Ten proposal and estimating tools compared on what waterproofing contractors actually need: scope-of-work detail, Good/Better/Best options, photos, online signing, deposits, and a price that makes sense at your size.
The best proposal software for waterproofing businesses in 2026 is QuoteIQ. It pairs Proposal+ (a branded, scrolling proposal with your story, photos, documents and reviews), Good/Better/Best options, built-in e-signatures and deposit collection with a full CRM, starting at $29.99 per month with a 14-day free trial. Jobber and Housecall Pro are solid general field-service alternatives, Improveit 360, Leap and JobNimbus fit sales-led home-improvement teams, and PandaDoc, Proposify and Markate round out the list.
Short on time? Here is how the ten tools sort by the kind of waterproofing business you run:
A waterproofing estimate is rarely a one-line number. The homeowner is standing in a basement with a wet wall, a musty smell or a crack that has been growing for years, and they are about to decide between an interior drain tile and sump system, an exterior excavation with membrane, crack injection, or crawl space encapsulation. Those jobs can differ by thousands of dollars, and the customer usually has no way to judge which is right. The proposal is where you earn that trust.
Water damage is also expensive for the homeowner, which is why they will compare bids. FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program notes that just one inch of floodwater can cause about $25,000 in damage to a home, according to its one-inch-of-floodwater flyer. Customers who understand that stakes are high do not sign the first vague number they receive. They want to see the scope, the warranty, the photos and the options in writing.
Moisture also gets worse with time. The EPA advises that water-damaged areas should be dried within 24 to 48 hours to prevent mold growth, as explained in its guidance on controlling moisture in your home. That urgency cuts both ways for a contractor: homeowners want an answer quickly, and the company that delivers a clear, signable proposal first usually has the advantage.
That is the real job of proposal software for a waterproofing company. It should help you build a detailed scope in minutes from your phone, show the homeowner two or three clear options, attach the photos you took in the basement, collect a signature and a deposit, and then move the job onto your calendar without retyping anything. A tool that only produces a nice-looking PDF solves a quarter of that problem.
Industry groups such as the Basement Health Association exist to raise standards in basement health and waterproofing, and a clear written proposal is one of the simplest ways a contractor shows professionalism. This guide ranks ten options with that full workflow in mind. We list prices exactly as the vendors publish them on their own pages as of October 2, 2026, we flag where a price is custom, and we call out the trade-offs for every tool, including our own. QuoteIQ publishes this guide, so you should read the methodology below and decide for yourself whether the ranking holds up.
Prices are the lowest published entry point for each tool as of October 2, 2026. Higher tiers, extra users and add-ons change the real monthly cost, and several vendors do not publish prices at all. Scroll sideways on a phone to see every column.
| # | Software | Best for | Starting price | Proposal and e-sign | Users |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | QuoteIQ | Solo to about 20 users who want proposals, e-sign, payments and scheduling in one tool | $29.99/mo (Essentials) | Proposal+, e-signatures on every plan, Good/Better/Best options | 1 on Essentials, up to 20 on Max |
| 2 | Jobber | Small crews already running a general field-service app | $49/mo monthly, $29/mo billed annually (Core) | Quotes with e-sign; rich-visual quotes and optional line items on Grow | 1 on Core, 5 on Plus |
| 3 | Housecall Pro | Growing teams that want dispatch and a sales proposal tool | $79/mo monthly, $59/mo annual (Basic) | Sales proposal tool on the MAX plan | 1 on Basic, 8 on MAX |
| 4 | Improveit 360 | Sales-led home-improvement companies | Custom quote | Form-based proposals tied to the sales pipeline | Per quote |
| 5 | Leap | Sales teams selling installed home-improvement projects | $79/mo (Essential, single user) | Sales and proposal tools; one-year contracts | 1 on Essential, more on higher tiers |
| 6 | JobNimbus | Contractors who live in a sales pipeline | Custom quote | Unlimited estimates and e-sign documents on all plans | Tiered by users (up to 3, 10, 19, 20+) |
| 7 | ServiceTitan | Large multi-truck operations | Custom, per technician | Enterprise proposals and pricebook | Per technician |
| 8 | PandaDoc | Anyone who only needs polished documents | Free (5 docs/mo); from $19/user/mo annual | Document builder with e-sign | Per user |
| 9 | Proposify | Proposal-first teams sending high volumes | From $19/mo annual, $29/mo monthly (Basic) | Proposal builder with send limits by plan | Per plan |
| 10 | Markate | Budget-minded owner-operators | $39.95/mo annual, $49.95/mo monthly | E-sign estimates included | 1 owner, team add-ons $5 per employee |
Pricing sourced from each vendor’s public pricing page on October 2, 2026. Where a vendor hides its price, the table says custom. Confirm current numbers before you buy.
Every tool on this list had to do one thing well: turn a basement or crawl space visit into a clear written proposal the homeowner can sign. Beyond that, we scored each platform on six practical questions.
We built the list from vendor pricing and feature pages checked on October 2, 2026. We did not aggregate third-party review sites for the competitors, so treat this as a feature-and-price comparison rather than a satisfaction ranking. When a vendor only offers custom pricing, we say so instead of guessing.
Justin Rogers, Co-Founder of QuoteIQ, sums up the buying test we keep coming back to for any contractor software:
“Does it match how your business actually operates today, will you and your team actually use it, and does the price make sense against what it saves you”
— Justin Rogers, Co-Founder of QuoteIQ
QuoteIQ is our product, and it sits at #1. We have tried to earn that placement on the criteria above and to be direct about where it is not the perfect fit. Our own pricing page is the source for every QuoteIQ number in this guide, and each competitor price links back to the vendor’s own page where we found it.
One regulatory note belongs in any waterproofing proposal workflow. If you sign homeowners at their house, the FTC’s Cooling-Off Rule can give the buyer three business days to cancel certain in-home sales, and your paperwork needs to reflect that where it applies. Check how the rule applies to your jobs and your state, and ask a qualified attorney before you finalize contract language. Software can carry your terms, but it cannot decide them for you.
E-signatures are on firm legal ground in general. The federal E-SIGN Act, codified at 15 U.S.C. 7001, provides that a signature or contract may not be denied legal effect solely because it is electronic. That is a general rule, not a guarantee for every document, so have an attorney review your proposal and contract templates.
QuoteIQ is built around the way a contractor sells from a phone in the field, and that is why it takes the top spot for waterproofing proposals. Every plan includes estimating, e-signatures, invoicing, scheduling and payments, so the proposal is not a bolt-on. Once the homeowner signs, the job is already in your system.
The headline feature is Proposal+, available on every paid plan. Instead of a flat PDF, the customer receives one scrolling page with a side menu that can hold your company story, your services, a photo gallery, supporting documents and customer reviews. You can preview it before sending, save it as a reusable template, switch individual sections on or off, and see an activity log of sends, views, modification requests and acceptance. For a waterproofing company, that means one template for interior drain systems and another for exterior excavation, each carrying your warranty language and a gallery of finished jobs.
Pricing is easy to explain: Essentials is $29.99 per month for 1 user, Beginner is $74.99 for 2 users, Pro is $149.99 for 4 users, Elite is $299 for 10 users and Max is $699 for 20 users. Extra seats are $25 per person per month, and annual billing includes two months free. Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial. Details are on the QuoteIQ pricing page.
Here is how a typical waterproofing job flows through QuoteIQ. You measure the foundation perimeter or affected area with MapMeasure Pro, photograph the problem with QuoteIQ Cam, and build interior and exterior options on one estimate. You send Proposal+, the homeowner signs and pays a deposit, and the job lands on your calendar. On Pro and above, ClientHub and email or text automation follow up when a proposal sits unsigned, and on Elite, review automation asks for a review after the work is done.
Every plan also includes AI tools that run on bundled IQ Credits, from 500 per month on Essentials to 8,000 on Max. They include an AI Estimator and Virtual Call Team access, which help you answer new leads faster, and speed matters when a homeowner is watching water come through a wall.
Best for: Waterproofing contractors from solo operators to 20-person companies who want proposals, signatures, payments and scheduling in one tool
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Mike Vidan, Co-Founder of QuoteIQ, built the product around one idea about speed:
“Whoever sends a clear, specific estimate first is the one the customer starts comparing everyone else to.”
— Mike Vidan, Co-Founder of QuoteIQ
Verdict: QuoteIQ is the best fit for most waterproofing businesses because it removes the gap between “proposal sent” and “job on the calendar.” You get a professional proposal, options, signature and deposit for $29.99 a month, with room to grow into scheduling, automation and reviews.
Jobber is one of the best-known field-service apps for small home-service companies, and its quoting is clean and approachable. You build a quote with line items, send it to the client, and the client can approve it online. Because Jobber also handles scheduling, invoicing and client communication, it works as a full operations tool, not only a proposal builder.
The catch for waterproofing is where the better proposal features live. Based on Jobber’s published plans, Core is $49 per month billed monthly or $29 per month billed annually for one user, Connect is $139 monthly or $99 annually, Grow is $199 monthly or $149 annually, and Plus is $499 monthly or $399 annually for five users, with extra users at $29 each. Rich-visual quotes and optional line items appear on the Grow tier, which is the plan most waterproofing contractors would want for presenting choices. See the Jobber pricing page for current numbers, or read our QuoteIQ vs Jobber comparison.
In practice, a waterproofing company on Jobber would build its common repair services, such as crack injection or sump pump installation, as reusable line items and combine them on each quote. The question to settle in a trial is how much of the proposal the customer actually sees. If you want photos, warranty language and options presented as one polished page, send a test quote on Grow and compare it with a Proposal+ from QuoteIQ. Also compare seat costs, because a team of five on Plus costs far more than five seats on a plan that includes more users.
Best for: Small home-service crews that want a polished, general-purpose app with solid scheduling and invoicing
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Verdict: Jobber is a dependable general field-service choice for small crews. Waterproofing contractors who want options and visual proposals should price the Grow tier, not just the entry plan.
Housecall Pro is a popular field-service platform for home-service companies that want scheduling, dispatch, payments and customer messaging in one place. Its pitch is operations first, so it fits waterproofing companies with a crew calendar to manage as much as a proposal to send.
Based on its public pricing, Basic is $79 per month billed monthly or $59 per month billed annually and covers 1 user. Essentials is $189 monthly or $149 annually for up to 5 users, and MAX is $329 monthly or $299 annually for up to 8 users, with extra users at $35 each. The sales proposal tool is part of the MAX tier, so the entry price understates what a contractor focused on proposals would pay. See the Housecall Pro pricing page, or read our QuoteIQ vs Housecall Pro comparison.
For waterproofing, the question is whether you need dispatch badly enough to pay for it. If your crews run a handful of jobs each week and most of your work is estimate-driven, you may pay for routing and messaging features you rarely use while the proposal tool sits behind the top tier. If you run several trucks daily across a wide service area, the math flips. Ask for a demo using one of your real jobs, and ask which features are included at each tier before you sign.
Best for: Multi-technician companies that want dispatch, messaging and a sales proposal tool on one platform
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Verdict: Housecall Pro suits waterproofing companies that already run several trucks and need dispatch. Solo and small shops can find the proposal features expensive for what they use.
Improveit 360 is a CRM designed for companies that sell home-improvement projects through an in-home sales process. Its workflow follows the lead from the first appointment through the proposal and the signed contract, and its customer list includes companies in basement repair, which tells you the vendor understands high-ticket, consultative sales.
Pricing is not published. Improveit 360 uses a custom quote based on the size of your team, so you will need a sales conversation to find out the cost. Proposals are form-based, meaning you complete structured forms for the job and the system generates the customer-facing document. That approach works well when every rep must follow the same process, and less well when a solo owner wants to send a proposal from the driveway in ten minutes.
A waterproofing company evaluating Improveit 360 should plan for implementation time. Systems built around a defined sales process work best when you map your stages first: lead, inspection appointment, proposal, follow-up, signed contract and install. Ask how its forms handle multi-option proposals, how inspection photos are attached, and whether it can provide a reference from a company of your size. Without a published price, a written quote that states the contract length is the most useful thing you can request.
Best for: Companies with commissioned sales reps who follow a structured in-home sales process
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Verdict: Improveit 360 makes sense for waterproofing companies with a dedicated sales team and a defined process. Owner-operators will likely find it more than they need.
Leap is a sales and project platform aimed at contractors who sell installed home-improvement work. Its published industries include roofing, remodeling, windows, siding, kitchen and bath, and residential construction. Waterproofing is not on that list, though the sales workflow of presenting a price, getting approval and managing the install carries over.
Leap’s published plans start with Essential at $79 per month for a single user. Team begins around $298 per month with $99 for each extra user, and Premium begins around $750 per month for six users. Contracts are one-year agreements, so you commit before you know how well it fits. Read the details on the Leap pricing page before you decide.
Because Leap is built for installed projects, it can feel familiar if you already sell like a remodeler: present the solution, show the price, close and hand off to production. The open question for a waterproofing owner is whether that workflow adds value over a lighter tool. Ask how it handles repair-type scopes such as crack injection or drain tile, which are priced differently from a full remodel, and confirm what happens to your data if you decide not to renew after the first year.
Best for: Contractors who sell installed projects and are comfortable with an annual contract
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Verdict: Leap is a reasonable pick for a waterproofing company that sells like a remodeler. Make sure the annual contract and per-seat cost fit your headcount.
JobNimbus is a CRM and project-management tool popular with roofing and exterior contractors who manage jobs as a sales pipeline. Its estimating and document tools are built for contractors who move a lead through stages, send an estimate, collect a signature and then manage the production work.
JobNimbus does not publish a flat price. Plans are tiered by the number of users, roughly up to 3, up to 10, up to 19 and 20 or more, and the vendor quotes the price on request. According to the vendor’s published plan details, unlimited estimates and e-sign documents come on all plans, which is helpful for a business that sends many proposals. For a side-by-side with QuoteIQ, see our QuoteIQ vs JobNimbus comparison.
If you choose JobNimbus, the user-tier structure matters more than the feature list. Because plans are tiered by headcount, a company with eleven users lands in a higher tier than one with ten, so count office staff, estimators and foremen before you ask for a quote. Ask how templates handle photos and warranty documents, and whether proposals can show options. The unlimited estimate and e-sign allowance is a real advantage for a high-volume bidder, so use it in your pilot by sending a batch of live proposals.
Best for: Teams that track every lead through a sales pipeline and send many estimates
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Verdict: JobNimbus is worth a demo if your waterproofing company sells like a roofer, with a long pipeline and many estimates. Ask for a quote early because the price is not public.
ServiceTitan is the enterprise name in home-service software. It is designed for larger companies with many technicians, call-center staff and back-office users, and it includes pricebook, dispatch, reporting and marketing tools that go well beyond proposals.
ServiceTitan prices per technician and does not publish its rates, so a quote requires a sales conversation. Implementation is typically more involved than with lighter tools, which makes sense for a business with dozens of employees and a dedicated office team. Smaller waterproofing firms often find the cost and setup out of proportion to what they need. Read our QuoteIQ vs ServiceTitan comparison for a closer look.
The practical test for ServiceTitan is whether your organization will use its breadth. Its strengths show up when call-center staff book jobs, a pricebook must stay consistent across many estimators, and managers live in reports. A waterproofing company with a few estimators and a small crew often pays for modules that sit idle. If you are near the threshold, request a written quote that lists every module, the implementation fee and the contract term, then compare it against a published-price tool on total cost.
Best for: Large companies with many technicians and a dedicated office team
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Verdict: ServiceTitan fits waterproofing companies with large field and office teams. If you have fewer than a dozen techs, compare it carefully against lighter tools.
PandaDoc is a document and e-signature platform used across many industries, from sales teams to real-estate agents. It is not a field-service CRM, so it will not schedule your crews or track your jobs, but it does make polished proposals, contracts and quotes with e-signature.
Per PandaDoc’s published plans, there is a free plan with five documents per month, Starter at $19 per user per month billed annually, Business at $49 per user per month, and a custom Enterprise tier. Per-user pricing is fine for one person who sends proposals, but it multiplies if several estimators need access. Because PandaDoc stands apart from your scheduling and invoicing, you will also need a second tool to run the job once it is signed.
For a waterproofing company, the typical PandaDoc setup is a proposal template with your logo, a scope table, a warranty section and signature fields, filled in from a quote you built somewhere else. That works if you are disciplined about data entry, but each handoff is a chance for the scope in the proposal to differ from the scope on the work order. If you already pay for a CRM with its own proposals, check whether the built-in version covers your needs before you add another subscription.
Best for: Businesses that already run jobs elsewhere and only need polished, signable documents
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Verdict: PandaDoc is a good document tool for a waterproofing company that already has a system for scheduling and billing. If you want one tool for everything, look higher on this list.
Proposify is a proposal-first platform built for teams that send large volumes of proposals. It offers templates, content libraries, approval workflows and e-signature, so it works well for agencies and sales teams that need consistency. Like PandaDoc, it is a document tool rather than a field-service system.
According to its published pricing, Basic is $29 per month billed monthly or $19 per month billed annually, Team is $49 monthly or $41 annually, and Business starts at $3,900 per year. Send limits vary by plan, which is worth checking if you quote many jobs a week. Waterproofing contractors would need a separate tool for scheduling, invoicing and customer management.
Proposify shines when several people contribute to a proposal and a manager reviews it before it goes out. A waterproofing business with one estimator rarely needs that, while a company with several regional estimators and a standard approval step might. Pay attention to send limits, because a surge after heavy rain can push a small plan to its limit just when demand is highest. Also plan how signed proposals will trigger scheduling, since that step happens outside the tool.
Best for: Sales-focused teams that send many proposals and want strong templates
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Verdict: Proposify is best when proposals are the whole job. Waterproofing contractors who need to schedule crews and invoice should pair it with another tool or choose an all-in-one.
Markate is a low-cost field-service and estimating app aimed at small home-service businesses. It covers estimates, invoices, scheduling and customer records, and its e-sign estimates are included in the price, which makes it a sensible budget option.
Per Markate’s published plans, Owner Operator is $49.95 per month billed monthly or $39.95 per month billed annually. The Team plan has a $49.95 base plus $5 for each employee. The interface is more traditional than newer mobile-first tools, and the proposal output is simpler than a scrolling, branded proposal page. See our QuoteIQ vs Markate comparison for a feature-by-feature view.
Markate’s value is straightforward: it covers the essentials at a low monthly cost. For a waterproofing owner-operator who mainly needs to send estimates, collect signatures and invoice, that can be enough. Where it differs from a newer tool is in presentation and speed. Send a test estimate to yourself, open it on a phone, and ask honestly whether a homeowner comparing three bids would be more impressed by it than by the other two.
Best for: Owner-operators and small teams who want inexpensive estimates and e-sign
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Verdict: Markate is a reasonable budget choice for a small waterproofing business that needs basics. Compare the proposal output side by side with QuoteIQ before you commit.
Four public numbers explain why a fast, detailed, well-documented proposal matters in this trade. Each comes from a government source listed at the bottom of the page.
The takeaway for a contractor is simple. Homeowners know water damage is costly, moisture problems get worse quickly, and there are consumer-protection rules around in-home sales. A proposal that documents scope, photos, price, warranty and signature protects both sides.
The right pick depends on your size and how you sell. Here are seven common situations and the tools that fit each one best.
You run jobs yourself and need to quote from a driveway. QuoteIQ Essentials at $29.99 per month gives you estimates, e-signatures and payments with one user. Markate is the budget alternative if you want the cheapest e-sign estimates.
You have an estimator, a foreman and a few installers. QuoteIQ Beginner or Pro adds MapMeasure Pro, QuoteIQ Cam photo documentation and automation, and keeps seat costs predictable. Jobber Grow is the nearest general alternative.
Several reps run in-home appointments and a manager reviews every deal. Improveit 360, Leap or JobNimbus give you pipeline reporting, though you will have to request custom pricing or sign a longer contract.
Your jobs are photo-heavy and the customer wants proof of conditions. Proposal+ in QuoteIQ attaches a gallery, inspection reports and documents to one scrolling page, and Package estimates keep recurring add-ons simple.
You want the homeowner to pick between an interior system, an exterior excavation or both. QuoteIQ Options and Jobber’s optional line items on Grow let customers choose without you rewriting the proposal.
Dozens of technicians, a call center and back-office staff. ServiceTitan is the enterprise option, and QuoteIQ Max at $699 per month covers up to 20 users for a fraction of a per-technician contract.
You like your scheduling system and only want better documents. PandaDoc or Proposify can sit on top of it, but expect to manage two logins and move data between tools by hand.
Use this five-step process to compare any of the tools above. It takes about two weeks and costs nothing if you use free trials. We built these steps from our own review of vendor pages rather than from third-party review aggregation, so the pilot is your best evidence.
Write down what a finished proposal for your most common job contains: scope of work, photos, options, warranty language, price, deposit and signature. Any tool you consider should cover these without workarounds.
Add up seats, add-ons and any send limits for the number of people who will build proposals. A tool that looks cheap for one user can double in cost for five. The SBA’s free business guide is a useful place to plan software costs against your operating budget.
Build a crack-injection proposal and an interior drain system proposal in each trial. Time how long each takes from your phone and see how the customer view looks.
Send yourself a test proposal, sign it, and pay a deposit. Confirm that the homeowner can complete everything on a phone without printing.
Use the tool on live bids for two weeks. Track how many proposals went out, how fast, and how many were signed, then compare against your old process.
Whichever tool you choose, the document matters more than the software. Use this checklist to judge every template you build, and to test whether a tool makes each item easy to include:
If a tool cannot carry most of these items without workarounds, keep looking. If it can, the remaining question is how fast you can produce the proposal and how smoothly it moves into scheduling and invoicing once the customer says yes.
Three five-star reviews from real QuoteIQ users. We do not currently have waterproofing-tagged reviews in our database. One reviewer is a roofing contractor and the other two do not name a trade, so read them as feedback about the estimating experience in general.
★★★★★
“This app allows you to make very professional looking estimates with little effort.”
Rickjames420 · App Store
★★★★★
“The app is easy to use and I love how professional the estimates and invoices look, especially when you attach photos.”
Nick Bosick · Google Play
★★★★★
“It has allowed us to grow to a 6 figure business by being efficient, professional and timely with quote and invoices.”
Dan Wright · Google
This ranking draws on the experience of QuoteIQ’s two co-founders, who ran service businesses before they built software for them.
Mike Vidan is Co-Founder of QuoteIQ and one of the best-known voices in the pressure washing community, with more than 580,000 YouTube subscribers. His point about sending the first clear estimate appears in the QuoteIQ entry above. Read more on his insights page.
Justin Rogers is Co-Founder of QuoteIQ and the creator behind the Forever Self Employed channel. His buying test appears in our methodology. Read more on his insights page.
QuoteIQ is our top pick because it combines Proposal+ proposals, Good/Better/Best options, e-signatures and deposits with scheduling and invoicing in one account. Plans start at $29.99 per month with a 14-day free trial. Jobber and Housecall Pro are the best-known general alternatives, while Improveit 360, Leap and JobNimbus suit sales-led teams.
Prices in this guide run from a free PandaDoc plan to custom enterprise quotes. QuoteIQ starts at $29.99 per month, Jobber at $29 per month billed annually, Housecall Pro at $59 billed annually, and Markate at $39.95 billed annually. Improveit 360, JobNimbus and ServiceTitan price by quote, so confirm numbers with each vendor.
PandaDoc offers a free plan with five documents per month, which suits very low volume. QuoteIQ does not have a permanent free plan, but every plan starts with a 14-day free trial so you can test Proposal+ on real bids. A free tool that only makes documents will not schedule crews or invoice.
QuoteIQ Essentials at $29.99 per month includes one user, estimating, e-signatures, invoicing and payments, which covers a solo operator. Markate’s Owner Operator plan is a lower-cost alternative with e-sign estimates included. Pick based on whether you want a modern branded proposal page or the lowest price.
QuoteIQ Beginner covers 2 users at $74.99 per month and Pro covers 4 users at $149.99, with extra seats at $25 each. Jobber and Housecall Pro also serve small teams, but their richer proposal features sit on higher tiers. Price your team size on every tool before choosing.
QuoteIQ Max includes 20 users at $699 per month, with extra seats at $25 per person. ServiceTitan is the enterprise alternative and prices per technician through a sales quote. JobNimbus also has tiers for 20 or more users, so request quotes and compare total cost, not just the headline price.
Yes. QuoteIQ is mobile-first, so you can build the estimate, attach photos and send Proposal+ from the driveway. Jobber and Housecall Pro also offer mobile apps. Test the full flow on your own phone during a free trial, including how the customer view looks on theirs.
Yes, with most tools on this list. QuoteIQ includes e-signatures on every plan, and customers move through consent, signature or initials, and each required field. JobNimbus includes e-sign documents on all plans and Markate includes e-sign estimates. Ask your attorney whether your contracts need extra language.
QuoteIQ supports Options (Good/Better/Best) and Package estimates, so a homeowner can compare an interior drain system, an exterior membrane and a combined solution in one proposal. Jobber offers optional line items on its Grow plan. Present two or three clear choices rather than a long menu.
In QuoteIQ you can require a deposit on the estimate and collect by card, ACH, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Consumer financing through Affirm, Klarna and Afterpay is available on every plan, and the contractor is paid upfront. Check each competitor for its own payment and financing options.
QuoteIQ’s Proposal+ keeps an activity log of sends, views, modification requests and acceptance, so you know when to follow up. Other tools offer notifications of varying depth, and document platforms like PandaDoc and Proposify are known for view tracking. Confirm the details on the plan you intend to buy.
Export your client list, keep your current tool active until the first few proposals are signed, and rebuild your top services as templates in the new tool. Our QuoteIQ vs Jobber page outlines the differences. Run a short pilot on live bids before you cancel anything.
QuoteIQ is the closest all-in-one alternative, with Proposal+, e-signatures, scheduling and invoicing starting at $29.99 per month. Housecall Pro puts its sales proposal tool on the MAX plan, which is $299 per month billed annually. See our QuoteIQ vs Housecall Pro page for details.
Yes. ServiceTitan prices per technician through a custom quote, while QuoteIQ publishes plans from $29.99 to $699 per month and Jobber and Housecall Pro publish theirs too. If you do not need enterprise call-center and pricebook features, a lighter tool will usually cost far less.
A strong proposal states the scope of work, the problem found and where, supporting photos, your options, the total price, warranty terms, payment schedule and deposit, expected timeline, and your license and insurance documents. Add a signature block. Check local rules, including any cancellation notice required for in-home sales.
Yes. QuoteIQ serves more than 50 trades, including basement and foundation waterproofing. Our basement waterproofing software page explains how contractors use estimating, photos and scheduling together. Start with the 14-day free trial and build your first proposal on a real job.
QuoteIQ publishes this guide and ranks itself first, so here is exactly how we kept it fair. Competitor prices come from each vendor’s own public pages on October 2, 2026, and we wrote “custom” wherever a price is hidden. Every tool gets a list of real trade-offs, including QuoteIQ. We did not pay for placement, and no competitor reviewed this article.
QuoteIQ is rated 4.7 stars from more than 4,100 reviews across the App Store, Google Play and Google, and is used by more than 40,000 contractors. If you spot a number that has changed, tell us through the contact page and we will update the article.
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Waterproofing proposals are high-ticket, detail-heavy and time-sensitive, so the best software is the kind that makes a clear, signable proposal fast and then carries the job forward. On that standard, QuoteIQ leads this list. Proposal+, Good/Better/Best options, e-signatures on every plan, deposits and consumer financing sit alongside scheduling and invoicing, and plans start at $29.99 per month.
The alternatives each win a specific case. Jobber and Housecall Pro are strong general apps, Improveit 360, Leap and JobNimbus serve sales-led teams, ServiceTitan scales to enterprise, PandaDoc and Proposify are document specialists, and Markate keeps costs low. Use the five-step process above, run two real jobs through each finalist, and pick the one your crew will actually use.
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Government and industry sources cited above, plus the vendor pages used for pricing as of October 2, 2026.
Vendor pricing pages: Jobber, Housecall Pro, Leap, JobNimbus, PandaDoc, Proposify and Markate, each reviewed on October 2, 2026. Improveit 360 and ServiceTitan do not publish prices.
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Real-time insight into your performance.
EmployeeHub
Assign, schedule & pay employees.
Virtual Call Team
Never miss a call with 24/7 AJ, assistant.
ClientHub
Send and keep messages inside QuoteIQ.
InstaQuote
Allow customers to create estimates themselves.
InstaSchedule
Let clients schedule appointments themselves.
Facebook User Group
Connect with and get advice from other QuoteIQ users.
Competitor Comparisons
See how QuoteIQ compares to it’s top competitors.
QuoteIQ Partners
Work with trusted partners that support your growth.
Earn 40% commissions by sharing QuoteIQ with others.
Press & Media
Brand assets and coverage about QuoteIQ’s journey.
