By QuoteIron TeamUpdated 4 min read
Key takeaways
- For one user, QuoteIQ's cheapest paid plan is $29.99 a month with 500 AI credits. QuoteIron is free for 5 jobs a month and Pro is $15.99 a month.
- QuoteIQ has AI estimating, satellite measuring, a customer self-quote page and a business texting number. QuoteIron has none of those.
- QuoteIron has a ready-made price book for 14 trades, one plan price with no per-user fee, and no credits to track.
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Who wrote this, and how we checked
We make QuoteIron, so read this with that in mind. Every QuoteIQ fact here comes from QuoteIQ's own pricing page, last updated September 15, 2026, and its help center, both read on October 14, 2026. We did not test QuoteIQ's AI and have not measured its accuracy. Prices and features change, so check the source before you buy.
At a glance
| Feature | QuoteIQ | QuoteIron |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Essentials, $29.99 a month, 1 user, 500 AI credits | Free for 5 jobs a month; Pro $15.99 a month or $159.99 a year |
| Extra users | $25 a month each | No per-user fee |
| Trial | 14 days, card required | Free tier with no card required |
| Price book | Service list you build; AI estimates priced from local market data | 1100+ editable job templates across 14 trades |
| AI estimating | Yes: text or voice description plus up to 5 photos, 5 to 15 credits per estimate | No |
| Satellite measuring | MapMeasure (manual pins) from Beginner; AI auto-measure from Essentials at 100 credits | No. A built-in Measure for iPhone is coming in 2.1.4 |
| Customer self-quote page | InstaQuote, Elite and up | No |
| Business texting number | ClientHub, Pro and up; SMS 4 credits, MMS 5 to 10 | No |
| Calendar and crew dispatch | Dispatch and route optimization on Elite; crew management on Max | Job scheduling; no crew dispatch or route optimization |
| Invoices and card payments | Yes, through QuoteIQ Payments on Stripe | Yes, Stripe card payments; ACH on Pro |
| QuickBooks Online sync | Pro and up | No |
| Usage limits | Monthly credit pool per plan, resets each cycle, no rollover; top-ups from $25 for 2,500 credits | 5 free jobs a month; Pro removes the limit |
QuoteIQ's plan names and tier splits are as published on its pricing page. Its help center and older blog posts list different prices, so use the current pricing page when you compare.
What QuoteIQ does that QuoteIron does not
QuoteIQ is the broader product. Its AI Estimator turns a written or spoken job description and up to five photos into line items, with confidence flags and upsell suggestions. Its AI Autopilot can read and change the account through 55 tools, and it asks for confirmation before it runs. Its InstaQuote page lets a customer build their own quote, and its ClientHub gives the business a second phone number for texts and calls.
The AI is the part to test yourself. Only three of the 500 newest App Store reviews we read mentioned AI at all, and one 1-star review from October 10, 2026 said the AI was "down constantly." We found no independent accuracy test.
What QuoteIron does that QuoteIQ does not
QuoteIron starts with the price book already built. It has 1100+ job templates across 14 trades, from electrical and plumbing to junk removal and pool maintenance. You set your labor rate, markup and rounding once, and every row prices itself. There is no credit meter to watch, so a busy month does not change what a quote costs you.
Pro is $15.99 a month, or $159.99 a year, with one price regardless of how many people use the account. Payments run through Stripe card processing, with ACH bank payments on Pro. The app is built in native iOS design. The free tier covers five jobs a month without a card.
QuoteIron also has less. It has no AI estimating, no satellite measuring, no customer self-quote page, no business texting number and no crew dispatch.
Price for one person
For a shop with one person, QuoteIQ's cheapest paid plan is Essentials at $29.99 a month, with one user and 500 credits. Each AI estimate costs 5 to 15 of those credits, and an AI auto-measure costs 100. Pro, which adds the business texting number and QuoteIQ's QuickBooks Online sync, is $199.99 a month for up to four users.
QuoteIron Pro is $15.99 a month, and the free tier covers five jobs a month with no card. The comparison is not only about price. If you want the software to write the estimate, QuoteIron does not do that. If you want to price from your own numbers, QuoteIQ's AI is not the tool you need.
Who should pick which
Pick QuoteIQ if you want AI to turn a text or photo description into a draft estimate, you measure lawns and roofs from the map often, you want a business number for texts and calls, or you want customers to self-quote from a web page. Budget for the credits on top of the plan price.
Pick QuoteIron if you want a price book already built for your trade, one price with no users or credits to count, card and bank payments, and an app you use to quote from your phone. You write the estimate from your own numbers, and the book does the arithmetic.
Pick neither yet if you run a crew that needs dispatch and routing. QuoteIQ has dispatch and route optimization on Elite and above. QuoteIron does not have crew dispatch.
Before you switch
QuoteIron's free tier needs no card, so you can build your book and quote a few jobs before you pay anything. QuoteIQ's trial asks for a card up front, and it draws from the same credit pool as the paid plans. QuoteIQ says data export requires an active subscription, so export your customers and jobs before you cancel anything.
Sources: QuoteIQ pricing at myquoteiq.com/pricing (updated September 15, 2026) and its help center at intercom.help/quoteiq, both read October 14, 2026. QuoteIron pricing is on the pricing section of this site.