Agricultural fencing

Agricultural Fencing Business Invoicing App (2026)

Short answer

Farm fence quotes are per foot with corners, gates, and terrain priced separately, and the materials bill lands before you drive a post. ShowTheReceipts ($15/mo) builds the per-foot quote with add-on lines, collects a materials deposit at acceptance, and invoices the balance when the last brace is set.

How we picked

Entry-plan prices as published in 2026, checked against each vendor's own pricing page or a recent third-party summary. Judged on the fence contractor's real workflow — per-foot quoting with add-ons, materials deposits, and completion invoicing — not on multi-crew dispatch.

Prices as published by each vendor, 2026. Entry-level plans shown.
Software Starting price Best for
ShowTheReceipts That's us $15/mo Farm fence contractors: per-foot quotes, corner/gate add-ons, materials deposits, completion invoicing
Joist Free / $8/mo Simple contractor estimates and invoices
Invoice2go $9.99/mo+ Basic mobile invoicing
Kickserv Flex $19/mo Budget scheduling with invoicing
Jobber $29/mo (Core) Crews dispatching several fence teams

Per foot is only half the quote

The run rate covers wire and posts in a straight line. Corners, braces, gates, and rock are where the actual labor lives.

Itemize them or you’ll be donating the hardest parts of the job.

1. ShowTheReceipts — $15/mo

Per-foot quotes with corner, brace, gate, and terrain lines, a materials deposit at acceptance, and a balance invoice at completion.

2. Joist — Free / $8/mo

Simple contractor estimates and invoices.

3. Invoice2go — $9.99/mo+

Basic mobile invoicing.

4. Kickserv Flex — $19/mo

Budget scheduling plus invoicing.

5. Jobber — $29/mo (Core)

Crew dispatch for a company with several teams.

The line items that survive contact with a pasture

  • Per foot of run — by fence type
  • Corner / H-brace assemblies — each
  • Gates — by width, hung
  • Clearing / brush removal — per hour or per foot
  • Rock surcharge — stated rate, agreed before starting
  • Mobilization — for remote pastures

Frequently asked questions

Should I take a materials deposit on a fence job?

Yes — posts, wire, and gates are a large cash outlay before you've earned a dollar, and a deposit at quote acceptance covers it. Charging it by card the moment they accept makes it routine instead of a phone call.

How should corners, braces, and gates be priced?

Separately from the per-foot run rate. An H-brace and a 16-foot gate are fixed-cost items regardless of fence length, and folding them into a per-foot number makes short runs look wildly overpriced.

How do I handle rock, brush, or bad terrain?

Quote the run at normal terrain and state a per-foot or hourly surcharge for rock and clearing, agreed before you start. Discovering rock is normal; discovering it after you gave a firm price is expensive.

What about repairs versus new fence?

Bill repairs hourly with materials at cost plus markup, and new runs per foot. Trying to price a repair per foot understates the setup time that a short job can't spread across any distance.