Contractor+ vs Contractor Autopilot
Contractor+ is free for one user (5 estimates or invoices a month), then $49/mo for one user, $98/mo for two plus $29 per extra user, or $597/mo for MAX, with calls and texts metered from a prepaid wallet and local SEO a $249/mo add-on below MAX — and it is one piece of your business. Contractor Autopilot is $149–$499/mo flat for the whole company, unlimited users: one source of truth, 60+ features from the missed call to the paid invoice. No integrations to build, nothing to keep in sync.
What Contractor+ does well
Contractor+ gives away more than anyone in the category: a real free plan, not a trial, and paid plans that are cheap for what is in them. Estimating is their strongest suit. Their Estimatic AI builds a quote from a description, photos or a roof report using local material prices from suppliers like Home Depot and Lowe's. Card payments, Wisetack consumer financing and a long list of integrations (QuickBooks Online, Angi, Thumbtack, CompanyCam, EagleView) are built in.
Best for: Solo operators and small crews who mainly need estimates and invoices, want to start free, and already have enough calls coming in.
Where it leaves you exposed
- →Their own pricing table lists the Big Chief AI Assistant as "Coming Soon" on PRO TEAM and MAX (read September 2026), even though a marketing page describes it. Ours answers your calls today on Autopilot Pro.
- →Local SEO, Google profile posting and social cross-posting are Contractor+ Local, a $249/mo add-on unless you are on the $597/mo MAX plan.
- →Calls and texts come out of a prepaid wallet, per minute and per message, and their help centre says the phone system is a PRO TEAM feature.
- →Their pricing FAQ says "all sales are final" with no refunds for any reason. We give you 30 days to get your money back.
- →Users cost extra below MAX: ten people on PRO TEAM is $330/mo before SEO or a single phone minute.
One app for the whole business — finally
Contractor+ connects to a lot — QuickBooks, Angi, Thumbtack, CompanyCam, EagleView, Zapier — and that is a real strength. The trade-off is that getting found (their Local add-on) and getting called (their wallet-billed phone system) are separate things you pay for and top up.
The call, the lead, the quote, the job, the invoice, the review and the website all live on the same customer record. Your whole crew and your office get their own login — we never charge per seat.
Get found, capture leads, quote & close, run jobs, get paid — the whole business, not one slice of it.
No Zapier, no CSV exports, no paying a consultant to wire your tools together every time something changes.
The time it gives you back
The call gets answered, the lead lands in the CRM, the follow-up text goes out and the review request fires after the job, without a wallet to top up or an add-on to buy. One bill, start to finish.
What it really costs to run Contractor+
Until now, nobody ran a contracting business on one app. Here is the rest of the bill you are still paying.
| Contractor+ PRO TEAM (5 users) | $185/mo |
| Contractor+ Local (SEO, Google profile, social) | $249/mo |
| Answering service until their AI receptionist ships | $300+/mo |
| Phone number, call minutes and texts | $2.15/mo + usage |
| Typical all-in | $736+/mo plus call and text usage |
| Contractor Autopilot — all of it, one bill | $149–$499/mo |
Stack costs are typical published US market rates for each category, August 2026. Your numbers will vary — run our free business review and we will price your actual stack.
What it costs at 1, 5 and 10 people
Their price grows with your crew. Ours does not — every plan is unlimited users, so the tenth hire costs you nothing in software.
| Crew size | Contractor+ | + what it doesn't include | Their all-in | Contractor Autopilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Just you | $98/mo (PRO TEAM) | $549/mo | $647/mo | $499/mo |
| 5 people | $185/mo (PRO TEAM) | $549/mo | $734/mo | $499/mo |
| 10 people | $330/mo (PRO TEAM) | $549/mo | $879/mo | $499/mo |
At five people that is $734 a month before a single call minute or text — more than Autopilot Pro — and their AI receptionist is still marked "Coming Soon" on their own pricing page.
Contractor+ column uses their published list price, read 23 September 2026. "What it doesn't include" here is Contractor+ Local at $249/mo plus an answering service at ~$300/mo, because their website and review requests are already in PRO TEAM. Call minutes and texts are extra on top. We price PRO TEAM rather than PRO because their phone system is a PRO TEAM feature. Our column is Autopilot Pro at $499/mo — everything, unlimited users. Starter is $149 and Autopilot is $399.
Side by side
| Feature | Contractor Autopilot | Contractor+ |
|---|---|---|
| AI receptionist answering 24/7 | Included on Autopilot Pro | Listed "Coming Soon" on their pricing table (Sept 2026) |
| Website with custom domain | Yes | Yes — on paid plans |
| Local SEO, Google profile tools, social posting | SEO pages + auto blog + social live; Google profile tools rolling out | $249/mo add-on (included on MAX) |
| Business number, calls and texts | Local number included from Autopilot | Prepaid wallet: $2.15/mo number, per-minute calls, per-text fees |
| Missed-call text back | Yes | Yes — part of their paid phone system |
| AI estimating | Yes | Yes — with local supplier prices |
| Quotes, invoices, card payments | Yes | Yes |
| Consumer financing | No | Yes — Wisetack |
| QuickBooks Online | Rolling out | Yes |
| Users | Unlimited, one flat price | 1–2 included, then $29/mo each (unlimited on $597 MAX) |
| Refunds | 30-day money-back guarantee | "All sales are final" |
| Price | $149–$499/mo, whole company | free for one user (5 estimates or invoices a month), then $49/mo for one user, $98/mo for two plus $29 per extra user, or $597/mo for MAX, with calls and texts metered from a prepaid wallet and local SEO a $249/mo add-on below MAX |
Contractor+ pricing and features from their published information, read 23 September 2026. If something here is out of date, tell us and we will fix it.
The honest verdict
If you are one person who mainly needs estimates and invoices, Contractor+ is hard to beat on price, and their free plan is real. Where it changes is the phone and the marketing. Their AI receptionist is still "Coming Soon" on their own pricing table, SEO and social are $249/mo more, calls and texts are metered, and every sale is final. Autopilot Pro is $499/mo flat for the whole company with the receptionist answering today, the website and SEO already in it, and 30 days to change your mind.
We aren't for everyone
Stay on Contractor+ if any of this is you. We would rather lose the sale than take money from a contractor we make worse off.
- —You are a one- or two-person shop that mostly needs estimates and invoices, their free plan or $49 PRO covers it, and you are not missing calls — or you sell with Wisetack financing. That is cheaper than us and they do it well.
- —Your books live in QuickBooks Desktop. Our QuickBooks connection is not live in production yet, and there is no two-way Desktop sync coming. Do not break month-end for a website.
- —You run 10 or more techs with memberships, commission plans and a real dispatch board. That is ServiceTitan's job. We would be a downgrade and we will say so.
- —You are mid-contract. What you still owe on a term deal is real money, not sunk cost — put us on your renewal date instead of paying two bills.
- —You already have more leads than you can work and only need to send invoices. A bundle you do not use is not a saving.
None of that you? Then the rest of this page is worth your ten minutes.
Questions contractors ask
How much does Contractor+ really cost?
Read from their pricing page on 23 September 2026: a free plan, PRO at $49/mo for one user, PRO TEAM at $98/mo for two users plus $29/mo per extra user, and MAX at $597/mo (less if you pay a year upfront). Calls and texts are billed from a prepaid wallet, and Contractor+ Local (SEO and Google profile) is $249/mo below MAX. Tell us if that has changed and we will fix this page.
Does Contractor+ answer your phone?
Their marketing describes an AI assistant called Big Chief, but their own pricing table lists it as "Coming Soon" on PRO TEAM and MAX as of September 2026. Our AI receptionist is live and included on Autopilot Pro at $499/mo.
Can I get a refund from Contractor+?
Their pricing FAQ says all sales are final and no refunds are given for any reason. Contractor Autopilot has a 30-day money-back guarantee and no contract.
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