For residential painters
Painting contractor software that does not need a production-rate engine
Interior, exterior, cabinets — quoted as line items, signed on a phone, invoiced when the punch list is done. $15/month for solo painters who already know their rates.
Start 7-day free trialNo credit card required. $15/month after the trial. One user.
PaintScout exists because painting estimates are their own math: production rates, rooms, coats, trim. If you live in that math all day, buy the specialist tool. A lot of residential painters already know a 3-bed interior is in a band, need a deposit invoice, and need the change-order for “now do the hallway too” to live on paper. That is a CRM and document problem, not a spreading-rate problem.
The bid is not what stalls a painting job. The paper is.
Homeowners collect three quotes and sit on them. You need to know who viewed the estimate and who signed. Then they add a closet. Then they want a deposit before you buy the Super Paint. Then the final invoice has to match the signed scope or you argue on a ladder.
Specialty estimating software is the right buy when every bid is a production-rate model. FieldService is the right buy when the bid is yours and the pain is getting it signed and paid.
- → Estimates that list rooms, exterior faces, and extras instead of one “paint house” line.
- → A signature on the scope before you buy material.
- → A deposit invoice and a final invoice on the same customer.
Northside Brush Co.
Estimate #2201
Priya Nall · 14 Whitmore Ln · Easton, PA
| Interior — 3BR walls & ceilings | $2,840.00 |
| Trim & doors (oil) | $620.00 |
| Front door (2 coats) | $185.00 |
Total $3,645.00
Sample estimate — not a live customer.
How a repaint moves through FieldService
Step 1
Write the rooms
Build the estimate from your services: interior walls, ceilings, trim, exterior body, doors. Your prices, your names.
Step 2
They sign the scope
The link works on a phone. When they accept, you have the rooms in writing — the thing that prevents “I thought the garage was included.”
Step 3
Job + punch list
The job holds the property. Checklist: prep, prime, finish, walkthrough. Notes stay on the customer for the next house on the street.
Step 4
Deposit, then final
Send a deposit invoice after the signature. Send the remainder when the walkthrough is done. Card on the link, or record the check.
What painters put on the estimate
Interior rooms
Walls, ceilings, closets as rows so a hallway add-on is a new line, not a fight.
Trim & doors
Different prep, different price, same document.
Exterior
Body, fascia, and shutters itemized. We do not take takeoffs from a photo.
Cabinets
A separate job type on the same customer as last year’s interior.
Deposits
Invoice a percentage after they sign. Final invoice later on the same record.
Color notes
Keep the agreed colors on the customer so the crew is not guessing from a text.
Honest fit for painting contractors
This is
- → Room- and surface-level quotes you write yourself, signed on a phone.
- → Jobs with a punch-list checklist and the property on the record.
- → Deposit and final invoices without a second tool.
- → $15/month, one user, 7-day trial.
This is not
Named so you do not bounce later
- – PaintScout-style production-rate estimating or a paint calculator.
- – Satellite exterior measuring.
- – Crew dispatch for a 10-painter shop.
- – Review automation or two-way SMS with the homeowner.
PaintScout, Jobber, or FieldService?
PaintScout is the estimating specialist — priced per sales seat, painting-only. Jobber is the general field service default if you want scheduling depth, SMS, and reviews. FieldService is $15 and the documents: estimate, job, invoice. If your bottleneck is production-rate math, we are the wrong page. If your bottleneck is “they still have not signed and I have not invoiced the deposit,” we are the cheap one.
FieldService vs Jobber — the honest comparison for solo operators.
What is painting contractor software?
Painting contractor software covers the office around a paint job: customer records, estimates (sometimes with production rates), job tracking, invoicing, and sometimes scheduling. Specialist tools model coats and square footage. General tools store the quote you already built. Search demand is a mix of “painting estimating software” and “painting business software.” FieldService answers the second query.
Questions painting contractors ask
Can I send a room-by-room painting estimate?
Yes. Add line items for rooms, trim, exterior faces, or cabinets. There is no built-in production-rate or gallon calculator.
Can I invoice a deposit and a final separately?
Yes. Create a deposit invoice after they sign, then a final invoice on the same customer when the job is done.
Will this replace PaintScout?
No. PaintScout is for painters who need production-rate estimating. FieldService does not do that math.
Can the homeowner sign from a phone?
Yes. They open the estimate link, review the line items, and sign. No account required.
Is this for a painting company with several crews?
Basic is one user. If you need seats, dispatch, and routing, Jobber is built for that. We are priced for a solo or owner-operator.
How much does it cost?
$15/month after a 7-day trial. No card to start.
Related trades
Same product. Different job. Linked so these pages are not orphans.
Try it on a real painting job this week
Seven days. No credit card. If quote → invoice is enough, it is $15 a month.
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