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Quoting software for Canadian contractors, compared.
Four tools Canadian trades ask us about, side by side, with each company's own published prices. Where one of them is the better pick, we say so.
Prices checked November 13, 2026 on each company's own pricing page.
| Criterion | quoteai | Jobber | Joist | Housecall Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billed in | Canadian dollars | US dollars | Not stated on their pricing page | US dollars |
| Lowest monthly plan | Starter: CA$29/mo, 15 AI quotes a month, quotes only, 1 user | Core: US$49/mo month-to-month (US$29/mo billed yearly), 1 user | Basics: $12/mo, 5 documents a month | Basic: US$79/mo month-to-month (US$59/mo billed yearly), 1 user |
| Cheapest plan with quotes and invoices | Pro: CA$79/mo, 60 AI quotes a month, contracts and e-signature, invoicing, 2 users | Core includes quotes, invoicing and online payments | Basics includes estimates to invoices (5 documents a month); Pro, $17/mo, is unlimited | Basic includes estimates, invoicing and payments |
| Customers pay by card online | From Business (CA$249/mo), paid into your own Stripe account | Included from Core | Online payments listed from Basics | Included from Basic |
| Free trial | 7 days, no credit card | 14 days, no credit card | 14 days, no credit card | 14 days, no credit card |
| How a quote is built | Describe the job in plain words (typed or spoken); the AI drafts line items, quantities and prices in about 30 seconds, and you edit before sending | Line items from your saved products and services; Jobber also lists AI tools | Estimate templates with your line items; Joist also lists built-in AI tools | Estimates from your price book; a Sales Proposal Tool on the Max plan |
| Canadian sales tax (GST/HST/PST/QST) | Set by the customer's province automatically; each tax on its own line | You create tax rates and combine them into tax groups (Jobber help centre) | Not confirmed from their public pages | Not confirmed from their public pages |
| French (Canada) quotes, invoices and client pages | Yes: the app, documents and client pages | Not confirmed from their public pages | Not confirmed from their public pages | Not confirmed from their public pages |
| Pay for one quote, no subscription | Yes, from CA$5 | Not listed on their pricing page | Not listed on their pricing page | Not listed on their pricing page |
Source: Jobber pricing page · Source: Joist pricing page · Source: Housecall Pro pricing page
quoteai vs Jobber
Jobber is field service software from Edmonton, used by home service companies across North America for quoting, scheduling, dispatch, invoicing and payments.
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Joist is an estimating and invoicing app from Toronto, popular with renovators and small contractors who want simple estimate and invoice templates on their phone.
Read the full comparisonquoteai vs Housecall Pro
Housecall Pro is US field service software for home service businesses, with scheduling, dispatch, estimates, invoicing, payments and marketing tools.
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Describe a real job and see the quote quoteai drafts, with your province's taxes, before you decide anything.
Jobber, Joist and Housecall Pro are trademarks of their owners; quoteai is not affiliated with them. Their prices and features change, so check their sites before you decide. If something here is out of date or wrong, write to info@quoteai.ca and we will correct it.