Published July 2026 · Updated September 2026
A ten-person resurfacing crew pays $599/month for Jobber Plus and still has to bolt on outside tools for instant self-quoting, truck inventory, and live vehicle tracking. QuoteIQ Elite covers ten users for $299/month with AI before-and-after finish previews, photo-based AI estimating, inventory, and live crew GPS built in.
QuoteIQ is the best Jobber alternative for pool resurfacing businesses in 2026 because it prices by plan, not by seat: Elite includes 10 users for $299/month, while Jobber Plus lists $599/month for 10 users plus $29/month for each extra user. Elite also includes AI finish previews, photo-to-estimate AI, inventory for plaster and pebble, and live crew GPS without extra subscriptions.
TL;DR: For most pool resurfacing companies, QuoteIQ Elite is the stronger Jobber alternative in 2026. It costs $299/month for 10 users versus $599/month for Jobber Plus at the same seat count. Elite bundles AI before-and-after previews, the AI Estimator, QuoteIQ Cam warranty photo records, InstaQuote self-quoting, live crew GPS, route optimization, job costing, and Good/Better/Best finish options. Build your start-up reminders around National Plasterers Council start-up guidance and your chip-out safety plan around OSHA’s silica rule for construction. Stay on Jobber if your bookkeeping depends on Xero sync.
Jobber is a capable general-purpose field service platform, and plenty of pool service and resurfacing businesses run their calendar and invoices through it. The friction shows up when a resurfacing crew tries to run the parts of the business that are unique to the trade: quoting a plaster, quartz, or exposed-pebble finish from photos instead of a truck roll; documenting the drain, chip-out, acid wash, bond coat, and finish stages for warranty records; tracking bags of white cement, pebble aggregate by color, waterline tile, and coping stone across trucks; and showing a homeowner what a stained, etched shell will look like after a resurface — before they sign.
Some of that is available on Jobber through its app marketplace, which its pricing page says connects to more than 100 tools. Each connection is its own account and its own bill: photo documentation through CompanyCam, instant priced self-quoting through ResponsiBid, truck and warehouse inventory through Ply, and continuous vehicle tracking through FleetSharp hardware. Two capabilities that matter most to a resurfacer — an AI before-and-after image generator and a photo-to-estimate AI — do not appear anywhere on Jobber’s plan comparison as of September 11, 2026.
This guide does not argue that Jobber is a bad platform. It shows what a real resurfacing operation pays once those capabilities are stacked on, walks through the resurfacing workflow stage by stage, and lays out what QuoteIQ Elite includes natively for less money on a single plan. If you are still comparing several platforms, the QuoteIQ comparison hub covers the rest of the field.
A resurface is not a one-visit service call. It is a multi-day project with a sales stage, a demolition stage, a finishing stage, and a start-up period that continues after your crew leaves. Software that fits the trade has to carry the job through all of it without a second or third app. Here is how each stage maps to tools inside one QuoteIQ account.
Photograph the shell, the waterline tile, and the coping. AI Estimator reads the photos and suggests line items for your area, Before & After AI renders the finished look, and Options Estimates put plaster, quartz, and pebble side by side so the homeowner picks a tier.
Homeowners approve on their phone with e-signatures, and you can attach your warranty terms with contract attachments. Estimates carry deposit requirements, and editing a sent estimate automatically voids the outstanding signature request so nobody signs an outdated scope.
Schedule multi-day work as one continuous event on the drag-and-drop calendar. Chip-out and grinding create silica dust, so log your controls on inspection forms alongside the OSHA Table 1 dust-control methods your crew follows.
Crews document every coat with timestamped photos in QuoteIQ Cam, and Time Tracker Pro records GPS clock-ins per job so labor lands in job costing automatically.
New plaster is soft for weeks. The National Plasterers Council calls for frequent brushing and daily water testing during start-up. A multi-step email and text automation can send the homeowner brushing and chemistry reminders on a schedule you set.
Collect the balance through online payments, trigger a review request with Review Multiplier, and keep the photo archive on the customer record for any future warranty claim.
The start-up window your customers need reminding about. The NPC standard plaster start-up card covers the first 28 days after fill, with brushing and daily chemistry checks throughout. Automating those reminders from QuoteIQ keeps the homeowner on track and gives you a written record that start-up instructions were sent — useful if a discoloration claim comes up later.
Like-for-like at 10 users. Jobber prices below are standard monthly, no-commitment rates from Jobber’s own pricing page, checked September 11, 2026. Third-party prices come from each vendor’s own pricing page on the same date.
Before ResponsiBid’s setup fee and the Ply and FleetSharp quotes.
Annual billing: $2,990/year (two months free).
The plan-to-plan gap alone. Jobber Plus at 10 users is $599/month; QuoteIQ Elite at 10 users is $299/month. That $300 monthly difference is $3,600 a year before a single add-on. Grow beyond 10 seats and Jobber adds $29 per user, while QuoteIQ Max moves to unlimited users at a flat $699/month.
Every row that matters to a resurfacing operation. Jobber details come from its pricing page and plan comparison, checked September 11, 2026.
| Capability | Jobber | QuoteIQ |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price for a 10-person crew | Grow $399 · Plus $599 (no-commitment monthly) | Elite $299 — 10 users included |
| Additional users | $29/mo per user beyond the plan’s count | No per-user fees; Max is unlimited users at $699/mo |
| AI before-and-after finish preview | ⚠ Not listed on plan comparison | ✓ Before & After AI — all plans via IQ Credits |
| Photo-to-estimate AI | ⚠ Not listed; Jobber offers auto-drafted quotes from requests | ✓ AI Estimator — all plans |
| Good/Better/Best finish tiers | ✓ Optional line items — Grow and up | ✓ Options Estimates — all plans |
| Customer self-quoting with an instant price | ⚠ Request forms and online booking native; instant priced quotes via ResponsiBid ($229/mo + setup fee) | ✓ InstaQuote — Elite and above |
| Warranty photo documentation | ✓ Job photos and attachments; files and media library on Plus | ✓ QuoteIQ Cam — Beginner and above |
| Plaster, pebble, and tile inventory | ⚠ Through the Ply integration, priced by stock location | ✓ Inventory Management — Elite and above |
| Crew location | ⚠ Location pinned at clock-in, clock-out, and job actions; live map with FleetSharp devices | ✓ Live GPS while clocked in — Elite and above |
| Route optimization | ✓ Included — a genuine Jobber strength | ✓ Route Optimization + Route Density — Elite and above |
| Job costing | ✓ Grow and up | ✓ Job Costing — Pro and above |
| Business texting and calling | Two-way SMS on Grow and up; AI Receptionist $29/mo add-on (included on Plus) | ✓ ClientHub business number, in-app calls and texts — Pro and above |
| AI assistant | Jobber AI Voice and AI Chat | ✓ AI Autopilot — 55 tools across 13 categories, all plans |
| Accounting sync | ✓ QuickBooks Online and Xero | ✓ QuickBooks Online — Pro and above; no Xero |
| Free trial | 14 days with Grow-plan features | 14-day free trial on the plan you choose |
⚠ = available only through a third-party integration, a paid add-on, or not listed on the vendor’s plan comparison. Jobber genuinely wins on Xero sync and includes route optimization and job costing natively.
Every plan includes a 14-day free trial of the plan you choose, IQ Credits for AI features, and full mobile and web access. Most resurfacing companies with a sales estimator and one or two finishing crews land on Pro or Elite. The full breakdown lives on the QuoteIQ pricing page.
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Users | IQ Credits/mo | What it adds for resurfacing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essentials | $29.99 | $299.99 | 1 | 500 | Solo estimator: Options Estimates, e-signatures, invoicing, AI Estimator, Before & After AI |
| Beginner | $74.99 | $749.99 | 2 | 1,500 | Adds MapMeasure Pro, QuoteIQ Cam, contract attachments, expense tracking |
| Pro | $149.99 | $1,499.99 | 4 | 3,000 | Adds ClientHub, automations, Client Portal, job costing, QuickBooks Online |
| Elite | $299 | $2,990 | 10 | 5,000 | Adds InstaQuote, InstaSchedule, inventory, live GPS, route optimization |
| Max | $699 | $6,990 | Unlimited | 8,000 | Adds crew scheduling, sales tracker, AI Website Builder, priority support |
Annual billing gives two months free. Upgrades mid-cycle are prorated and credits increase immediately. AI Website Builder is a $34.99/month add-on below Max.
Being transparent, here is the full case for choosing Jobber over QuoteIQ for a pool resurfacing business.
Xero sync is real. Jobber’s plan comparison lists sync with both QuickBooks Online and Xero. QuoteIQ integrates with QuickBooks Online only, so a bookkeeper who runs Xero is a genuine reason to stay.
Route optimization and job costing are native. Jobber includes route optimization, and its Grow plan adds job costing, automatic time tracking, and two-way texting. Those are real features, not marketing copy.
A bigger marketplace and community. Jobber’s app marketplace connects more than 100 tools, and its Home Service Community has more than 20,000 members. If your resurfacing workflow already depends on a specific integration, check whether QuoteIQ covers it natively before switching — the full QuoteIQ feature list is the fastest way to check.
Each tool below replaces a separate subscription or a manual step. None of them needs an outside account.
Photograph a chalky, stained plaster shell and generate a realistic “after” preview of the new finish in about 15–20 seconds. Attach it to any estimate type or invoice so the homeowner sees the blue pebble or bright white plaster before they commit. Each generated image uses IQ Credits, and regenerating uses credits again. Pair it with the Before & After Photo Editor for real completed-job photos.
Upload photos of the shell, tile line, and coping. AI Estimator analyzes the surfaces, asks follow-up questions it needs answered, and suggests line-item pricing for your local market. You review, adjust, and send — as a standard quote or as package estimates that bundle the resurface with tile and coping work.
Five modules — Products, Locations, Suppliers, Orders, and Transactions — track white cement, aggregate by color, bond coat, acid, tile, and coping across the warehouse and every truck. Products show cost, customer price, and margin, with low and out-of-stock indicators. Stock deducts when the invoice is paid; a deposit alone does not move stock. Inventory Management is included on Elite and above.
A resurface happens once every decade or so for most homeowners, so the review is often the lasting asset from the job. Review Multiplier redirects customers to your review page right after payment and can also send an email and text review-request sequence. Destinations include Google Business Profile, Facebook, Yelp, and Angi.
Resurfacing is priced on interior surface area, and most bids go sideways because the square footage was guessed. A reliable working formula for a simple rectangular pool is floor area plus wall area: length × width, plus perimeter × average depth. A 16 × 32 foot pool with a 5.5-foot average depth comes out to 512 square feet of floor plus 528 square feet of wall — about 1,040 square feet before steps, benches, or an attached spa.
MapMeasure Pro lets you trace the pool outline and deck from satellite imagery inside the estimate, so you can pre-qualify a lead before driving out. Since August 2026 it also shows historical aerial imagery, which helps you see when a deck or pool was added. Property Street View and Zillow Quick Access round out the picture of the property. You still add average depth from the homeowner or your inspection, and the measurements save to the customer profile.
Once the numbers are in, Options Estimates let you present three finish tiers on one quote, and Standard Estimates handle line-item bids for commercial or HOA pools. You can hide individual line prices when you want the homeowner focused on the finish rather than the chip-out line. For pool decks sold alongside the resurface, the free concrete cost calculator is a quick sanity check, and the full set of home service business calculators covers the rest of your pricing math.
Median annual wage for masonry workers in May 2025. The Bureau of Labor Statistics groups the trowel and terrazzo skills pool plasterers rely on under masonry workers and projects about 18,400 openings a year. Skilled finishers are expensive and hard to replace, so price labor from real clocked hours. Job Costing does that math per job: price minus labor minus expenses equals profit.
Most resurfacing bids come down to three finish families. Standard white or tinted plaster (often called marcite) is the smooth, traditional finish and the entry price point. Quartz finishes blend colored quartz aggregate into the plaster mix for more color depth and a slightly textured feel. Exposed-aggregate pebble finishes are troweled and then washed to reveal small stones, giving the most natural look and the most texture underfoot. Manufacturers publish their own warranty terms and start-up requirements for each product, so quote the specific product rather than the category.
That structure maps directly onto a three-option quote. Put the same prep, bond coat, and start-up lines under each option, change only the finish line and its price, and attach one AI preview per option so the homeowner compares looks as well as numbers. Waterline tile and coping replacement work well as optional add-on lines, and an Quick Estimate handles small patch or spa-only jobs without the full layout. When the customer approves, the chosen option converts to an invoice in one tap.
High-ticket resurfaces often close on presentation. Proposals, added in August 2026, turn an estimate into a branded document with your company story, services, photo gallery, and customer reviews. Proposals work on every plan; each send uses 100 IQ Credits, and sends are free on Elite, Max, and during the trial. Combine a proposal with a Before & After AI preview and consumer financing at checkout and the homeowner sees the result, the price, and a monthly payment in one place.
Discoloration, mottling, and delamination claims can surface months after a resurface. The contractor who wins those conversations is the one with dated photos of every stage and a record that start-up instructions went out. QuoteIQ Cam organizes photos and video by job and date with unlimited 4K cloud storage, and inspection forms capture pre-job conditions such as existing cracks, hollow spots, and tile loss, with customizable PDF sections the homeowner can sign off on.
Chip-out, grinding, and sandblasting old plaster can release respirable crystalline silica. Under OSHA’s construction silica standard, employers either follow the dust controls in Table 1 or measure exposures and keep them under the permissible exposure limit. A custom inspection form listing your water-suppression and respirator steps for each job gives you a consistent, dated record.
OSHA’s permissible exposure limit for respirable crystalline silica, averaged over an 8-hour shift. Table 1 of the construction standard lists 18 common tasks with specified dust-control methods; employers who fully follow Table 1 for a task are not required to measure exposures for it.
On Elite, EmployeeHub brings GPS location tracking while crews are clocked in, Time Tracker Pro for per-job hours and breaks, and team chat for job-by-job coordination. Clocked-out employees never appear on the map. Route Optimization sequences the day to cut drive time 15–30%, and Route Density shows where your jobs cluster so you can group bids by area. If you need crew-level scheduling and crew analytics, those sit on Max’s crew tools.
The IRS standard mileage rate for business driving from July 1, 2026. Resurfacing crews haul heavy loads between warehouse, supply house, and job site. At that rate, trimming 20 miles a day from a crew’s route is worth $15.20 a day in vehicle cost — about $3,800 over 250 working days.
Resurfacing carries real material and labor cost before the pool refills, so the payment side of your software matters as much as the quoting side. QuoteIQ estimates carry deposit requirements and partial payments, and invoicing converts an approved estimate in one tap. Customers pay online by card, ACH bank transfer, Apple Pay, or Google Pay, and you can record cash and checks in the app. Net 15, 30, 60, and 90 terms help with commercial and HOA accounts.
Consumer Financing is available on every plan. Affirm finances up to $30,000 per job over 3 to 36 months, Klarna offers pay-in-4 and pay-in-30 options, and Afterpay handles smaller balances. The customer applies at checkout, you are paid in full upfront, and the financing provider carries collections. For maintenance-contract add-ons after the resurface, invoice subscriptions bill recurring service automatically.
Maximum Affirm financing per job through QuoteIQ. Terms run 3 to 36 months, which lets a homeowner choose the pebble tier instead of the base plaster without paying the full difference upfront.
Contract resurfacers who bill in stages can start from the free contractor invoice template or the construction invoice template while they set up QuoteIQ. For cash-flow planning basics, the U.S. Small Business Administration has free guidance on managing business finances.
The weeks after fill decide whether a new finish looks great for years or turns into a callback. Most resurfacers already hand homeowners a start-up sheet; far fewer follow up while the plaster is curing. Here is a practical sequence built from features on QuoteIQ Pro and above.
Set a multi-step email and text automation that fires when you choose — for example, when the final invoice is paid — and schedule each message from immediately up to 24 months out. The first messages restate your brushing routine and the daily water tests the NPC start-up guidance calls for. Personalization tags drop in the customer’s first name and job details so every message reads like it came from you. Since August 2026, jobs can carry multiple contacts, so a rental owner and the tenant who actually brushes the pool both receive the reminders.
Space reminders out as the finish hardens, and point the homeowner to your Client Portal, where they can see their invoices, appointments, and inspection reports and submit a service request without calling. Questions that do come in land in ClientHub, where every call and text is saved to the customer profile. ClientHub messages draw IQ Credits, so keep automated texts short and useful.
When the start-up window closes, the review request goes out through Review Multiplier and the job moves to your warranty archive. Offer a maintenance plan with invoice subscriptions if you also service pools, and schedule a check-in months later for tile, coping, or deck work. For seasonal promotions to past customers, Mass Campaigns on Elite and above send targeted texts and emails by tag; you connect your own Twilio and SendGrid accounts, and carrier fees are yours.
How far out a single QuoteIQ automation step can be scheduled. One sequence can cover the start-up weeks, the review request, and a follow-up offer for tile or coping work nearly two years after the resurface.
Community and commercial pools add approvals, multiple decision-makers, and slower payment cycles. Standard Estimates carry detailed line items and your license number on the PDF, Net 30 through Net 90 invoice terms match how associations pay, and multiple contacts per job keep the board president and the property manager on the same thread. Track long sales cycles in Pipelines & Deals, which weights each bid by close probability for a realistic forecast, and use business analytics to see conversion rate and average ticket by service type.
Three details from Jobber’s own pricing page, checked September 11, 2026, that change the math for a growing resurfacing company.
Jobber prices each plan by team size — Grow runs $199 for 1 user, $299 for 5, $399 for 10, and $499 for 15 — and adds $29 a month for each user beyond the plan’s count. A seasonal helper who needs app access adds to the bill.
Marketing Suite ($99/month), Receptionist ($29/month), and Pipeline ($49/month) are sold separately on Core, Connect, and Grow and included only on Plus.
Time and expense tracking start on Connect; job costing, two-way texting, and optional line items for upsells start on Grow. A resurfacer who wants all three is on Grow at minimum.
By comparison, QuoteIQ seats are included in each plan with no per-user fees, and you can check the Pro plan or Elite plan pages for exactly what each tier includes.
Your books run on Xero. Jobber syncs with Xero and QuickBooks Online; QuoteIQ syncs with QuickBooks Online only. If changing accounting systems is off the table, that is a legitimate reason to stay.
You depend on a specific marketplace integration. If a tool your office relies on only connects to Jobber, the switching cost may outweigh the savings. Map every integration you use before moving.
Everyone else should run the numbers. For a resurfacing business evaluating on AI finish previews, photo-based estimating, materials inventory, crew GPS, and total monthly cost, QuoteIQ Elite delivers more of the resurfacing workflow for $300 a month less than Jobber Plus at the same 10-user count. Name recognition is a marketing advantage for Jobber, not a product advantage for your crew.
QuoteIQ is the best Jobber alternative for most pool resurfacing businesses in 2026. QuoteIQ Elite costs $299 a month for up to 10 users, while Jobber Plus lists $599 a month for 10 users on its pricing page as of September 11, 2026. Elite includes Before & After AI finish previews, the AI Estimator for photo-based bids, Inventory Management for plaster and pebble, InstaQuote self-quoting, live crew GPS, and route optimization without outside subscriptions. Smaller operations can start on Pro at $149.99 a month for four users and still get job costing, ClientHub, and automations. Jobber remains a solid choice if you need Xero sync, which QuoteIQ does not offer. Whichever you pick, build your post-fill customer instructions around National Plasterers Council start-up guidance and keep that record on the job file; the QuoteIQ pool software page shows the full pool feature set.
Jobber’s standard monthly, no-commitment prices checked on September 11, 2026 are Core at $49 for 1 user, Connect from $139, Grow from $199, and Plus from $499 for 5 users. At 10 users, Grow is $399 a month and Plus is $599, and each user beyond a plan’s count costs $29 a month. Instant priced self-quoting through ResponsiBid Pro adds $229 a month plus a one-time setup fee, and Ply inventory and FleetSharp vehicle tracking are quoted separately. By comparison, QuoteIQ Elite is $299 a month for 10 users with InstaQuote, inventory, and route optimization included, and QuoteIQ Max is $699 for unlimited users. Budget vehicle costs too: the IRS standard mileage rate is 76 cents a mile from July 1, 2026. Jobber’s 14-day trial runs on Grow-plan features, so price the plan you will actually need after the trial ends. The QuoteIQ comparison hub covers other platforms if you are still shopping.
Yes. QuoteIQ’s Before & After AI takes a photo of the existing shell and generates a realistic preview of the finished surface in about 15 to 20 seconds, and it is available on every plan through IQ Credits. Essentials includes 500 credits a month and Elite includes 5,000, and every AI action shows its credit cost before it runs. You can attach the preview to any estimate type, including Options Estimates that show plaster, quartz, and pebble side by side, or to a branded proposal. For completed jobs, the Before & After Photo Editor builds comparison images from your real photos, and QuoteIQ Cam stores them by job. Jobber’s plan comparison does not list an AI before-and-after image generator as of September 11, 2026. Always pair previews with honest expectations about finish color, which shifts with water chemistry; the National Plasterers Council publishes start-up guidance you can share. See every pool-trade tool on the pool software FAQ page.
Start with interior surface area: length times width for the floor plus perimeter times average depth for the walls. A 16 by 32 foot pool averaging 5.5 feet deep is about 1,040 square feet before steps and benches. In QuoteIQ, MapMeasure Pro traces the outline from satellite imagery on Beginner and above, and the AI Estimator analyzes your shell, tile, and coping photos, asks follow-up questions, and suggests line-item pricing for your area on every plan. Review each line, then send it as an Options Estimate with three finish tiers or as package estimates that bundle tile and coping. Price labor from real hours: the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a $58,270 median annual wage for masonry workers in May 2025, and Job Costing on Pro and above shows profit per job so you can tighten your next bid.
Use inventory software that tracks stock by location, not just a products list. QuoteIQ’s Inventory Management, included on Elite at $299 a month and Max, has five modules: Products with SKU, cost, price, and reorder point; Locations for the warehouse, each truck, and job sites; Suppliers; Orders that move from Draft to Confirmed to Received; and Transactions logging every receipt, issue, return, and loss. Stock deducts when the invoice is paid, and a deposit alone does not move stock, which matters on resurfaces where deposits are common. Link materials on estimates to products so pricing stays current, and use expense tracking for one-off purchases. On Jobber, comparable truck and warehouse inventory runs through the Ply integration, which is priced by stock location. Watch dust when mixing and chipping; OSHA’s silica standard applies. Job Costing, business calculators, and the full feature list round out the picture.
Most use a self-quoting form that returns an instant price range, then confirm with photos or a site visit. QuoteIQ’s InstaQuote lets you build a service library — for example, plaster, quartz, and pebble resurfaces by pool size — and share the link on your site, email, or social pages. The customer picks services, sees a real-time total, and submits, and the quote arrives instantly by email or text. InstaSchedule then lets them book an inspection against your real availability 24/7. Both are included on Elite at $299 a month. On Jobber, request forms and online booking are native, while instant priced quotes typically run through ResponsiBid Pro at $229 a month plus a setup fee. Route follow-ups through ClientHub and track open bids in Pipelines & Deals, which runs up to 5 pipelines on Elite. The U.S. Small Business Administration has free guidance on managing a growing business.
Most resurfacing companies move their customer list in an afternoon and are sending estimates within a day. Export your clients from Jobber as a CSV, then upload it to AI Smart Import, which maps columns automatically and accepts files from Jobber, Housecall Pro, ServiceTitan, and other CRMs. If you want help, Done-For-You setup comes in two tiers, $299.99 and $999.99, and covers contact import, price book setup, and a one-on-one onboarding session. Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial of the plan you choose, so you can rebuild your finish tiers in Options Estimates and test the AI Estimator on a real bid before your Jobber renewal. Connect QuickBooks Online on Pro and above, and use data export any time, because your data stays yours. Keep your team’s silica controls documented through the move; OSHA’s Table 1 fact sheet is a good checklist.
Stay on Jobber if your bookkeeping runs on Xero, because Jobber syncs with Xero and QuickBooks Online while QuoteIQ connects to QuickBooks Online only. Jobber also makes sense if a tool you depend on only connects through its marketplace, which Jobber says covers more than 100 apps. Jobber includes route optimization natively and adds job costing on Grow at $399 a month for 10 users. For most other resurfacing businesses, QuoteIQ Elite costs $300 a month less than Jobber Plus at 10 users and adds AI finish previews, inventory, and live GPS natively. If you run a small operation, Beginner at $74.99 for two users includes QuoteIQ Cam and MapMeasure Pro. Map every integration you use before deciding. Whatever you choose, document every job stage with photos and follow the National Plasterers Council start-up guidance for new finishes.
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Most resurfacing crews complete the switch in an afternoon. Here is the process from account creation to first estimate sent.
Go to admin-quoteiq.web.app/register and choose the plan that fits your crew; the trial gives you the features of the plan you choose. A credit or debit card is required to start. Most resurfacing companies with multiple crews start on Elite.
In Jobber, export your clients as a CSV file. Names, addresses, phone numbers, and emails are all you need to get started.
Upload the CSV to AI Smart Import. It maps your columns automatically. If you would rather hand it off, Done-For-You setup is available at $299.99 or $999.99.
Add plaster, quartz, and pebble resurfaces, tile and coping work, and deck coatings to your price book. Photograph a pool, run the AI Estimator, review the suggested lines, and send an Options Estimate with a Before & After AI preview attached.
QuoteIQ was co-founded by Mike Vidan and Justin Rogers, both of whom ran home service businesses before building the software they wished they had.
Mike is a 20+ year service business owner from Savannah, Georgia, who built a multi-truck pressure washing company before co-founding QuoteIQ. He shares pricing, operations, and growth advice with 580,000+ subscribers on his YouTube channel and has coached thousands of home service contractors.
Justin is a serial entrepreneur and the host of ForeverSelfEmployed, a YouTube channel with 743,000+ subscribers focused on building and marketing service businesses. He co-founded QuoteIQ to end the five-tool stack that contractors were forced to stitch together.
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