Painting software: prices, crew costs and guides
Every painting software price we track in one place: what each tool charges, what a painting crew of 1 to 10 people pays in the first year, and every guide and comparison we have for a painting business. Prices come from vendor pricing pages; we don't rank on reviews.
Of the 6 tools for painting, 4 publish prices and 2 are quote-only; QuoteIQ has the lowest flat monthly entry price, $29.99/mo on its Essentials plan.
- Tools tracked
- 6
- Published prices
- 4
- Quote only
- 2
- Lowest flat monthly
- $29.99
- 3 users, year one, from
- $900
Lowest flat monthly: QuoteIQ's entry plan. 3 users from: QuoteIQ, the lowest year-one cost among the job-management apps here. Source: vendor pricing pages, checked Oct 15–26, 2026.
What a painting crew pays in year one
Cheapest job-management app at each crew size:
- 1 user: QuoteIQ at $300, then Jobber at $348
- 3 users: QuoteIQ at $900, then GorillaDesk at $1,788
- 5 users: QuoteIQ at $1,500, then Housecall Pro at $1,788
- 10 users: Jobber at $2,748, then QuoteIQ at $3,000
| Tool | 1 user | 3 users | 5 users | 10 users |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QuoteIQ | $300Lowest | $900Lowest | $1,500Lowest | $3,000 |
| GorillaDesk | $588 | $1,788 | $2,508 | $4,308 |
| Housecall Pro | $708 | $1,788 | $1,788 | $4,428 |
| Jobber | $348 | $1,788 | $1,788 | $2,748Lowest |
| ServiceTitan | Quote only: no published price | |||
| Workiz | Quote only: no published price | |||
Year one = 12 months at the calculator's plan pick for that many users. Lowest = cheapest job-management app in USD at that crew size. Run your exact crew size in the calculator.
Plans behind these numbers
- Jobber: 1 user: Core (1 user band), annual; 3 users: Connect (5 user band), annual; 5 users: Connect (5 user band), annual; 10 users: Connect (10 user band), annual
- Housecall Pro: 1 user: Basic annual; 3 users: Essentials annual; 5 users: Essentials annual; 10 users: MAX annual + 2 extra users @ $35/mo
- GorillaDesk: 1 user: Basic, 1 schedule(s); 3 users: Basic, 3 schedule(s); 5 users: Basic, 5 schedule(s); 10 users: Basic, 10 schedule(s)
- QuoteIQ: 1 user: Essentials annual; 3 users: Essentials annual + 2 extra user(s) @ $25/mo; 5 users: Essentials annual + 4 extra user(s) @ $25/mo; 10 users: Essentials annual + 9 extra user(s) @ $25/mo
Guides, comparisons and cost breakdowns
Guides
Comparisons
Cost breakdowns
Every painting tool we track
Starting price is the lowest paid monthly list price on the vendor's pricing page, with that plan's main published limit under it; quote-only tools publish no figure.
| Tool | Starting price | Pricing model | Free trial | Checked | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GorillaDesk | $49/mo for the first route schedule1 route, +$50/mo for routes 2–3, then +$30/mo each | Per route schedule | 14 days | 2026-10-26 | Pricing page |
| Housecall Pro | $79/mo1 user | Flat price per plan | 14 days (MAX features), no credit card | 2026-10-15 | Pricing page |
| Jobber | $49/mo1 user, +$29/mo per extra user | Flat price by team-size band | 14 days (Grow features), no credit card | 2026-10-15 | Pricing page |
| QuoteIQ | $29.99/mo1 user, +$25/mo per extra user | Flat price per plan | 14 days (card required) | 2026-10-16 | Pricing page |
| ServiceTitan | Quote only | Per technician, custom quote | Not published (demo) | 2026-10-15 | Pricing page |
| Workiz | Quote only | Custom quote | 7 days, no credit card | 2026-10-15 | Pricing page |