PaintScout
PaintScout: A connected sales and operations platform for established painting teams. Ranked #10 of 22 in Painting Contractor Software by our editors (8.3/10); pricing: 14-day trial; best for established teams needing integrations and estimating.
At a glance
- Editor score8.3 / 10
- Pricing14-day trial
- Best forEstablished teams needing integrations and estimating
- Free planNo
- Paid from$79/mo
- Estimate builderYes
- Founded2015
- Facts checked22 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Production-rate estimates include labor and material lists.
- Branded proposals support digital signatures and payments.
- Scheduling, crew work orders, invoicing, and integrations connect operations.
Where it doesn't
- No free plan is available.
- The platform is delivered through the web.
- Operations is an add-on rather than a standalone base plan.
Our verdict on PaintScout
PaintScout is a cloud-based platform for painting contractors that brings estimating, proposals, customer communication, scheduling, production tracking, and payments into one system. Sales supports production-rate estimates with labor and material lists, custom templates, branded interactive proposals, digital signatures, follow-ups, CRM tools, and payment collection. Operations adds job management, scheduling, team visibility, crew work orders, notes, and change orders. It suits established painting businesses that need a connected sales-to-production workflow rather than a narrowly focused estimate builder.
Pricing is split between Sales and the Operations add-on. Sales costs $119 per month with monthly billing or $99 per month with annual billing. Operations costs $99 per month monthly or $79 per month annually. The published plans show estimates, proposals, payments, follow-ups, and customer communication in Sales, while Operations adds job management, scheduling, and team visibility. There is no free plan, but a 14-day free trial is available. One-time Plus, Pro, and Premium packages cost $999, $1,499, and $1,999, respectively, adding setup, imports, training, presentation build-outs, and templates at different levels.
Integration breadth is a major reason to consider PaintScout. Connections include Pipedrive, CompanyCam, Monday.com, Wisetack, Zapier, HubSpot, QuickBooks, Stripe, Airtable, GoHighLevel, Workglue, Google Calendar, Jobber, Google Sheets, and HeyPros. Two-way Google Calendar synchronization supports calendar coordination, while invoicing, deposits, payment collection, and crew work orders extend the platform beyond sales. The web platform supports use on phones, tablets, and desktop devices. Choose PaintScout if estimating, proposals, integrations, and operational coordination need to work together; smaller contractors seeking a lower-cost or simpler tool may prefer a narrower alternative.
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PaintScout fact sheet
| Free plan | No |
|---|---|
| Paid from | $79/mo |
| Estimate builder | Yes |
| Proposal signatures | Yes |
| Job scheduling | Yes |
| Crew management | Yes |
| Material cost tracking | Yes |
| Invoicing and payments | Yes |
| Free trial | 14 days · no card needed |
| Deployment | Cloud |
| Platforms | Web |
| Support | Email, Live chat, Docs |
| Built for | Small business, Mid-market (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 16 integrations: Pipedrive, CompanyCam, Monday.com, Wisetack, Zapier, HubSpot … See all → |
| Pricing | 14-day trial (source) |
| Website | paintscout.com |
| Facts checked | 22 Sep 2026 |
PaintScout integrations
PaintScout lists 16 integrations on its own site.
- Pipedrive
- CompanyCam
- Monday.com
- Wisetack
- Zapier
- HubSpot
- QuickBooks
- Stripe
- Airtable
- GoHighLevel
- Workglue
- Google Calendar
- Jobber
- Google Sheets
- HeyPros
- Dropbox
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Alternatives to PaintScout
- SurfacelyA broad painting-business toolkit with a capable free plan and field-ready workflows.9.4
- PaintClarityA free, painting-focused WordPress application covering estimates, jobs, crews, payments, and reporting.9.2
- PaintWiserAffordable painting software with room-based estimating and core job management.9.0
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