Tallie is a Jobber alternative for small home service businesses that want faster estimating, simpler workflows, and lower pricing. Both platforms cover quoting, invoicing, scheduling, and customer management—but Tallie adds AI-powered estimates and real-time material pricing so you spend minutes on quotes, not hours.
Jobber makes you build every estimate manually. Tallie uses AI to do the heavy lifting.
1. Open the quote builder
2. Manually add each line item
3. Look up material prices somewhere else
4. Calculate quantities by hand
5. Apply markup manually
6. Format and send
⏱ Time: 20-45 minutes per estimate
1. Describe the job: "Paint a 12x15 bedroom, two coats, ceiling included"
2. Tallie calculates square footage automatically
3. Pulls current Home Depot material prices
4. Adds labor based on your rates
5. Generates a professional estimate
⏱ Time: 2-3 minutes per estimate
A side-by-side look at what each platform includes.
| Feature | Tallie | Jobber |
|---|---|---|
| AI-Powered Estimates Describe the job, get a detailed quote in minutes | ||
| Real-Time Material Pricing Live Home Depot prices built into estimates | ||
| Scheduling & Dispatch | ||
| Customer CRM | ||
| Quoting & Estimates Tallie's are AI-generated, Jobber's are manual | ||
| Invoicing | ||
| Online Payments | ||
| Mobile App (iOS & Android) | ||
| Change Order Tracking Built-in to Tallie, missing from Jobber | ||
| Lead Pipeline | ||
| Client Hub/Portal | ||
| Route Optimization Jobber's Connect+ plan only | ||
| QuickBooks Integration In development | Coming Soon | |
| Team Management | ||
| Marketing Features In development | Coming Soon | Grow Plan |
Stop spending evenings building quotes. Describe the job, let AI handle the math. Reclaim hours every week.
Jobber uses whatever prices you enter. Tallie pulls live pricing from Home Depot, so you never underbid because costs went up.
Job scope changed? Tallie tracks every change order tied to the original estimate. No more awkward "we didn't agree to that" conversations.
Same great features. Better price.
| Team Size | Tallie | Jobber |
|---|---|---|
| Solo Plan | $29/mo | $39/mo (Core) |
| Small Team (3 users) | $79/mo (Pro) | $129/mo (Connect) |
| Growing Team (5 users) | ~$109/mo | $169/mo (Connect) |
| Larger Team (10 users) | ~$184/mo | $349/mo (Grow) |
| Per User After Plan | $15/user | $29-35/user |
| Contract Required | No | No |
5-person team annual savings: $720+/year
Plus the hours you save with AI estimates. What's your time worth?
✓ You need route optimization (Jobber's is solid)
✓ You already have a pricebook system you like
✓ Your jobs are highly repetitive (same quote every time)
✓ You're happy building estimates manually
✓ You hate spending hours on estimates
✓ Your jobs vary (different scopes, different materials)
✓ You want material prices that are actually current
✓ Scope creep and change orders are a pain point
✓ You want to pay less for more features
Export your customer list from Jobber, and we'll help you import it into Tallie. You'll be up and running the same day—we promise it won't take weeks to learn.
Start your 14-day free trial today. See what AI-powered estimating can do for your business.
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