Disclosure first, because it changes how you should weigh everything below. I own the TruLight dealership serving San Antonio and I benefit financially if you choose our system. My approach is to attribute every EverLights claim to an EverLights page, link those pages so you can read them without my summary in the way, and say plainly where the public documentation does not settle the question. The shorter head to head version is on our TruLight vs EverLights comparison page.

The part of this purchase that is easy to underweight

Appearance and warranty length are the easy things to line up. Neither one tells you how a claim gets filed, whether labor is billed, or who handles service locally, so compare those three as well.

You may live with this product on your fascia for years. What decides how that goes is the boring administrative layer: which written schedule applies to your exact product, what counts as a covered failure, how quickly you must report it, whether labor is billed, and who physically shows up on a two story elevation in Stone Oak to replace a section.

What EverLights publishes about warranty, in its own words

The EverLights installation FAQ page states that EverLights are rated for 50,000 hours. It describes color changing EverLights as having a one year product warranty, raised to five years when installed by EverLights with one year of labor, and describes EverLights Classic as having a 15 year light warranty.

The current official EverLights warranty page describes the structure with more granularity. It states that coverage varies from one to ten years based on product and installation method, that the warranty covers product rather than installation labor, that different components carry separate terms, and that current schedules differ by installation date. It also states that claims must be filed within 30 days after discovering a problem, that transfer requires original registration within 90 days, and that exclusions include sun or UV fading and discoloration, roof, gutter or soffit failure, wind, improper installation, and power flow issues.

The practical reading is that there is no single EverLights warranty number. The terms depend on which product you buy, how it is installed, and when. A summary line on an FAQ page is not the document you will hold if a section goes dark in year six. Ask the EverLights dealer quoting you for the applicable written schedule for your product and install date, and get it before deposit.

Hold me to the identical standard. TruLight's current terms are published at /warranty. Read them, compare the exclusions line by line against theirs, and do not accept a verbal summary from either of us.

The questions that actually decide this purchase

Ask both companies	Why it decides the purchase	Acceptable form of answer
Which written warranty schedule applies to this exact product on my install date	EverLights' warranty page states terms vary by product, installation method and installation date, so the general answer is not your answer	A dated PDF or printed schedule naming the product, not a page link or a sentence in an email
Is installation labor covered, and for how long	EverLights' warranty page states the warranty covers product rather than installation labor; a covered part can still mean a billed service call	Written labor terms with hourly or trip rate after the covered period
What is the deadline to report a failure	EverLights' warranty page states claims must be filed within 30 days after discovering a problem	The written claim window and the exact contact method for filing
What happens if I sell the house	EverLights' warranty page states transfer requires original registration within 90 days	Written registration and transfer procedure, plus confirmation that registration was completed
Which appearance changes are excluded	EverLights' warranty page lists sun or UV fading and discoloration among exclusions, which is relevant in South Texas sun	The full written exclusions list, read before signing
What is the published light rating and what does it measure	EverLights' FAQ page states 50,000 hours; TruLight publishes 100,000 hours; neither figure is a warranty	The rating, the components it applies to, and the manufacturer's stated basis for it
How does the system produce warm white	TruLight uses six LEDs per RGBW node, three RGB plus three dedicated warm white; EverLights' cited pages do not state node construction	Written node specification, plus an in person nighttime look at a comparable home

Every EverLights entry above comes from the pages listed in Sources. Companies revise documentation, so confirm the current written specifications and warranty directly with the manufacturer or its local dealer.

Complex San Antonio rooflines change the installation conversation

Tile edges, gables, parapets and stone returns all force a roofline into several separate runs. Where your house has those features, the track changes plane repeatedly, and each transition is a decision someone has to make well.

TruLight is a 48V low voltage system, and that number comes with a caveat. Voltage on its own does not tell you whether a system is safe, how long a run can be, how bright it is, how many power injection points it needs, or whether it complies with code. Those outcomes come from the complete specified system and the installation design: wire gauge, connectors, controller and power supply, the manufacturer's published limits for the configuration being quoted, and how the runs are laid out on your elevations. Anyone who reduces all of that to a voltage number is offering you a shortcut that does not exist.

What to compare on a multi plane elevation

The written run and injection plan for your house, elevation by elevation.
How the track handles direction changes, returns, and the meeting point between fascia and stone or stucco.
How the installer terminates runs at tile edges and parapets, and what fastening method is used on your roof type.
Whether zones are laid out so that individual gables and planes can be controlled separately.
Who is responsible if brightness or color varies along the longest run.

Daytime appearance on limestone, stucco and tile

EverLights' residential page describes professional installation and 25 color-matching channel options. TruLight installs a professionally fitted color-matched aluminum track. Both companies are answering the same real concern, which is that this product is on the house 365 days a year and unlit for most of those hours.

Catalog color counts are not the deciding factor. On limestone and stucco homes with tile roofs, the track reads as a shadow line and an edge, and what shows from the street is how cleanly it follows the fascia, how it handles inconsistent stucco edges, and how it looks where a run stops. If your neighborhood has an architectural review committee, take a daylight photo of a completed installation to them before you sign, not a nighttime one. I would rather lose a sale at that stage than have a homeowner fight an approval after installation.

Where each system's public documentation is stronger

EverLights publishes a detailed official warranty page spelling out claim windows, transfer requirements, component specific terms and exclusions. That is more procedural detail than many brands in this category publish.
The gap, on the pages cited here, is hardware level detail: node construction and system voltage are not stated, so those have to come from the dealer in writing.
TruLight publishes node construction, system voltage and a 100,000 hour light rating, with current terms at /warranty. Verify that against our written documents rather than this article.

My read

I am not going to pretend a competitor's product is bad because I would like your business. EverLights publishes detailed warranty documentation. The reason a careful San Antonio buyer should compare the two closely is that the published warranty structure is product, method and date dependent, so it is easy to walk away believing you bought a number you did not actually buy. Read the schedule that applies to you. Read the exclusions. Then decide.

Sources

EverLights official warranty page, source of the one to ten year range, product rather than labor coverage, separate component terms, install date dependent schedules, the 30 day claim filing and 90 day transfer registration requirements, and the listed exclusions.
EverLights installation FAQ, source of the 50,000 hour rating and the FAQ summary warranty terms for color changing EverLights and EverLights Classic.
EverLights residential page, source of the professional installation description and the 25 color-matching channel options.
TruLight current warranty terms: /warranty. TruLight system overview: /services/permanent-lighting.

These pages are updated by their owners over time. Confirm current written specifications and warranty terms with each company before you buy.

Request an estimate with the documents attached

If you want a quote that includes the written run and zone design for your elevations, the product specifications, and our current warranty terms rather than a rounded per foot figure, request an estimate at /estimate. Bring the EverLights schedule you were quoted and hold both of us to the same written standard.

TruLight vs EverLights: A San Antonio Owner's Comparison