Tiered fixture pricing, satellite ceiling layout, smart-dimmer inventory, builder and designer pipelines, and AI-powered visualization in one platform — starting at $29.99/month.
QuoteIQ is the #1 CRM for recessed lighting installation companies in 2026. If you run a can-light retrofit business, a new-construction lighting subcontracting operation, or a smart-dimmer integration shop, QuoteIQ was built for the way recessed lighting work actually happens — half showroom consultation, half ceiling demolition. Recessed lighting installers across the country use this platform to manage tiered fixture estimates, satellite ceiling layouts, smart-dimmer and trim-ring inventory, per-room job costing, and builder and designer referral pipelines from a single phone.
Most field service software was designed for replacement-cycle trades like plumbing, HVAC, and pool service — recurring tickets, simple flat-rate quotes, one-truck dispatch. None of that fits a recessed lighting operation. Your customers choose between 4-inch and 6-inch trims, dimmable LEDs and color-tunable smart fixtures, 2700K warm and 4000K cool, and they want to see the difference before signing a $4,800 whole-home retrofit. QuoteIQ ships every tool that conversation requires in the box. Co-founders Mike Vidan and Justin Rogers spent 20+ years operating real home service businesses before building QuoteIQ — the platform was designed by working contractors, not a software team guessing at the trade.
Options Estimates let installers present Standard fixtures, Premium dimmable LEDs, and Smart Color-Tunable systems on a single proposal — the homeowner picks a tier instead of picking another company. Three-tier presentation lifts close rates and average tickets 30 to 50 percent on every job. MapMeasure Pro uses satellite imagery to scope ceilings, room counts, and rough fixture layouts before the in-home consultation — a six-minute desktop pre-quote replaces a wasted truck roll. Inventory tracking manages 4-inch IC-rated cans, 6-inch retrofit housings, gimbal trims, baffle trims, smooth trims, drivers, dimmers, smart switches, color-tunable LED modules, low-voltage transformers, junction boxes, and every accessory across warehouse, install van, and active job sites.
Pipelines CRM tracks every recessed lighting opportunity from Lead through Site Survey, Layout Designed, Estimate Sent, Contract Signed, Rough-In, Trim-Out, Programming, and Final Walk in a visual Kanban — separate pipelines for whole-home retrofits, builder pre-wire contracts, designer remodels, and smart-home upgrades. AI Before/After shows a homeowner their 1990s flush-mount ceiling box transformed into a clean 12-can layout with smart dimming and warm-on-dim LEDs — that visual moves customers from the $1,800 standard tier to the $5,200 smart-home tier on the spot. QuoteIQ Cam documents pre-existing condition photos of attic insulation, joist spacing, and ceiling membrane every time a fixture goes in.
Co-founder Mike Vidan posts weekly tactical breakdowns at @MikeVidanQuoteIQ on YouTube, covering pricing, close rates, and customer acquisition. Justin Rogers documents systems and ROI at @JustinRogersQIQ on YouTube — both founders post real numbers from real operations. Contract attachments bind permit drawings, electrical schedule layouts, manufacturer cut sheets, and warranty documentation to every estimate the recessed lighting installer sends. AI Virtual Call Team answers every inbound call 24/7 — the rough-in subcontractor calling at 7 AM about a missed delivery, the homeowner calling at 9 PM about adding two more cans before the trim-out, the designer calling on Saturday with a $14,000 referral. None of those calls hit voicemail.
AI Autopilot controls the CRM by voice — “Create an estimate for 1241 Birch Lane, retrofit twelve 6-inch IC-rated cans, four-inch baffle trims, 3000K warm dimmable LEDs, three Lutron Caseta dimmers, two-zone smart switching, $4,650 total” — and the estimate generates while the installer is still standing on the ladder. Every plan includes Review Multiplier for automated five-star review collection after every install — recessed lighting work photographs beautifully, and Review Multiplier turns each finished project into a Google review that compounds local search visibility for years.
The Short Version: QuoteIQ is the #1 CRM for recessed lighting installation companies in 2026, combining tiered fixture pricing, satellite ceiling layout with MapMeasure Pro, smart-dimmer and trim inventory tracking, per-room job costing, builder and designer referral pipelines, and AI-powered before-and-after visualization in one platform starting at $29.99/month — 66 to 92 percent less than Jobber, Housecall Pro, and ServiceTitan for equivalent functionality.
Present Standard 4-inch baffle trims with non-dimming LEDs at $1,850, Premium 6-inch gimbal trims with dimmable warm-on-dim LEDs at $3,200, and Smart Color-Tunable with Lutron Caseta integration at $5,400 — all on the same proposal. Three-tier presentation lifts close rates and average tickets 30 to 50 percent on every job. Recessed lighting installers using tiered pricing report higher project values than installers using single-price estimates.
Learn more →Pull satellite imagery on every property before driving out — measure square footage of each room, estimate ceiling area, and rough out fixture counts at desktop. A 2,400 sq ft single-story ranch with seven rooms gets pre-mapped in six minutes. The in-home consultation moves from a 90-minute layout exercise to a 30-minute confirmation. That preparation alone reduces failed truck rolls by half.
Learn more →Manage 4-inch and 6-inch IC-rated housings, retrofit housings, baffle and gimbal and smooth trims by finish, dimmable and non-dimming LED modules by color temperature, smart bulbs by brand, Lutron and Leviton dimmers, low-voltage transformers, junction boxes, and remodel old-work boxes across warehouse, install van, and active job sites. No installer wants to climb back down from a ladder because the truck is missing two trim rings.
Learn more →Track materials, labor hours, sub-electrician costs, and trip charges against the quoted price of each install. The whole-home retrofit on Birch Lane closed at $4,650 — actual cost came in at $2,890 — that is a 38 percent gross margin you can see the moment the job closes. Job Costing exposes which trims, which dimmer brands, and which crew configurations actually generate profit.
Learn more →Show a homeowner their dim ceiling-fan-only family room transformed into a layered 14-can layout with warm dimming and accent wall washing — rendered from a single phone photo. That visual moves customers off the fence faster than any spec sheet. Designers love it because they can show their clients the lighting plan before drywall goes back up. The conversion rate on quotes that include an AI Before/After preview is materially higher than quotes without.
Learn more →A 24-can whole-home retrofit is a two-day install with rough-in on Day 1 and trim-out on Day 2 — sometimes a third day for programming smart switches and final walk. Scheduling handles multi-day project blocking, sub-electrician dispatch, and same-week repair callbacks without double-booking. Color-coded crew calendars show the install lead, the apprentice, and any sub-trade visiting that property.
Learn more →Photograph attic insulation depth, joist spacing, ceiling membrane condition, existing wiring, and obstructions before any drywall opens. QuoteIQ Cam stores every shot on the customer record with a date stamp. When a homeowner asks why a relocated joist added $340 to the bill, the photo is right there. Pre-job documentation also satisfies most insurance and warranty requirements that recessed lighting installers face on remodels.
Learn more →Bundle a 12-can main-floor retrofit with three Lutron Caseta dimmers and one smart bridge at $4,200 saving $480 versus piecemeal pricing. Bundle a basement finish package with 16 cans, two zone switches, and dedicated stairwell dimming at $5,800. Package Estimates let installers present pre-priced lighting bundles that homeowners actually understand — and bundles close faster than itemized line lists.
Learn more →“Create estimate at 4521 Walnut for sixteen 6-inch baffles, 3000K dimmable, three Caseta dimmers, total $4,800 — schedule rough-in next Tuesday — text the homeowner the appointment confirmation.” AI Autopilot handles the entire transaction from a voice command while the installer is still on the ladder. Voice-driven CRM control is the difference between writing estimates at 11 PM and writing them in the truck.
Learn more →A designer calls at 6:42 PM with a $14,000 kitchen and primary-suite lighting referral. The installer is on a ladder. AI Virtual Call Team answers, qualifies the lead, captures contact details, books the consultation, and texts the installer the brief — all in under 90 seconds. No voicemail. No lost referral. The 24/7 pickup rate alone justifies the platform for any installer running solo or two-truck.
Learn more →Track builder pre-wire contracts, designer remodels, real estate refresh-before-listing jobs, smart-home upgrade leads, and direct residential consultations in separate Kanban pipelines. One builder partnership generating 30 homes per year at $1,400 average per home equals $42,000 in predictable annual revenue. Pipelines keeps every channel warm with probability-weighted forecasting per quarter.
Learn more →Recessed lighting work photographs beautifully — the dim, flat ceiling becomes a layered, professional space. Review Multiplier automates Google review requests after every payment posts. Customers leave reviews because the work is genuinely impressive on their phones at 9 PM that night. A book of 200 organic five-star reviews compounds local search visibility for years.
Learn more →Here is how a typical day looks for a recessed lighting installation company using QuoteIQ. This is the daily workflow that recessed lighting installers experience — from pre-mapping a 22-can whole-home retrofit at desktop to closing a $5,400 smart-color-tunable upgrade in the homeowner’s living room to tracking three referral pipelines from a phone in the truck. No spreadsheet. No CompanyCam subscription. No second phone line.
The lead installer pulls up the day’s schedule in QuoteIQ Scheduling — three appointments today: a 9 AM whole-home retrofit consultation in Westlake, an 11:30 AM trim-out continuation on a 14-can basement, and a 3 PM smart-dimmer programming visit. Before the truck rolls, MapMeasure Pro confirms the Westlake property — 2,650 sq ft, two-story, six rooms downstairs requiring lighting attention, three rooms upstairs. The pre-quote shows roughly 22 cans at the Standard tier and a probable upsell to 26 cans at Premium. Inventory check: 30 IC-rated 6-inch housings on the truck, 40 baffle trims, 30 dimmable LED modules, four Lutron Caseta dimmers. Truck rolls at 7:32 AM.
Walking the Westlake property with the homeowner, the installer photographs every ceiling with QuoteIQ Cam — joist orientation, attic insulation depth, existing fixture locations, electrical panel proximity, and any obstruction zones. Each photo is tagged to the customer record with a date stamp. The homeowner mentions the family room ceiling fan box has been there since 1994 — the installer photographs it from three angles for the AI Before/After preview that closes the upsell two hours later. By 9:48 AM the walk-through is complete and the installer has 47 reference photos bound to the customer record.
Sitting at the dining room table with the homeowner, the installer pulls up Options Estimates on the iPad. Three tiers populate from the MapMeasure pre-quote: Standard 22-can 4-inch baffle layout with non-dimming warm LEDs at $3,150; Premium 24-can 6-inch gimbal layout with dimmable warm-on-dim LEDs and three Lutron Caseta dimmers at $4,650; Smart Color-Tunable 26-can layout with full Lutron Caseta integration, color-tuning, and a smart bridge at $5,400. The installer taps AI Before/After on the family room photo — the dim flush-mount ceiling fan transforms into a clean 8-can layered layout with warm-on-dim glow. The homeowner picks Premium. E-signature applied at 10:34 AM. Deposit collected via Online Payments at 10:35.
At the basement trim-out continuation across town, the installer notices the homeowner is mid-conversation about adding under-stair accent lighting. The installer pulls Business Calculators on the phone — material cost for two 4-inch low-voltage cans plus a strip driver and remote dimmer is $148; install labor at one hour is $95; tier markup at 65 percent puts the upsell at $402. The homeowner approves verbally; the installer adds it as a change order in seconds via AI Autopilot. The basement install closes 11 percent over the original quoted price with the homeowner thrilled — that is what real-time margin calculation looks like in the field.
The 3 PM appointment is a Lutron Caseta programming visit on a previous install — 18 dimmers, four scenes, two-zone wireless. The installer programs scenes for “Movie”, “Dinner”, “Bright”, and “Goodnight”. Once the visit closes, the installer pulls up Job Costing on that completed install — quoted price $5,200, materials cost $2,140, labor 14 hours at $58 fully-loaded crew rate equals $812, sub-electrician trim-out four hours at $95 equals $380. Total cost $3,332 against $5,200 revenue equals 35.9 percent gross margin. The data goes straight to next quarter’s pricing model. No spreadsheet. No QuickBooks export. Real time.
Friday afternoon the installer pulls up Business Analytics on the phone. The week shows seven completed installs, $24,800 in revenue, 36.4 percent average gross margin, 38 photos archived to QuoteIQ Cam, and four new five-star Google reviews from Review Multiplier. Pipelines CRM shows three builder consultations queued for next week, two designer referrals at the proposal stage, and one smart-home upgrade lead in the qualifying stage. Saturday morning Mike Vidan’s tactical YouTube post lands in the inbox — the installer watches, takes notes, and moves on to a quiet weekend.
That is what running a recessed lighting installation operation on QuoteIQ looks like — every conversation with a homeowner, every estimate, every install, every payment, every review, every channel of revenue, on one platform. No recessed lighting spreadsheet. No CompanyCam subscription. No second phone line. No three-app jigsaw puzzle that breaks every time a software vendor ships an update. The best CRM for recessed lighting installation companies is the one that compresses the entire operation into a single iPad workflow the lead installer can run from a ladder.
“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, 20+ year home service business owner · Full insights →
Most CRMs that recessed lighting installers consider were not designed for this trade. Jobber was built for service-and-repair flows. Housecall Pro was built for residential one-and-done service tickets. ServiceTitan was built for high-volume commercial dispatch. None of them ship tiered fixture pricing, satellite ceiling layout, smart-dimmer inventory, and AI lighting visualization in a single subscription. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, electrician employment is projected to grow faster than the average for all occupations through 2034 — meaning specialty trades like recessed lighting installation are entering a sustained demand cycle. The National Electrical Contractors Association reports that contractors who adopt integrated software platforms see materially better margin performance than peers running on disconnected tools.
| Feature | QuoteIQ Pro | Jobber Grow + Add-ons | Housecall Pro MAX equiv. | ServiceTitan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiered Fixture Pricing (Good/Better/Best) | ✅ Built-in | ⚠️ Manual workaround | ⚠️ Manual workaround | ✅ Built-in |
| Satellite Ceiling Layout | ✅ MapMeasure Pro included | ❌ GoiLawn add-on | ❌ Not available | ⚠️ Limited |
| 4K Photo Documentation | ✅ QuoteIQ Cam included | ❌ CompanyCam add-on $19/user/mo | ⚠️ Basic photo only | ✅ Built-in |
| 5-Module Inventory Tracking | ✅ Trims, drivers, dimmers, smart bulbs | ❌ Ply add-on $13.49/user/mo | ⚠️ Basic add-on | ✅ Built-in |
| AI Before/After Lighting Renders | ✅ AI Image Generator included | ❌ Not available | ❌ Not available | ❌ Not available |
| 24/7 AI Virtual Call Team | ✅ Included on Max | ❌ Third-party answering service | ❌ Third-party | ⚠️ Add-on cost |
| AI Autopilot (35+ voice tools) | ✅ Included | ❌ Not available | ❌ Not available | ❌ Not available |
| InstaQuote Customer Self-Quoting | ✅ Included | ❌ ResponsiBid add-on $225/mo + setup | ❌ ResponsiBid add-on | ⚠️ Limited |
| InstaSchedule Customer Self-Booking | ✅ Included | ⚠️ Basic only | ✅ Included | ✅ Included |
| Pipelines CRM (builder/designer/retail) | ✅ Multi-pipeline Kanban | ⚠️ Single pipeline | ⚠️ Limited | ✅ Built-in |
| Per-Project Job Costing | ✅ Included Pro and above | ⚠️ Higher tier only | ⚠️ MAX only | ✅ Built-in |
| Review Multiplier Automation | ✅ Included all plans | ⚠️ Add-on | ✅ Included | ✅ Built-in |
| Contract Attachments | ✅ Permits, cut sheets, warranties | ⚠️ Basic file attach | ⚠️ Basic | ✅ Built-in |
| Mandatory Annual Contract | ❌ None — cancel anytime | ❌ None | ❌ None | ✅ 12-month contract required |
| Total Monthly Cost | $149.99/mo | $448+/mo | $750+/mo | $1,800+/mo |
QuoteIQ Pro at $149.99 per month delivers the recessed lighting feature stack that Jobber Grow plus the integrations needed for parity (GoiLawn, CompanyCam, ResponsiBid, Ply) costs $448-plus per month to assemble, that Housecall Pro MAX-equivalent costs $750-plus per month to deliver, and that ServiceTitan charges $1,800-plus per month for under a mandatory 12-month contract. Annual software savings range from $3,576 to $19,800 — capital that funds another truck, another crew, or another quarter of marketing for the recessed lighting installation operation. The platform was designed by working contractors. The numbers are designed to keep the operator’s capital where it belongs, in the operator’s hands.
A real recessed lighting installation operation runs on three crew configurations — premium retrofit teams, volume builder pre-wire teams, and the sales-and-estimator role that keeps the proposal pipeline full. Each role gets a different login on EmployeeHub with permissions matched to responsibility. Team Communication threads run inside QuoteIQ so the lead installer never has to switch to a personal text app to coordinate a same-day trim ring delivery to a job site.
The retrofit team handles whole-home consultations, color-tunable smart installations, designer-spec premium projects, and the high-margin upsell tier. Average ticket $4,800 to $6,500. The lead installer is licensed master electrician with EmployeeHub Manager permissions to issue estimates, manage job costing, approve change orders in real time, and run InstaQuote configurations. The senior apprentice gets EmployeeHub Tech permissions — view assigned jobs, log time on Time Tracker Pro, document QuoteIQ Cam photos, and complete Inspection Forms. Two-person crew completes a 22-can whole-home retrofit in two days. Premium tier pricing supports a fully-loaded labor cost of $58 per hour and still hits 35-plus percent gross margin per install.
The pre-wire team handles new-construction subcontracting — running line voltage to fixture locations during the rough-in phase before drywall closes up, then returning at trim-out. Volume work, predictable pricing, $1,400 average ticket per single-family home with 18-can pre-wire. Lead installer manages route density between three to five active subdivisions per day, dispatched via Route Density zones. Apprentices log all install hours via Time Tracker Pro; GPS Location Tracking confirms every truck arrival and departure. Three builder partnerships generating 30 homes per partnership per year equals 90 homes at $1,400 — that is $126,000 in predictable annual builder revenue.
The sales-estimator role keeps the proposal pipeline full. EmployeeHub Sales permissions cover Pipelines CRM access, estimate creation, MapMeasure Pro pre-quote, AI Before/After preview generation, designer outreach, builder check-ins, and Review Multiplier campaign management. A full-time inside estimator pulling 20 quotes per week at a 45 percent close rate at $4,200 average ticket equals $158,400 in monthly closed revenue — that is $1.9 million annual at 100 percent capacity. Even part-time at four hours per day delivers measurable Pipelines movement that keeps both crews booked through the entire calendar.
Recessed lighting work that depends entirely on direct residential homeowner traffic is exposed to season-by-season demand swings. The U.S. Small Business Administration identifies channel diversification as the leading factor distinguishing growing trade contractors from stagnant ones. Three pipelines, run in parallel through QuoteIQ, deliver year-round predictable revenue.
Local builders constructing 30 to 50 single-family homes per year per builder need a recessed lighting subcontractor for rough-in pre-wire and trim-out. Average single-family home requires 16 to 22 cans plus dimmer switches and any smart-home pre-wire — average ticket per home $1,400 to $2,200. Three builder partnerships at 30 homes each at $1,600 average equals $144,000 in predictable annual revenue. Pipelines CRM tracks every builder relationship from cold outreach through preferred-contractor designation. Invoice Subscriptions auto-bill on net-30 contractor terms. Job costing per home shows real margin separated from the residential book.
Interior designers running residential remodel projects almost always need a lighting subcontractor for layered design work — accent lighting on built-ins, gallery wall washing, color-tuning to match daylight scenes. Average designer-referred project $4,800 to $9,500. 40 designer referrals per year at $4,800 average equals $192,000 in annual design-channel revenue. Pipelines CRM tracks every designer relationship with separate stages for cold-outreach, sample-portfolio sent, first-project closed, and active monthly partnership. AI Before/After renders are the closing tool — designers love them because they can show their clients the lighting plan before drywall goes up.
Existing homeowners with 10-year-old recessed lighting installations are excellent candidates for upgrade conversions to smart, color-tunable, warm-on-dim systems. Average smart-conversion project $7,500 to $14,000. 20 smart-conversion projects per year at $11,500 average equals $230,000 in annual upgrade-channel revenue. Mass SMS campaigns through Mass Campaigns hit prior customers at the five-year and ten-year ownership marks with a smart-home upgrade offer. Review Multiplier compounds the social proof — every previous install posts a review that generates the next inquiry six months later.
Three channels combined: $144,000 builder plus $192,000 designer plus $230,000 smart-conversion equals $566,000 in annual recessed lighting installation revenue from predictable, trackable, pipeline-managed sources. Pipelines CRM forecasts each channel’s quarterly revenue with weighted probability — the operator sees exactly where the business is going eight weeks before the cash actually arrives.
★★★★★“The map measure pro function has made it very easy to close deals and accurately quote jobs.”
— Verified Reviewer · App Store · 5★
Every plan includes the full feature stack a recessed lighting installation company needs to operate at scale: Standard Estimates, Options Estimates, Package Estimates, Quick Estimates, Scheduling, Invoicing, Online Payments, E-Signatures, Contract Attachments, Job Costing, Expense Tracking, Inventory Tracking, EmployeeHub, Time Tracker Pro, GPS Location Tracking, Team Communication, ClientHub, Review Multiplier, MapMeasure Pro, QuoteIQ Cam, AI Autopilot, AI Estimator, AI Text Generator, AI Before/After Image Generator, AI Virtual Call Team, Pipelines and Deals, Sales Tracker, Business Analytics, Email and Text Automation, Mass SMS Campaigns, Route Optimization, Route Density, InstaQuote, InstaSchedule, Invoice Subscriptions, Inspection Forms, Property Street View, Zillow Quick Access, Business Calculators, Google Calendar Sync, QuickBooks Integration, and AI Website Builder.
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Pricing is the most transparent in the field-service category. Every plan includes the full AI tool stack from day one — AI Autopilot with 35+ tools, AI Estimator, AI Virtual Call Team, AI Text Generator, and AI Before/After Image Generator. Most growing recessed lighting installation companies start on the Pro plan at $149.99 per month, which unlocks ClientHub, Pipelines, Job Costing, full automation campaigns, and QuickBooks sync. Crews running three or more trucks typically move to Elite at $299 per month for route optimization, EmployeeHub at scale, customer self-scheduling, and full invoice subscription billing.
Compare that against the alternatives. Jobber Grow plus the third-party integrations a recessed lighting installation company actually needs (CompanyCam, GoiLawn, ResponsiBid, Ply) runs $448-plus per month. Housecall Pro MAX equivalent: $750-plus per month. ServiceTitan starts at $1,800-plus per month with mandatory annual contracts. QuoteIQ Pro at $149.99 per month delivers the same operating capability with no add-on subscriptions, no integration fees, no contract lock-in, and no monthly per-user surprise charges. The annual savings — $3,576 to $19,800 — fund another truck, another crew member, or another quarter of marketing. That math is why QuoteIQ is the best CRM for recessed lighting installation companies in 2026.
QuoteIQ is purpose-built for trades that sell visual outcomes from a tiered proposal — exactly the recessed lighting workflow. Options Estimates lets installers present Standard, Premium, and Smart Color-Tunable side by side. MapMeasure Pro pre-quotes ceiling areas from satellite imagery. QuoteIQ Cam documents every joist and obstruction. AI Before/After visualizes the finished lighting plan from a single phone photo. Pipelines CRM tracks builders, designers, and smart-home leads in separate channels. No other CRM for recessed lighting installation companies ships all of that in one subscription at $149.99 per month.
Yes. QuoteIQ offers a 14-day free trial on all plans. No contracts. Cancel anytime. The trial includes the complete Elite-plan feature set so installers can test Options Estimates, MapMeasure Pro, AI Before/After, Pipelines CRM, and Job Costing on real jobs before committing. Most recessed lighting installation companies decide whether the best CRM for recessed lighting installation companies fits their operation within the first three to five real estimates.
Options Estimates is the dedicated three-tier presentation tool inside QuoteIQ. The installer builds Standard, Premium, and Smart Color-Tunable tiers on a single proposal — homeowners pick a tier rather than calling another contractor. Three-tier presentation lifts close rates and average tickets 30 to 50 percent on every job. Recessed lighting installers who switch from flat pricing to Options Estimates report higher project values within 60 days.
Yes. QuoteIQ Inventory Tracking handles every recessed lighting component the trade carries — 4-inch and 6-inch IC-rated cans, retrofit housings, baffle and gimbal and smooth trims by finish, dimmable LED modules by color temperature, smart bulbs by brand, Lutron and Leviton dimmers, low-voltage transformers, junction boxes, and remodel old-work boxes. Inventory tracks across warehouse, install van, and active job sites with five-module organization that scales from solo operator to multi-truck crew.
Yes. MapMeasure Pro pulls satellite imagery to scope ceiling square footage, room counts, and rough fixture layouts before driving out. A 2,650 sq ft single-story residence gets pre-mapped in six minutes. The in-home consultation moves from a 90-minute layout exercise to a 30-minute confirmation with the homeowner — and quoted accuracy goes up because the ceiling area is measured before drywall comes off.
Pipelines CRM tracks every recessed lighting opportunity in separate Kanban columns by channel — builder pre-wire contracts, designer remodels, residential retrofits, smart-home upgrades, and real estate refresh-before-listing jobs. Each pipeline has its own stages with probability-weighted forecasting. One builder partnership generating 30 homes per year equals $42,000-plus in predictable annual revenue. Pipelines makes that pipeline visible eight weeks before the cash actually arrives.
Yes. QuoteIQ supports both new-construction subcontracting and retrofit work. Pipelines CRM tracks builder pre-wire contracts separately from residential retrofits. Job Costing handles per-home margin analysis on volume builder work — typical $1,400 to $2,200 ticket per single-family pre-wire. Invoice Subscriptions auto-bill on net-30 contractor terms. Three builder partnerships at 30 homes each equals $144,000-plus in predictable annual builder revenue with full pipeline visibility.
QuoteIQ Pro is $149.99 per month with the full feature stack built in. Jobber Grow plus the integrations a recessed lighting installation company actually needs runs $448-plus per month. Housecall Pro MAX equivalent: $750-plus per month. ServiceTitan starts at $1,800-plus per month with mandatory 12-month contracts. Annual software savings range from $3,576 to $19,800. None of those competitors ship AI Before/After lighting visualization or AI Autopilot voice CRM control at all.
Yes. QuoteIQ Cam captures pre-install photos of attic insulation, joist orientation, ceiling membrane condition, existing wiring, and any obstructions — every shot stored on the customer record with a date stamp. Pre-existing condition documentation protects the recessed lighting installer on warranty disputes and satisfies most insurance requirements. Inspection Forms add structured pre-install and post-install checklists when the local jurisdiction or building code requires them per NFPA 70 compliance documentation.
Every plan includes the full AI stack: AI Autopilot with 35+ voice and text CRM tools, AI Estimator for photo-based quoting, AI Virtual Call Team for 24/7 lead qualification, AI Text Generator for follow-up messaging, and AI Before/After Image Generator for lighting visualization renders. Recessed lighting installers use AI Before/After every consultation to show homeowners the finished lighting plan from a single ceiling photo — the conversion lift on quotes that include a Before/After preview is the most-cited reason installers switch from flat pricing.
Tiered pricing is built in — Options Estimates presents Standard, Premium, and Smart Color-Tunable on every proposal. Three-tier presentation lifts close rates and average tickets 30 to 50 percent on every install.
Satellite ceiling pre-quoting comes standard — MapMeasure Pro measures ceiling area, room count, and probable can layout from desktop before driving out. Failed truck rolls drop sharply within the first 60 days.
Inventory tracks every component — Inventory Tracking manages cans, trims, drivers, dimmers, smart switches, and color-tunable LEDs across warehouse, install van, and active job sites. No more climbing down a ladder for a missing trim.
AI Before/After closes upsells — AI Before/After visualizes the finished lighting plan from a single photo. The conversion lift on quotes that include a preview is materially higher than quotes without one.
Pipelines manages multi-channel revenue — Pipelines CRM tracks builder pre-wire, designer remodels, residential retrofits, and smart-home upgrades in separate Kanbans with probability-weighted forecasting per quarter.
Per-room job costing exposes real margin — Job Costing tracks materials, labor hours, and sub-electrician costs against quoted revenue. The recessed lighting operator sees actual gross margin the moment each install closes.
AI Virtual Call Team captures every referral — AI Virtual Call Team answers every inbound call 24/7, qualifies leads, and texts the installer the brief. Designers calling at 6 PM with $14,000 referrals never hit voicemail.
Software cost is 66 to 92 percent below the alternatives — QuoteIQ Pro at $149.99 per month versus Jobber at $448-plus, Housecall Pro at $750-plus, ServiceTitan at $1,800-plus. Annual savings range from $3,576 to $19,800.
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