Clear Estimates vs Handymanda

Clear Estimates is estimating software for residential remodelers, handymen, and general contractors. Its line-item database provides region-specific labor and material prices for more than 400 U.S. areas, with quarterly updates, and the pricing page lists more than 400 preloaded templates. Users can prepare itemized estimates and branded client proposals with scope of work and boilerplate language, then customize parts, templates, and boilerplate. Alternate prices can be added to a project as change orders. The software also creates payable invoices, with customers able to pay by credit card or ACH. QuickBooks Online and Desktop integrations are available to all customers; Pro adds estimate exports to BuilderTrend and connections to CRMs and other apps through Zapier. Standard includes one login, while Pro permits additional users for $9/month and can restrict sales users from changing prices or templates. The company offers setup walkthroughs, phone and email help, tutorials, videos, and monthly webinars. Standard starts at $59 a month when billed annually; a 30-day trial is listed.

Handymanda is a job-management app for solo handymen and teams, with tools for scheduling, customer records, estimates, invoices, payments and timesheets. Estimates and invoices can draw on saved customer details, an item catalog and preset messages. Job information can hold comments, photos and files; customer records can include notes and other details, and the service says automated messages can be sent to customers. It lists QuickBooks, Xero and Square integrations, with invoices, payments and customers syncing to QuickBooks. When a team member opens the mobile app, Handymanda captures their location and adds timestamps and geotags to job status changes. All plans include job costing, electronic signatures, payment collection, time tracking, GPS-based team and job tracking, eight standard reports, and unlimited notes, comments, files and photo uploads. It runs on Android, iOS and the web. There is no free plan; the Handymanda plan is $49 a month, and a 14-day trial is available without a credit card.