Encircle vs Contractor Autopilot
Encircle is $99–$300/mo depending on tier and users — 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 Encircle does well
Fast field documentation, moisture readings and sketch tools that carriers accept — built for the claim.
Best for: Restoration contractors documenting water and fire losses for insurance carriers.
Where it leaves you exposed
- →Documentation for the claim, not a business system: no pipeline, no invoicing, no scheduling.
- →Priced per user.
- →Restoration only, and nothing before the loss call comes in.
One app for the whole business — finally
Encircle is one piece of the business. The phone, the website, the reviews and the follow-up live in other systems that you keep in sync by hand.
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
One connected source: the call becomes the lead, the lead becomes the quote, the quote becomes the job, the job becomes the invoice and the review request \u2014 with nothing re-typed and no integration to maintain.
What it really costs to run Encircle
Until now, nobody ran a contracting business on one app. Here is the rest of the bill you are still paying.
| Encircle | $99–$300/mo |
| Answering service | $300+/mo |
| Website + hosting + edits | $50–$300/mo |
| SEO / reviews / social | $350–$1,600/mo |
| Typical all-in | Encircle plus $700–$2,200/mo of other vendors |
| 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 | Encircle | + what it doesn't include | Their all-in | Contractor Autopilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Just you | $99/mo | $850/mo | $949/mo | $499/mo |
| 5 people | $295/mo | $850/mo | $1,145/mo | $499/mo |
| 10 people | $540/mo | $850/mo | $1,390/mo | $499/mo |
At five people that is $1,145 a month — more than Autopilot Pro — and it still does not answer your phone, build your website, or ask your customers for reviews.
Same money buys the whole business instead of one slice of it: 60+ features across all five stages, unlimited users, one bill.
Encircle column uses their published list price, read August 2026. "What it doesn't include" is the same basket every time: answering service ~$300, website and hosting ~$150, reviews and social ~$100, local SEO help ~$300. Our column is Autopilot Pro at $499/mo — everything, unlimited users. Starter is $149 and Autopilot is $399.
Side by side
| Feature | Contractor Autopilot | Encircle |
|---|---|---|
| Answers your calls 24/7 (real AI receptionist) | Included on Autopilot Pro | No |
| Builds and hosts your website + custom domain | Yes | No |
| Automatic review requests and social posting | Yes | No |
| Insurance claim documentation | Photo and job documentation plus quoting, invoicing and the AI receptionist for the 2am loss call | Their strength |
| Quotes, invoices, card payments | Yes | Yes |
| AI estimating with a price book that learns | Yes | No |
| Works across every trade you sell | Yes | No |
| One flat price for the whole company | Yes | No |
| Price | $149–$499/mo, whole company | $99–$300/mo depending on tier and users |
Encircle pricing and features from their published information, read August 2026. If something here is out of date, tell us and we will fix it.
The honest verdict
Encircle is good at the part it was built for. It is not the business \u2014 and the four vendors you add around it cost more than one system that covers all five stages, from getting found to getting paid.
Questions contractors ask
Is Contractor Autopilot a Encircle alternative?
Yes. You get the job side Encircle covers plus the parts it leaves out \u2014 a 24/7 AI receptionist, your website and domain, automatic reviews and social \u2014 for $149\u2013$499 a month for the whole company.
How many integrations do I have to set up?
None. It is one system with one customer record, so there is nothing to connect and nothing to keep in sync.
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