Painter's Log vs QuoteIQ
QuoteIQ serves many home-service trades and reports profit per job on its higher plans. Compare how each product records labor, materials and receipts on a painting job, and which plan includes each step.
Free forever — 1% on payments while you're free, 0% on Pro.
QuoteIQ documents estimating and field tools for home-service businesses:
Painter's Log connects estimates, crew time and materials so painting contractors can review what each job actually costs.
Recorded job time and materials contribute to actual costs alongside the estimate, so you can review the job while work is in progress.
Job-site geofences can help associate time with jobs when location tracking is enabled. Shift segments split a worker's time between jobs; review those assignments and keep wage rates current for usable job costs.
Run a small operation on the free plan indefinitely: 2 users (owner + 1), 5 jobs, 20 documents and 25 receipts a month, every feature included. We make money when you do — 1% on payments while you're free, 0% on Pro.
Each user runs Painter's Log in English or Spanish — crew screens, the office, and the estimate and invoice editor. What you write on an estimate reaches the customer as written; the document's own labels are in English.
Painter's Log runs the operational back office — estimates, scheduling, the jobs, invoicing, job costing. QuickBooks stays for accounting. Confirm the accounting workflow and any required exports separately.
| QuoteIQ | Painter's Log | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Home-service businesses across 50+ trades, with a page for painting contractors | Painting contractors only |
| Pricing model | Five tiers, each with a set number of included users; check current prices and seat terms using the sources below | Free forever (usage-limited), or one Pro plan: $179/mo including 4 users (owner + 3), + $29/mo per additional active worker |
| Free tier | 14-day trial; their help center says a card is required to start it | Free forever — 2 users (owner + 1), 5 jobs/mo, 20 documents/mo, 25 receipts/mo, 1% on payments collected through the app (0% on Pro). No credit card. |
| Job costing (estimate → actual) | Profit per job (total price minus labor and expenses) on Pro and higher plans; labor is added per job, by hand or from job timers | The core of the product — estimate vs. actual, per job, as the hours and receipts come in |
| Online payments | Cards, ACH, Apple Pay and Google Pay through Stripe on every plan | Yes — deposits, schedules, and online payment; 1% fee on free, 0% on Pro (Stripe's standard processing rates apply either way) |
Sources checked . Features and plans can change.
Price one painting job in both tools, then record a day of crew time and a paint receipt and compare the job's profit. Check which plan includes each step; QuoteIQ documents job costing from its Pro plan and its time tracker from Elite. This comparison is published by Painter's Log, not an independent review.
See how job costing works in Painter's LogEnter what you quoted, your hours, and your spend — and see your real cost and true margin. Free, no signup.
Try the free “Did I make money?” calculatorYes. Both products calculate profit per job. QuoteIQ covers many home-service trades, with measuring and AI estimating tools, and documents job costing from its Pro plan. Painter's Log is built for painting contractors and costs crew time from clock-in with a configured labor burden, weekly overtime and job-segment allocation. Test both against one of your own jobs.
Yes — and you don't have to switch all at once. Start on the free plan (no credit card), upload estimate PDFs from QuoteIQ to convert them into job records, and run a job or two side by side before you commit.
Keep it. Painter's Log runs the operational back office around your painting jobs — estimating, scheduling, running the work, invoicing, and job costing. QuickBooks stays for accounting. Confirm the accounting workflow and any required exports separately.
Painter's Log is free forever for small operations — 2 users (owner + 1), 5 jobs, 20 documents and 25 receipts a month, with a 1% fee on payments you collect through it. Pro is $179/month including 4 users (owner + 3), plus $29/month per additional active worker, and the payment fee drops to 0%. QuoteIQ offers five tiers with a set number of users each; check its linked pricing pages for current prices and seat terms.
Run your whole business on it. We only make money when you do: 1% on payments you collect through Painter's Log while you're free, 0% on Pro.
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