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Markate vs Joist pricing (2026)

Markate starts at $49.95 a month and Joist at $10. Every figure below was read from the two companies' own pricing pages on September 28 and 29, 2026.

The Markate homepage
The Markate homepage on September 6, 2026. Visit Markate
The Joist homepage
The Joist homepage on September 6, 2026. Visit Joist

Side by side

Price both for your crew

Every line is a figure one of the two publishes, or the words not published.

Starts at
Markate$49.95 a month
Joist$10 a month
A crew of 5 pays
Markate$69.95 a month
JoistNot published
Plans published
MarkateOwner Operator
JoistBasics, Pro, Elite, Run
Entry plan seats
Markate1 user
Joist1 user
Free trial
Markate14 days, no card
Joist14 days, no card
Card rate
MarkateNot published
Joist3.49% plus $0.49 a transaction
Bank transfer
MarkateNot published
Joist1%, capped at $15 a payment
Priced by
MarkateFlat, seats included
JoistFlat, seats included
Crew size
Markate1 to 8 people
Joist1 to 3 people
Trades named
MarkatePressure washing, Lawn care, Cleaning, Carpet cleaning, Handyman, Junk removal, Pest control
JoistHandyman, Roofing, Painting, Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC, Landscaping, Construction

Every Markate plan

All Markate pricing

  • Owner Operator

    One owner, $479.40 if paid for the year

    Billed monthly
    $49.95 a month
    Billed annually
    $39.95 a month
    Seats included
    1 user
    One more costs
    $5 a seat

Every Joist plan

All Joist pricing

  • Basics

    Up to 5 documents a month

    Billed monthly
    $10 a month
    Billed annually
    $8.34 a month
    Seats included
    1 user
    One more costs
    Not published

  • Pro

    Unlimited documents and clients

    Billed monthly
    $17 a month
    Billed annually
    $14.17 a month
    Seats included
    1 user
    One more costs
    Not published

  • Elite

    Adds change orders and reporting

    Billed monthly
    $32 a month
    Billed annually
    $26.67 a month
    Seats included
    1 user
    One more costs
    Not published

  • Run

    For managing several jobs at once

    Billed monthly
    $70 a month
    Billed annually
    $58.33 a month
    Seats included
    1 user
    One more costs
    Not published

What the prices do not tell you

Markate
The base plan is deliberately thin. Online booking, the customer portal, proposals, Zapier and a texting number are $10 a month each, so price the add-ons you actually need before comparing. Every employee past the owner is $5 a month on top. Plan prices re-read in Chrome on 2026-09-29 on both toggles and unchanged. The page's HTML also carries a feature list with the $10 add-ons and per use marketing charges (an SMS blast at a $10 setup fee plus 5 cents a segment, ringless voicemail at $10 plus 20 cents each, drip texts at 10 cents), but that section did not render in Chrome that day, so those charges are not recorded as fees. No card rate is published: payments run through Square.
Joist
This is a quoting and invoicing app, not a field service platform: there is no dispatch board and no crew scheduling. For a solo contractor who only needs to look professional on paper it is a tenth of the price of everything else here.

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Where the numbers came from

Every figure above was read from Markate and Joist on their own pricing pages on September 28 and 29, 2026. Nothing here ranks the two, because the ranking would be ours and you could not check it. These prices change, so check the current number with both before you buy.

Full pricing for Markate and Joist. To put your own crew size, add-ons and what you take on cards against both, open the true cost calculator with the two already side by side. To start from your trade and crew size instead of from these two, open the picker with Markate pinned, and it will say whether Markate makes the list for your answers.