QuoteIQ vs Jobber vs ShowTheReceipts: Which Fits a Solo Operator?
For a solo operator, ShowTheReceipts is the one built for you: the whole quote-to-paid loop — quoting, invoicing, on-site card payment, cash and Venmo tracking, and automatic follow-up — on the Pro plan at $39/month with every feature included and nothing gated higher. Estimating-first tools built around property-size quoting cover a narrower need, and crew platforms built for dispatch and routing are sized for a staffed office. If you're one person who wants paid invoices, not software to administer, the complete tool sized for one is the better pick.
How we picked
Prices are each vendor's published entry plan in 2026. We're the third product in this comparison, so read it knowing that — we've kept the criteria to things you can verify on each vendor's own pricing page, and we compare our Pro plan against each competitor's comparable tier.
| Software | Starting price | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| ShowTheReceipts That's us | $15/mo | Solo operators who want the whole business in one flat price, minus the crew layer |
| QuoteIQ | $29.99/mo | Exterior-cleaning contractors who quote by property size |
| Jobber | $49/mo (Core), features gated higher | Crews of 2–10 that need dispatch and an integration marketplace |
What would your team actually pay?
Pick a team size and see the real monthly cost across all three — QuoteIQ's tier jumps and Jobber's per-user fees add up fast past one person.
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The short version
These are three products for three different businesses. For a solo operator, the question isn’t which is most powerful — it’s which is sized for one person running the whole job.
| The question | The answer |
|---|---|
| ”I’m one person and want paid invoices, not software homework” | ShowTheReceipts |
| ”I quote driveways and house washes by the square foot” | QuoteIQ |
| ”I’m dispatching two or more techs” | Jobber |
Where ShowTheReceipts is the obvious fit
ShowTheReceipts runs the whole business for one person: quoting, invoicing, on-site card payment, automatic follow-up, cash and Venmo tracking, and tax-ready books — everything on the Pro plan at $39/month, nothing gated higher. You quote standing in front of the work, invoice the moment it’s done, and charge the card before you leave; the slow payers get chased automatically. Setup is photographing the price list you already have, so you’re invoicing the same day.
No dispatch board, no roles, no estimating suite to carry — just the tools that get the job quoted, done, and paid. That’s the point: a complete product sized for a team of one, at one flat price.
Where QuoteIQ fits
QuoteIQ is estimating-first software, built by a pressure-washing business owner and shaped around that work: AI-assisted quoting, satellite property measurement, and customer self-quoting on a flat $29.99. If your quote starts with “how many square feet is this driveway,” that estimating machinery is the center of the product. It’s a narrower shape — built around property-based estimating rather than running the whole business — so it fits best when quoting by property is the core of your day.
Where Jobber fits
Jobber is the mature crew platform: 300,000+ users, polished onboarding, the biggest integration marketplace, and a dispatch-and-routing engine built for teams. Its Core plan starts at $39/month, with the features that unlock the rest of the platform on higher tiers. That’s the right shape for a business dispatching two or more techs — it assumes a team with users, roles, and routes to coordinate. For a crew of one, that’s coordination machinery you’d configure and never open. If Jobber is the one you’re really weighing, our Jobber alternative for one person breakdown goes deeper on what a solo operator gives up and gains.
Frequently asked questions
Which one should a solo operator pick?
For most one-person businesses, ShowTheReceipts — it's the whole quote-to-paid loop in one flat $39/month, built for someone running the entire job themselves, with no crew layer to configure. QuoteIQ earns a look if you quote large exterior jobs by property size and want AI estimating; Jobber earns one when you're dispatching a crew. If you're just trying to get quoted, done, and paid on your own, the complete solo tool is the fit.
What do I get with ShowTheReceipts for $39/month?
Every operator feature at one flat price — quoting, scheduling, unlimited invoicing, on-site card payment, automatic follow-up, cash and Venmo tracking, and tax-ready exports — with nothing gated behind a higher tier. It's the full toolset for a one-person business, set up by photographing the price list you already have.
Does ShowTheReceipts take a cut of my payments?
No. You pay only the payment processor's standard rate, and ShowTheReceipts adds nothing on top. You keep your full take at one flat monthly price, however much card volume you run — worth checking against any option that pairs a low monthly price with a per-payment surcharge.
Can I switch over without losing my clients?
Yes, and the same day. Export your client list as a CSV and import it directly — the built-in migration importer handles client and job history, with duplicate detection so a re-import doesn't double your book. Most operators are fully moved in an afternoon.