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Horizon is shutting down on December 15, 2026. Here are your options.
For U.S. home inspectors on Carson Dunlop's Horizon software. Reviewed October 2026 against Carson Dunlop's and Spectora's own pages.
Carson Dunlop is retiring Horizon on December 15, 2026 and recommends Spectora, but you can choose any platform. Horizon costs $799 per year or $79 per month per inspector. Spectora's standard plan is $1,090 to $1,308 per year once its preferred pricing for Horizon customers ends. HomeInspector.com is free, and our team rebuilds your Horizon template for you at no cost. Whatever you choose, export your old reports and photos before December 15.
Key dates.
From Carson Dunlop's announcement and sunset page, and Spectora's migration article.
- July 27, 2026. Carson Dunlop announces it is retiring Horizon and names Spectora its recommended platform.
- Now through December 15, 2026. Horizon stays fully operational, subscription terms continue as agreed, and Horizon's export tools are available.
- December 15, 2026. Horizon shuts down. Data you have not exported cannot be recovered after this date.
Your options, side by side.
Carson Dunlop lists three paths: migrate to Spectora, move to a different platform, or keep using Horizon until it shuts down.
| What you get | HomeInspector.com | Spectora | Staying on Horizon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual software cost | $0no subscription or per-report fee | $1,090–$1,308 / yrstandard plan, after preferred pricing for Horizon customers | $799 / yror $79 / mo per inspector, until Dec 15, 2026 |
| Your comment library and template | Rebuilt for you, freeusually by the next business day | One-click migrationcomments and presets import into a single template | Stops working Dec 15, 2026 |
| Historical reports, PDFs and photos | Export from Horizon firstbefore Dec 15, 2026 | Not migratedexport from Horizon before Dec 15, 2026 | Cannot be recovered after Dec 15unless you export them |
| Setup help | Freeteam on standby for your first live job | 1:1 onboarding included | — |
| Florida 4-Point and wind mitigation | IncludedCitizens 4-Point form and OIR-B1-1802 template | Includedthese forms transfer in the migration | — |
Spectora's annual range runs from its annual plan price to its monthly price over 12 months, and excludes setup fees and add-ons. Sources: Carson Dunlop announcement (July 27, 2026), Carson Dunlop Horizon sunset page, Horizon payment options, Spectora: Horizon & Spectora migration, Spectora pricing.
Before December 15: a checklist.
Worth doing whichever platform you move to.
Export your historical reports, PDFs and photos.
Spectora's migration does not move them, and they cannot be recovered once Horizon shuts down. Carson Dunlop's export tools are available through December 15.
Write down what does not migrate.
Spectora lists services and fees, agreements, booking options and email automations among the things its migration leaves behind. Note yours so you can set them up again on the new platform.
Check your integrations.
If you use ISN with Horizon, Spectora notes that you must disconnect ISN from Horizon before you set it up in Spectora.
Pick a go-live date and practice first.
Run practice inspections on the new platform while Horizon still works, so your first live job on it is not your first job on it.
Switching from Horizon to HomeInspector.com.
Free from start to finish, and you approve every step before your first live job.
- We rebuild your template. Send us your Horizon template and comment library and the HomeInspector.com team rebuilds it for you, free, usually by the next business day.
- Everything else is included. Reports, iOS and Android apps, scheduling, agreements, payments, a website builder with online booking, and an agent portal with repair requests. For Florida insurance inspections, it fills in the Citizens 4-Point form from your report and includes a wind mitigation (OIR-B1-1802) template.
- Practice before you go live. The team generally works with inspectors over a couple of weeks to run practice inspections. Pick a go-live date, and a team member is on standby that day for your first live job.
- No contract, no lock-in. Request an export of your data anytime, and every report can be downloaded as a PDF.
Weighing Spectora too? See the HomeInspector.com vs Spectora comparison or the guide to switching inspection software without losing a job.
Why HomeInspector.com is free.
HomeInspector.com is built and backed by Reggora, the appraisal technology company that powers about one in four U.S. home appraisals. That business funds the inspector platform. By offering complete software at no cost, Reggora connects with inspectors who may also want optional paid work: in select pilot markets, collect a floor plan and additional property data while you are already on-site ($25 per eligible scan). Inspectors can use HomeInspector.com without taking that work, and your inspection report is not shared with lenders.
Questions inspectors ask.
Yes. Carson Dunlop announced on July 27, 2026 that it is retiring Horizon on December 15, 2026, to focus on inspections, training, education and franchise development. Horizon stays fully operational until then, and Carson Dunlop says subscription terms continue as agreed through the sunset.
No. Carson Dunlop recommends Spectora, but it lists three options: migrate to Spectora, move to a different platform, or keep using Horizon until December 15 and export your records before then. It also says there is no automatic migration, so nothing moves until you choose.
Export them before December 15, 2026, whichever platform you choose. Spectora's Horizon migration moves comments, presets, contacts, agents and company details, but not historical inspection reports, report PDFs or photos, and Spectora warns that this data cannot be recovered once Horizon shuts down. Carson Dunlop says its export tools are available through December 15.
Yes. For Horizon and other platforms without a self-serve import, the HomeInspector.com team rebuilds your template for you, free, usually by the next business day. The team generally works with inspectors over a couple of weeks to run practice inspections: you pick a go-live date, and a team member is on standby that day to support your first live job.
Horizon's published pricing is $79 per month or $799 per year per inspector. Spectora offers Horizon customers preferred pricing at first; its standard plan is $1,090 per year on the annual plan or $109 per month ($1,308 over 12 months), which is $291 to $509 a year more than Horizon's annual plan. HomeInspector.com is free: no subscription, no per-report fee and no contract.
No. HomeInspector.com is for home inspectors in the United States only. Inspectors outside the U.S. leaving Horizon should compare Spectora and other platforms that serve their country.
It is free. HomeInspector.com has no subscription, no per-report fee and no contract, and you can request an export of your data anytime. It is built and backed by Reggora, whose appraisal technology powers about one in four U.S. home appraisals. Reggora funds the platform because it connects the company with inspectors who may also want separate, paid property-data work, offered in select pilot markets at $25 per eligible scan. You can use the software without taking that work. Your inspection report is not shared with lenders.
The Horizon and Spectora details were reviewed in October 2026 from Carson Dunlop's announcement and Horizon sunset page, Horizon's published payment options, Spectora's Horizon migration article and Spectora's pricing page.
Move off Horizon before December 15.
Create a free account and try it on a practice job, or book a setup call and we'll walk you through it.