Honest comparison

The Joist alternative for painters who want a real contract

Joist is a cheap, capable estimate and invoice app for every trade, and its e-signature comes on every paid tier. If a signature on an estimate is all you need, Joist is the better deal. Rollr is a different category: a contract as its own document, a price you can check against your real costs, and, in Dallas Fort Worth, a founder who drives out and bids a job with you.

Rollr
Joist
The contract is its own document
Yes: scope, prep, inclusions and exclusions as real sections, generated from the accepted quote, separate from the invoice
Contract terms ride on the estimate or invoice; custom client contracts start on the Pro tier
Painting scope
Every room and surface its own line; site check answers print in the scope the client signs
Line items you type, any trade
Your floor rate
Five questions about your year set your overhead from real costs, working shown
Not on their plans page (checked Oct 2026)
Site check while you measure
Condition, prep, access and hazards asked on the job; prep adds a line you price
Not on their plans page (checked Oct 2026)
Lead paint, pre-1978 homes
Renovate Right pamphlet delivered and a separate receipt signed before the contract
Not on their plans page (checked Oct 2026)
The visit
In Dallas Fort Worth, I drive to you, load your price list and crew, and we bid a real job together before I leave. Everywhere else: the free calculator for now
Self-serve signup, 14-day trial
Track record
New product
Years in market, large user base
Rollr
The contract is its own documentYes: scope, prep, inclusions and exclusions as real sections, generated from the accepted quote, separate from the invoice
Painting scopeEvery room and surface its own line; site check answers print in the scope the client signs
Your floor rateFive questions about your year set your overhead from real costs, working shown
Site check while you measureCondition, prep, access and hazards asked on the job; prep adds a line you price
Lead paint, pre-1978 homesRenovate Right pamphlet delivered and a separate receipt signed before the contract
The visitIn Dallas Fort Worth, I drive to you, load your price list and crew, and we bid a real job together before I leave. Everywhere else: the free calculator for now
Track recordNew product
Joist
The contract is its own documentContract terms ride on the estimate or invoice; custom client contracts start on the Pro tier
Painting scopeLine items you type, any trade
Your floor rateNot on their plans page (checked Oct 2026)
Site check while you measureNot on their plans page (checked Oct 2026)
Lead paint, pre-1978 homesNot on their plans page (checked Oct 2026)
The visitSelf-serve signup, 14-day trial
Track recordYears in market, large user base

Joist prices checked October 6, 2026 from their pricing page. Plans change; check their site for current numbers. Rollr is the newer product with the smaller track record. We'd rather you know that from us.

The honest fork

Which one fits your crew?

Pick Rollr if…

  • You paint, and you want the contract to be its own document with scope, prep, inclusions and exclusions as real sections
  • You want your floor rate and what you take home on a job in front of you before you send the number
  • You work on pre-1978 homes and want the lead paint pamphlet receipt signed before the contract
  • You paint in Dallas Fort Worth and want the founder to load your prices and bid a real job with you

Pick Joist if…

  • You want the cheapest way to send estimates and invoices with a signature on them
  • You work across trades, not just painting
  • You want native iOS and Android apps with a long track record

“It’s taken our quoting process to a new level.”

Kevin, Crimson Paint Co., Wilkes-Barre, PA · quoting with Rollr since its earliest stages

Where Joist beats us

  • Much cheaper: plans start at $12 a month, and e-signature comes on every paid tier
  • Built for every trade, so one app covers a painter who also does drywall or carpentry
  • Native iOS and Android apps, tap to pay in person, and a long track record
  • If you only need a signed estimate and an invoice, Joist does that for less

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