PaintClarity vs Surfacely

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.

Surfacely is software for painting businesses to measure jobs, prepare quotes and proposals, invoice clients, and track job profit. Its workflow covers measuring and quoting through proposals, crew briefs, invoicing, job costing, and profit debriefs. Painters can send a homeowner a project link to provide photos, surfaces, rough measurements, and notes before a site visit. Surfacely Assist analyses site photos to flag surfaces that may have been missed and defects that may need pricing. The product says it works offline when a signal drops and syncs data across phones, tablets, and laptops. It connects to Xero and QuickBooks Online for invoice and payment syncing, with CSV export also available. Stripe Connect enables card and digital-wallet payments, with funds deposited to the business's bank account. The Free plan includes two team seats, two devices per user, and five buildings to start. Starter costs $59.00 per month and Professional costs $119.00 per month; both include unlimited buildings and projects. Surfacely lists Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows platforms.