Honest comparison
QuoteIQ is an aggressively-priced all-in-one field-service app with AI on every tier, built for all home-service trades. Its $29.99 entry is the market's price floor. That value is real, but it's a generalist: it doesn't measure a roof or read a forecast, its satellite measurement is gated to a higher tier, and photos hang off jobs rather than the property.
Switch to Hoseworks if
You run exterior-cleaning work and want measurement, weather-aware scheduling, and property photo history on every plan, not gated to a higher tier or missing at any price, and you'd rather add trucks and crews than climb a tier each time you add a seat.
Stay on QuoteIQ if
You want the lowest possible sticker price and lean heavily on QuoteIQ's AI call-handling across several trades, and manual line-item quoting works fine for your jobs. QuoteIQ's price and bundled AI are genuinely strong.
Total cost of ownership
Prices verified verified July 2026. Third-party add-on pricing is indicative and changes, so check each vendor for current rates.
| Hoseworks | QuoteIQ + add-ons | |
|---|---|---|
| Satellite / surface measurementQuoteIQ gates it to the Beginner tier | Included, every plan | $74.99/mo tier |
| Route optimizationQuoteIQ's is an Elite-tier feature | Included from Crew | $299/mo tier |
| Weather-aware scheduling | Included | Not available |
| Photo history on the property | Included | Job-centric |
QuoteIQ is genuinely low-priced and bundles AI on every tier, so the gap here isn't add-ons. It's exterior fit and tiering. Satellite measurement sits in the $74.99 tier and route optimization in the $299 tier, while weather-aware scheduling and property-anchored photos aren't there at any tier. QuoteIQ is flat-rate with a set number of seats per tier. Pricing read from myquoteiq.com.
Feature by feature
Both tools cover the table stakes: estimates & invoicing, scheduling & calendar, card payments, ai call handling, and more. The difference is what's built in for exterior work:
| Hoseworks | QuoteIQ | |
|---|---|---|
| Surface-based estimating (sqft / window / linear ft) | Higher tier | |
| Weather-aware scheduling | – | |
| Photo history anchored to the propertypersists across every recurring visit | Job-centric | |
| Per-trade rate cards for exterior work | – | |
| Per-truck pricing (not per-user) | Flat tiers, capped seats |
Switching from QuoteIQ
Export your clients and properties from QuoteIQ as CSV; Hoseworks imports them and you pick your trade's starter rate card. Past records stay accessible in QuoteIQ.
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