- For a drywall contractor, the features that decide the software are instant price on your site, invoices in stages, automatic estimate follow-ups.
- Koira covers that list on Grow ($249 a month plus usage), with no per-person fee.
- Prices and card rates for Jobber, Contractor Foreman and JobTread are from each company's own pages.
- Count the people who will use it before you compare prices.
What a drywall contractor needs from software
Drywall work splits into two businesses. The small repairs, a hole behind a door or a water stain on a ceiling, are quick, frequent and priced from a list. The bigger hang and finish jobs run for days and are billed in stages.
Software for a drywall contractor has to serve both: a fast price for the repair calls so you do not drive out for every quote, and staged invoices for the basement that keep the crew paid while the mud dries.
- Instant price on your site. Patch and repair calls want a number before anyone drives out, and most are small enough to price from a list.
- Invoices in stages. Hang, tape and finish runs across several days, and billing at each stage keeps cash moving.
- Automatic estimate follow-ups. Remodel bids sit with the general contractor or homeowner, and a polite nudge keeps yours on top.
- Options on one estimate. Finish levels and texture choices change the price, and showing them side by side avoids the argument later.
- Deposits at signing. Board and mud for a whole basement should not come out of your pocket.
- Paid on the spot. Small repairs are paid best on the spot, before you pack the tools.
A plain checklist for drywall software
- An instant price for common repairs
- Finish levels as options on one estimate
- Deposit at signing on big jobs
- Staged invoices for hang, tape and finish
- Follow-ups on remodel bids
- Paid on the spot for small repairs
- Before and after photos on your site
- Review asks after each paid job
How Koira covers the list
Instant price on your site. A Get a price button on your site answers from your own price list, day or night. Anything not on the list comes to you as one question.
Invoices in stages. Deposit, midpoint and final invoices go out as you mark each stage done.
Automatic estimate follow-ups. On Grow, Koira nudges every open estimate on day two and day four, then stops.
Options on one estimate. Up to three options on one estimate, signed and paid on one page.
Deposits at signing. Your deposit rule is added to every estimate and paid at signing.
Paid on the spot. The invoice opens as a QR code at the door, paid by card or phone wallet.
What to compare
The features that matter most to a drywall contractor, and where each first appears on each company's public pricing page, then the people, usage, card and add-on rows every company gets. It is not a full feature list for anyone, including us.
| What you need | Koira | Jobber | Contractor Foreman | JobTread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instant price on your site | Office (free) | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Invoices in stages | Deposit, midpoint and final invoices | Core (progress invoicing) | Not listed | Not listed |
| Automatic estimate follow-ups | Grow, on day two and day four, then it stops | Connect | Not listed | Not listed |
| Options on one estimate | Office, up to three | Grow (optional line items) | Not listed | Not listed |
| Deposits at signing | Office, at signing | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Paid on the spot | Office, QR code at the door, 2.9% + 30¢ (Stripe) plus 0.5% to 2% (Koira) a payment | Core, 2.7% + 30¢ a payment | Not listed | Not listed |
| People, usage and card fees | ||||
| Extra people | No per-person fee; one or fifteen people, the same price | $29 a month each | Priced by user count: 1, 3, 8, 15 or unlimited users | $20 a month each (users 2 to 10), $15 (11 to 20), $10 (21 to 30), $5 after |
| Usage or credits | None on Office, at cost on Grow, included on Front Office | None on the pricing page | None on the pricing page | None on the pricing page |
| Card payments | 2.9% + 30¢ (Stripe) plus 2%, 1% or 0.5% by plan (Koira) | 2.9% + 30¢ online, 2.7% + 30¢ Tap to Pay, 1% bank (ACH) | 2.9% + 30¢ Visa, Mastercard, Discover; 3.9% + 30¢ Amex; ACH 1% + 30¢ ($10 max) | 2.95% + 30¢ a card, ACH $1 plus 1% (capped at $15) |
| Add-ons | None; postcards are a flat price per card | Receptionist $29, Pipeline $49, Marketing Suite $99 a month (all three in Plus) | Paid implementation and extra training on request | None; the page says every feature is included |
From Jobber pricing, checked October 8, 2026; Contractor Foreman plans and JobTread pricing, checked October 9, 2026. Jobber's pricing page blocks a plain fetch and changes its prices with a team size picker, so we read it in a real browser. The $29 a month per added user is in the note behind each plan's user count. A cell names the lowest plan that lists the feature; "Not listed" means we did not see it, so ask. Prices change often, so check the page before you buy.
What each one costs
Every plan in the same columns: price, people, usage, card rates and add-ons. Koira has no per-person fee on any plan, and Office costs nothing a month.
| Plan | Monthly | Billed yearly | People included | Usage or credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koira | ||||
| Office | $0, free | Monthly, no contract | One or fifteen, the same price | None charged on Office |
| Grow | $249 a month | Monthly, no contract | One or fifteen, the same price | Texts, call minutes and emails at cost, nothing added |
| Front Office | $499 a month, flat | Monthly, no contract | One or fifteen, the same price | Included in the $499 |
| Jobber | ||||
| Core | $49 a month | $29 a month billed yearly | 1 user | None on the pricing page |
| Connect | $139 a month for 1 user, $199 for 5 | $99 a month for 1 user, $149 for 5, billed yearly | 1, 5, 10 or 15 users | None on the pricing page |
| Grow | $199 a month for 1 user, $299 for 5 | $149 a month for 1 user, $229 for 5, billed yearly | 1, 5, 10 or 15 users | None on the pricing page |
| Plus | $499 a month for 5 users | $399 a month for 5 users, billed yearly | 5, 10 or 15 users | None on the pricing page |
| Contractor Foreman | ||||
| Basic | Yearly only | $49 a month ($588 a year) | 1 user | None on the pricing page |
| Standard | $139 a month | $105 a month ($1,264 a year) | Up to 3 users | None on the pricing page |
| Plus | $199 a month | $166 a month ($1,997 a year) | Up to 8 users | None on the pricing page |
| Pro | $279 a month | $221 a month ($2,654 a year) | Up to 15 users | None on the pricing page |
| Unlimited | $399 a month | $332 a month ($3,984 a year) | Unlimited users | None on the pricing page |
| JobTread | ||||
| One plan | $199 a month | 20% off billed yearly | 1 internal user, unlimited customer and vendor portal users | None on the pricing page |
What comes on top: people, card payments and add-ons
| Company | Each extra person | Card payments | Add-ons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koira | No per-person fee on any plan | 2.9% + 30¢ (Stripe) plus 2% on Office, 1% on Grow, 0.5% on Front Office (Koira); on Office that share replaces a monthly fee | None; postcards are a flat price per card |
| Jobber | $29 a month each | 2.9% + 30¢ online, 2.7% + 30¢ Tap to Pay, 1% bank (ACH) | Receptionist $29, Pipeline $49, Marketing Suite $99 a month (all three in Plus) |
| Contractor Foreman | Not published | 2.9% + 30¢ Visa, Mastercard, Discover; 3.9% + 30¢ Amex; ACH 1% + 30¢ ($10 max) | Paid implementation and extra training on request |
| JobTread | $20 a month each (users 2 to 10), $15 (11 to 20), $10 (21 to 30), $5 after | 2.95% + 30¢ a card, ACH $1 plus 1% (capped at $15) | None; the page says every feature is included |
From Jobber pricing, checked October 8, 2026; Contractor Foreman plans and JobTread pricing, checked October 9, 2026. Jobber's pricing page blocks a plain fetch and changes its prices with a team size picker, so we read it in a real browser. The $29 a month per added user is in the note behind each plan's user count. A cell names the lowest plan that lists the feature; "Not listed" means we did not see it, so ask. Prices change often, so check the page before you buy.
Card rates as each company publishes them (also JobTread online payments), checked October 9, 2026. Koira's is Stripe's 2.9% + 30¢ for a US card plus Koira's share, which pays for Office in place of a monthly fee.
How to choose
Count last month's repair calls and how many you drove out to price. If the number is high, instant prices come first. If the big jobs strain cash, staged invoices come first. Koira does both on Office; it does not do takeoffs from plans.
Whichever you try, put one real week of jobs through it before you commit. Koira has a free plan, and the others offer free trials or demos, so ask.
Sources, each checked October 8, 2026: Jobber pricing, Jobber industries, Contractor Foreman plans (checked October 9, 2026), JobTread pricing (checked October 9, 2026), JobTread online payments (checked October 9, 2026), Stripe pricing (checked October 9, 2026), and Koira pricing. We read each page's own text; we did not use summaries or third-party price lists.