A brick-by-brick comparison of the proposal and quoting platforms masonry contractors actually use to win brick veneer, CMU wall, retaining wall, and tuckpointing bids in 2026.
The best proposal software for masonry contractors in 2026 is QuoteIQ — every estimate can go out as a full branded proposal with your company story, photo documentation, and customer reviews attached, and it’s paired with MapMeasure Pro for driveway, patio, and wall takeoffs, all starting at $29.99/month. Jobber is the strongest runner-up for masonry crews that want the most polished mobile proposal-building experience, and Buildertrend fits masonry work embedded in a larger residential build where proposals need to tie into a full project timeline. For most masonry shops quoting brick veneer, CMU walls, and tuckpointing jobs, an all-in-one platform beats a standalone proposal tool because the same line items flow straight into scheduling and invoicing.
Every price below was verified directly against the vendor’s own pricing page or, where a vendor doesn’t publish pricing, against third-party reporting we cite in the Sources section. Ranks reflect proposal quality, masonry-relevant estimating depth, and overall value for a residential or small commercial masonry operation.
| Rank | Platform | Starting Price | Best For | Standout Feature |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | QuoteIQ | $29.99/mo | Masonry contractors who want proposals, estimating, scheduling, and invoicing in one platform | Branded Proposal+ on every estimate with photos, reviews, and company story |
| #2 | Jobber | $49/mo | Masonry crews who want the most polished mobile quote-to-proposal experience | Rich-visual quotes with reviews and optional line items (Grow plan and above) |
| #3 | Buildertrend | Custom — quoted by construction volume | Masonry work bundled into a larger residential or commercial build | Proposals tied to selections, budget, and the full project timeline |
| #4 | Housecall Pro | $59/mo | Masonry businesses that want a mature dispatch app with proposal add-on flexibility | Sales Proposal Tool available as a paid add-on on MAX |
| #5 | ServiceTitan | Custom — $245-$398/tech/mo reported | Commercial masonry operations running 20+ field crews | Enterprise dispatch, reporting, and pricebook tools at scale |
| #6 | Houzz Pro | Starter plan; Ultimate confirmed at $399/mo | Design-forward masonry and hardscape work sold alongside remodeling | 3D floor plans and a visual sourcing library inside proposals |
| #7 | PandaDoc | $19/user/mo | Masonry contractors who already have a CRM and just want a dedicated proposal builder | Rich proposal editor, e-signatures, and document analytics |
| #8 | FieldPulse | ~$89/mo + ~$30/user reported | Multi-stage commercial masonry jobs with custom workflows | Configurable job stages and a flat-rate pricebook across trades |
| #9 | Markate | $39.95/mo | Solo masons who want a low-cost CRM and don’t need a branded proposal tool | Built-in marketing automation at a budget price point |
| #10 | Joist | $10/mo | Solo masons on a tight budget who just need photo-backed estimates | Line items, job photos, and e-signatures for under $20/mo |
We’re QuoteIQ. We made this list. We also picked our own platform as #1 — here’s exactly why, with the trade-offs each tool brings to the table.
Masonry bids live and die on the proposal, not the pitch. A brick veneer job, a CMU retaining wall, or a multi-week tuckpointing contract involves enough line items — block counts, mortar type and bag count, rebar footage, wall ties, sealant, equipment rental — that a one-line quote reads as unserious to a property manager or a homeowner comparing bids. We evaluated every platform on five criteria:
Proposal depth for masonry line items matters more than it does for most trades. A generic landscaping quote can get away with three or four lines. A retaining wall bid needs to show the homeowner exactly how many tons of natural stone, how many bags of Type S mortar, and how many linear feet of rebar the price covers — because masonry disputes almost always start with “what am I actually paying for.” We weighted platforms that let a proposal show photos, itemized materials, and a clear scope higher than platforms that only support a single lump-sum total.
Pricing transparency carried real weight in the final ranking, too. Several platforms on this list — Buildertrend, ServiceTitan, and FieldPulse among them — don’t publish pricing anywhere, which means a masonry contractor has to sit through a sales call before knowing whether a tool even fits the budget. We didn’t automatically rank those platforms lower for that reason alone, since some genuinely earn their premium for the right size of operation, but we flagged the opacity clearly in every entry rather than let a vague “custom pricing” line pass without comment. A contractor comparing ten tools deserves to know upfront which ones will make them negotiate before they can even evaluate the fit.
Mobile usability got extra scrutiny because masonry work happens on scaffolding, on a driveway, or forty feet up a chimney — not behind a desk. A proposal tool that requires a laptop to build or send is a non-starter for a mason standing at a jobsite with a customer waiting for a number. Every platform ranked in the top six here has a genuinely usable mobile app; platforms further down the list either lack one or have a mobile experience reviewers describe as an afterthought.
Data sources: each vendor’s own published pricing page as of September 2026 (not third-party estimates, except where a vendor doesn’t publish pricing — flagged explicitly below), App Store and Google Play review aggregates, and workforce data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Where a vendor doesn’t publish pricing — Buildertrend, ServiceTitan, FieldPulse — we say so plainly rather than guessing at a number, and we cite where the reported range comes from.
A note on where QuoteIQ genuinely has trade-offs: Proposal+ — the branded, multi-section proposal format QuoteIQ ranks #1 for — is free during the trial and included at no extra cost on Elite and Max, but it’s a 100 IQ Credit charge per estimate on Essentials, Beginner, and Pro (charged once per estimate, not per send). That’s a real cost most comparison articles gloss over, and we’d rather be specific about it than let the $29.99/mo headline price imply something it doesn’t.
The only all-in-one platform where every estimate can become a branded, photo-backed proposal without leaving the app.
Best for: Residential and small-to-mid commercial masonry contractors who want proposals, estimating, scheduling, invoicing, and crew management under one login instead of stitching together a takeoff app, a CRM, and a separate proposal builder.
QuoteIQ’s Proposal+ feature turns any estimate into a full branded document — company story, itemized services and scope, a photo gallery, attached documents, and customer reviews — that a masonry contractor can preview and send before the customer ever sees a bare-bones quote. For a brick veneer job or a multi-phase retaining wall project, that means the proposal can show existing-condition photos, the CMU block count, the mortar type, and the completed-work photo gallery from a similar job side by side with the price, instead of a single line that says “masonry repair: $8,400.”
Feature access follows a plan ladder that’s worth knowing before you pick a tier. Proposal+ is available on every paid plan but is free only during the 14-day trial and on Elite ($299/mo) and Max ($699/mo) — on Essentials, Beginner, and Pro it costs 100 IQ Credits per estimate, charged once when a proposal is first attached (switching templates or resending afterward costs nothing further). MapMeasure Pro, QuoteIQ’s satellite property-measurement tool, unlocks at Beginner ($74.99/mo) and above, which matters for masonry because it lets a contractor pull square-footage and linear-footage takeoffs for driveways, patios, and retaining walls straight from satellite imagery — no site visit required for a preliminary number.
Quick verdict: For the roughly 22,000 masonry businesses operating in the U.S. today, most of them under 15 employees, QuoteIQ is the strongest overall pick because it doesn’t force a choice between a professional-looking proposal and running the rest of the business from the same app. If you’re doing high-volume commercial masonry bids off architectural drawings, pair it with a dedicated takeoff tool — otherwise, this is the one platform that covers the whole job lifecycle.
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The most polished mobile quote-to-proposal experience in home services, at a per-user price that climbs with your crew.
Best for: Masonry contractors who prioritize a mobile-first quoting experience and a well-supported app over masonry-specific takeoff math.
Jobber’s quoting flow lets contractors add images and customer reviews directly into a quote, which functions as a lightweight proposal — but that “Advanced customization” feature only unlocks on the Grow plan ($199/mo) and above, so a solo mason on the entry-level Core plan is sending a plain quote without photos or social proof. Once you’re on Grow or Plus, the visual quotes plus optional line items and upsells give a masonry contractor a genuinely professional-looking document for a brick veneer or patio job.
Quick verdict: Jobber is a safe, well-supported generalist choice if your priority is a mature mobile app and you don’t need masonry-specific takeoff math baked into the proposal. See how it compares directly on the QuoteIQ vs. Jobber comparison.
Construction-grade proposals tied to a full project timeline — but you won’t see a price until you’re on a sales call.
Best for: Masonry contractors whose work is embedded in a larger residential or commercial build rather than sold as a standalone contract.
Buildertrend removed all published pricing in 2026 and now quotes contractors based on an 11-bracket annual construction volume scale, starting at $0-499K and running up to $31M+. That structure makes Buildertrend hard to price-shop against the rest of this list, but the proposal tool itself is genuinely strong for masonry work that’s one phase of a bigger job: digital takeoffs, branded proposals with line items, and a client portal for approvals connect directly into the same platform’s scheduling and budget tracking.
The practical effect of the volume-based model is that your rate can move at renewal as your annual construction volume changes, and third-party estimates for the mid-tier Advanced plan cluster around $499-$799/mo depending on which source you check — none of which comes from Buildertrend’s own pricing page, since it no longer has one. For a masonry subcontractor who bids standalone jobs rather than working inside a general contractor’s larger project, that unpredictability is a real cost worth weighing against the deeper project-management integration.
Quick verdict: Buildertrend fits masonry contractors doing the brick veneer or stone exterior portion of a larger custom-home build, where the deeper integration with selections, draws, and warranty tracking is worth the opacity around pricing. Standalone masonry subcontractors bidding individual jobs are usually better served by a platform with a published price.
A mature dispatch and invoicing app that treats proposals as a paid add-on rather than a built-in feature.
Best for: Masonry contractors who want an easy-to-use dispatch and invoicing app and are comfortable paying extra for proposal-specific tools.
Housecall Pro’s core plans cover scheduling, dispatching, estimates, and invoicing well, but the dedicated Sales Proposal Tool that turns an estimate into a multi-section branded document is sold as a paid add-on and is only available on the MAX plan. For a masonry contractor who mainly needs straightforward estimates rather than a full visual proposal, that’s a reasonable trade-off; for one who wants proposal formatting on a lower-tier plan, it isn’t available at any price below MAX.
Quick verdict: Housecall Pro works well for masonry contractors who mainly need reliable dispatch and invoicing and are willing to pay MAX-tier pricing for proposal formatting. See the QuoteIQ vs. Housecall Pro comparison for a full feature breakdown.
Enterprise-grade proposal and dispatch tooling built for masonry operations running dozens of crews, not a handful.
Best for: Commercial masonry operations running 20+ field crews with dedicated dispatchers and office staff who can absorb a multi-thousand-dollar implementation.
ServiceTitan doesn’t publish pricing anywhere — every figure in this section comes from contractor-reported data on G2, Capterra, and TrustRadius, not from ServiceTitan’s own site. The platform’s proposal and pricebook tools are genuinely deep, with configurable option tiers and financing integration, but the per-technician pricing model means a 5-truck masonry outfit could pay $1,225 to $1,990 per month in software fees alone before implementation costs. ServiceTitan itself states the platform is “not optimized for a company with 3 or fewer technicians.”
Quick verdict: ServiceTitan makes sense once a masonry operation has the crew count and office staff to justify the per-technician cost and implementation timeline. For most masonry businesses under 15 employees, the premium buys enterprise features that go unused.
A design-forward proposal builder with 3D floor plans and a visual sourcing library — built for remodelers first, masonry second.
Best for: Masonry and hardscape contractors selling design-forward work — stone patios, outdoor kitchens, veneer facades — alongside a broader remodeling scope.
Houzz Pro’s standout for proposals is visual: 3D floor plans, a product sourcing library called the Clip Tool, and branded proposals with product images baked in. For a masonry contractor whose work is often the visible, design-driven part of a remodel — a stacked-stone fireplace surround, a paver patio — that visual-first proposal format can close a sale that a plain line-item quote wouldn’t. Houzz Pro’s own pricing pages describe multiple tiers, but published third-party figures disagree with each other more than any other platform on this list, so we’re not citing a specific Starter or Essential number here — confirm current pricing directly with Houzz before budgeting.
What is confirmed directly from Houzz’s own materials is a 30-day free trial on the Starter, Essential, and Pro tiers, and an Ultimate plan starting at $399/mo for businesses that want unlimited users, marketing tools, and VIP support layered on top of the core proposal and project management suite. NAHB members get a documented discount code, which is a small but real signal that Houzz Pro leans on partnership channels more than most platforms on this list — worth knowing if your local trade association has a similar arrangement.
Quick verdict: Houzz Pro is worth a demo if your masonry work is design-led and sold alongside remodeling, but its opaque lower-tier pricing and steep learning curve make it a harder recommendation for a straightforward brick-and-block contractor than QuoteIQ or Jobber.
A dedicated proposal and e-signature builder for masonry contractors who already have a CRM and just want better-looking documents.
Best for: Masonry contractors who already run their scheduling and invoicing through another tool and only need a standalone document builder for proposals and contracts.
PandaDoc isn’t a CRM or a field service platform — it’s a document tool that happens to be very good at proposals: a drag-and-drop editor, embedded media, e-signatures, and document analytics that show when a customer opened a proposal and how long they spent on each section. For a masonry contractor bidding commercial work where the proposal itself needs to look sharp and track engagement, that’s genuinely useful. The catch is that PandaDoc’s estimating, scheduling, and invoicing are nonexistent — you’re pairing it with something else to run the actual job.
Quick verdict: PandaDoc is the right call only if you already have a CRM you like and specifically want a better proposal-and-signature layer on top of it — not a replacement for one.
Configurable job stages and a flat-rate pricebook for masonry contractors with multi-step commercial work — quote-only pricing included.
Best for: Masonry contractors whose jobs don’t fit a simple schedule-complete-invoice model, especially commercial accounts with multi-stage approvals.
FieldPulse doesn’t publish pricing on its website — the range here comes from contractor-reported figures on Capterra and G2, verified against independent pricing breakdowns. What it offers in exchange is real workflow customization: a masonry contractor doing commercial tuckpointing across multiple buildings with staged proposal approvals can configure the job pipeline to match, rather than forcing the work into a generic quote-schedule-invoice flow.
That customization comes with real cost growth as a crew scales. Full-access and field-only seats are priced differently, and independent breakdowns put a 5-technician masonry crew around $495/month at base rates, climbing toward $2,475/month at 25 users before add-ons like GPS tracking or the Engage VoIP phone system. For a masonry business whose jobs genuinely don’t fit a simple schedule-complete-invoice pattern, that premium can be worth it — for one that does, it’s paying for flexibility that goes unused.
Quick verdict: FieldPulse earns its premium over simpler tools specifically for masonry crews with multi-stage commercial workflows — for a straightforward residential mason, the added complexity and opaque pricing aren’t worth it.
A budget CRM with built-in marketing automation, but no branded proposal tool at any price tier.
Best for: Solo masons who want a low-cost CRM with automated marketing follow-up and don’t need a dedicated proposal document.
Markate covers the basics of a masonry contractor’s day — scheduling, invoicing, and standard estimates — at one of the lowest price points on this list, and its built-in email and SMS marketing automation is a genuine differentiator most budget CRMs charge extra for. What it doesn’t have is a branded, multi-section proposal format; estimates go out as standard line-item quotes, without the photo galleries, company story, or customer review sections that define a proposal on QuoteIQ, Jobber’s higher tiers, or Houzz Pro.
Quick verdict: Markate is a fine budget CRM for a solo mason who mainly needs scheduling, invoicing, and automated follow-up — but if a professional-looking proposal is the point of this list for you, Markate isn’t built to deliver one.
Photo-backed estimates and e-signatures for under $20 a month — with no scheduling or crew management at any tier.
Best for: Solo masons just starting out who need professional-looking estimates and don’t yet need crew scheduling or job management.
Joist’s Pro plan at $17/mo adds job photos, a logo, unlimited documents, and in-app digital signatures to a basic estimate — which gets a solo mason most of the way to a proposal-style document at a fraction of any other price on this list. It stays a document tool rather than a full CRM even on its highest tier: there’s no masonry-specific material catalog, no satellite measurement, and — until the new Run plan — no way to organize and schedule jobs at all.
Quick verdict: Joist is the right starting point for a brand-new solo mason who needs to look professional immediately and can’t yet justify a bigger monthly bill — plan on outgrowing it once you’re managing a crew or multi-week jobs.
If you’re doing tuckpointing and small repair jobs on your own, QuoteIQ Essentials at $29.99/mo gives you estimates, invoicing, e-signatures, and scheduling from day one. Proposal+ costs 100 IQ Credits per estimate at this tier — factor that into your bid for larger jobs where a full proposal is worth sending, and use a plain estimate for quick repair quotes.
At 2-3 people, MapMeasure Pro becomes worth the jump to Beginner ($74.99/mo) — you can pull a preliminary patio or retaining wall measurement from satellite imagery before ever scheduling a site visit, which saves real drive time as your job volume grows.
At this size you’re bidding more commercial work and need job costing to know what a CMU wall job actually made you. QuoteIQ Pro ($149.99/mo) adds AI Estimator and route optimization, and the per-estimate proposal cost starts paying for itself in win rate on bigger contracts.
Elite ($299/mo) is where Proposal+ becomes free on every estimate and InstaSchedule unlocks online booking. At 10-20 employees, the credit cost that made sense to track on Pro becomes a distraction — Elite removes it entirely.
Once you’re running 20+ field crews across multiple job sites with dedicated dispatchers, ServiceTitan’s enterprise dispatch and reporting tools justify the per-technician cost and implementation timeline in a way they don’t for a smaller shop.
If most of your masonry work is the brick veneer or stone exterior portion of a custom-home build rather than a standalone contract, Buildertrend’s deep integration with the rest of the build lifecycle — selections, draws, warranty — is worth the opaque, volume-based pricing.
If software feels like a distraction from the actual masonry work, Joist’s Pro plan at $17/mo gets you a photo-backed, e-signed estimate with almost no learning curve — you can be sending professional-looking documents the same afternoon you sign up.
The starting universe covered dozens of construction and field service platforms. We filtered to tools with a real review footprint so this list reflects actual customer experience rather than vendor marketing copy.
Where a vendor doesn’t publish pricing — Buildertrend, ServiceTitan, FieldPulse — we cite the contractor-reported range and say plainly that it isn’t from the vendor’s own site.
Block counts, mortar type and volume, stone tonnage, rebar footage, and wall ties all need to show up in a proposal for it to read as a serious bid rather than a placeholder number.
QuoteIQ’s reviewer pool doesn’t yet carry a dedicated masonry tag, so the reviews featured below are pulled from concrete contractors and general trade users — the closest adjacent trades in our database.
Their perspective on quote specificity, professional presentation, and pricing discipline shaped how we weighed each platform’s proposal depth — not just whether a feature exists on a spec sheet, but whether it actually changes how a contractor wins jobs in practice.
QuoteIQ’s reviewer pool doesn’t yet have a dedicated masonry tag, so the reviews below are pulled from concrete contractors and general trade users — the closest adjacent trades in our database. See myquoteiq.com/quoteiq-reviews for the full, continuously updated review set.
“I’ve been in the construction industry for 9 years and I’ve never seen an instant estimate tool like the one in this app.”
“Started using this on my dad’s concrete business and he says it’s a game changer.”
“The AI estimator is wild — I describe the job and it pulls from my price book and drafts the whole quote.”
20+ year home service business owner and creator of the Mike Vidan YouTube channel — 580,000+ subscribers. Has coached thousands of contractors on pricing, estimating, and quote strategy.
Read Mike’s insights →Serial entrepreneur and creator of the ForeverSelfEmployed YouTube channel — 743,000+ subscribers. Has built and scaled multiple home service businesses with a focus on systems and pricing discipline.
Read Justin’s insights →The best proposal software for masonry contractors in 2026 is QuoteIQ, which turns any estimate into a branded, multi-section proposal with photos, company story, and customer reviews built in, alongside MapMeasure Pro for satellite property takeoffs. Jobber is a strong runner-up for the most polished mobile quoting experience, and Buildertrend fits masonry work embedded in a larger residential build. For most masonry businesses sized 1-15 employees, an all-in-one platform beats a standalone proposal tool because the same line items flow into scheduling and invoicing.
Masonry proposal software ranges from about $10/mo for a basic document tool like Joist to $299-$699/mo for an all-in-one platform like QuoteIQ Elite or Max, where branded proposals are included at no per-estimate cost. Standalone document builders like PandaDoc run $19-$49 per user per month. Enterprise platforms like ServiceTitan are quote-only and typically run $245-$398 per technician per month. QuoteIQ’s own Essentials plan starts at $29.99/mo with Proposal+ available for 100 IQ Credits per estimate at that tier.
There’s no permanent free proposal tool with real masonry-relevant features, but every platform on this list offers a free trial — QuoteIQ’s runs 14 days on every plan. QuoteIQ doesn’t have a free plan, but plans start at $29.99/mo for solo operators and scale to $699/mo for unlimited-user teams, with Proposal+ free during the trial. Joist’s Pro plan at $17/mo is the cheapest ongoing option with real proposal-style features like photos and e-signatures.
For a solo mason, QuoteIQ Essentials at $29.99/mo covers estimates, invoicing, scheduling, and e-signatures, with the option to send a full Proposal+ document for 100 IQ Credits on bigger jobs. Joist’s Pro plan at $17/mo is the lowest-cost option with photo-backed estimates if you don’t yet need scheduling or crew tools. Both have real free trials with no long-term commitment.
At 2-5 employees, QuoteIQ Beginner ($74.99/mo) or Pro ($149.99/mo) adds MapMeasure Pro for satellite wall and patio measurement plus job costing to see real margin on CMU and brick veneer jobs. Jobber’s Grow plan ($199/mo, 1 user, $29/mo per added user) is a strong alternative if a more polished mobile quoting app matters more to you than masonry-specific measurement tools.
At 20+ employees running multiple crews, ServiceTitan’s enterprise dispatch and reporting tools typically justify the per-technician cost, which contractor-reported figures put at $245-$398 per technician per month plus a five-figure implementation fee. QuoteIQ Max ($699/mo, unlimited users) is a lower-cost alternative that covers proposals, scheduling, and crew management without per-seat fees, though it doesn’t match ServiceTitan’s dispatch depth at true enterprise scale.
Yes — QuoteIQ, Jobber, Housecall Pro, and Joist all have full-featured iOS and Android apps built for jobsite use, letting a mason build a proposal, take photos, and send an estimate from a scaffold or driveway without going back to a desktop. QuoteIQ Cam and MapMeasure Pro are both designed as mobile-first tools specifically for capturing job conditions and measuring properties in the field.
QuoteIQ’s InstaSchedule lets customers book appointments themselves, though it’s limited to the Elite and Max plans. Jobber’s Client Hub and Housecall Pro’s online booking both let customers approve quotes and pay invoices from a self-serve portal on any plan tier. For proposal approval specifically, PandaDoc and Buildertrend both support customer-side e-signature approval built into the document itself.
QuoteIQ’s AI Estimator draws line-item quantities from job photos and a description against your own material price list, and pairs with MapMeasure Pro for satellite takeoffs on walls, patios, and driveways. For contractors doing high-volume commercial bids directly off architectural drawings, a dedicated masonry takeoff tool used alongside a CRM will out-perform any all-in-one platform on this list for unit-by-unit block and course counting.
QuoteIQ pairs drag-and-drop job scheduling with weather-sensitive rescheduling — useful since mortar can’t cure below 40°F or in heavy rain — plus crew dispatch through EmployeeHub. Jobber’s scheduling is equally capable for general trades but doesn’t account for masonry’s weather dependencies the way a masonry-focused workflow does. Both are available starting on their respective entry-level plans.
QuoteIQ converts an approved proposal or estimate straight into an invoice with one tap, and supports deposits plus progress billing for multi-week masonry projects like a phased retaining wall job. Jobber and Housecall Pro are strong alternatives for masonry crews who want a fuller field service platform, while Joist and PandaDoc handle invoicing and payments adequately for contractors who don’t need the rest of a CRM.
QuoteIQ includes route optimization on Pro plans and above, useful for masonry contractors juggling multiple active job sites in a day. Jobber also offers route optimization on its higher tiers. Markate and Joist have no native route optimization at any price and would need a separate tool like OptimoRoute layered on top.
Most platforms, including QuoteIQ, offer data import support to bring over customer records, active jobs, and historical invoices from Jobber during onboarding. The switch is usually smoothest at a natural billing-cycle break — run both systems briefly in parallel on a handful of active jobs before fully cutting over, and export your Jobber data first as a backup regardless of which platform you’re moving to.
QuoteIQ is the strongest alternative to Housecall Pro for masonry contractors who want a branded proposal tool included rather than gated behind Housecall Pro’s MAX-only Sales Proposal add-on. Jobber is another solid alternative if mobile quoting polish matters most. Both offer transparent published pricing, unlike several other platforms on this list.
Yes — QuoteIQ Max at $699/mo with unlimited users covers proposals, estimating, scheduling, and crew management at a fraction of ServiceTitan’s reported $245-$398 per technician per month. A 10-technician masonry operation on ServiceTitan can run $2,450-$3,980/month before implementation fees; the same crew size on QuoteIQ Max costs the same flat $699/mo regardless of headcount.
A masonry proposal that wins jobs shows the customer specific quantities, not a lump sum — block counts, mortar type and bag count, stone tonnage, and rebar footage broken out by line item, plus before-photos of the existing condition and after-photos from comparable completed work. Speed matters too: the contractor who sends a specific, itemized proposal first sets the customer’s expectations, and every competing bid gets compared against that first impression.
Masonry is a proposal-first trade whether contractors think of it that way or not. A brick veneer bid, a CMU retaining wall, or a multi-week tuckpointing contract lives or dies on whether the customer can see exactly what they’re paying for — the block count, the mortar type, the stone tonnage — laid out clearly enough to trust the number. That’s the gap QuoteIQ’s Proposal+ closes: every estimate can become a branded document with photos, company story, and reviews attached, without leaving the same platform that handles scheduling and invoicing.
Jobber remains the right call for masonry crews who want the most polished mobile quoting experience and don’t mind paying per user for it. Buildertrend fits masonry work that’s one phase of a larger residential build. ServiceTitan earns its enterprise price tag once a masonry operation has the crew count and dispatch complexity to justify it. And for a solo mason just starting out, Joist gets a professional-looking, photo-backed estimate out the door for under $20 a month.
The masonry industry isn’t shrinking — a persistent bricklayer shortage and steady demand for brick, block, and stone exteriors mean the contractors who win are increasingly the ones who look most professional on paper before they ever pick up a trowel. Software that turns a rough number into a clear, specific proposal is no longer a nice-to-have for masonry businesses competing for the same bids; it’s the difference between winning the job and being the second call nobody returns.
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