OPS vs PaintClarity
OPS
opsapp.co
PaintClarity
paintclarity.comSide by side
| Figure | OPS | PaintClarity |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | C$90/mo | $45/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 2 |
| Spec score · Painting Contractor Software | 8.0 (#7) | 8.4 (#3) |
| Integrations | The terms list Stripe, Bubble.io, Supabase, AWS, Firebase, Sign-In with Apple, and optional QuickBooks or Sage integrations. | Optional features use the customer’s own Stripe account for payments, OpenAI API key for AI tools, and Google Maps key for address autocomplete and mapping. |
| Support | The home page says customers can speak directly with the founder and describes support without tickets or chatbots. | Pro includes priority support, and the Help Center invites users who need help to contact PaintClarity. |
Plans
In their own words
OPS
OPS is job management software for service businesses and trades crews, bringing project tracking, crew scheduling, estimates, client management, photo documentation, and job-site navigation together. Teams can mark up job photos with arrows and notes and keep them organized with the related job. When cell service is unavailable, the app saves changes locally and syncs them when connectivity returns. Five permission roles range from Admin to Crew, with field workers restricted to assigned tasks. OPS runs on iOS and the web. A 30-day trial costs nothing for up to 10 users with full feature access; it requires no payment information and does not automatically become paid. The account is suspended at trial end unless a subscription is activated. Starter costs C$90 a month for up to 3 users; Team is C$140 a month for up to 5, and Business is C$190 a month for up to 10. Paid plans include full feature access and unlimited project and photo storage. Invoicing and accounting, pipeline, and inventory are marked in development.
PaintClarity
PaintClarity is job and business management software for professional painters and painting contractors, from solo operators to businesses with multiple crews. It supports estimates and quotes, crew scheduling, customer and project management, production-rate tracking, card payments, and job-profit reporting. Quotes can include painting-specific scopes, inclusions and exclusions, itemized or lump-sum pricing, PDF output, online acceptance, and e-signatures. A free visualizer previews paint colors on selected surfaces in a photo; Pro adds an AI visualizer, with results downloadable as an image or PDF. The schedule can be subscribed to from Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Outlook. PaintClarity requires a self-hosted WordPress site running WordPress 6.0 or newer and PHP 7.4 or newer. Customer, job, schedule, photo, invoice, and financial data is stored in the customer’s WordPress database and hosting account. Previously opened jobs and today’s scheduled jobs can be read offline, but creating quotes requires a connection. The free plan has no time limit and includes unlimited jobs and quotes. Pro costs $45 a month per site.