DripJobs vs PaintWiser

DripJobs is a paid CRM for painting and other home-service contractors, available on Android, iOS, and the web. It combines pipeline management with automated follow-ups, proposals, invoicing, payments, texting, scheduling, work orders, and customer communications. More than 40 editable text and email sequences can trigger at pipeline stages. Jobi AI reads deal context, scores leads, and writes personalized follow-up messages for sales and project management. Estimate building, proposal signatures, crew management, material-cost tracking, and invoicing and payments are included capabilities. Official integrations include Stripe, QuickBooks, Google Calendar, Zapier, and CompanyCam, with integrations included at no additional cost. The mobile apps provide CRM access, proposals, photos, push notifications, invoicing, and texting, while requiring internet connectivity for real-time synchronization. Security facts include TLS 1.2+ in transit, AES-256 at rest, role-based access, multifactor authentication, and SOC 2 compliant cloud infrastructure. Plans are month-to-month, with cancellation available anytime. Pro costs $97 a month; Advanced costs $147 a month.

PaintWiser brings estimating, booking, invoicing and customer follow-up tools together for painting contractors. For interior jobs, it uses room measurements and a contractor’s own rates, paint systems and target margin to calculate surface area, labor hours, paint gallons and job prices. Exterior estimates use area entered from a map measurement, linear feet for eaves and trim, and counts of doors and windows. Contractors can send branded PDF quotes with optional add-ons for approval online, then turn approved estimates into invoices and track deposits and partial payments against the job balance. A pipeline links customers, properties, quotes, jobs and invoices, records lead sources and supplies follow-up reminders. Customers can book available estimate slots through a branded link, with a code confirming each booking before it becomes a lead. The free plan allows 20 quotes per month; Solo is $19/mo and Crew is $49/mo. The app works on Android, iOS and the web, and supports offline updates after opening the app.