Starting a painting business?
Start it on Painter's Log — free.
Send your first professional, e-signable estimate today. Track your first job, get paid through it, and keep every record in one place — free forever. And when that first job wraps, you'll be the only new painter in town who actually knows whether you made money on it.
No credit card. Free forever for small operations.
Your day-one toolkit
Everything a new painter needs to run real jobs
Most new painters cobble this together with a text thread, a notebook, and cash — and it works right up until it doesn't. Start clean instead.
Send your first professional estimate
A clean, e-signable quote that lands in the customer's inbox the same day — and makes you look like a real business from job number one.
Track every job from the start
Clock your hours, snap receipts onto the right job, and keep every record in one place — so you always know what a job actually cost.
Get paid through it
Take a deposit, bill on a schedule, and let customers pay online — so the cash shows up while you're still working, not weeks later.
The edge no other new painter has
Be the one new painter who actually knows his numbers
Anyone can collect a check. Almost no new painter can tell you whether the job actually made money once labor and materials are counted honestly. Track from day one and you'll know — which is exactly how a side hustle becomes a business that lasts.
Try the free “Did I make money?” calculatorHonestly free — not a trial
Run your whole business on the free plan, for as long as you want. There's no 14-day clock and no credit card. We only make money when you do: 1% on payments while you're free, 0% once you're on Pro.
- Free forever for small operations
- Every feature included — capped by usage, not locked
- Your job history is yours, and it grows with you
Learn as you go
The new-painter starter guides
- How to Start a Painting Business (2026 Guide)The full overview, start to first paycheck
- How much does it cost to start?An honest, itemized breakdown
- Do you need a license to paint houses?Plain-English, by state
- Start while working full timeThe real number before you quit
- How to price a paint job (beginners)Build the number, don't guess it
- How to bid a paint jobWin the work, protect your margin
Start your painting business today
Set up free, send your first estimate, and start tracking from job number one.