BOTTOM LINE
QuoteIQ has five plans from $29.99 to $399.99/month with no per-user fees.
Annual billing saves 2 months. The Pro plan at $149.99/month is the right starting point for most small service teams.
For equivalent features, Jobber costs $372–$527/month and Housecall Pro costs $309–$338/month — QuoteIQ runs 40–75% less.
The one gap: no flat-rate HVAC trade pricebook. That’s Housecall Pro’s territory.
If you’ve landed here, you want one straightforward answer:
How much does QuoteIQ actually cost — and is it really cheaper than the alternatives?
QuoteIQ’s own pricing page lists the numbers.
But it doesn’t explain the IQ Credits system in plain English.
It doesn’t show what the annual discount works out to in real dollars.
And it obviously doesn’t compare itself honestly to competitors.
This guide does all three. Every plan clearly broken down. The hidden cost mechanisms explained. And the real competitor cost comparison — including honest gaps.
Contents
1. The Five QuoteIQ Plans — What Each Costs and What It Unlocks
2. Annual vs Monthly Billing — The Real Savings
3. IQ Credits Explained — The AI Cost Nobody Talks About
4. Payment Processing — No Hidden Fees
5. The One Optional Add-On
6. Which Plan Is Right for Your Team Size
7. QuoteIQ vs Jobber — Loaded Cost Comparison
8. QuoteIQ vs Housecall Pro — Loaded Cost Comparison
9. What QuoteIQ Doesn’t Include — Honest Gaps
10. Frequently Asked Questions
1. The Five QuoteIQ Plans — What Each Costs and What It Unlocks
QuoteIQ uses flat-rate tiered pricing.
No per-user fees. No surprise add-ons (except one — covered in Section 5).
The price you see is the price you pay.
| Plan | Monthly | Users | Key Features Unlocked |
| Essentials | $29.99 | 1 | Estimates, invoicing, scheduling, CRM, payments, all AI tools (Autopilot, AI Estimator, Virtual Call Team), business analytics. |
| Beginner | $74.99 | 2 | Everything above + MapMeasure Pro, QuoteIQ Cam, Review Multiplier, e-signatures, expense tracking. |
| Pro ★ | $149.99 | 4 | Everything above + business phone (ClientHub), two-way SMS, email & text automation, job costing, QuickBooks Online, ‘On The Way’ texts. |
| Elite | $249.99 | 7 | Everything above + InstaQuote, InstaSchedule, route optimisation, live GPS, EmployeeHub, inventory, pipelines, mass campaigns. |
| Max | $399.99 | Unlimited | Everything above + unlimited users + AI Website Builder included free. |
The Pro plan is where most HVAC businesses land. It’s the first tier with two-way SMS, QuickBooks, and automated customer communication.
Each plan includes everything below it — upgrading adds features, it doesn’t remove anything.
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2. Annual vs Monthly Billing — The Real Savings
Annual billing saves you 2 months — you pay for 10 months and get 12.
Here’s what that works out to in actual dollars:
| Plan | Monthly Billing | Annual(monthly equiv.) | You Save Per Year |
| Essentials | $29.99/mo | $24.99/mo | $59.98 |
| Beginner | $74.99/mo | $62.49/mo | $149.98 |
| Pro | $149.99/mo | $124.99/mo | $299.98 |
| Elite | $249.99/mo | $208.32/mo | $499.98 |
| Max | $399.99/mo | $333.32/mo | $799.98 |
On the Pro plan, annual billing saves you $300 every year — that’s two free months.
One important note: QuoteIQ offers a price-lock guarantee.
If they raise prices in the future, your rate stays exactly the same as long as your subscription is active.
Both Jobber and Housecall Pro have raised prices on existing customers in the past. QuoteIQ hasn’t — and they’ve committed in writing not to.
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3. IQ Credits Explained — The AI Cost Nobody Talks About
Every plan includes AI features.
But AI features run on IQ Credits (IQC) — QuoteIQ’s internal currency for AI usage.
This is the part of the pricing QuoteIQ’s own page explains the least clearly. Here’s how it actually works.
The Basic Rules
- Every plan gets a monthly IQ Credit allocation
- Credits power every AI feature: Autopilot conversations, Virtual Call Team minutes, AI Estimator, Before/After image generation.
- Credits reset monthly
- Your balance is shown on every AI feature screen inside the app.
- You can purchase additional credits, or upgrade plans for a bigger monthly allocation.
What Each Feature Actually Costs
| AI Feature | Cost in IQ Credits | Plain English |
| Virtual Call Team | 125 IQC per minute | 500 IQC on Essentials = about 4 minutes of AI call handling/month |
| AI Autopilot | Varies by task | Natural language CRM control — ‘Schedule all of next Tuesday’s jobs’ |
| AI Estimator | Varies by estimate | Upload a job photo, get a market-accurate estimate in ~30 seconds |
| Before/After Image Generator | Per generation | Professional preview images from job site photos |
| AI Text Generator | Minimal | Drafts emails, SMS, and proposals with one click |
What This Means in Practice for a 3–5 Tech HVAC Shop
On Pro (3,000 IQC/month): about 24 minutes of AI call handling per month.
That’s enough for AI Autopilot daily tasks, regular AI Estimator use, and some after-hours call overflow.
On Elite (5,000 IQC/month): about 40 minutes of call handling.
Right for a 5–7 tech shop using AI as a core daily productivity tool.
On Max (8,000 IQC/month): about 64 minutes of call handling.
Best for businesses wanting AI to handle a meaningful volume of after-hours HVAC emergency calls.
⚠️ IMPORTANT
If you mainly use AI for productivity tools (Autopilot, AI Estimator) and not heavy call volume — Pro’s 3,000 IQC/month is more than enough for most HVAC teams.
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4. Payment Processing — No Hidden Fees
This is a meaningful detail that gets buried.
QuoteIQ does not add any payment processing fee on top of Stripe’s standard rates.
You pay exactly what Stripe charges — and QuoteIQ takes nothing extra.
| Platform | What You Pay Per Card Transaction |
| QuoteIQ | Standard Stripe rate only — ~2.9% + $0.30. QuoteIQ adds zero. |
| Jobber | Jobber Payments: 2.9% + $0.30 — Jobber controls the processing layer. |
| Housecall Pro | Stripe-powered: 2.59%+ base, instant payout (Instapay) adds +1%. |
For a shop processing $30,000/month in card payments:
The difference between 2.59% and 2.9% is about $93/month — $1,116/year.
Not enormous, but worth knowing when you’re comparing true total cost.
QuoteIQ also supports ACH bank transfers and cash/cheque (marked manually).
No subscription fee to unlock payment processing.
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5. The One Optional Add-On
QuoteIQ has exactly one optional paid add-on.
| Add-On | Cost | What It Does |
| AI Website Builder | $34.99/mo (free on Max) | Builds a professional contractor website in minutes — AI generates content, images, and design. 40+ section templates. Domain hosting available. Completely optional. |
That’s it. One add-on.
Compare that to Jobber — where review automation, photo documentation, AI features, and property measurement all require separate integrations or paid upgrades.
Or Housecall Pro — where GPS tracking, QuickBooks, and marketing tools all require the Essentials plan, and a flat-rate pricebook costs $149/month extra on top.
With QuoteIQ, everything else is already inside the plan.
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6. Which Plan Is Right for Your Team Size
Here’s the direct recommendation by HVAC business profile.
| Your Situation | Plan | Cost | Why |
| Solo operator — just getting off spreadsheets | Essentials | $29.99/mo | Full AI tools, quotes, invoices, scheduling. No reason to pay for 4-user features you won’t use yet. |
| 1–2 techs — need review automation + job photos | Beginner | $74.99/mo | Unlocks Review Multiplier and QuoteIQ Cam. Review automation alone pays for the plan in extra Google reviews. |
| 2–4 tech residential service shop ★ | Pro | $149.99/mo | Business phone, two-way SMS, email campaigns, QuickBooks, job costing. The complete stack for a growing HVAC team. |
| 4–7 techs — need GPS + route optimisation | Elite | $249.99/mo | Adds route optimisation, live GPS, customer self-quoting (InstaQuote), and employee management. |
| 8+ team members, want flat per-team cost | Max | $399.99/mo | Unlimited users. AI Website Builder free. Best cost-per-user at scale. |
MOST COMMON UPGRADE PATH
Start on Pro. Upgrade to Elite when you add your 5th tech and need route optimisation and GPS. The $100/month upgrade typically pays for itself in fuel savings within the first few weeks.
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7. QuoteIQ vs Jobber Pricing — Loaded Cost Comparison
Let’s build the real cost for a 4-tech HVAC shop that needs the full operational stack.
What a 4-Tech Shop Actually Needs
- Scheduling, invoicing, basic CRM
- Two-way SMS with customers
- Automated review requests after each job
- Photo documentation and inspection forms
- QuickBooks integration
- AI call answering for peak-season overflow
| Item | QuoteIQ Pro | Jobber Equivalent |
| Base plan (4 users) | $149.99/mo — all included | Connect Teams: $169/mo (5 users) |
| Review automation | ✅ Included | NiceJob: +$75/mo ❌ |
| Photo docs + inspection forms | ✅ QuoteIQ Cam included | CompanyCam: +$120–$136/mo ❌ |
| Two-way SMS | ✅ Included | ✅ Included on Connect |
| QuickBooks integration | ✅ Included | ✅ Included on Connect |
| AI call answering | ✅ Included via IQ Credits | AI Receptionist: +$99/mo (Plus plan only) ❌ |
| TOTAL — without AI calling | $149.99/mo | $364–$380/mo |
| TOTAL — with AI calling | $149.99/mo | $463–$479/mo |
| Annual savings vs Jobber | — | QuoteIQ saves $2,570–$3,954/year |
The math checks out. For the features most HVAC businesses actually need, QuoteIQ Pro saves $214–$329 every month.
The honest trade-offs for Jobber: better Client Hub customer portal, QuickBooks Desktop support, 15 years of platform maturity, and a native GoHighLevel integration.
None of those close a $300/month cost gap for most small HVAC teams.
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8. QuoteIQ vs Housecall Pro Pricing — Loaded Cost Comparison
The Housecall Pro trap: the $79/month Basic plan sounds affordable.
But GPS tracking and QuickBooks both require the $189/month Essentials plan — the plan almost every HVAC business actually needs.
| Item | QuoteIQ Pro | Housecall Pro Equivalent |
| Base plan (4 users) | $149.99/mo — all included | Essentials: $189/mo (5 users) |
| Photo docs + inspection forms | ✅ QuoteIQ Cam included | No native equivalent — CompanyCam: +$120–$136/mo ❌ |
| Review automation | ✅ Included | Basic post-job requests — limited automation |
| Two-way SMS | ✅ Included | ✅ Included on Essentials |
| GPS tracking | Not on Pro — Elite adds it | ✅ Included on Essentials |
| Route optimisation | ✅ Elite plan ($249.99/mo) | ❌ Not available at any price |
| AI call answering | ✅ Included via IQ Credits | CSR AI — undisclosed pricing, paid add-on ❌ |
| TOTAL — standard stack | $149.99/mo | $309–$325/mo |
| Annual savings vs HCP | — | QuoteIQ saves $1,908–$2,100/year |
WHERE HCP WINS ON PRICE
If you need the Profit Rhino flat-rate HVAC pricebook ($149/mo add-on), Housecall Pro is the only mid-market option. HCP Essentials + Profit Rhino = ~$338/mo. QuoteIQ doesn’t have a flat-rate trade pricebook. For shops that don’t need it — QuoteIQ Pro at $149.99/mo wins clearly.
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9. What QuoteIQ Doesn’t Include — Honest Gaps
No pricing guide is complete without naming what’s missing.
Here are the real gaps for HVAC businesses.
| Gap | What It Means | Better Option If This Matters |
| No flat-rate HVAC pricebook | No pre-loaded HVAC parts + labour database for standardised field quoting. | Housecall Pro + Profit Rhino ($338/mo) is the only mid-market option. |
| No consumer financing | Can’t offer homeowners monthly payment plans on high-ticket system replacements. | Housecall Pro or Jobber (Wisetack integration). |
| QuickBooks Desktop not supported | QuoteIQ integrates with QuickBooks Online only. | Jobber or Housecall Pro if your bookkeeper uses Desktop. |
| IQ Credits reset monthly | Unused AI credits are lost each cycle — plan your usage during peak season. | Upgrade plans or purchase additional credits as needed. |
| Limited desktop experience | The web portal has less functionality than the mobile app. | Jobber has a more polished web interface for office-based dispatchers. |
| No Xero integration | QuoteIQ supports QuickBooks only — not Xero. | Jobber supports both QuickBooks and Xero. |
These gaps are real. They’re also specific to particular business profiles.
For the core stack most HVAC businesses need — quoting, scheduling, invoicing, SMS, reviews, photo documentation, and AI tools — QuoteIQ covers it all at a lower price than both competitors.
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10. Frequently Asked Questions
Is QuoteIQ really cheaper than Jobber and Housecall Pro?
Yes — for equivalent feature sets.
QuoteIQ Pro at $149.99/month includes review automation, photo documentation, two-way SMS, and AI tools.
That same feature set costs $364–$527/month on Jobber and $309–$474/month on Housecall Pro.
The exception: if you specifically need the Profit Rhino flat-rate HVAC pricebook, Housecall Pro wins on that one feature.
What happens if I run out of IQ Credits?
Your AI features pause until the next billing cycle when credits reset.
All other features — scheduling, invoicing, CRM, SMS — keep working normally.
You can purchase additional credits outright or upgrade to a higher plan for more monthly allocation.
Does QuoteIQ charge payment processing fees on top of Stripe?
No.
QuoteIQ passes Stripe’s standard transaction rates directly to you with zero markup.
You pay standard Stripe fees (~2.9% + $0.30 per card) and nothing extra.
Can I switch between monthly and annual billing?
Yes — you can switch to annual billing at any time.
The change takes effect at your next renewal date.
Annual billing reduces your effective monthly cost by about 17% (2 months free per year).
What does the 14-day free trial include?
Full access to all features in your chosen plan — not a stripped-down demo.
The trial gives you Elite-level feature access including route optimisation, InstaQuote, GPS, and all AI features.
No credit card required to start.
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