Painter's Log is back-office software for painting contractors, bringing estimates, crew time, job records, costs, invoices and close-out into one service. Its estimate builder supports sections and line items, markup, tax and discounts. A customer can open an estimate from a direct link and approve it with an online signature; approved estimates can turn into jobs and invoices. Crews can split clock-ins across job sites using geofences, then export timecards to CSV. The app can read photographed receipts into job materials and record paint brand, color, finish and quantity by room and surface. During a job, reports compare estimated and actual labor and material costs, with profitability and budget variance available while work is underway. The AI assistant takes voice or text questions about jobs, customers and costs, and can create log entries, retrieve job details and summarize the day. Other tools cover revenue, cash flow, aging receivables, labor utilization, 1099 exports, production rates and estimate accuracy. Painter's Log works on Android, iOS and the web, including in a phone browser, and its mobile app can be installed without an app store download. The maker describes it as fully bilingual in English and Spanish, including estimates.
Who it is for
Painter's Log suits painting contractors who want estimates, crew timekeeping, job costing and invoicing together. Its job-site tools, paint tracking and contractor-focused reports also fit businesses that need to follow labor and materials while jobs are in progress.
What is good
- Estimates support sections, line items, markup, tax and discounts.
- Customers can approve estimates online with an e-signature.
- Geofenced clock-ins can be split across job sites.
- Receipt photos can be read into job materials.
- Reports compare estimated and actual job costs.
- Available in English and Spanish, including estimates.
What to know first
- The free plan is limited to 2 users and 5 jobs monthly.
- The free plan charges a 1% fee on in-app payments.
- Pro is listed at $149/mo billed annually.
Verdict
Choose Painter's Log if your painting business needs estimates, job tracking, timekeeping and cost reports in one service. The free plan provides a way to start, while businesses needing more users, jobs or storage must consider Pro; the listed Pro price is $149/mo billed annually.
Get started with Painter's Log
- Open the Painter's Log website.
- Choose the Free plan or Pro plan.
- Use the web service or access it on Android or iOS.
- For phone access, use the phone browser or install the mobile app without an app store download.
- Create an estimate with sections and line items, then share its direct link for customer review.
What the free plan stops at
The Free plan allows 2 users, 5 jobs per month, 20 documents per month, 25 receipts per month and 2 GB of storage. It includes 300k chat tokens and 10 voice minutes per month per user, and charges a 1% fee on payments collected through Painter's Log. Pro includes 4 users, 50 GB of storage, unlimited jobs, estimates, invoices and receipts, and 2M chat tokens plus 2 hours of hands-free voice per month per user.
Questions about Painter's Log
Is Painter's Log free?
Yes. Its Free plan costs 0.00 USD per month and includes limits on users, jobs, documents, receipts, storage and AI use.
How much does Pro cost?
The pricing note says $149/mo billed annually, with $1,788 billed yearly. The plan details list 4 users included and an additional active worker at $24/mo billed annually.
Is there a free trial?
No. Painter's Log lists no free trial.
Which platforms does it support?
It is available on Android, iOS and the web. It also runs in a phone browser, and the mobile app can be installed without an app store download.
Can customers sign estimates online?
Yes. Customers can review estimates through a direct link and approve them with an online e-signature.
Does it support English and Spanish?
Yes. The maker describes the product as fully bilingual in English and Spanish, including estimates.
Painter's Log plans and pricing
All plansCompared on painting contractor software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Estimate builder
- Yes
- Proposal signatures
- Yes
- Job scheduling
- Yes
- Crew management
- Yes
- Material cost tracking
- Yes
- Invoicing and payments
- Yes
