Masonry estimating software: unit counts or job quotes
Which product you are looking for
Commercial masonry takeoff loads a plan set, measures wall areas, counts units and applies labour rates to produce a bid. On-Screen Takeoff and STACK own that category. It is a genuinely different product from field service software — no scheduling, no invoicing, no customer records — and it is sold to contractors bidding commercial buildings off drawings.
Residential masonry quoting is another thing entirely. A patio, a retaining wall, steps, a chimney rebuild, repointing. You measure on site in an hour. Your estimating problem is making sure base prep, excavation and disposal are priced as visible lines rather than absorbed into a square-foot rate.
If you bid commercial off drawings, price On-Screen Takeoff and STACK directly. If you run residential work, the tools below are the practical answer.
What a small mason needs
Itemised prep. Excavation, base, drainage, disposal — separate from the visible stonework. Base prep is the hidden cost that turns a good patio price into a bad one.
Deposits and staged billing, because material lands before the money does.
Bulk rescheduling, because masonry loses days to weather constantly.
| Tool | Starts at | Users included | Best for | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jobber | $49/mo | 1 | One to four masons | Itemised quotes, deposits, bulk reschedule |
| QuoteIQ | $29.99/mo | 1 | Solo masons | Cheapest; plan-view area measurement |
| Housecall Pro | $79/mo | 1 | Five or more | Five seats, photo documentation |
| ServiceTitan | Quote only | Unlimited | Large service operations | Quote-only, service trades |
Jobber — best of these for a masonry crew
$49/mo · One to four masonsThe default field service platform for small home service businesses, and the one most operators compare everything else against.
Multi-day jobs, deposits, itemised material and labour lines, and the best bulk rescheduling of the four — which in a weather-dependent trade you will use more than any other feature.
Core is $49/mo plus $29 per seat. No takeoff, no unit counting.
What it does well
- The most polished product in the category. Onboarding is fast and the mobile app is the one crews complain about least.
- Client-facing experience — booking page, quote approvals, payment — is a step above everything cheaper.
- Deepest integration list, so it fits whatever you already run the books in.
What it does badly
- The advertised entry price is one user. Seats are $29/mo each on every tier, so a three-person crew on Core is $107/mo, not $49.
- Automation that most operators consider essential — reminders, follow-ups — is Connect and up, a 2.8x jump from Core.
- Prepaid annual pricing is what the marketing quotes; the no-commitment monthly number is meaningfully higher.
Who it fits: One person to a mid-size crew. The Core tier is genuinely usable solo; the useful automation starts at Connect.
QuoteIQ — cheapest option
$29.99/mo · Solo masonsField service software built for exterior cleaning and outdoor home service crews, with property measurement baked into the quote.
$29.99/mo. MapMeasure Pro will measure a patio area or a driveway footprint from above, which is a reasonable first-pass number for a phone quote on flatwork. It does nothing for vertical work and it is not a unit count.
What it does well
- Cheapest real entry point of anything in this category — $29.99 gets a working quote-to-invoice loop, not a crippled trial tier.
- MapMeasure Pro measures a property off satellite imagery, which is the actual job on a lawn, driveway or roof quote.
- Every tier includes the features. No add-on menu bolted on at checkout.
What it does badly
- Smaller company than the incumbents. Fewer integrations, and you will occasionally be the person filing the bug.
- Built around exterior and outdoor trades. If you run commercial mechanical, this is the wrong shape.
- Seat counts are tight below Elite — a four-person crew is already on the $149.99 tier.
Who it fits: Solo operator to a four-person crew, mostly exterior cleaning and outdoor work.
Housecall Pro — with a crew
$79/mo · Five or more masonsJobber’s closest competitor, priced for teams rather than solos, with stronger dispatch and marketing tooling.
Essentials at $189/mo with five seats, and structured photo reports that are worth having when heavy equipment and materials have been on a customer’s property.
What it does well
- Five seats included on Essentials is the best seat-per-dollar deal of the three once you are past two people.
- Dispatch and routing are stronger than Jobber’s at the equivalent tier.
- Recurring service plans on Max are genuinely good if you sell maintenance contracts.
What it does badly
- Worst entry price in the category: $79/mo for a single user, 60% more than Jobber Core for less.
- Extra seats on Essentials are $100/mo — the most expensive seat of any tool here.
- Add-on pricing is not published. You will get those numbers on a sales call, not off the website.
Who it fits: Two to eight people. The seat maths only starts working in your favour once you have a crew.
ServiceTitan is built for dispatched service trades, not project masonry — named for completeness, quote-only pricing and a paid implementation.
How we picked
Prices read off each vendor’s pricing page on 31 August 2026, no-commitment monthly rate with seats added. We weighted itemised prep lines, deposits and bulk rescheduling. We did not score takeoff or unit counting, which none of these do.
We earn nothing from Jobber or ServiceTitan.
What we would do
Bidding commercial off drawings: On-Screen Takeoff or STACK.
Solo residential: QuoteIQ at $29.99.
Two to four: Jobber Core at $49.
Five or more: Housecall Pro Essentials at $189.
Questions operators actually ask
What is masonry estimating software?
Usually commercial takeoff — On Center's On-Screen Takeoff and STACK are the common names. You load drawings, measure wall areas, count units and apply labour rates to produce a bid. It is a different product from the scheduling and invoicing software a small residential mason needs.
Do I need takeoff software for residential masonry?
Rarely. Patios, walls, steps, chimneys and repointing are measured on site in an hour. Takeoff pays off when you are bidding thousands of square feet off a commercial plan set and the counting is itself days of work.
How should I quote residential masonry?
By area or linear foot for the visible work, with separate lines for excavation, base preparation, drainage and disposal. Base prep is the hidden cost in masonry and quoting it inside a single square-foot rate is how a patio job goes from profitable to break-even.
What about weather and seasonal scheduling?
Masonry loses more days to weather than most trades, and bulk rescheduling is worth testing during a free trial. Jobber's is the strongest of the four — you will move a week of work several times a season.
Which takeoff tools should I look at for commercial bidding?
On-Screen Takeoff and STACK come up most often for masonry. We have not verified their pricing, so there are no figures here — every price on this site is read off the vendor's own page and dated.