OPS vs PaintScout

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.

PaintScout is a web sales and estimating platform built for painting contractors. Its Sales offering includes production-rate estimating, interactive proposals, customer chat, e-signatures, and estimate follow-ups. It supports deposits and final payments through ACH, credit cards, payment links, and Wisetack financing. The company says estimates can be created and sent from phones, tablets, or desktops, including at a job site. An Operations add-on adds job management, scheduling, drag-and-drop pipelines, and team task management. Integrations listed include CompanyCam, QuickBooks Online, Zapier, Wisetack, Pipeline, Stripe, Monday, HubSpot, Airtable, Pipedrive, GoHighLevel, Workglue, Google Calendar, Jobber, Google Sheets, HeyPros, and Dropbox. Live chat and email support run Monday through Friday, with onboarding included. A 14-day trial needs no credit card. Sales costs $119 a month or $99 a year; Operations costs $99 a month or $79 a year.