Comparison
WHIG vs Bevel
Bevel rents you an inventory in its cloud year after year. WHIG gives you a private, verifiable record you own outright for a single payment.
If you are documenting your home contents for insurance, the right tool comes down to four questions: how easily it captures your belongings, where your inventory ends up living, whether the record can be trusted at claim time, and what it costs you over the years you actually need it. Bevel and WHIG both use AI to turn a walkthrough into a structured inventory, so on the surface they look similar. The differences sit underneath.
Bevel is a US product, built after the Los Angeles wildfires when a co-founder's family lost their home in the Palisades fire. It is a web-based tool sold as a yearly subscription, and your walkthrough is processed and held in Bevel's cloud. WHIG is designed around a different promise: the finished inventory is encrypted on your own phone and delivered to your own storage, while the proof that backs it can be checked by anyone, anywhere, without uploading a thing.
This page lays out what Bevel does well, where its model differs from WHIG's, and who each one genuinely suits. Both produce estimates and documentation to support an insurance claim, not professional valuations, so neither replaces a qualified valuer for specialist items.
- Pricing
- Subscription. Standard $60/yr (regularly $100), Estate $250/yr.
- Platform
- Web-based.
- Based in
- United States
- Best for
- Bevel suits US households who want an ongoing, cloud-hosted inventory with annual replacement-cost checks and, on its Estate plan, support for tracking high-value art and jewellery across multiple properties.
WHIG vs Bevel, feature by feature
Estimated values are exactly that. Not a professional valuation.
How Bevel builds your inventory
Bevel's core workflow is the one most people now expect from an AI inventory tool. You record videos and take photos as you walk through each room, and Bevel's AI reads the footage to identify items and assemble them into a structured, insurance-ready list, in its own words "in minutes, not months." Items are unlimited even on the entry plan, so a fully furnished home is not a problem.
On top of the list, Bevel layers replacement-cost information through its Price Check feature, which estimates what items would cost to buy again at current prices, and it offers exportable reports you can hand to an insurer. WHIG works the same way at the capture stage: you walk and talk through your home, the AI identifies items, estimates replacement cost from current retail pricing data, and captures a timestamped frame for each item so the list is anchored to visual evidence. In both cases the dollar figures are estimates, not a professional valuation.
Privacy: where your inventory actually lives
Bevel is a web tool, which means your walkthrough is processed and stored in Bevel's cloud. That is convenient, and it is how most online inventory services work, but it does mean a full, named, valued list of your possessions sits on a company's servers for as long as you keep your subscription.
WHIG is built the opposite way round. The finished inventory is encrypted on your device with AES-256-GCM, using a key generated on your phone, protected by Face ID, and never sent to WHIG. The encrypted inventory is delivered to storage you control, whether that is Google Drive, iCloud, your device, or your own S3 bucket. WHIG's own database never holds item names, brands, values, your transcript, or item images, only room labels, cryptographic hashes, and anonymised aggregates. The walkthrough video is processed in an isolated environment and then deleted within the hour, and within 24 hours at the outside. If you want a complete record of what you own to stay out of any company's cloud, that is a structural difference, not a setting.
Proof: will it hold up at claim time?
An inventory is only as good as how much an insurer trusts it. A list that could have been edited or backdated after a loss is weaker evidence than one that can be shown to be intact and timestamped. Bevel produces exportable insurance-ready reports, which is genuinely useful, but it does not cryptographically seal the inventory or offer independent, public verification that the record has not been altered.
WHIG's Evidence Package is built around that gap. Each processing step is SHA-256 hashed and signed with ECDSA on the NIST P-256 curve, with the private signing key held in AWS KMS and never exported, which makes the package tamper-evident. Anyone can check it at whig.app/verify, entirely in the browser, with nothing uploaded. The result is a record whose integrity a third party can confirm for themselves, rather than one you simply ask them to take on trust.
What Bevel really costs
Bevel is a paid yearly subscription, not a free tool. Its Standard plan is advertised at $60 per year on promotion, regularly $100 per year, covering a single property with unlimited items, Price Check, exportable reports, the coming-soon coverage gap analysis, and email support. The Estate plan is $250 per year and adds unlimited properties, high-value item tracking, appraisal support, an art and jewellery gallery, and dedicated support.
Because it is a subscription, the cost compounds. At the promotional rate, Standard runs to about $180 over three years and $300 over five, and at the regular $100 rate that is $300 and $500. Estate reaches $750 over three years and $1,250 over five. WHIG's model is different: it is free to start, so you can record and see your full inventory at no cost, and the permanent Evidence Package is a single payment of $38 with no subscription. Over five years that one payment does not change, which is the comparison worth doing before committing to an annual plan. Either way, weigh that single payment against a subscription that returns every year.
Bevel's market focus
Bevel is a US-focused product. It was created in response to the Los Angeles wildfires, and its marketing references US insurance carriers and US fire events such as the Tubbs, Eaton, and Palisades fires. None of that makes it unusable elsewhere, but replacement-cost estimates, report formats, and the insurance context it is tuned for reflect the American market.
WHIG estimates replacement cost from current retail pricing data, so the figures map to what you would actually pay to replace items. Where Bevel is tuned to US carriers and US loss events, WHIG is not locked to a single country, which matters if you want a tool that fits your own market rather than someone else's.
Who should choose Bevel, and who should choose WHIG
Bevel is a sensible choice if you are in the United States, you are comfortable with your inventory living in a provider's cloud, and you value an ongoing subscription that keeps replacement-cost estimates current year to year. Its Estate plan in particular is aimed at households with significant art and jewellery who want appraisal support and a curated gallery across multiple properties, and that is a real strength.
WHIG is the stronger choice if you want a private record that stays in your own storage, a single payment rather than a recurring bill, pricing and data that is not locked to the US market, and a sealed Evidence Package whose integrity anyone can verify independently. Both tools flag that their dollar figures are estimates and not professional valuations, and both will point you to a qualified valuer for specialist items like jewellery, art, and watches, so the deciding factors are ownership, privacy, verifiability, location, and total cost over time.
What Bevel does well
- Fast AI capture: you walk through your rooms on video, and Bevel's AI builds a structured inventory from the footage in minutes rather than the hours a manual spreadsheet would take.
- Replacement-cost context: its real-time Price Check estimates current replacement costs so your inventory reflects what items would cost to buy again today, and a coverage gap analysis is signposted as coming soon.
- High-value support on Estate: the $250 per year plan adds dedicated high-value item tracking, appraisal support, and an auto-generated gallery of your art and jewellery across unlimited properties.
Bevel suits US households who want an ongoing, cloud-hosted inventory with annual replacement-cost checks and, on its Estate plan, support for tracking high-value art and jewellery across multiple properties.
Where WHIG pulls ahead
Your items never touch our servers
WHIG is zero-knowledge. Your walkthrough is turned into an inventory, encrypted on your device, and delivered to your own Google Drive. We hold room labels and cryptographic hashes, never item names, brands, or values. See exactly how on our security page.
A sealed record you can prove
Every step of processing is hashed and signed, so your Evidence Package is tamper-evident. Anyone can check it, including an insurer, at whig.app/verify. Bevel gives you a list. WHIG gives you proof.
One price, not a subscription
WHIG is free to start and $38 one-time for the permanent Evidence Package. No recurring fee to keep what is already yours.
Available internationally, not US-only
Where Bevel is tied to one market, WHIG works wherever you are. Replacement-cost estimates use current retail pricing data rather than one country's defaults.
The verdict
Bevel is a capable, fast AI inventory tool, and for US households who want a cloud-hosted list with annual replacement-cost checks it does its job well, especially the high-value features on its Estate plan. But it is a yearly subscription that keeps a named, valued list of your belongings on its servers, and it does not give you a way to prove that record is untampered. WHIG takes a different stance: an inventory you can start for free, encrypted on your own device and stored where you choose, sealed with signatures anyone can verify at whig.app/verify, all for a one-time $38 rather than a bill that returns every year. If you want a private, permanent, verifiable, insurance-ready record, WHIG is the better fit. Both produce estimates, not professional valuations, so use either alongside a qualified valuer for specialist items.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Bevel free?
- No. Bevel is a paid yearly subscription. Its Standard plan is advertised at $60 per year on promotion, regularly $100 per year, and its Estate plan is $250 per year. WHIG, by contrast, is free to start: you can record and see your full inventory in the app at no cost, and only pay a one-time $38 if you want the permanent Evidence Package.
- How much does Bevel cost?
- Bevel's Standard plan is $60 per year on a promotional rate, regularly $100 per year, and covers a single property with unlimited items, replacement-cost Price Check, and exportable reports. The Estate plan is $250 per year and adds unlimited properties, high-value item tracking, appraisal support, and dedicated support. Because both are annual, the cost recurs every year you keep documenting your home.
- Is Bevel available outside the US?
- Bevel is web-based, so it is reachable from anywhere, but it is a US-focused product. It was built after the Los Angeles wildfires and its marketing references US insurance carriers and US fire events, so its replacement-cost estimates and report formats are tuned for the American market rather than other countries. WHIG is not tied to a single country.
- Is WHIG or Bevel more private?
- WHIG is built for privacy by design. Your finished inventory is encrypted on your own phone with AES-256-GCM and delivered to storage you control, and WHIG's database never holds item names, brands, values, your transcript, or item images. Bevel is a web tool, which means your walkthrough is processed and held in its cloud, so a full named inventory lives on its servers.
- Does Bevel produce verifiable proof for insurance?
- Bevel produces exportable, insurance-ready reports, which are useful for a claim. However, it does not cryptographically seal the inventory or offer independent, public verification that the record is unaltered. WHIG's Evidence Package is hashed with SHA-256 and signed with ECDSA, making it tamper-evident, and anyone can verify it in their browser at whig.app/verify.
- Is there a Bevel alternative that is not US-only?
- Yes. WHIG is available internationally and uses current retail pricing data to estimate replacement costs. It turns a short video walkthrough into a valued inventory and a sealed Evidence Package, with a one-time $38 instead of a yearly subscription. It is coming to iOS and Android, currently via a waitlist.
- Do Bevel and WHIG give professional valuations?
- No. Both produce estimates and documentation to support an insurance claim, not professional valuations. WHIG estimates replacement cost from current retail pricing data and flags specialist items like jewellery, art, and watches for a qualified valuer, and any dollar figure should be treated as an estimate rather than an appraisal.
- What happens to my walkthrough video with each tool?
- With Bevel, your videos and photos are processed and stored in its cloud as part of the web service. With WHIG, your walkthrough video is processed in an isolated environment and then deleted within the hour, and within 24 hours at the most, while only the encrypted inventory you control and anonymised aggregates remain.
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Sources, as of June 2026
Competitor details are summarised in good faith from public sources on the dates shown and may have changed since. WHIG provides information and documentation, not a professional valuation.