STRAIGHT ANSWERS
Questions a smart skeptic asks.
What's the best price book software for a one-man shop?
The best price book software for a one-man shop is one priced and built for one truck, not a fleet. QuoteIron is free for 5 jobs a month, and $15.99 a month flat for unlimited: you build your own book from 1050+ real job templates using your own labor rate and markup, and quoting runs fully offline — your encrypted backup catches up when you're back in signal. Profit Rhino and the other fleet pricebooks are the right call if you run several techs and want a coach-assisted, professionally maintained database — for a solo operator, that's usually more tool, and more cost, than the job needs.
I already built a price book in another app — do I have to type it in again?
No. Export it as CSV from wherever it lives now and open Settings → Import & Export → Import from Another App in QuoteIron. Your jobs come in at the prices you already set, held as a fixed price so a later change to your labor rate or markup can't move numbers you've already committed to — and every one stays editable. The same import brings your client list over. Jobber is the export we've tested against real files (Settings → Products & Services → Export CSV); Housecall Pro, Square, QuickBooks, FieldPulse and Joist are built to their published CSV formats; and anything else that exports a CSV with a header row works too, because you can point our fields at your columns yourself. The file is read on your own device — nothing about it is uploaded.
Where do the prices in the book come from?
From you. The 1050+ templates carry the structure of each job — typical labor hours and mid-grade parts cost — and every number is editable. Your labor rate and materials markup do the pricing. We will never sell you "market rates" we can't stand behind.
Isn't a publisher's database more complete than my own book?
For a big fleet, often yes — that's the honest case for Profit Rhino or Coolfront. Their database is deep and professionally maintained. The trade-off is that you're renting someone else's numbers at per-tech pricing, and the numbers may not match your market or your margins. QuoteIron gives you a fast starting structure and puts your real numbers in control, free for 5 jobs a month or a flat $15.99 for unlimited.
Can I try the book before I pay anything?
Yes — right now, free, no signup. The book builder runs the full 1050+ job flat-rate book in your browser, priced from your rates, using the same engine as the app. Editing and 90-second quoting live in the app — free for 5 jobs a month, no card.
Does it handle good/better/best options?
Yes. You can put up to three named tiers — Basic, Recommended, Premium, name them how you like — on one quote. The customer taps the one they want, and the invoice collapses to their pick. It's on both plans, free included — not a separate add-on.
What if a job is too messy for flat rate?
Flat rate is for the 80% of jobs you've done a hundred times. Custom lines and editable prices are right there for the rewires and the surprises. Quote the routine jobs in 90 seconds and spend your judgment on the weird ones.
Is there a free flat-rate price book?
Two published free options: QuoteIron is free for 5 jobs a month (then $15.99 a month flat), and Aptora Flat Rate Plus Online lists a Forever Free plan limited to 1 book title and 500 tasks (read October 8, 2026). Check each page for current limits.
