PaintQuote Pro vs BrushDesk

PaintQuote Pro8.7Visit BrushDesk8.5Visit

Higher score PaintQuote Pro #6 in Painting Contractor Software 8.7/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 6 of 6 features Visit PaintQuote Pro

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BrushDesk #8 in Painting Contractor Software 8.5/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 6 features Visit BrushDesk

• PaintQuote Pro fits best

  Contractors needing flexible quote-first pricing

• BrushDesk fits best

  UK painting firms managing office and field seats

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Side by side

Feature	PaintQuote Pro 8.7/10 Visit ↗	BrushDesk 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.5
Ranking	#6 in Painting Contractor Software	#8 in Painting Contractor Software
Best for	Contractors needing flexible quote-first pricing	UK painting firms managing office and field seats
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$239.99/yr	£10/seat/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	14 days	14 days
Free trial length	14 days · no card needed	14 days · no card needed
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone, Docs	Email
Integrations	20+ integrations	1 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business
Features PaintQuote Pro 6/6 · BrushDesk 5/6
Estimate builder	✓	✓
Proposal signatures	✓	✓
Job scheduling	✓	✓
Crew management	✓	✓
Material cost tracking	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Invoicing and payments	✓	✓
Our review
Pros	AI quotes with room measurements and paint quantity calculations Offline mobile access, scheduling, crew assignment, and payments QuickBooks, Stripe, Square, Google Calendar, and REST API access	Room-by-room estimates with configurable labour rates VAT and CIS invoicing with Stripe card payments Field tools for photos, progress, tasks and timesheets
Cons	Free access is limited to two quotes to start Pricing spans annual, monthly, per-quote, and pack options Priority support and branding features are limited to Unlimited plans	Office seats cost £39 per seat monthly Web-only access limits platform choice Stripe is the only listed integration
Our verdict	PaintQuote Pro is estimating and field-management software for residential and commercial painting contractors. Its workflow covers room measurement, paint and labor calculations, itemized quotes, digital signatures, customer and… Read the review →	BrushDesk is software for UK painting and decorating firms that need one system for estimating, scheduling, customer approvals, field updates, invoicing and payments. Its office workflow covers room-by-room estimates, paint and sundries… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• PaintQuote Pro — where it wins

  • AI quotes with room measurements and paint quantity calculations
  • Offline mobile access, scheduling, crew assignment, and payments
  • QuickBooks, Stripe, Square, Google Calendar, and REST API access

  Where it doesn't

  • Free access is limited to two quotes to start
  • Pricing spans annual, monthly, per-quote, and pack options
  • Priority support and branding features are limited to Unlimited plans

• BrushDesk — where it wins

  • Room-by-room estimates with configurable labour rates
  • VAT and CIS invoicing with Stripe card payments
  • Field tools for photos, progress, tasks and timesheets

  Where it doesn't

  • Office seats cost £39 per seat monthly
  • Web-only access limits platform choice
  • Stripe is the only listed integration

• PaintQuote Pro8.7/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  A flexible quote-to-payment toolkit with broad field features and complex pricing.

  Visit PaintQuote ProFull verdict →
• BrushDesk8.5/10 · 14-day trial

  A focused web tool for UK decorating firms, with strong room-level estimating and field workflows.

  Visit BrushDeskFull verdict →