Contractor+ offers a free tier with basic CRM and estimating. DripJobs is the all-in-one CRM built to actually grow your contracting business with automated follow-ups, package pricing, and an AI sales assistant. See how they really compare.
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Contractor+ is a solid free-to-start contractor management app with basic CRM, estimating, invoicing, and project management. But its free plan caps you at 250 leads and 5 estimates per month. Even on paid plans, Contractor+ lacks multi-step drip campaigns organized by pipeline stage, package pricing (Good, Better, Best), and the deep automated sales pipeline that turns leads into closed deals.
DripJobs is purpose-built for winning jobs. You get an automated pipeline where deals move through stages automatically as events happen, 40+ pre-built multi-step drip campaigns organized by pipeline stage, package pricing to upsell customers with tiered estimate options, built-in two-way texting, Jobi AI sales assistant, professional proposals with e-signatures, invoicing and payments, crew management, and a customer portal — all in one price, built by a contractor who scaled to $1.5M+ in revenue.
A detailed look at what each platform offers home service contractors.
| Feature | |
Contractor+ |
|---|---|---|
| Pipeline / CRM | ||
| CRM pipeline | ✓ Included in all plans | Basic on free; advanced on Pro Team |
| Pipeline automation (deals move automatically) | ✓ Zero setup, event-driven | ✗ Manual deal flow tracking |
| Unlimited leads & clients | ✓ | Free: 250 max; Pro+: unlimited |
| Automated Drip Messaging | ||
| Multi-step drip sequences by pipeline stage | ✓ 40+ pre-built, zero setup | ✗ |
| Pipeline automated drip messaging | ✓ Auto-triggers by stage | ✗ |
| Email/SMS follow-up automation | ✓ Multi-step drip campaigns | Review requests & referral reminders only |
| Email blast marketing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Proposals & E-Signatures | ||
| Professional proposals with e-signatures | ✓ | Automated contracts with e-sign (Pro+) |
| Package pricing (Good, Better, Best tiers) | ✓ Tiered packages for upselling | ✗ |
| Estimate flows into invoice & job automatically | ✓ | Partial workflow |
| Invoicing & Payments | ||
| Invoicing | ✓ Built-in, unlimited | Free: 5/mo; Pro+: unlimited |
| Online payments (credit card) | ✓ Built-in | ✓ Contractor+ Pay |
| ACH bank transfer payments | ✓ | ✓ |
| Deposit collection | ✓ | ✗ |
| Change orders | ✓ | ✗ |
| Two-Way Texting | ||
| Built-in two-way texting (DripJobs Chat) | ✓ Dedicated business number | Business phone/SMS on Pro Team only |
| Online Booking Form | ||
| Online booking form with automation | ✓ Auto-creates contacts & triggers drips | Service requests (no drip automation) |
| Mobile App | ||
| Native mobile app (iOS & Android) | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI Features | ||
| AI sales assistant (deal-aware follow-ups) | ✓ Jobi AI | ✗ |
| AI lead scoring | ✓ | ✗ |
| AI estimating | ✗ | ✓ Estimatic AI |
| AI call answering | ✗ | ✓ Big Chief AI |
| Integrations | ||
| Zapier integration (5,000+ apps) | ✓ | Pro Team only |
| QuickBooks integration | ✓ | Pro Team only |
| Google Calendar sync | ✓ | ✓ Pro+ |
| Starting Price | ||
| Starting price | ✓ From $97/mo (all features) | Free (limited); $29/mo Pro; $58/mo Pro Team |
| Built by a contractor | ✓ Tanner Mullen, $1.5M+ painting co. | ✓ |
Contractor+ gives you basic tools for free. DripJobs gives you 40+ automated drip campaigns, package pricing to upsell every customer, Jobi AI to close more deals, and a fully automated pipeline — the features that actually grow your revenue. Starting at $97/month.
Contractor+ covers the basics. But there are critical areas where DripJobs delivers a fundamentally different experience for growing your business.
DripJobs includes 40+ pre-built multi-step text and email drip sequences organized by pipeline stage — new lead, estimate scheduled, proposal sent, and more. They activate automatically with zero setup. Contractor+ only offers basic automated review requests and referral reminders — not multi-step drip sequences organized by pipeline stage.
Create tiered estimate packages — Good, Better, Best — so customers can compare options and upsell themselves. This is a proven strategy to increase average ticket size. Contractor+ does not offer package pricing or tiered estimate options.
In DripJobs, deals move automatically through your pipeline as events happen — estimate scheduled, proposal sent, job started, payment collected. Zero setup required. Contractor+ has deal flow tracking, but it is a manual visual pipeline without event-driven automation.
Text customers from a dedicated business number. Every conversation stays tied to the deal. Your customer replies, you see it instantly. Contractor+ offers business phone and SMS only on their highest-tier Pro Team plan ($58/mo+).
AI reads your deal context, scores leads by likelihood to close, and writes personalized follow-up messages you send with one click. Contractor+ has AI for estimating (Estimatic) and call answering (Big Chief), but no deal-context-aware sales assistant or lead scoring.
In DripJobs, your estimate flows directly into a proposal with e-signatures, then into invoicing and payment collection — including deposits and change orders. The entire workflow is connected from first lead to final payment in one platform.
Your DripJobs booking form automatically creates contacts, organizes leads into the right pipeline stage, and triggers multi-step follow-up drips — all without any setup. Contractor+ has service requests, but they lack the built-in drip automation that turns submissions into nurtured leads.
Give your customers a branded portal to view proposals, approve estimates, make payments, and track job status. Looks professional. Saves you phone calls. Contractor+ offers a client portal only on their Pro Team plan.
Contractor+ deserves credit for offering a genuinely useful free tier — you can manage up to 250 clients, send 5 estimates/invoices per month, and access basic CRM features without paying anything. Their mobile app is well-regarded, they offer Estimatic AI for generating quick estimates, Big Chief AI for automated call answering, material and labor cost calculators with local pricing data, property profiles for repeat maintenance work, mileage tracking, and client financing options. For a solo contractor just starting out who needs basic project management tools, Contractor+ is a legitimate free starting point.
The difference comes down to what happens when you need to grow. DripJobs' automated pipeline moves deals through stages as events happen (not manually), includes 40+ pre-built multi-step drip campaigns organized by pipeline stage (not just review requests), has package pricing for upselling, built-in two-way texting, a Jobi AI sales assistant that scores leads and writes follow-ups, and professional proposals with e-signatures — the features that actually convert leads into paying customers.
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Contractor+ is a contractor management app with a free tier that covers basic CRM, estimating, and invoicing (capped at 250 leads and 5 estimates/invoices per month on the free plan). DripJobs is an all-in-one CRM purpose-built for winning more jobs, with an automated pipeline where deals move through stages as events happen, 40+ pre-built multi-step drip campaigns organized by pipeline stage, package pricing (Good, Better, Best) for upselling, built-in two-way texting, Jobi AI sales assistant, proposals with e-signatures, invoicing and payments, crew scheduling, and a customer portal — all included in one price starting at $97/month.
Contractor+ offers a free Forever plan, but it is significantly limited: 250 leads/clients max, only 5 estimates or invoices per month, basic CRM only, and no advanced features like QuickBooks integration or scheduling. To unlock unlimited estimates, scheduling, and advanced CRM you need their Pro ($29/mo) or Pro Team ($58/mo) plans. DripJobs starts at $97/month but includes everything — unlimited leads, automated drip messaging, proposals, invoicing, payments, crew management, AI assistant, and more — with no feature gating.
No. Contractor+ offers basic automated review requests and referral reminders, but does not include multi-step drip campaigns organized by pipeline stage. DripJobs includes 40+ pre-built multi-step drip sequences (text and email) that trigger automatically based on pipeline stage — new lead, estimate scheduled, proposal sent, and more — with zero setup required.
Contractor+ has a free plan (very limited), Pro at $29/month (1 user), and Pro Team at $58/month (2 users, +$20/mo per extra). DripJobs starts at $97/month (Pro) and $147/month (Advanced). While Contractor+ has a lower entry price, DripJobs includes 40+ automated drip campaigns, package pricing (Good/Better/Best), Jobi AI, built-in two-way texting, professional proposals with e-signatures, and a fully automated pipeline — features Contractor+ does not offer at any price tier.
Yes. Jobi AI is DripJobs' built-in AI sales and project management assistant. It reads your deal context, scores leads by likelihood to close, and writes personalized follow-up messages you can send with one click. Contractor+ offers Estimatic AI (for generating estimates) and Big Chief AI (for call answering), but neither provides deal-context-aware follow-up writing or lead scoring.
Yes. Both DripJobs and Contractor+ support credit card and ACH payments. Contractor+ processes payments through their Contractor+ Pay system. DripJobs includes built-in invoicing and payment collection natively, plus deposit collection and change orders. The DripJobs advantage is the tightly integrated workflow — your estimate flows directly into a proposal, then into invoicing and payment collection in one seamless flow.
DripJobs was founded by Tanner Mullen, a painting contractor who built Premium Painting to over $1.5M in annual revenue. He built DripJobs to solve the exact problems he faced running his own contracting business. Contractor+ was founded by Justin Smith (CEO) and Roshan Sethia (CTO) to help contractors manage their businesses more efficiently.
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