Painting estimating + job profitability
Know your true job cost before you send the quote.
Calculate materials, labor, overhead and target margin in one painting-specific workspace. Build the estimate, check the numbers and compare the quote with what the job actually cost.
Lifetime access. No monthly subscription.
One-time payment · No account required · 7-day money-back guarantee
The real workspace — not a mockup.
One missed cost can be worth more than the price of Pro.
- Original quote
- $4,800
- Expected job cost
- $3,600
- Expected profit
- $1,200
- Overlooked labor and overhead
- $340
- Corrected job cost
- $3,940
- Corrected expected profit
- $860
$340
in costs caught before quoting
$79
Painting Estimate Pro, once
Pro does not need to rescue every estimate to justify its price.
Illustrative example only. Your jobs, costs, and results will vary.
See exactly how it works.
Follow one painting job from the first cost assumption to the final margin check.
Step 1 of 4
Build the job
Enter the project, its rooms and surfaces, the paint you're using, and any expected extra costs.
Use the arrow keys, swipe, or the buttons below to step through.
A spreadsheet can total numbers. Pro helps you inspect the assumptions behind them.
A spreadsheet can absolutely work. This is about what stays consistent job after job.
Manual estimating
- Costs spread across notes and sheets
- Easier to overlook an expense
- Markup and margin can be confused
- Estimated and actual costs are rarely compared
- Calculations often rebuilt for each job
Painting Estimate Pro
- One painting-specific estimating workflow
- Labor, materials, and overhead brought together automatically
- Margin checked before the quote goes out, not after
- Estimate-versus-actual comparison built in
- Reusable project structure and business assumptions
You don't need another all-in-one business platform. You need confidence in the numbers behind the quote.
Built for painters who need better estimates — not more software.
Good fit
- Solo painting contractors
- Small painting companies
- Residential painting jobs
- Light commercial projects
- Contractors moving beyond notes or basic spreadsheets
- Painters who want to understand estimated versus actual costs
Not designed to be
- A CRM
- Scheduling or dispatch software
- Accounting or payroll software
- Payment processing
- Lead-management software
- An AI tool that guesses project costs
Painting Estimate Pro does one job: help you understand the numbers behind a painting quote.
Everything included for one payment.
- Painting project workspace
- Labor-cost calculations (computed automatically from your rates)
- Material and supply costs
- Overhead and additional job expenses
- Markup and margin calculations
- Professional, print-ready estimate builder
- Estimate-versus-actual job costing
- Reusable settings and business assumptions
- Unlimited local projects
- Print or PDF export
- Lifetime access
- All future updates to the workspace
Worth knowing: every project lives in your own browser's local storage, not a server — clearing your browser data erases it unless you've exported a backup, and moving to a new device means importing that backup there. Your one-time $79 payment still covers every future update to the workspace.
A new, focused product — with a straightforward guarantee.
Painting Estimate Pro is a new, independent product. The screenshots above show the real software — not a mockup.
Try the complete workspace with your own estimating process. If it isn't a good fit, request a refund within 7 days.
- Complete product access
- 7 days to evaluate it
- One-time payment
- No monthly subscription
Protect the margin before the job begins.
Bring materials, labor, overhead, target margin, and actual job costs into one painting-specific estimating workflow.
Lifetime access. No monthly subscription.
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Questions before you buy
What exactly do I receive?
Lifetime access to the Pro workspace: project estimating, Price Book Health, actual-cost review, and backup/restore, plus all future updates. You get a license key by email right after purchase — nothing to install.
Is this a subscription?
No. Pro is a $79 one-time payment with lifetime access — no recurring charges, ever.
Do I need to create an account?
No. There's no account or login — your license key unlocks the workspace directly in your browser.
Where is my project data stored?
In your own browser's local storage, only — there's no server copy of your projects.
What happens if I clear my browser data?
Local project data is erased permanently unless you've exported a backup first — worth doing regularly from Backup & Data. Your license isn't affected: redeem your key again any time.
Can I move projects to another device?
Yes, manually — export a backup from Backup & Data on the old device and import it on the new one. Projects don't sync automatically between devices.
Can I use it on multiple devices?
Yes — your license key itself works on any device or browser; paste it under "Already purchased?" to unlock it there too.
Can I print or download estimates?
Yes — every estimate has a "Print / Save as PDF" button that produces a clean, customer-facing document with no cost or margin figures on it.
Does it calculate both markup and margin?
Yes — every estimate shows the estimated job cost, a suggested price at your target margin (or your own custom price), profit, and margin, before you send anything.
Is this a CRM or scheduling platform?
No. It doesn't handle scheduling, dispatch, payroll, or leads — see "Built for painters who need better estimates" above for exactly what it does and doesn't do.
Are future updates included?
Yes. Pro is a continuously updated web app under one license — there's no separate charge for future improvements to it.
How does the 7-day guarantee work?
Email us within 7 days of your purchase date, from the address you paid with, and we'll issue a full refund. Your local project data is never deleted as part of a refund. See the Terms of Service for the complete policy.
What payment methods are accepted?
Checkout is handled by Dodo Payments, our payment processor — major credit and debit cards are accepted there.
Still have a question? Get in touch — we're happy to help.
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