Compare · Light Ops vs Strandr

Designing in Strandr? Run the rest of the job in Light Ops.

Light Ops carries each lighting job from quote through install day and repairs. Try it free.

A sample customer page: your lights are up

A crew stop with the address, gate code and On my way

Light Ops vs Strandr at a glance.

Strandr is design software installers use to show lights on a photo of the house. Light Ops is the business system for the rest of the job, with Design Your Lights, so homeowners can design their own lights on your website.

What you get	Light Ops	Strandr
Built for Christmas and holiday lightingMade for one kind of business: lighting installers and their season.		Design software for Christmas and permanent lighting
Customers design their own lights on your websiteHomeowners see their own house lit in one of six looks, then press Send.		Not listed on their site
Photo measured into a priced quoteFeet from the house photo become C7s, clips, minis and strands from your price list.		Photo measuring (INCHR)
Website quote form into the officeRequests from your website land in the office with the project details.		Not listed on their site
A customer page that follows the seasonQuote, deposit, install countdown, crew on the way, lights up, take-down notice.		Not listed on their site
Customers report outages with photos“Something’s out?”: where, what and a photo. The fix stays on the same job.		Not listed on their site
Gate codes sent to the crew on arrivalCodes pop up on the crew’s lock screen when they tap On my way or get close.		Not listed on their site
QuickBooks Online syncCustomers, invoices and payments go into your books automatically, included in every plan.		Not listed on their site
Guided setupA setup list walks you through your logo, prices, customers, card payments and team.		Not listed on their site
Made by lighting installersBuilt and used at The Light Guys, a working Christmas lighting business.		Not listed on their site

Strandr details come from strandr.com, checked October 30, 2026. Sources: Strandr homepage, Strandr features, Strandr pricing. Features change, so check their site for the latest.

What Light Ops does after the design.

Strandr makes the design. Light Ops runs the business around it: the request, the quote, the deposit, install day and repairs.

Design Your Lights

The homeowner makes the first design.

Strandr is a tool your team uses. Light Ops’ Design Your Lights runs on your website: the homeowner adds a photo, picks one of six looks and presses Send, and the office gets a new customer and a Job. See Christmas light design software

A sample house at night, lit in the look the homeowner picked

The same sample house in the daytime photo the homeowner added

Their photoTheir design

Photo to Quote

The design becomes the quote.

Light Ops measures the photo, with the garage door as the ruler, and opens the quote with C7s, clips, minis, cords, a timer, install and removal already in, priced from your own list. See Christmas light quoting software

One Job

A CRM built for lighting.

Strandr has no CRM. In Light Ops, customer, quote, invoice, payments, install date, gate code, photos and repairs live on one Job that you move through the season. See the Christmas light CRM

Customer Page

A customer page for the whole season.

Quote, deposit, install countdown, “Your crew is on the way”, “Your lights are up!”, then the take-down notice. After install, customers tap “Something’s out?” to report where and what, with a photo.

A sample customer page with the install countdown

Install Day

Install day from the crew’s phones.

Gate codes pop up on the lock screen as the crew arrives. Stops go in best order by drive time, the truck load list builds itself, and it all works with no signal. See Christmas light scheduling software

The crew app’s Today screen with the day’s stops

“I run a Christmas lighting company. Every software I tried was built for plumbers or lawn crews, so I built Light Ops inside The Light Guys. One Job holds everything, from the homeowner designing their lights on our website to the last repair in December.”

Brendan Collins Owner, The Light Guys, Bakersfield

What Strandr is.

Strandr is design software for Christmas and permanent lighting installers. You upload a photo of a house, then place lights, colors, patterns, wreaths and garland on it to show the homeowner a design before the job is sold.

It runs in a web browser on PC, Mac and tablets. Its site says "No CRM". It is a design tool, and many installers use a design tool alongside separate business software.

Built forlighting installers showing designs before a sale
Includesphoto-based designs, custom colors and patterns, decorations, saved designs, share links
Customer managementits site says "No CRM"

Light OpsEvery feature

From$29.99/ month

Billed annually. $25 a month for each additional user.

Book a 20-minute call

Website quote form, office, customer portal and crew app
Guided setup list in the app
Hosting, storage and email included

See pricing

When Strandr is the better pick.

We’d rather you pick the right tool. Here’s where it fits better.

You design permanent roofline, architectural and landscape lighting as well as holiday displays.
You already like your business software and only want to add designs. Strandr has no CRM, so it sits next to what you use.

Why lighting businesses choose Light Ops over Strandr.

Homeowners design on your website.

Design Your Lights lets a homeowner pick one of six looks on a photo of their own house, add trees, stakes, wreaths and garland, and press Send. The request goes straight into Ops.

Photo measured into a priced quote.

The garage door is the ruler. The house photo becomes starting quote lines: color-matched C7s with clips, minis for trees, wreath, garland, cords, timer, install and removal, with feet turned into strands from your price list.

From yes to next season.

After the quote come the deposit, an install countdown, "Your crew is on the way", "Your lights are up!", repairs, the take-down notice and "See you next season". Every step stays on one Job and one customer page.

Ready in an afternoon.

A setup list walks you through your logo, prices, customers, card payments and team. You keep selling while you get set up.

Your questions, answered.

Is Light Ops a Strandr alternative?

They do different jobs. Strandr is a design tool for installers. Light Ops runs the business: each job runs from the request through install and repairs, and homeowners can design their lights and start a quote from a photo.

Can I keep using Strandr with Light Ops?

Yes. Many installers use a design tool alongside business software. You can keep designing in Strandr while Light Ops handles requests, quotes, payments, crews and repairs.

How do I get my business running on Light Ops?

Start a free trial and follow the setup list. Book a 20-minute call if you want help.

What does Light Ops cost?

Every plan includes every feature. Hosting, storage and email are included too. All the prices are on the Pricing page.

Ready to make the switch?

Adding Light Ops next to Strandr starts with a 20-minute call. We look at how you go from a design to a quote, a deposit and an install day, then set up Light Ops around it.

A 20-minute callHow requests, quotes and installs move through your business today.
Free trialSet up your company, prices, customers and team.
Every featureOne plan, with nothing locked behind a bigger one.

Or start your free trial.