Software for painters: estimates that get read and jobs that get scheduled.
Painting is won on the estimate and the follow-up. Most shops lose more bids to silence than to price. HomeMaxx Pro tells you when the estimate was opened, follows up on its own, and books the walk-through from your real calendar.
The rows that decide it for painters.
From the full comparison, the features painters ask about first, with HomeMaxx Pro beside the tools painters usually shop: Jobber, Housecall Pro.
| Feature | HomeMaxx Pro | Jobber | Housecall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Know when the estimate was openedYou know the moment the Homeowner reads it, which is the moment to call. | |||
| Automated follow-up texts and emails from your own numberDays two, five and ten, from your own number, until it is approved or lost. | |||
| Good, better, best estimates from a price bookOne coat or two, standard or premium paint, trim included or not: three options, one signature. | |||
| Online self-booking by the HomeownerThe walk-through booked from your openings with the drive time built in. | Slots around real openings, travel buffer | ||
| Tracked QR codes for signs, trucks and mailersThe yard sign and the truck carry a code that tells you which jobs brought the next ones. | Free profile code; $29.99 per tracked code | ||
| Job photos and checklistsPartial today: photos on the customer record; the per-job checklist is being built. |
Competitor ratings are from vendor documentation and third-party reviews as of September 2026 and change often; confirm in a demo. HomeMaxx cells reflect what is live today.
Where HomeMaxx Pro is still building for painters.
Said plainly, so you can weigh it. The compare table is the roadmap; "Coming" rows are in the queue.
- Job photos and checklists
Partial today: photos on the customer record; the per-job checklist is being built.
Head to head.
The full table against each tool painters usually shop.
- HomeMaxx Pro vs Jobber
Jobber is field service software for small home service businesses: lawn care, cleaning, plumbing, HVAC, painting and the rest.
- HomeMaxx Pro vs Housecall Pro
Housecall Pro is home service software aimed at small shops in HVAC, plumbing, electrical, cleaning and handyman work, with scheduling, dispatch, estimates, invoicing, online booking and a set of marketing tools..
What painters get that no shop tool offers.
HomeMaxx advertises to Homeowners and hands each request to a local Pro in painting. Answer Homeowner questions in Learn and they message you. Get Verified and the shield goes on everything the Homeowner sees. Own the franchise and the territory is yours alone.
Start free, no cardWhat we tell Homeowners about painting.
The articles Homeowners read before they call. Your customers are reading them too.
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Plans.
Simple pricing.
Every plan starts with 14 days free.
- Homeowner requests outside any territory, sent to you in turn, no charge
- Your public Pro page on the Find a Pro map, plus a free QR code
- Ask the Pros: answer questions, Homeowners message you, they land in your customers list
- Storm alerts and after-the-storm outreach to your customers
- Customers, properties and every call in one timeline
- Good-better-best estimates the homeowner approves on their phone
- Automated follow-up texts and emails from your own number
- Jobs, crews, scheduling and on-my-way tracking
- Invoices, card and ACH payments through Stripe
- Customer portal and your standard warranty, issued on payment
- 3 users included; add seats any time
- Everything in Journeyman
- QuickBooks Online or Xero connected in two clicks
- Customers, invoices and payments sync automatically
- Payments recorded in your books flow back to HomeMaxx
- Warranties issue the moment an invoice is paid, wherever it was paid
- tiipstr customer credibility scores, $49.99/month add-on
- 5 users included; add seats any time
- Everything in Foreman
- A scorecard fed by your own numbers, every night
- Quarterly priorities with owners, milestones and status
- A ranked issues list and seven-day to-dos
- The weekly meeting that runs itself, segment by segment
- Accountability chart for the whole team
- tiipstr included: a customer's credibility score before you take the job
- 10 users included; add seats any time
- Everything in Master, included
- A protected territory of whole ZIP codes, about 100,000 homes per unit
- Homeowner leads from HomeMaxx.pro routed straight to you
- The HomeMaxx brand on trucks, shirts, signs and advertising
- Verified by HomeMaxx, included, and the HomeMaxx Pro name on your truck
- Owners who have done it and a support team behind you
- 20 users included; add seats any time
No contract on the HomeMaxx Pro plans; upgrade, downgrade or add seats any month.
The franchise is a separate agreement and includes everything in Master.
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