Painter's Log vs PaintQuote Pro

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.

PaintQuote Pro is estimating software for residential and commercial painting contractors, available on Android, iOS, and the web. Its AI assistant generates painting quotes from project requirements, while the quote calculator covers all surfaces. Contractors can create quotes on site and send them by email or text. The estimator calculates paint quantities from surface area, coverage rates, and number of coats, and provides paint brand and product pricing data. Customer management and analytics cover quote conversion, win/loss rates, and profitability. The listed feature set also includes estimate building, proposal signatures, job scheduling, crew management, material cost tracking, invoicing, and payments. Paid features include custom branding, branded PDF export, and a color visualizer. Integrations include Stripe and email through Resend; QuickBooks and Square are available in the featured integrations section. The free option provides two professional quotes as a one-time allowance, not recurring free quotes or an expiring 14-day trial. Starter costs $239.99 a year ($20/mo billed yearly) and includes five quotes per month; Unlimited costs $69.99 a month.