• Houzz Pro

Houzz Pro

Overview

Houzz Pro has a rating of 2.96 stars from 145 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Houzz Pro most frequently mention account manager, free trial, and small business problems. Houzz Pro ranks 4th among Home Remodeling sites.

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    35
  • Value
    34
  • Shipping
    7
  • Returns
    13
  • Quality
    28

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Top Positive Review

“All In One”

Westley S.
2/14/24

Quality Products, Exactly As Listed, Fast Shipping, & a Smooth Transaction. I Will Be Definitely Making Another Order! I Highly Recommend This Seller!

Top Critical Review

“Bait and Switch Site. Beware!”

Frank K.
3/25/24

Houzz seems to offer multiple free trials. But all of them end up with a paying subscription AND a one year locked in subscription. I am not sure whether the tools will satisfy your long-term needs, but their marketing department seems to highly doubt that you are going to stick around after a monthly free or half-priced trial, as to get this trial, you have to commit for a yearlong subscription. Buyer (Renter) beware!

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Thumbnail of user frankk900
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
March 25th, 2024

Houzz seems to offer multiple free trials. But all of them end up with a paying subscription AND a one year locked in subscription.
I am not sure whether the tools will satisfy your long-term needs, but their marketing department seems to highly doubt that you are going to stick around after a monthly free or half-priced trial, as to get this trial, you have to commit for a yearlong subscription.
Buyer (Renter) beware!

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Thumbnail of user gails1116
1 review
1 helpful vote
December 26th, 2023

Lots of system glitches, very pedestrian software made only for designers who just purchase items online, not those who do custom specifications. The worst part of this subscription is that there is ZERO customer service. When the program glitches and prevents user access or if they update their platform and it knocks settings off kilter, they are of no help and are quite rude. This has potential but they need to amend many things on program and change how they service the customer.

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Thumbnail of user michaelh8302
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
April 4th, 2024

From a software perspective the platform seems fine. We evaluated it for use but decided not to proceed with a purchase. Unfortunately, due to an administrative oversight, we failed to cancel the free trial and have been being billed for the past 12 months for a product that we neither used, needed nor wanted. After attempting to contact the company - they refused to process any refund or cancel the subscription. So they continue to bill us. As a small business this is a non-trivial expense. Very unethical business practice.

Houzz pro has demonstrated deplorable & predatory business practices. While we respect their prerogative to adhere to every letter of their trial policy - we find their practice to be extremely unethical. After contacting them to inform them that there was an oversight in the cancellation of the subscription - they refused to stop billing us for the product, even though we never used it beyond the trial date. We are a small business and this is not a trivial expense. As a business, they certainly have the ability to practice ethically and cancel subscriptions in the cases of administrative oversight, given evidence that the product was never used beyond the trial date. Throwing their hands in the air and pointing to the policy as though they are powerless to do anything is extremely disappointing. Even if they kept the payments for the first few months of the oversight and then canceled the subscription, that would have been acceptable.

I wouldn't recommend them to anyone and would warn anyone interested in evaluating the trial to be very wary of the predatory business policies. They have no interest in providing any leniency to errors and will continue to bill you for up to 12 months after requesting a cancellation.

Tip for consumers:
Very unethical business practice.

We evaluated it for use but decided not to proceed with a purchase. Unfortunately, due to an administrative oversight, we failed to cancel the free trial and have been being billed for the past 12 months for a product that we neither used, needed nor wanted. After attempting to contact the company - they refused to process any refund or cancel the subscription. So they continue to bill us. As a small business this is a non-trivial expense.

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Thumbnail of user a.home.made.life20
1 review
1 helpful vote
November 19th, 2023

I am a general contractor focusing on interior design and remodeling. I purchased Houzz Pro for a few key features. They were not as intuitive as advertised and some features struggled to function properly on my iPad. I also only generated a handful of leads in a years time, most of which were not viable leads anyway. I ended up deciding to cancel my subscription, ultimately deciding I did not need the program. They wouldn't let me cancel and said I had to keep paying them for another year, only claiming this is stated in the terms and conditions (which is buried in the contract by the way). I spoke with several different people and no one would help me. So I blocked the automatic payment on my credit card. They then sent me to collections and cancelled my account anyway! They ultimately stole $300 from my small business. Check out their BBB reviews and you'll see a lot of reviews like this one. The product is less than average, but their customer service is wretched. They clearly only care about themselves and not the best interests of their clients. I highly advise all to move on to another business for contracting software and other services Houzz claims to offer.

Tip for consumers:
The cancellation policy needs to be more visible and less rigid.

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Thumbnail of user carriew488
1 review
1 helpful vote
November 16th, 2023

HouzzPro offers nothing that will HELP your business to grow. It doesn't do anything special and is just a way to get your money. They offer a 30-day trial period. Immediately upon signing up, I realized is only does about 1/4 of what Quickbook does and costs over twice as much. So, I called and cancelled within 24 hours of signing up. And, of course they said they cancelled. But, charge my account 30 days later and keep charging every month. I have disputed each charge as it comes in. I have called Houzz and get someone who tells me they completely understand and see that I cancelled and they will take care of it with no more charges. And guess what? They charge again. So, do NOT under any circumstances go with HouzzPro.

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HouzzPro marketing program

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Thumbnail of user lasater.chris8
1 review
0 helpful votes
December 18th, 2023

This company tricks you into thinking they have a free trial and than stick you with a year membership at 100.00 a month and they refuse to let you out of it. I have used the free software for a total of 10 minutes and now they feel like they should send me to collections for non payment. I have requested that they remove me from the billing and delete my account multiple times as I have never played around with it for more than 10 minutes. They always say they will talk to the accounting department which goes nowhere. This is by far the worst experience I have had with any company. How do they justify the sneakiness and unwillingness to release people from something a person has not used. This is unethical and immoral behavior and I can't believe they feel okay with this. I guess I will now have to deal with a collections on my credit. Good job Houzz pro. Thanks for nothing. I'm getting a lawyer.

Tip for consumers:
Don’t use this company.

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Thumbnail of user guests532
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
November 25th, 2023

They kept charging us after we cancelled our membership so we called and to cancel it again and get our money refunded back to us that they charged us for the time after we had cancelled with them. They're customer service is horrible! The lady said she would have to refer the request to their cancellations department and they would call us as soon as they got it. I asked if I could just call the cancellations department myself and talk to them and she said that they we could not call them. So I said we could just wait for their call but it never came and we just got an email saying they wanted to set up a time to call us. We said they they could call us immediately and we told them the situation. The call came a week later and she said they had no record of my husband calling and cancelling, my husband insisted that he did and that they should not be charged after that and they fraudulently took that money from us. She said she could not cancel the membership and would have to talk to people in her department and get back to us. We'll she never did call us back. We also have disputed the charges with our bank and cancelled the card they were using to charge us. However our bank has come back and told us the company said those weren't fraudulent charges. We are going to have to fight this somehow because this company has stolen from us, lied and cheated us and we're not gonna just let them get away with this!

Thumbnail of user pprupstate
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
February 14th, 2024

Quality Products, Exactly As Listed, Fast Shipping, & a Smooth Transaction. I Will Be Definitely Making Another Order! I Highly Recommend This Seller!

Thumbnail of user dobsonflooringandmore
1 review
0 helpful votes
May 4th, 2023

In the same boat as other's with this company not holding up there side of the contract and im to small to do anything about it. It has been 8 months at $544 per month and my site is still not set up and no one tat the company will help. They just keep giving me a new " success manager" and they all say the same thing " this isn't right. I will fix your site immediately." But lo and behold nobody does anything and I lose contact with everybody.

Thumbnail of user dodgefinehomes
1 review
0 helpful votes
August 20th, 2023

Houzz Pro is a scam. There is no benefits that will help grow your client base. They charge a large amount of money for a small advertising region. There is no way to cancel you subscription and your on file card can never be removed. Currently there is over 500 complaints with the Better Business Bureau. Suggest, don't even view this website. They will find a way to constantly bill you. Very bad business practices.

Thumbnail of user roadkingle
1 review
0 helpful votes
November 15th, 2023

WE SIGNED UP AND THE CONTRACT ONLY SAYS IN THE FINE PRINT THAT IT WILL RENEW ANNUALLY WITHOUT NOTICE. WE JUST TRIED TO CANCEL 6 DAYS AFTER THE NEW CONTRACT BEGAN AND WE ARE NOT ALLOWED. THE LEADS ARE SERIOUSLY BAD. WE KEPT PAYING IN HOPES THEY WOULD GET BETTER AND TO HAVE THE HOUZZ SERVICE BADGES. THIS IS TERRIBLE. DO NOT USE THEM.

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Thumbnail of user tully.pr
1 review
2 helpful votes
September 22nd, 2023

I've been contacting pro support for the past 2 wells now each day. Everyday multiple things happened. They said a manager will be reaching out within an hour & they will take care of me.
Jeff Shapiro, my account manager is full of ****. He is throwing me around, giving statements he will help and send me information, call me back and try to solve my issue but nothing more then bill crap.
I highly disrespect Jeff and his team. They have done nothing but trouble to myself and my business.

BE AWARE

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Thumbnail of user filip.mmichmiel
1 review
0 helpful votes
August 9th, 2023

I started with houzz around 1 year ago.I had a call from technical people 3 month ago
They said that i owe them 300$ and i don't have card on file that was tru so even with them providing me minimum value. So i paid and requested to close the account. Next month they charged my card again so I send request to close the account It says it would be closed in about an year from now. Next month after they charged my card again. I give them call and request closing subscription again. I hope they will let me go. I'm not willing to work with this company anymore because the way they do business doesn't seem morally acceptable to me.

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Thumbnail of user joshuap824
1 review
0 helpful votes
February 4th, 2024

For a starting business like mine, I appreciate the integration of the tools available on Houzz Pro. I am learning the system and utilizing the people and training available to maximize their marketing, and systems available for growing my company.

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Marketing, Website Development, SEO, Houzz Pro Administration Tool, Payment Tool

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Thumbnail of user rs647
1 review
5 helpful votes
October 8th, 2021

We signed up for the Pro ultimate program they offered in 2020. They claimed we were getting 99% of the lead coming in from an area of over 2 million. Only 26 leads presented in the year period. So in internet term that is about $150 per click. Horrible waste of money. To add injury to insult they continue to charge me each month even tough I have told them to cancel my subscription. With no response from them and no way to cancel from their system I am left paying for months. Avoid Houzz and predatory companies like them

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Thumbnail of user melissao966
1 review
0 helpful votes
November 23rd, 2023

DO NOT get into business them. It is an auto renewal contract and the Terms and Conditions are hidden in a hyperlink. If you try to cancel, you WILL be sold on keeping the contract with some "deal". Unfortunately, their service provided virtually NO LEADS and their "website" and "CRM" are terrible and weak. This was for the cost of over $15,000. The website is a landing page and not a true website. We held up our end of the contract even after going in a different direction with a different website and CRM. We emailed on 8/31/23 to cancel the subscription which was to renew on 9/29/23 and was ignored. They say in their hidden Terms and Conditions that they require a 30 day notice, we were 2 DAYS LATE and were not informed of the 30 day subscription by our customer account managers. During our 2 1/2 years with HOUZZ we were assigned 3 different customer account managers so very challenging to keep track of who is helping you. The most recent account manager never reached out to us for support or to discuss the subscription renewal. They will NOT work with you and refuse to allow you to speak to any supervisors to resolve isssues.

Thumbnail of user toms1335
1 review
4 helpful votes
December 4th, 2020

The first two years has been great experience working with Houz. Receiving 3 to 4 jobs leads per month. This year since January I have received only five leads.

* Houzz Pro attempted to help this customer through the Sitejabber Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond

Thumbnail of user recornejo2020
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
August 25th, 2023

Despite numerous attempts to cancel our subscription, our requests were not properly addressed.

We started our cancellation process in February 2023, expressing our intention not to renew the subscription. Our requests, sent directly to our assigned Client Success Manager, were acknowledged but not processed. Instead, they continued to promote their services.

Unfortunately, the formal cancellation process which involves sending a notice to a specific email (*******@houzz.com) was never explicitly stated in our conversations. Assuming our direct emails sufficed, we were surprised when we got charged for another year in June.

Upon realization, we followed the official procedure and sent a formal notice. We requested them to reconsider the June charge as our intent to cancel was communicated repeatedly well before the renewal. However, they stated they will continue to charge us until this new year contract is over.

Our experience has been frustrating and we feel a lack of transparent communication from Houzz's side. While the platform might offer some great features, their handling of our cancellation attempts has been less than satisfactory. I'd advise potential customers to ensure they fully understand the cancellation process and keep all communication records for reference.

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Thumbnail of user helenac70
1 review
1 helpful vote
October 11th, 2022

The app won't let you do almost anything and their houzz pro website is not responsive. Meaning you can't edit or review proposals on your phone, until you sit at the desk. In 2022….it's quite non-common as responsiveness is one of the top priorities of website

Tip for consumers:
Read all the designer's reviews. Never sign up for Houzz Pro leads/advertising! (Just don't do it). and if your business needs progress payments/scheduled payments, check other softwares.

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Thumbnail of user jonm788
2 reviews
8 helpful votes
October 12th, 2022
Verified purchase

If you decide that you can't use their service or it is not the right fit for you... they make it impossible to cancel. Hidden contract and terms on signup, and customer service is terrible about helping you cancel. You will get put into a loop of "i'll submit a support ticket for you", "why do you need to cancel", anything to not help you cancel. I used to like browsing Houzz for products and services and purchased a few nice and pricey items from them. They certainly lost my business for life.

Tip for consumers:
Don't subscribe unless you can guarentee that you need their service. There's no getting out of it

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Thumbnail of user melanie.l
1 review
1 helpful vote
April 27th, 2023

There is a reason why they make you bundle your marketing and project management software and ask you to sign a one year contract. That reason is that they want to take as much money from you as they can. They don't care about you or your business. Then, when you are finding the software to be sub-par and you haven't had a single lead from the "marketing" (6 months and counting) and you are paying $350.00 a month and want out, they can wave the contract and say, "you signed the contract." I had been using Houzz as a homeowner from the beginning and I trusted Houzz and thought the Pro program would pay for itself. Boy was I wrong! I reported them to the Better Business Bureau, but again, the contract. So unless you love throwing away hundreds of dollars each month, I would recommend you steer clear of Houzz Pro. I want to warn my fellow interior designers with new, small business so that they do not get caught in the same trap that I walked into. Photos of my work so you can see I'm really a designer.

Tip for consumers:
What an absolute waste of money it is.

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Marketing and project management software both of which were disappointing to say the least.

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Thumbnail of user michaelp4790
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
July 12th, 2023

Our HOUZZPRO account has been down for over 1 week. When you call their support number, the recording asks you to hang up and go to their web site to log a support ticket. We have done this twice now! They say it will take from 48-72 hours for it to be reviewed. We submitted our first ticket on June 5th, 2023. We manage multiple construction projects but cannot create a change order, an estimate, send an invoice, etc. Not to mention we are paying over $700.00 per month for leads...which we are also not getting! This is terrible customer support from a company we entrusted to help us manage our projects and lead generation. Buyer beware

Thumbnail of user daltonp36
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
April 26th, 2023

Just don't do it. It is not what they say it is. This company is full of criminals that blatantly lie to get you to agree to a year long contract. Once you find out you've been lied to, they won't let you out of the contract. Simply put, they are thieves. Not sure how there hasn't been a class action against them.

Tip for consumers:
Thieves and criminals.

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Thumbnail of user brittney.marquart
1 review
0 helpful votes
September 8th, 2023

They will sell you on 90 days of training but that's a total lie. They don not provide training. They send you links to their website & youtube videos. They started our subscription before our 30 day trial was up. Our "trainer" assigned to us was in a 4 hr time difference so we could never connect with our team. When we did finally connect she ran through her "training" in 5 minutes. They have a chat option for help that I tried to use but anytime I had a question they didn't respond for 3-5 days. They put us with a new advisor in a closer time zone but the night before training I got an email that he canceled with no explanation. Then they put us with another advisor. By this time they'd already wasted almost a month of our time. I tried to cancel before our 30 days shouldve been up and they refused to cancel. They made me get on phone calls that were over an hour long and just kept repeating over and over that they were sorry that we weren't happy but all they could do was offer a month free. I am still getting charged monthly for something we can't use. You can't even write a review on their own website. Look at others reviews before you sign up. I am not the only one. This company is a money grab that does not care about their customers. Buyer beware.

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Thumbnail of user khaledg18
1 review
0 helpful votes
March 6th, 2024

Very reasonably-priced and it has all what I need for my projects. Excellent program. Customer service is also great

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Houzz Pro is an all-in-one tool for marketing, project and client management built specifically for remodeling and design professionals.

The Houzz Pro suite of business solutions contains targeted solutions specifically for designers and general contractors from marketing solutions, pre-sale workflow, project management, customer experience, financial and visualization tools. The Houzz Pro suite of custom solutions includes targeted local advertising, website services, lead management tools, estimate and proposal tools, product & materials library, project management software, client collaboration tools including messaging, file sharing, and design tools, invoicing and accept online payments, and visualization tools including a 3D floor planner and mood boards.

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