Per-acre site pricing, satellite lot measurement, heavy equipment inventory, per-project job costing, builder pipelines, and 35+ AI-powered tools — starting at $29.99/mo with no contracts.
QuoteIQ is the #1 CRM for grading contractors in 2026. If you run a grading operation and you need software to manage finish grading, rough grading, site preparation, drainage work, lot leveling, and pad construction across multiple active projects every week, QuoteIQ was built for exactly this kind of heavy civil and residential earthwork. Grading professionals across the country trust this platform to manage estimates, scheduling, equipment logistics, job costing, builder pipelines, and client communication from one app. Unlike generic contractor tools that were never designed for earthmoving operations, QuoteIQ gives grading companies the ability to price per acre, per lot, and per scope of work while keeping accurate documentation that general contractors and developers require.
That is why QuoteIQ is the top-rated platform for grading professionals in 2026 and why more earthwork companies switch to QuoteIQ every month. With a 4.7-star rating across 4,100+ reviews on the App Store, Google Play, and Google, the platform has earned the trust of thousands of contractors who depend on it to run their businesses every day.
Options Estimates let grading companies present tiered site preparation pricing on a single estimate — Standard rough grade at $3,200, Upgraded finish grade with drainage swales at $6,800, and Premium engineered site prep with compaction testing and erosion control at $12,500. Property owners and builders compare scope and investment level side by side, and grading contractors using tiered pricing report 30–50% higher average project values because the comparison makes upgrades feel logical. MapMeasure Pro measures lot acreage, slope dimensions, and site boundaries from satellite imagery before the site visit — arrive at the consultation with square footage and grade calculations already prepared instead of burning two hours walking the property with a survey wheel.
Inventory management tracks fill dirt by the cubic yard, topsoil, gravel, drainage stone, geotextile fabric, silt fencing, erosion control blankets, seed mix, and stabilization materials across your yard, equipment trailers, and active sites. Pipelines CRM tracks builder relationships, residential lot grading bids, commercial site preparation contracts, subdivision development projects, and municipal drainage work in separate pipelines so every opportunity moves through a defined sales process.
Co-founders Mike Vidan II (20+ year home service business owner, 580K YouTube subscribers) and Justin Rogers (serial entrepreneur, 743K YouTube subscribers) are real service business operators who built QuoteIQ from the ground up for field service companies that need powerful tools without enterprise pricing. AI Before/After previews show a property owner their overgrown, uneven lot transformed into a precision-graded building pad with proper drainage slopes and compacted sub-base — that visual moves customers from the $3,200 standard rough grade to the $12,500 premium site preparation package.
Contract attachments keep site plans, engineered grading specifications, utility locator maps, erosion control plans, permit documents, and scope addendums bound to every estimate your grading company sends. Job costing tracks every cubic yard of fill, every hour of equipment time, every load of material, and every subcontractor invoice against the project price so you know exact margins before the last load of topsoil is spread.
Every CRM claims to work for contractors, but QuoteIQ is the only platform built with the features that a grading operation actually needs. Per-scope tiered pricing, satellite lot measurement, equipment and material inventory, and builder pipeline tracking are just the beginning of what every earthwork contractor gets with QuoteIQ. The platform also includes automated review collection, 24/7 AI phone answering, customer self-quoting from your website, drag-and-drop scheduling with crew assignment, and real-time business analytics that show revenue, margins, and lead conversion rates at a glance. Whether you are a solo operator running a skid steer and a dump truck or a multi-crew operation managing subdivision-scale earthwork, the tools scale with your business from day one.
Here are the 12 features that make QuoteIQ the best software for grading contractors in 2026.
Present Standard rough grade at $3,200, Upgraded finish grade with drainage at $6,800, and Premium engineered site prep at $12,500 on the same estimate. Builders and homeowners compare scope and sign on the spot. Grading companies using tiered pricing report 30–50% higher average project values.
Learn more →Measure lot acreage, slope dimensions, and grading boundaries from satellite imagery before the site visit. Pre-calculate cut-and-fill volumes and grade areas from your truck instead of burning hours walking the property. Arrive at every consultation with numbers already prepared.
Learn more →Track fill dirt by the cubic yard, topsoil, drainage stone, gravel, geotextile fabric, silt fencing, erosion blankets, and seed mix across your yard, equipment trailers, and active sites. Know exactly what is on hand before bidding the next lot grading project.
Learn more →Track every cubic yard of fill, every hour of dozer time, every fuel receipt, every trucking subcontractor invoice, and every labor hour against the project price. A $9,500 residential pad grade with $3,800 in materials and $2,400 in labor shows a 34.7% margin in real time.
Learn more →Bundle finish grading plus French drain installation plus erosion control plus final seeding into a Complete Site Preparation Package at $16,500, saving $2,200 versus individual pricing. Package Estimates increase project values 40–65% because builders already investing in grading readily add drainage when the pricing is packaged together.
Learn more →Show a property owner their overgrown, uneven lot transformed into a precision-graded building pad with proper drainage contours and compacted sub-base. That visual sells the $12,500 premium site prep package a typed-out bid never would. Share on Google reviews to generate new leads.
Learn more →Schedule rough grading, finish grading, drainage installation, compaction, and final seeding across multi-day and multi-week project timelines. Coordinate equipment delivery windows and subcontractor availability across all active grading projects from one drag-and-drop calendar.
Learn more →Capture 4K documentation at every phase of the grading project — raw lot conditions, tree clearing, rough cut progress, drainage pipe placement, compaction, finish grade, and final seeding. Builder-grade documentation that proves scope completion and protects against disputes.
Learn more →Create recurring seasonal packages for property maintenance accounts — spring grading touch-up, fall drainage inspection, and winter erosion control at $4,800 annually. Invoice Subscriptions automate billing cycles so recurring revenue arrives without manual follow-up.
Learn more →Control your CRM from the cab of the dozer. Tell AI Autopilot to create an estimate for a 2-acre residential pad grade at 1847 Ridge Road with 400 cubic yards of fill, 6-inch compacted sub-base, and French drain perimeter. Built in seconds from your phone while you are grading another lot.
Learn more →Never miss a grading lead. The general contractor who needs emergency lot grading before the foundation crew arrives Monday morning calls at 6 AM Saturday and signs with whichever earthwork contractor responds first. AI answers 24/7, qualifies leads, and books consultations while you are on the job site.
Learn more →Track builder relationships, residential lot grading bids, commercial site preparation contracts, subdivision development projects, and municipal drainage work in separate pipelines. One builder sending 3 lot grading jobs per month at $8,000 average equals $288,000 annually for the earthwork company that earns that relationship.
Learn more →“Same day. Not tomorrow morning — same day. Whoever sends a clear, specific estimate first is the one the customer starts comparing everyone else to. That’s a psychological anchor, and it’s real.”
— Mike Vidan II, 20+ year home service business owner · Full insights →
Here is how a typical day looks for a grading company using QuoteIQ to manage every phase of the operation from morning equipment check to weekly analytics review.
Your QuoteIQ calendar shows three active grading projects today. Site 1 is a 1.5-acre residential pad grade at $8,200 — rough cut today with finish grade tomorrow. Site 2 is a drainage swale installation on a commercial parcel at $14,500. Site 3 is final seeding and erosion control on a completed subdivision lot. Inventory check confirms 120 cubic yards of fill on the yard, 40 yards of drainage stone staged at Site 2, and a full load of erosion blankets on the flatbed. Everyone on Time Tracker Pro with GPS. Your operator heads to Site 1, the drainage crew rolls to Site 2, and your laborer handles Site 3 seeding.
At Site 1, your operator begins rough cut on the 1.5-acre pad. QuoteIQ Cam captures 4K photos of pre-grade conditions, cut progress with elevation stakes visible, drainage pipe placement, and compacted sub-base — builder-quality documentation that proves scope completion and protects against disputes. At Site 2, your drainage crew captures trench depth, aggregate placement, and pipe slope before backfill. Every photo is timestamped, GPS-tagged, and attached to the project record automatically. Expense tracking logs a $680 fill dirt delivery at Site 1 and a $340 drainage stone delivery at Site 2.
Mid-morning, a new lead comes in from a builder who needs 3 lots graded in a subdivision phase. You already pre-measured all three lots using MapMeasure Pro satellite imagery — 0.8 acres, 1.1 acres, and 0.6 acres respectively. You build an Options Estimate with three tiers: Standard rough grade at $2,800 per lot, Upgraded finish grade with drainage at $5,200 per lot, and Premium engineered site prep with compaction certification at $8,500 per lot. AI Before/After shows the builder a vacant, overgrown lot transformed into a precision-graded pad. The builder selects the Upgraded tier for all three lots at $15,600 total, signs via e-signature, and contract attachments bind the engineered grading spec and erosion control plan to the signed estimate.
During the builder consultation, you present a Package Estimate that bundles finish grading plus French drain perimeter plus erosion control plus final hydro-seed into a Complete Site Package at $7,800 per lot — saving $1,400 versus individual pricing. The builder upgrades all three lots from the $5,200 grade-only tier to the $7,800 complete package, increasing the total project from $15,600 to $23,400. Job costing shows materials at $8,200, labor at $5,600, and equipment at $3,100 — a 28.6% net margin on the combined package. That upsell happened because package pricing made the addition feel logical, not pushy.
End of day, you open job costing on Site 1. Contract price: $8,200. Fill dirt delivered: $1,360. Equipment fuel: $285. Operator labor: $640. Trucking subcontractor: $420. Total costs to date: $2,705. Current margin: 67.0% with finish grade and seeding still remaining tomorrow — you know exactly where the project stands before the first invoice goes out. On Site 2, the drainage project at $14,500 shows $4,180 in materials, $2,800 in labor, and $1,200 in equipment costs against the contract for a projected 43.6% margin. Business analytics show your average grading project margin across the month is 38.2% — above your 30% threshold.
Friday afternoon, the residential pad grade at Site 1 is complete. Review Multiplier automatically sends the builder a review request after final payment clears via online payments. That review is word of mouth that scales — one builder’s five-star review drives referrals from every GC searching for a grading contractor in your area. Pipelines CRM shows 4 builder bids pending in the residential pipeline, 2 commercial site prep proposals in the commercial pipeline, and 1 municipal drainage RFP in the government pipeline. Weekly analytics show $47,800 invoiced this week, a 39.1% average margin, and 6 new leads captured by Virtual Call Team after hours.
That entire workflow — from dispatching equipment to a 1.5-acre rough cut to closing a $23,400 three-lot builder package to per-project job costing to tracking 7 pipeline opportunities to landing a five-star builder review — all runs on one platform. QuoteIQ. No grading spreadsheet. No CompanyCam subscription. No second phone line. One CRM built for earthwork operations, by operators who understand the business.
“A job lifecycle doesn’t have to be sophisticated. It’s five steps: how an inquiry comes in, how it gets quoted, how it gets scheduled, how the work gets done, and how payment gets collected. Once those five steps are written down and consistently followed, you have the foundation of a real business.”
— Justin Rogers, serial entrepreneur & co-founder of QuoteIQ · Full insights →
Grading companies comparing CRM platforms quickly realize that QuoteIQ offers more features at a fraction of the cost. Here is how QuoteIQ stacks up against the alternatives for any earthwork contractor.
| Feature | QuoteIQ | Jobber | Housecall Pro | ServiceTitan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiered Site Prep Pricing | ✅ Options Estimates | ❌ | ❌ | ⚠️ Limited |
| Satellite Lot Measurement | ✅ MapMeasure Pro | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Equipment & Fill Inventory | ✅ Built-in | ❌ | ❌ | ⚠️ Add-on |
| Per-Project Job Costing | ✅ Built-in | ⚠️ Basic | ❌ | ✅ |
| 4K Phase Documentation | ✅ QuoteIQ Cam | ❌ Needs CompanyCam | ❌ Needs CompanyCam | ⚠️ Basic |
| AI Before/After Previews | ✅ Built-in | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Builder Pipeline Tracking | ✅ Pipelines CRM | ❌ | ❌ | ⚠️ Add-on |
| 24/7 AI Call Answering | ✅ Virtual Call Team | ❌ | ❌ | ⚠️ Add-on |
| Package Bundles | ✅ Package Estimates | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| E-Signatures + Contracts | ✅ Built-in | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Customer Self-Quoting | ✅ InstaQuote | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Review Automation | ✅ Review Multiplier | ⚠️ Limited | ⚠️ Limited | ⚠️ Add-on |
| AI CRM Control (35+ tools) | ✅ AI Autopilot | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| QuickBooks Integration | ✅ Built-in | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Monthly Cost (Comparable) | $149.99 | $448+ | $750+ | $1,800+ |
No competitor offers satellite lot measurement, AI site preparation previews, customer self-quoting, fill material inventory, builder pipeline tracking, and package bundles together at any price — let alone starting at $29.99 per month with no contracts. That is why QuoteIQ is the clear choice as a CRM for grading contractors comparing platforms in 2026. QuoteIQ Pro at $149.99 per month gives earthwork companies more tools than Jobber at $448+, Housecall Pro at $750+, or ServiceTitan at $1,800+ while keeping costs 66–92% lower. Grading companies that switch from spreadsheets and disconnected apps to a purpose-built platform see measurable improvements in response speed, close rate, and per-project profitability within the first 30 days.
“The map measure pro function has made it very easy to close deals and accurately quote jobs.”
— Ashad siddiqui 123, App Store, 2025Running a growing grading operation means coordinating equipment operators, laborers, drainage specialists, and estimators across multiple active projects with equipment logistics, material deliveries, and weather windows adding complexity unique to earthwork. QuoteIQ EmployeeHub gives earthwork companies complete crew management built for the demands of grading operations.
Handles all rough grading, finish grading, pad construction, lot leveling, and compaction work. Assigned 1–2 sites per day depending on acreage. Equipment focus: motor grader, compact track loader, dozer, plate compactor. Operator sees only assigned projects, submits time via Time Tracker Pro, and captures phase photos with QuoteIQ Cam. Cannot view pricing, margins, or other crew assignments.
Handles French drain installation, drainage swale construction, culvert placement, silt fencing, erosion blanket installation, and final hydro-seeding. Materials focus: drainage pipe, aggregate, geotextile fabric, silt fencing, seed mix. Same restricted access as Crew A — assigned jobs only, time tracking, and photo documentation.
Manager role in EmployeeHub with full access. Runs all consultations, builds all estimates with Options Estimates and Package Estimates, manages builder and developer relationships through Pipelines CRM, reviews job costing on every active grading project daily, and handles all client communication through ClientHub.
This structure lets a 6-person grading company run 4–6 concurrent projects at full margin with every crew member tracked and every dollar accounted for. Any CRM for grading contractors needs to support role-based access controls so operators see only their assigned projects while the owner monitors margins, pipeline, and crew performance from a single dashboard.
The best CRM for grading contractors does not just organize existing work — it creates new revenue channels that would be impossible to manage manually. QuoteIQ gives earthwork companies the pipeline tracking, automated follow-up, and proposal management tools needed to scale from a single-crew operation to a multi-crew business running $500,000 or more per year. Here are the three revenue channels that separate growing grading companies from stagnant ones.
General contractor and developer relationships are the most valuable revenue channel for any grading operation. One builder sending 4 lot grading jobs per month at $7,000 average equals $336,000 annually for the earthwork company that earns that relationship. Pipelines CRM tracks every builder contact from introduction through signed contract so no relationship falls through the cracks when you are buried in a 3-week subdivision project. Review Multiplier collects five-star reviews from every completed project — builders research grading contractors the same way homeowners do, and 200+ reviews position your company as the obvious choice in your market.
Homeowners building new construction, adding additions, or solving drainage problems represent a high-margin direct-to-consumer channel. A typical residential lot grade runs $3,000 to $12,000 depending on acreage and scope, and finish grading with drainage solutions can push project values to $18,000 or more. Residential customers often need education on what grading work involves, and AI Before/After previews bridge that knowledge gap by showing the homeowner their problem lot transformed into a buildable, properly-drained surface — that visual closes the sale faster than any written proposal. InstaQuote lets property owners request grading estimates 24/7 from your website — describe lot conditions, upload photos, and receive preliminary pricing without a phone call. Grading contractors using self-quoting capture leads at 2 AM when the homeowner is researching lot preparation before their builder meeting the next morning. Virtual Call Team ensures every inbound call gets answered because the homeowner who calls three grading contractors signs with whichever one responds first.
Commercial site preparation and municipal drainage contracts provide the largest individual project values in grading work. A commercial pad grade for a retail building runs $40,000 to $120,000 depending on acreage and engineering requirements. Municipal drainage and stormwater management projects can exceed $200,000 with multi-year maintenance components. These projects typically require detailed documentation at every phase, bonding verification, and compliance with engineered specifications — all requirements that generic CRM tools cannot handle. Pipelines CRM tracks commercial bid submissions, municipal RFP responses, and developer proposal timelines in a dedicated pipeline. QuoteIQ Cam documentation and business analytics provide the performance data, progress photos, and compliance evidence that municipalities and commercial developers require in progress reporting. Grading companies that combine builder partnerships, residential direct sales, and commercial contracts using QuoteIQ build operations exceeding $1 million in annual revenue within 2–3 years of focused growth.
A CRM for grading contractors must do more than schedule jobs and send invoices. Earthwork operations require satellite measurement, per-project cost tracking, equipment logistics, and builder relationship management — tools that generic field service apps were never designed to provide. QuoteIQ delivers all of these capabilities in a single platform at a price point that makes enterprise-level features accessible to owner-operators and small crews alike.
Plus every grading contractor gets AI Autopilot with 35+ tools, AI Virtual Call Team, AI Estimator, AI Text Generator, InstaQuote, InstaSchedule, e-signatures, contract attachments, expense tracking, online payments (credit card, ACH, Apple Pay, Google Pay), email and text automation, mass SMS/email campaigns, route density zones, route optimization, invoice subscriptions, Google Calendar sync, website contact forms, business analytics, Property Street View, Zillow Quick Access, business calculators, before/after photo editor, AI image generation, Pipelines CRM, sales tracker, inspection forms, data export, ClientHub, team communication, and QuickBooks integration. Every tool a grading company needs at one price.
Every QuoteIQ plan includes 4 estimate types, Options pricing, scheduling, online payments, and AI features. For most growing grading companies, the Pro plan is the recommended starting point because it unlocks ClientHub, per-project job costing, Pipelines, automation, and QuickBooks at $149.99 per month for 4 users. Annual billing saves the equivalent of two months, further reducing the cost gap between QuoteIQ and competitors.
All plans include a 14-day free trial. A credit or debit card is required to start.
QuoteIQ pricing for grading companies starts at just $29.99 per month which is 66–92% cheaper than Jobber, Housecall Pro, and ServiceTitan for any earthwork operation needing equivalent functionality. The cost difference compounds over a full year — a grading company paying $149.99 per month for QuoteIQ Pro saves between $3,576 and $19,800 annually compared to competitors at $448+ or $1,800+ per month. Grading contractors who need equipment inventory tracking and EmployeeHub crew management should consider the Elite plan at $249.99 per month with 7 users. No contracts and no hidden fees make QuoteIQ the clear choice for any grading company that wants powerful tools at a fair price.
Start your free 14-day trial today and see why QuoteIQ is the top-rated CRM for grading contractors in 2026. The platform gives you satellite measurement, tiered pricing, 4K documentation, job costing, builder pipelines, and AI-powered automation — everything your earthwork operation needs to grow. Grading companies running 3 or more crews should evaluate the Elite plan at $249.99 per month, which adds material inventory tracking and full EmployeeHub crew management for up to 7 users. The Max plan at $399.99 per month removes user limits entirely, making it the right fit for large-scale earthwork operations managing subdivision-level projects with 10 or more field workers.
QuoteIQ is the #1 CRM for grading contractors in 2026 with per-scope tiered pricing, satellite lot measurement, equipment and fill inventory, per-project job costing, builder pipeline tracking, and 24/7 AI call answering — starting at $29.99 per month.
QuoteIQ pricing starts at $29.99 per month for the Essentials plan with 1 user. Beginner is $74.99 per month with MapMeasure Pro and photos. Pro is $149.99 per month with job costing, Pipelines CRM, and 4 users. Elite is $249.99 per month with inventory, EmployeeHub, and 7 users. Max is $399.99 per month with unlimited users. All plans are 66–92% cheaper than Jobber, Housecall Pro, or ServiceTitan.
Yes. Options Estimates present Standard rough grade, Upgraded finish grade with drainage, and Premium engineered site prep tiers on one estimate. A residential lot quotes at $3,200 standard, $6,800 upgraded, or $12,500 premium. Grading contractors using tiered pricing report 30–50% higher average project values.
Yes. MapMeasure Pro measures lot acreage, slope dimensions, and grade boundaries from satellite imagery before the site visit. Pre-calculate cut-and-fill areas, drainage zones, and pad footprints from your truck or office instead of walking the property with a survey wheel.
Yes. Built-in inventory management tracks fill dirt by cubic yard, topsoil, drainage stone, gravel, geotextile fabric, silt fencing, erosion blankets, and seed mix across your yard, equipment trailers, and active job sites. Know what is on hand before bidding.
Yes. QuoteIQ integrates with QuickBooks on the Pro plan and above. Sync estimates, invoices, payments, and job cost data automatically so your grading company bookkeeping stays current without manual double entry.
Yes. Pipelines CRM tracks builder contracts, residential lot grading bids, commercial site prep proposals, subdivision development projects, and municipal drainage RFPs in separate pipelines. One builder sending 4 jobs per month at $7,000 average equals $336,000 annually.
Yes. QuoteIQ offers a 14-day free trial on all plans. A credit or debit card is required to start. No contracts. Any grading company can test every feature before committing.
Review Multiplier automatically sends review requests after payment clears. Grading contractors building their online reputation to 100+ reviews see measurable increases in builder referrals and homeowner direct leads because property owners research earthwork contractors the same way they research any home service provider.
Yes. Per-project job costing tracks fill material costs, equipment hours, fuel expenses, trucking subcontractor invoices, and labor hours against the project price. A $9,500 pad grade with $3,800 in materials and $2,400 in labor shows a 34.7% margin in real time. Every grading company that tracks per-project costs identifies which project types generate the highest profit margins.
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Mike Vidan II — 20+ year home service business owner, co-founder of QuoteIQ, and YouTube creator with 580,000 subscribers on the Mike-Vidan channel. Read Mike’s full insights →
Justin Rogers — Serial entrepreneur, co-founder of QuoteIQ, and YouTube creator with 743,000 subscribers on the Forever Self Employed channel. Read Justin’s full insights →
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