Best quoting software for contractors
Quote and proposal tools for a trade business, compared on which price tier gives you real quoting.
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Jobber wins for a contractor who wants real quoting on the cheapest tier. Its $29-a-month Core plan lets you send quotes from templates, with no upgrade. ServiceTitan wins for a larger firm that wants instant quotes built on site and is ready to buy Essentials or above through sales. Its cheapest Starter tier has only a fixed price book.
The short answer
- Jobber's Core tier ($29/month, billed yearly) lets you send quotes from templates. Its Grow tier ($149/month) adds visual quotes with reviews built in and quotes it drafts for you, per getjobber.com/pricing.
- Housecall Pro's Basic tier ($59/month, billed yearly) has quotes and proposals. Its Max tier ($299/month) adds a Sales Proposal Tool for side-by-side visual options, sold alone for $40/month, per housecallpro.com/pricing.
- ServiceTitan's cheapest Starter tier has only a price book. Mobile Estimates, its instant quotes built on site, starts at the Essentials tier. No tier lists a price, per servicetitan.com/pricing.
Contractor quoting tools compared
| Tool | Starting price | Quoting on entry tier? | Richest quoting feature | Best for | Not for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jobber | $29/mo (Core, annual) | Yes, basic quotes from templates | Visual quotes with reviews built in (Grow, $149/mo) | A small contractor who wants real quoting on the entry tier | A contractor who wants the richest proposal tool at the entry price |
| Housecall Pro | $59/mo (Basic, annual) | Yes, quotes and proposals | Sales Proposal Tool, side-by-side options (Max, $299/mo) | A contractor who wants flat-rate prices with margin built into quotes (Essentials+) | A contractor who wants the top proposal tool below the $299/mo Max tier |
| ServiceTitan | Pricing on request | No, Starter has only a fixed price book | Mobile Estimates, instant quotes built on site (Essentials+) | A larger firm ready to buy through sales for real on-site quoting | A small contractor who wants real quoting with no sales call or upgrade |
Figures checked on getjobber.com/pricing, housecallpro.com/pricing and servicetitan.com/pricing, September 2026. JobNimbus is left out because its site blocked every page we tried, pricing included.
How the three differ in practice
Jobber
Jobber puts real quoting on its cheapest tier instead of saving it for an upgrade. That matters if you work alone and want to know the entry price is a real start. The step up to Grow adds richer visual quotes with reviews built in, and quotes it drafts for you. That's a real jump if you write a lot of quotes. Not for: a contractor who wants the most advanced proposal tools on the Core tier.
Housecall Pro
Housecall Pro also has quoting from its Basic tier. Essentials adds flat-rate prices with margin built in, and Max adds a Sales Proposal Tool. That tool lays out side-by-side options a homeowner can weigh against other bids. It sits on the top plan with open API access, so both come as one $299/month package. Not for: a contractor who wants the richest quote tool without paying for API access too.
ServiceTitan
ServiceTitan treats quoting as a tier feature, not a base one. The cheapest Starter tier has only a price book. Mobile Estimates, built on site, need Essentials or The Works. That fits a firm big enough to justify the jump. Like the rest of ServiceTitan's pricing, none of it is listed without a sales call. Not for: a contractor who wants to quote on site from the cheapest plan.
How to choose
Choose Jobber if you want real quoting from $29 a month on the entry tier. Choose Housecall Pro if you want flat-rate prices with margin built in, or side-by-side proposals on Max. Choose ServiceTitan if you run a larger firm that quotes on site and you're ready to buy through sales.
Disclosure: SalesCrew is our product. It runs the pipeline a quote belongs to, from first enquiry to won job. Each quote carries line items, a PDF and a payment link on your own Stripe account, and the deal moves stage when the customer pays.
Questions
- Does the cheapest tier on these tools actually include quoting?
- On Jobber and Housecall Pro, yes, at a basic level. Jobber's $29/month Core tier lets you send quotes from templates. Housecall Pro's $59/month Basic tier has quotes and proposals. ServiceTitan's cheapest Starter tier has only a price book. Quotes built on site need its Essentials tier or above.
- What's the richest quoting feature, and which tier has it?
- Housecall Pro's Max tier ($299/month) adds a Sales Proposal Tool for visual, side-by-side proposals. Bought on its own, that tool costs $40/month. Jobber's Grow tier ($149/month) adds visual quotes with reviews built in, plus quotes it drafts for you.
- Why isn't JobNimbus included in the comparison table?
- JobNimbus's site blocked every page we tried, its pricing page included. We only rank tools whose price and quote features we can read on the vendor's own site, so it's left out.
- Does e-signature or deposit collection come with the quote itself?
- Jobber's and ServiceTitan's pricing pages don't say either way. Ask the vendor whether your tier covers the full path from quote to signature to deposit before you count on it.