--- description: Learn more about Joist pricing, benefits, and disadvantages for your business in Canada. Read verified software reviews and find tools that fit your business needs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Joist Pricing, Reviews & Features - Capterra Canada 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Remodeling Estimating Software](/directory/31307/remodeling-estimating/software) > [Joist](/software/1004933/joist) # Joist Canonical: https://www.capterra.ca/software/1004933/joist Page: 1 / 5\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ca/software/1004933/joist?page=2) > Billing and invoicing solution that helps contractors create estimates, accept online payments, manage client information, and more. > > Verdict: Rated **4.1/5** by 88 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses Joist? General contractors, residential construction, insulation, landscaping, masonry, painting, plastering, carpentry, decking, drywall, electrical, fencing, flooring, handyman, plumbing, HVAC, remodel. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.1/5** | 88 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support Software | 3.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 3.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 70% | (7/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: KickServ ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$8.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial) - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50 - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - Client Management - Cost Database - Payment Processing Software - Quotes/Estimates - Scheduling Software - Takeoff Software ## Integrations (1 total) - QuickBooks Online ## Category - [Remodeling Estimating Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/31307/remodeling-estimating/software) ## Related Categories - [Remodeling Estimating Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/31307/remodeling-estimating/software) - [HVAC Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/30107/hvac/software) - [Billing and Invoicing Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/30015/billing-and-invoicing/software) - [Construction Estimating Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/30056/construction-estimating/software) - [Contractor Management Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/30853/contractor-management/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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It definitely helped streamline our day-to-day operations and saved us time in the field. > > **Cons**: As our company grew, we started to feel limited by Joist. The reporting features were basic and didn’t give us the depth we needed for larger-scale operations. Integration with accounting software was minimal, which meant more manual work. Customer support also wasn’t always responsive when we had technical questions. It’s a great tool for small contractors, but may not scale well for bigger teams or businesses with more complex needs. > > Overall, Joist was a great solution for us in the early stages of our business. It helped us stay organized and operate efficiently. While we eventually outgrew it and moved to a more advanced system, we still believe Joist is a great option for small to mid-sized contractors looking for a simple and effective invoicing and estimating app. ----- ### "Go to software for on the go contractors" — 5.0/5 > **Devon** | *October 27, 2025* | Construction | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I found Joist is an easy to use software that simplifies the "office" part for, on the go contractors. Easy to learn and use. quick and professional service that adds value to your company. > > **Cons**: The only area i would try to improve on is the description and task lines. Its good it saves previous work but when every job consists of different details it inputs too much info not related or needing to be switched and updated. > > Great all around. joist performed the tasks i needed and more. Lots of different options and paying options as well/ ----- ### "from great to garbage" — 1.0/5 > **Hugo** | *August 16, 2024* | Construction | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10 > > **Pros**: fonctionnality and efficiency and easy to use > > **Cons**: it use to work great but it now bugs all the time > > with joist for over 5 yrs and satisfied for the first 3.For the last 2 yrs the app has gone from difficult to open ,cannot download once in a while to all the time ,i have thousands of quotes in it so its difficult to change but i will have to.This app is ruining my business taking all my time and stalling my operations.All i can do is tell everybody how a garbage business tool it became.It is obvious they prefer taking the money to upgrading their operational system.My fellow contractor using Joist all hate it now ----- ### "Overcomplicated for Kitchen Porter Role, But Useful for Management" — 4.0/5 > **Sandesh** | *January 18, 2025* | Food & Beverages | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Joist improves organization, efficiency, task management, and communication in kitchens. > > **Cons**: Joist may be unnecessary for non-management roles, like kitchen porter. > > As a kitchen porter, Joist felt unnecessary for my role, adding complexity. ----- ### "taking advantage of people" — 1.0/5 > **Jessica** | *August 5, 2024* | Construction | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10 > > **Pros**: There are no pros to a company that makes you have to pay $96.00 for a plan just to send a estimate in a email\! > > **Cons**: If I could give a 0 star I would\! Ya know I understand things are changing but when you take your company \& turn it over to where your customers of 8 yrs can not even log into their account to delete that account, access any of their info/records that they have had for all them 8 yrs without having to pay for a subscription plan of the lowest plan of $96.00\! You know nothing about it you go to log into to type up \& send an estimate \& 3 plans pop up above it states choose a plan or log out. I get on chat send them a message \& waited over a hour for a reply from a bot for them to say no we can not give you access to your account, your records, all the estimates etc you have done on that account for 8 years unless you pay us and sign up for a subscription plan\! Seriously wow who does that?\! And whats even sadder the $96.00 only covers sending estimates something you were already doing and then allowing to accept payments from clients through their company so you can pay them also to get your own money and oh lets add that you dont need nor do you want those services but are being made to do so if you want to access your account that you have had for 8 yrs. And then to not even give someone the option to delete \& deactivate their own account is something I will never understand. Let me add that I do not give this company nor anyone else access to my information on my account. I do not give access to my name, address, phone number, email. card info, client intel, estimates, invoices, no information on my account for any reason. > > We have been using Joist for 8 years sending estimates through emails then when we go to log into our accounts to access our information and send a email we can not even log into our account. 3 plans pop up the cheapest plan was $96.00 and it only came with two options which was to send estimates and to allow to accept payments through them so they can profit off of you by sending a estimate when we dont even charge to do an estimate to begin with and even if I did I would not pay to send a email. Then when you ask them how can you get into the account at least to get all of your information off of it and the delete and deactivate the account they tell you no you can not have access to your account unless you pay for a subscription plan of at least $96.00 a month which I would never pay that much money just to send a estimate through a email. It is sad to take advantage of people especially at a time like this during an inflation. There are other ways to send estimates for free and not have to pay to do so. ----- Page: 1 / 5\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ca/software/1004933/joist?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.ca/software/1004933/joist) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | ----- ## Structured Data