- Show the payment stages on the proposal itself; a homeowner who knows the schedule signs with less worry.
- The core of remodeling estimating is on Koira's Grow plan, $249 a month plus usage, with no per-person fee.
- Card rates for JobTread, Buildertrend and Handoff are from each company's own pages, next to Koira's.
How a remodeling company estimates
A remodeling estimate is a proposal: a scope the homeowner can understand, broken into parts, with finishes they choose. Kitchens and baths are sold on the options more than the total.
The proposal also sets the payment stages, so the homeowner knows from the first page when each payment comes.
What goes on a remodeling estimate
- Demolition and haul-away
- Framing and drywall
- Plumbing and electrical rough-in
- Cabinets by grade
- Countertops by material
- Tile by the square foot
- Fixtures and allowances
- Paint and trim
What estimating software should do for remodelers
- Prices from your own list, never made up
- Options side by side on one estimate
- Signature and deposit on the same page
- Follow-ups that stop when they sign
- Customer financing, which matters for remodelers
- Invoices in stages, which matters for remodelers
How Koira does it
In Koira, every line on a remodeling estimate comes from your own price list, from demolition and haul-away to paint and trim. An estimate carries up to three options, the customer signs with a finger and pays your deposit on the same page, all on Office, the free plan. Koira can also draft the estimate from a few photos of the job, and never writes a number that is not in your records.
On Grow, $249 a month plus usage at cost, every open estimate is nudged on day two and day four, then the nudges stop. You see who opened it.
For remodelers in particular
- Options on one estimate. Koira drafts three options from your photos and price list, signed and paid on one page.
Side by side
The features that matter for remodeling estimating, where each first appears on each company's public pricing page, then the people, usage, card and add-on rows every company gets.
| What you need | Koira | JobTread | Buildertrend | Handoff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimates | Office (free) | Included (estimating) | Included (estimates, bids, proposals) | Flex (AI estimates) |
| Options on one estimate | Office, up to three | Not listed | Not listed | Scale (up to 5 estimate options) |
| E-signatures | Office (free) | Included (contracts and e-signatures) | Included (digital contracts) | Flex (digital signatures) |
| Deposits at signing | Office, at signing | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Price book | Office (your price list) | Included (cost catalog) | Not listed | Flex, 1 pricing catalog |
| Automatic estimate follow-ups | Grow, on day two and day four, then it stops | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Customer financing | On the pay page, every plan | Included (homeowner financing) | Not listed | Pro (client financing through Acorn Finance) |
| Invoices in stages | Deposit, midpoint and final invoices | Not listed | Not listed | Flex (milestone invoicing) |
| People, usage and card fees | ||||
| Extra people | No per-person fee; one or fifteen people, the same price | $20 a month each (users 2 to 10), $15 (11 to 20), $10 (21 to 30), $5 after | No per-user fee; unlimited users | Not published |
| Usage or credits | None on Office, at cost on Grow, included on Front Office | None on the pricing page | None on the pricing page | AI usage credits: 50 a month on Flex, unlimited on Pro and Scale |
| Card payments | 2.9% + 30¢ (Stripe) plus 2%, 1% or 0.5% by plan (Koira) | 2.95% + 30¢ a card, ACH $1 plus 1% (capped at $15) | Not published; its payments page gives no rate (US only) | 3.35% on Flex, 2.85% on Pro and Scale, paid by your client; ACH 1% ($10 cap), paid by your client |
| Add-ons | None; postcards are a flat price per card | None; the page says every feature is included | Onsite consulting and setup services, priced on request | None on the pricing page |
From JobTread pricing, Buildertrend pricing and Handoff pricing, checked October 9, 2026. Buildertrend's pricing page blocks a plain fetch, so we read it in a real browser. 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.
| 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 |
| JobTread | ||||
| One plan | $199 a month | 20% off billed yearly | 1 internal user, unlimited customer and vendor portal users | None on the pricing page |
| Buildertrend | ||||
| Custom quote | Not published, quoted after a call | 10% off when paid a year up front (a limited offer) | Unlimited users | None on the pricing page |
| Handoff | ||||
| Flex | $149 a month | $119 a month billed yearly | 2 users | 50 AI credits a month |
| Pro | $299 a month, 12 month commitment | $239 a month billed yearly | 5 users | Unlimited AI credits |
| Scale | $899 a month, 12 month commitment | $719 a month billed yearly | 5 users or more | Unlimited AI credits |
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 |
| 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 |
| Buildertrend | No per-user fee; unlimited users | Not published; its payments page gives no rate (US only) | Onsite consulting and setup services, priced on request |
| Handoff | Not published | 3.35% on Flex, 2.85% on Pro and Scale, paid by your client; ACH 1% ($10 cap), paid by your client | None on the pricing page |
From JobTread pricing, Buildertrend pricing and Handoff pricing, checked October 9, 2026. Buildertrend's pricing page blocks a plain fetch, so we read it in a real browser. 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, Buildertrend 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.
Sources, each checked October 9, 2026: JobTread pricing, JobTread online payments, Buildertrend pricing, Buildertrend payments, Handoff pricing, Stripe pricing, and Koira pricing. We read each page's own text; we did not use summaries or third-party price lists.