Contractor management software for estimates, invoices & crews
One workspace for independent contractors and small crews in the United States: client records, itemized proposals clients sign online, invoices with payments, job scheduling and crew hours.
No credit card required.
Quick answer
Contractor management software keeps the paperwork of a job connected, from the first request to the final payment. Estiggle gives U.S. contractors one workspace for client records, itemized proposals that clients sign online, invoices with payments and balances, a job agenda and crew hours. It works from a phone or a computer.
Key points
- Prepare each estimate as an itemized proposal, using your own quantities and prices.
- The client reviews and signs from a link in their browser, with no account.
- Create the invoice from the signed proposal, record each deposit and payment, and watch the balance.
- Schedule visits and work days, and track crew hours by job site.
- Plans start at $12 a month, with a 21-day free trial.
What you can manage in Estiggle
A contractor’s day runs through the same few records. Estiggle keeps them linked, so the proposal, the schedule and the invoice all point to the same client.
- Client records
- Each client has one page with contact details, saved addresses, proposals, invoices, appointments and tasks, so you can find the records for their work together.
- Estimates as proposals
- Build an itemized proposal from the services you quote most, choose how much price detail the client sees, and add photos to items. You enter the quantities and prices.
- Online signatures
- The client opens a link, confirms their name, signs and accepts, with no account. You see when they opened it and when they signed, and the signed PDF is kept.
- Invoices and payments
- Create the invoice from the signed proposal, bill a deposit or the remaining balance, record each payment and refund, and see what is paid and what is due.
- Job scheduling
- Plan walkthroughs and work days by month, week, day or list, link them to clients, and optionally connect Google Calendar.
- Crew hours
- Mark who worked each day, split hours across job sites, and see hours and estimated pay for any dates you choose.
- Reports
- See payments received and invoice balances by date range and client, and download them as a CSV for your books.
An example: one client, from proposal to invoice
For a quoted job, the client and approved scope connect the paperwork. These real product screenshots use fictional example data to show what carries from one step to the next.
Start with the client and scope
Choose the client and a saved job address, then write the proposal using your saved services or new items. Enter your own quantities, prices and terms, and check the live preview before sending it.
The proposal editor, with a live preview of what the client will read. Fictional example data. Get approval on the document
Email the client a link to the proposal. They review the scope and price and sign in their browser without an account. The signed PDF remains available with the proposal.
What the client sees: the proposal, the total and a form to sign. Fictional example data. Plan the work and record hours
Add client appointments to the agenda for the visit and work days. Record attendance and assign crew hours to job sites as the work happens.
The agenda in week view, with a mini calendar and Month, Week and Day views. Fictional example data. Carry the approved work into the invoice
Create an invoice from the signed proposal to copy the client, address and work. Record each payment you receive, then review the remaining balance and export payment reports for your books.
The payment history shows what has been paid and what is still due. Fictional example data.
Each step has a full guide with screenshots: create and send a proposal, invoice a job, schedule jobs and track crew hours.
What Estiggle does not do
Estiggle fits independent contractors and small crews managing quoted client jobs. Before starting a trial, compare these limits with the work you need your software to do.
- It is not payroll
- Time & pay shows hours and estimated pay, so you know what each person is owed. Keep paying your crew the way you do now.
- It does not onboard or pay freelancers
- Some software with this name manages freelance contractors for a company. Estiggle is for contractors running their own client work.
- It does not price the job for you
- There are no automatic takeoffs or cost database. You enter your own quantities and prices, and the free calculators and templates help you work them out.
See how your kind of job runs
The workspace is the same for every contractor. Each page shows how one kind of work is written up, from the proposal to the invoice.
- SoftwareEstiggle for painting contractorsHow a painting job moves from walkthrough to proposal, schedule and invoice.
- SoftwareEstiggle for carpentry contractorsHow a carpentry job moves from site visit to proposal, schedule and invoice.
- SoftwareEstiggle for roofing contractorsHow a roofing job moves from inspection to proposal, install schedule and invoice.
- SoftwareEstiggle for remodeling and general contractorsHow a remodel moves from walkthrough to a signed proposal, a schedule and stage invoices.
- SoftwareEstiggle for landscaping contractorsHow a landscaping project moves from the site visit to proposal, install schedule and invoice.
Free tools and templates
Work out your own painting quantities and prices with the calculator, or prepare an estimate or invoice file with a template. No account is needed for these resources; the workspace adds linked client records, online approval and ongoing job records.
- CalculatorPainting estimate calculatorCalculate paint, labor and profit for interior rooms using your own rates. Free, with no sign-up.
- TemplatePainting estimate templateDownload Excel with formulas for totals and deposits, or a Word estimate you can edit.
- TemplatePainting invoice templateShow work and payments in Excel or Word. Excel calculates the remaining balance.
Start with
21 days free.
Clients, proposals, invoices, scheduling, and crew management. Included with either billing option.
Start your 21-day free trialNo credit card required.
Choose how you pay.
- MonthlyBilled monthly
- $12/ month
- AnnualBilled annually
- $100/ year
Prices in USD. Annual billing saves $44 per year.
Questions
What is contractor management software?
It keeps a contractor’s client work together: the client record, the estimate, the signed approval, the schedule, the crew’s hours and the invoice. Estiggle does that for independent contractors and small crews in the United States.
Is Estiggle estimating and invoicing software?
It writes estimates as itemized proposals from your own quantities and prices, collects the client’s signature, and turns the signed proposal into an invoice. It does not take measurements off plans or carry a cost database. For painting, the free painting estimate calculator works out area, gallons and a price.
Does Estiggle run payroll?
No. Time & pay shows each person’s hours and estimated pay for the dates you choose. It is a record to pay from, so keep using your usual way of paying your crew.
Do my clients need an account to sign?
No. They open the link in a browser, on a phone or a computer, confirm their name, add a signature and accept.
Can I use it on my phone?
Yes. Estiggle runs in the browser on a phone or a computer, so you can check the schedule, call a client or record crew hours from the job site.
Which contractors use it?
Estiggle was first built for a painting company, and the same workflow suits any contractor who quotes jobs, gets them approved, schedules the work and bills the client. See how a job runs for painting, carpentry, roofing, remodeling or landscaping contractors.
How much does Estiggle cost?
Estiggle costs $12 USD per month or $100 USD per year, with the same features on both. Try it free for 21 days; no credit card is required.