call through the follow-up. Some of the other solutions Craft offers are: AI agents for appointment setting, live coaching for contact center agents, rep assignment, and follow-up agents. Each product uses what your customers actually said in the conversation, alongside the notes your reps and agents put in the CRM.

    Other customers choose to work with us just for sales coaching, and that is fine too.

    Clark Brothers
    “Overall, we love that Craft is an all-in-one platform instead of having to rely on several separate tools.”
    OwnerClark Brothers

2.8×

Craft customers grow faster.
Craft customers grow revenue 2.8x faster than the average home improvement company.

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A few good questions.

Is Craft better than Rilla for home improvement companies?

Yes, if you want AI built around helping your reps win the sale. Craft is built for in-home sales: roofing, windows, flooring, bath remodeling, and other major home improvements. Your rep has to earn trust, walk through options, handle financing, and ask for the sale. Craft helps during that conversation, then follows up using what the homeowner actually said. Rilla’s pitch centers on helping managers coach faster. Craft gives reps a reason to use it themselves: help closing deals and less work after every appointment. Teams like Brookstone Windows & Doors, Express Flooring, and Integrity Roofing & Exteriors use Craft in these sales environments.

Is Rilla's AI better?

Rilla likes to claim that their AI is better because they've been around longer and have trained a custom AI on their customers’ data. This is not true. According to their trust page, they use AssemblyAI for transcription and OpenAI/Anthropic for LLMs. Craft also uses AssemblyAI and similar LLMs.

How does Craft pricing compare with Rilla?

Live coaching, conversation intelligence, AI roleplay, and Coaching Calls are included in Craft’s sales coaching. With Rilla they are typically add-ons.

Can we switch before our Rilla renewal?

Yes, we’ve helped customers get out of Rilla contracts and are happy to take a look case by case.

Do we have to use the whole Craft platform?

No. You can use Craft just for sales coaching and keep the rest of your setup. Add AI agents, contact center coaching, rep assignment, or follow-up when they make sense for your team. You don’t have to buy or roll out the whole platform to get started.

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Express Flooring
“Not only is your product the most valuable, but you guys are fun to work with so we appreciate that.”
Director of SalesExpress Flooring