BrainO vs Cartoply

BrainO is construction management software for contractors and home-service businesses. It brings leads, projects, invoicing, payments, and homeowner communication together with scheduling, proposals, estimates, contracts, e-signatures, dispatch, daily logs, permits, crew management, and GPS tracking. A client portal supports customer communication, while listed AI tools cover scope generation, estimating, dispatch assistance, and lead capture. The iOS and Android apps list offline mode, push alerts, GPS dispatch, and camera uploads; web and API access are also listed. Payment processing uses Stripe Connect Express, and WhatsApp integration supports sharing leads and dispatch information with team members. BrainO describes e-signature, invoicing, contracts, and scheduling as built in. It is available in the United States and Canada. The Free plan is listed as free and allows 3 active projects and 2 team members. A 30-day free trial requires no credit card. Paid plans listed are Starter at $149 a month, Pro at $299 a month, and Business at $499 a month.

Cartoply is territory-based scheduling software for home service and mobile businesses. A single company booking link directs customers to the team member responsible for their location, with coverage defined by drawn areas, ZIP codes, counties, cities or radius. The service syncs bookings and availability with Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook, and supports round robin distribution, custom event durations and automated reminders. Teams can collect a deposit or full payment through Stripe or PayPal before confirming a job. Other listed integrations include Jobber, Zapier and MCP-compatible AI assistants. Cartoply runs on the web and offers an API with OAuth 2.0 access, booking webhook payloads and integration actions. The free plan costs nothing and includes a personal scheduling page, calendar sync, custom event types and durations, confirmations, and one personal event type. Pro costs $7 a month, billed at $7.00 per seat monthly, and adds territory management, automatic rep routing, team availability, payment collection, analytics and priority support. A 14-day trial of Pro features is available without a card to start; organization features pause when it ends unless the user subscribes.