Joist is a mobile estimating app for contractors. QuoteDrop adds AI to make estimates 10x faster.
A transparent look at what each tool offers.
AI Estimate Generation
Photo-to-Estimate
Starting Price
SMS Delivery
Customer Signatures
Payment Collection
Mobile App
Free Trial
Setup Time
Number of Trades Supported
QuickBooks Integration
Reusable Price Lists
AI-Powered Pricing Suggestions
Free forever starter tier. Try Pro for 7 days at just $5.
Joist offers a limited free plan and paid plans starting around $49/month for full estimating and invoicing features. Premium tiers run higher for additional features like payment processing.
Real reasons contractors choose QuoteDrop for estimates.
AI generates full estimates from a single photo — no manual line-item entry
Free Starter plan with 3 estimates/month, no credit card required
Customer-facing estimates look professional out of the box
Built-in SMS delivery and digital signature capture on every plan
Setup in 30 seconds — no price list to build before your first estimate
Joist is a well-known mobile estimating and invoicing app built specifically for contractors. It lets you create detailed estimates, send invoices, and sync with QuickBooks. Joist has been a popular choice for contractors who want a straightforward mobile quoting tool.
Mobile-first design built for contractors on the go
Focused on estimating and invoicing (not bloated with FSM features)
QuickBooks integration for bookkeeping
Lets you build a price list of common items for reuse
Joist requires you to manually enter each line item, description, and price. QuoteDrop lets you snap a photo of the job, add a brief note, and AI generates the full estimate with line items and real-world pricing in seconds. You review, adjust, and send.
Not yet. QuickBooks integration is on our roadmap. Right now, QuoteDrop focuses on the estimate creation and customer approval workflow. You can export PDFs for your bookkeeping in the meantime.
QuoteDrop's AI learns your trade pricing automatically. Instead of building a manual price list upfront, the AI suggests real-world pricing for your trade and location. You can always adjust any line item before sending.
Both. Solo contractors love the speed of AI-generated estimates. Teams on the Business plan ($149/mo) get up to 5 team members with white-label branding and 1,000 SMS/month.