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PaintScout vs Joist pricing (2026)

PaintScout starts at $119 a month and Joist at $10. Both figures were read from the two companies' own pricing pages on September 6, 2026.

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

Side by side

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

Starts at
PaintScout$119 a month
Joist$10 a month
A crew of 5 pays
PaintScout$199 a month
JoistNot published
Plans published
PaintScoutSales Core Platform
JoistBasics, Pro, Elite, Run
Entry plan seats
PaintScout1 user
Joist1 user
Free trial
PaintScout14 days, no card
Joist14 days, no card
Card rate
PaintScoutNot published
JoistNot published
Bank transfer
PaintScoutNot published
JoistNot published
Priced by
PaintScoutFlat, seats included
JoistFlat, seats included
Crew size
PaintScout1 to 15 people
Joist1 to 3 people
Trades named
PaintScoutPainting
JoistHandyman, Roofing, Painting, Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC, Landscaping, Construction

Every PaintScout plan

All PaintScout pricing

  • Sales Core Platform

    1 user, then $20 a month each

    Billed monthly
    $119 a month
    Billed annually
    $99 a month
    Seats included
    1 user
    One more costs
    $20 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

PaintScout
Scheduling and job management are the Operations add-on, so a painter who wants both is on $218 a month billed monthly rather than $119. Onboarding packages are $999, $1,499 and $1,999 one off.
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.

Where these figures came from

Every figure above was read from PaintScout and Joist on their own pricing pages on September 6, 2026. Nothing here ranks the two, because the ranking would be ours and you could not check it. Prices in this category move, so check the current number with both before you buy.

Full pricing for PaintScout and Joist. To put your own crew size, add-ons and card volume against both, open the true cost calculator.