smartcrew vs quoteiq

smartcrew vs quoteiq

Andrew Drish, founder
Published November 3, 2026. Updated November 3, 2026

smartcrew vs quoteiq is a trade decision, not a feature checklist. SmartCrew is for heavy civil and dirtwork crews of about 5 to 100, and it starts at $99/month. QuoteIQ is a home service CRM with published plans from $29.99 a month. If you quote lawns, pressure washing, or cleaning, QuoteIQ is the better pick. If you run excavators, we are.

QuoteIQ price and home service description from its pricing page, October 26, 2026. SmartCrew starts at $99/month.

quoteiq vs smartcrew

quoteiq vs smartcrew flips the names. QuoteIQ still leads with home service plans. SmartCrew still leads with crews and iron. The order of the names does not change who the product is for.

QuoteIQ's pricing page, read October 26, 2026, starts at $29.99 a month and describes an all in one CRM for home service contractors. That price is real. It is not a dirt price.

How the day runs in one app

Picture a excavation owner who clicked a QuoteIQ roundup. QuoteIQ owns the versus search on its own site. The buyer still needs both products described without insults. The office still finds out on Friday, from a spreadsheet nobody trusts.

The operator clocks in on the phone and picks the job, the activity code, and the excavator. Log and Switch covers a hop to the next machine. Break and clock out are on the same screen. The timecard is payroll ready without a chase.

The comparison is only useful if it tells you who should buy which one. The job page shows revenue, expenses, and profit, with budget against spent for labor, materials, equipment, and change orders. Hours by employee sit on that job. That is real time profit, the number Andrew calls the big selling point, and it moves while the work is still open.

SmartCrew starts at $99/month. Contact us for team pricing.

Scheduling, dispatch alerts, crew chat, and the sales CRM are Premium categories. Feature availability varies by plan. Fleet Management, Sales CRM, and Scheduling and Communications are the Premium names. QuickBooks Online is connected today. QuickBooks Desktop, Foundation, and ADP are in the works.

SmartCrew does not estimate, take off quantities, do site planning, process payroll, run machine control, sell telematics hardware, or geofence the crew. Keep the bid tool you already trust. We track the day against the budget you type in.

We do the heavy lifting on setup. The team sets up the account, moves the jobs over, and trains your people. Most companies are up and running within a few weeks. Start with the features that hurt most.

Our crews are not tech savvy. And they do not need to be. Simple for the field. Powerful for management. Fairly priced for owners.

Where SmartCrew is the wrong buy

If the work is not dirt or heavy civil, we are the wrong software. Andrew's line is plain. We are better for heavy civil and dirtwork. The other softwares are better for general contracting, home builders, roofers, and the rest.

Time tracking apps were too basic for a company that owns iron. Enterprise software was too complicated, confusing, and expensive. We only run 20 to 30 guys in the family company, and there was nothing specifically designed for our size of heavy civil business.

1. Clock in

   The operator picks the project, the activity code, and the machine. The office sees who is on the job.

2. Do the field work

   Inspection, haul ticket, or daily report, on the same phone. Photos stay with the job.

3. Read the profit

   The job page shows revenue, expenses, and profit against the bid while the work is open.

4. Get a number

   SmartCrew starts at $99/month. Contact us for team pricing.

Job profit on the office screen, and a haul ticket on the phone. Demo account, Cedar Ridge Earthworks.

Questions people ask

Sources

1. QuoteIQ pricing checked October 26, 2026