OPS vs Painter's Log
OPS
opsapp.coPainter's Log
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| Figure | OPS | Painter's Log |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | C$90/mo | $149/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 3 |
| Spec score · Painting Contractor Software | 8.0 (#7) | 9.0 (#2) |
| Data ownership | The terms say customers own uploaded photos, client data, project records, and notes. | The product says customer data remains theirs, is separated by business and is preserved after downgrade or cancellation. |
| Payments | The terms state that Stripe processes subscription payments and client invoice payments, and that OPS does not store credit card details. | Customers can pay online by card or ACH through Stripe, and the free plan charges a 1% Painter's Log fee on payments collected through the app while Pro charges 0%. |
| Product | OPS is job management software for service-based businesses and trades crews. | Painter's Log is back-office software for painting contractors that combines estimating, timekeeping, field capture, job management, job costing, invoicing and close-out. |
| Support | The home page says customers can speak directly with the founder and describes support without tickets or chatbots. | The pricing page says customers can contact the founder directly and that Pro includes priority support. |
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.
Painter's Log
Painter's Log is back-office software for painting contractors, combining estimating, timekeeping, field capture, job management, job costing, invoicing, and close-out. Estimates support sections, line items, markup, tax, and discounts; customers can approve them online with an e-signature, and approved estimates can become jobs and invoices. Crews can split clock-ins across job sites using geofences, with timecards exportable to CSV. The app turns photographed receipts into job materials and tracks paint brand, color, finish, and quantity by room and surface. Job-costing reports compare estimated and actual labor and materials costs and show profitability and budget variance while work is underway. An AI assistant takes voice or text questions, creates log entries, retrieves job details, and summarizes the day. The service runs on Android, iOS, and the web, and is described as bilingual in English and Spanish, including estimates. The Free plan is free; Pro is $149 a year, billed $149/mo billed annually, with $1,788 billed yearly.