Painter's Log vs Surfacely

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.

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.