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QuoteIQ for carpenters: what it does, what it costs, and who it's for
The short version
- What it is: photo-based quoting with a light CRM — snap or upload a job photo, get a draft line-item estimate you can send same-day.
- The pitch for carpenters: get a number to the homeowner by Friday afternoon instead of next Wednesday, so the lead doesn't go cold while you're finishing another job.
- What it costs: from $30/mo (Essentials, about $25 billed annually); AI runs on monthly credits that don't roll over.
- Best for: finish-trim and small built-in shops whose bottleneck is slow or inconsistent quoting.
- What it's not: a cabinetry estimator. No takeoff, cut-list, or millwork pricing, and it's not a full field-service platform — pair it with scheduling and invoicing if you need those.
See how QuoteIQ works, in 26 seconds
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A quote request sits in the inbox for three days while you're on a build. With QuoteIQ you snap a photo of the space, and it builds an itemized estimate — materials, cut and joinery, install labor — that you send as a real quote the same day, right from the driveway. Fast, buttoned-up, and the job's yours. Photo-based quoting for custom built-ins and trim, from $30/mo.
Common questions
How much does QuoteIQ cost?
From $30/mo on the Essentials plan (about $25/mo if you pay annually), which includes 1 user and a monthly pool of AI credits. Credits don't roll over, so a heavy quoting month can run dry. Tiers change, so confirm the current rate on the vendor's page before you buy.
Can it quote a custom built-in from a photo a homeowner texts me?
It can draft one. QuoteIQ reads the photo and builds a line-item estimate — casework, hardware, finish, labor — that you review, not a number to send blind. There's no cabinetry takeoff or cut-list, so you still check out-of-square walls, scribed-cut situations, and hidden electrical yourself before it goes out.
Is it a full field-service platform?
No — it's focused on photo-quoting and a light CRM. For scheduling, dispatch, and invoicing, pair it with Jobber or Housecall Pro. For multi-week cabinet builds with material tracking, look at JobTread.
Can a local pro set it up for me?
Yes. A local consultant can set up your QuoteIQ templates and shop pricing so estimates go out clean from the first job. Find one by zip below.
What does it actually do for a carpentry shop?
A lot of carpentry work is won or lost in the gap between the walkthrough and the quote. A homeowner texts you a photo of the living-room wall where they want a built-in, and if it takes you three days to write it up, they've often already called someone else. QuoteIQ is built to close that gap. You put the line items together on your phone — casework, hardware, finish, labor — from a single photo, and a clean estimate goes to the customer the same day. That's the whole idea: take the part of the job that drags, turning a look at the room into a number the customer can say yes to, and make it fast. It's not trying to run your whole back office, and it won't do a cabinetry takeoff or a cut-list. It's trying to get quotes out the door before the lead goes cold.
How a photo becomes a same-day quote
What does it cost?
QuoteIQ starts at $30/mo on the Essentials plan, or about $25/mo billed annually, with 1 user and a monthly pool of AI credits. Those credits don't roll over, so a month with a lot of photo-quotes can run the AI dry before the next cycle. Higher tiers add credits and users. Some features sit on the upper plans, so price the plan against what you actually quote in a month, not the headline rate. Confirm the current numbers with the vendor before you sign up.
Pricing is vendor-published and changes; confirm the current tiers on QuoteIQ pricing (vendor-published; live page didn't render on our check, figure carried from our 2026-05 review, confirm before you buy). Checked 2026-06-30.
Where does it shine, and where doesn't it?
Strong if…
- Slow or inconsistent quoting on built-ins and trim is costing you jobs.
- You want estimates that go out the same day, from the field, off a photo.
- You already have scheduling and invoicing handled and just need the quoting piece tightened up.
Maybe not if…
- You run a custom-cabinet shop that needs a true cabinetry takeoff, cut-list, or millwork estimating — QuoteIQ doesn't do those; look at JobTread for multi-week builds.
- You want one app to run scheduling, dispatch, and invoicing too — that's Housecall Pro or Jobber.
- Your quoting is already fast and the leak is elsewhere (missed calls, follow-up).
Doing multi-week cabinet builds with material lead-times to track? See JobTread for carpenters. Need the whole back office? See Housecall Pro for carpenters.
Sources: QuoteIQ pricing and QuoteIQ product pages — vendor-published, checked 2026-06-30. Last reviewed: 2026-06-30.
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