# Best Houzz Pro Alternatives: 12 Picks for 2026 Canonical URL: https://www.simplywise.com/blog/houzz-pro-alternatives/ Plain text: https://www.simplywise.com/blog/houzz-pro-alternatives/llms.txt Publisher: SimplyWise, Inc. (https://www.simplywise.com) Published: May 7, 2026 Updated: October 14, 2026 Category: Best Apps & Software Summary: Houzz Pro alternatives for contractors, ranked: 12 picks with prices and who each one is for, SimplyWise Cost Estimator first. --- ## Best Houzz Pro Alternatives: 12 Picks for 2026 12 Houzz Pro alternatives for contractors, ranked, with prices. Our pick: SimplyWise Cost Estimator, a photo to an itemized estimate in about 6 seconds, $29.99 a month. ## Why contractors look for Houzz Pro alternatives Houzz Pro is two products sold as one. One half is a lead marketplace with reviews and paid ads. The other is software: a 3D floor planner, estimates, selections and invoices. A contractor who uses only half of it pays for both halves, and Houzz Pro charges $50 a month for each extra seat on Design and Pro. So most contractors leaving are really deciding which half to replace. ## Houzz Pro alternatives, at a glance 1. SimplyWise Cost Estimator: photo to itemized estimate, on site. $29.99/mo. 2. Buildertrend: whole house remodels, client portal. $449 a month on annual. 3. JobTread: one company price, growing crew. $199 a month plus $20 per internal user. 4. Projul: no per user fees, annual buyer. $4,788 a year. 5. Contractor Foreman: project management on a budget. $49 a month on annual, 1 user. 6. Jobber: service calls over long remodels. $29 a month on annual. 7. Knowify: subcontracts billed in stages. $99 a month on annual. 8. Joist: one person shop, cheapest paid exit. $10 a month billed monthly. 9. Buildxact: plan takeoff. $169 a month on annual. 10. Contractor+: free start, photo estimating on paid. Free, then $29 a month on annual. 11. Procore: commercial project controls. Custom quote. 12. Studio Designer: the design and accounting half. $69 a seat a month on annual. ## The 12 best Houzz Pro alternatives, ranked Rates come from each vendor’s own pricing page, read September 14, 2026, and re-read October 2, 2026 where Sources says so. 1. SimplyWise Cost Estimator Best for the contractor who prices the job standing in the room. Photograph the room and get an itemized estimate in about 6 seconds, with material quantities and lines you can edit. No change orders yet. Price. $29.99/mo or $239.99/yr, which is about $20/mo on annual, with a 7-day free trial. See SimplyWise vs Houzz Pro (https://www.simplywise.com/blog/simplywise-vs-houzz-pro/). Every line carries unit, quantity and price, so material, labor and fee lines stay separate. Describe the scope by voice, upload a floor plan, or scan the room with LiDAR on a Pro iPhone. One subscription opens the rest of the SimplyWise suite, including receipt scanning, mileage tracking and the Receptionist app. 2. Buildertrend Best for the project management half of Houzz Pro on a whole house remodel. Scheduling, budgets, change orders, selections and a client portal. Estimating is manual. Price. It is $449 a month billed annually or $499 month to month, with unlimited users. See Buildertrend alternatives (https://www.simplywise.com/blog/buildertrend-alternatives/). 3. JobTread Best for one price for the whole company. Estimating, budgets and job costing on one plan, nothing gated. Price. $199 a month, plus $20 a month for each internal user past the first. No free trial. See JobTread alternatives (https://www.simplywise.com/blog/jobtread-alternatives/). Scheduling, purchase orders and a customer portal sit on the same plan. Extra users drop to $16 each on annual billing, and the rate falls again past 10 users. 4. Projul Best for no per user fees, bought a year at a time. No per user fee and unlimited projects. Price. Core is $4,788 a year. Core carries CRM, estimating, scheduling and eSignatures. Progress billing starts at Core+. 5. Contractor Foreman Best for cheap project management. Estimates, change orders, daily logs and job costing, sold in user bands. Price. Basic is $49 a month on annual billing for 1 user. Every tier is free for 30 days. See Contractor Foreman alternatives (https://www.simplywise.com/blog/contractor-foreman-alternatives/). You buy a user band, not single seats. Standard is $105 a month on annual billing for up to 3 users. The interface runs busy, the cost of that breadth. 6. Jobber Best for service calls rather than long remodels. Quoting, dispatch, invoicing and payments in one flow. Estimating is manual. Price. Core is $29 a month on annual billing or $49 month to month, with 1 user. 14 day trial. See Jobber alternatives (https://www.simplywise.com/blog/jobber-alternatives/). The client hub lets a homeowner approve a quote without a phone call. Extra users are $29 a month each. 7. Knowify Best for subcontract work billed in stages. The quote becomes a schedule of values, with AIA G702 and G703 forms. Price. Core is $99 a month on annual billing or $149 month to month. See Knowify alternatives (https://www.simplywise.com/blog/knowify-alternatives/). Change orders are built in. 8. Joist Best for the cheapest paid exit for a one person shop. Estimate, invoice and payment. No selections or schedule. Price. Basics is $10 a month billed monthly, capped at 5 documents a month. 14 day trial. See Joist alternatives (https://www.simplywise.com/blog/joist-alternatives/). Treat it as a quoting and invoicing replacement only. Pro is $17 and Elite is $32 a month billed monthly. 9. Buildxact Best for when takeoff is what you would miss. It takes off an uploaded plan and builds the estimate from it. Price. Foundation is $169 a month billed annually, or $199 month to month. Unlimited users come on every paid tier. Pro is $339 and Master is $509 a month billed annually. 10. Contractor+ Best for a free start with photo pricing on the paid tier. Its photo estimating feature is called Estimatic. Price. Freedom is free forever. Pro is $29 a month on annual billing, or $49 monthly, for 1 user. The free tier carries a basic CRM, estimates and invoices, with a document cap. Pro Team is $58 a month on annual billing, with the first 2 users included. 11. Procore Best for jobs that outgrow a remodeling tool entirely. Drawings, RFIs and submittals on an annual contract with unlimited users. Price. Not published. Custom quote funnel. It is not a design tool, and it will not replace the Houzz marketplace. 12. Studio Designer Best for when the design half is the one you cannot lose. Specifications, purchase orders, client billing and an accounting ledger. Price. Essentials is $69 a seat a month billed annually, or $79 billed monthly. It runs the design business end, not the field end. ## Leave the number before you leave the driveway SimplyWise Cost Estimator turns a photo of the room into an itemized estimate in about 6 seconds, with material quantities. Edit the lines, then send a professional, branded quote the client signs to approve. Free to try. What Houzz Pro costs. A free plan, then Design at $99 a month, Pro at $199 and Teams from $399. Every paid plan has a 30-day free trial, and advertising starts at $499 a month on top. ## How the Houzz Pro alternatives compare Find the half of Houzz Pro you are replacing, then read across. Entry prices come from each vendor site. | App | Entry price | The half it replaces | Best fit | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | SimplyWise Cost Estimator | $29.99/mo, 7-day trial | Estimating, from a photo on site | Solo remodeler and small crew | | Buildertrend | $449 a month on annual | Project management and client portal | Whole house remodel | | JobTread | $199 a month, 1 user | Estimating, budgets, job costing | One company price, growing crew | | Projul | $4,788 a year | CRM, estimating, scheduling | No per user fees, annual buyer | | Contractor Foreman | $49 a month on annual, 1 user | Project management on a budget | Price sensitive shop | | Jobber | $29 a month on annual | Quoting, dispatch, invoicing | Service calls over long remodels | | Knowify | $99 a month on annual | Contracts and progress billing | Subs billing in stages | | Joist | $10 a month billed monthly | Quotes and invoices only | One person shop | | Buildxact | $169 a month on annual | Takeoff and estimating | Plan takeoff is the missing piece | | Contractor+ | Free, then $29 a month on annual | Estimating, invoicing, basic CRM | Free start | | Procore | Custom quote | Commercial project controls | Jobs past the remodeling tier | | Studio Designer | $69 a seat a month on annual | The design and accounting half | Design build, billed design hours | ## How to choose a Houzz Pro alternative Four things decide it. Work out which half of Houzz Pro you use, then check these. ### Leads and software are two purchases If jobs come from referrals, repeat clients and your Google Business Profile, you are not buying the marketplace. If the marketplace fills your calendar, no app here replaces it. Keep a lead source and change the software around it. ### The estimate has to stay itemized A remodel quote is a stack of lines: demolition, disposal, framing, plumbing rough, tile, fixtures, paint and labor. A tool that blends them into one number hides your margin. Keep every line separate and editable. ### Selections and change orders are where margin leaks The homeowner picks a different tile on day nine. If that change never becomes a signed, priced line, you eat it. This is where the cheap tools stop. ### Seat pricing decides the real cost Houzz Pro charges $50 a month for each extra seat on Design and Pro. Buildertrend sells unlimited users, Projul charges no per user fees, and Contractor Foreman sells user bands. Jobber charges $29 a month per added seat. Run your head count before you compare sticker prices. ## How we scored them We ranked them on speed to an itemized number first, then editable trade lines, remodel workflow, and price. ## Keep reading - SimplyWise vs Houzz Pro (https://www.simplywise.com/blog/simplywise-vs-houzz-pro/): the head to head. - Best Buildertrend Alternatives (https://www.simplywise.com/blog/buildertrend-alternatives/) - Best Jobber Alternatives (https://www.simplywise.com/blog/jobber-alternatives/) - Best Contractor Foreman Alternatives (https://www.simplywise.com/blog/contractor-foreman-alternatives/) ## Sources - Vendor pricing pages, read live September 14, 2026: Projul (https://projul.com/pricing/), Knowify (https://www.knowify.com/pricing/), Buildxact (https://www.buildxact.com/us/pricing/), Procore (https://www.procore.com/pricing) and Studio Designer (https://studiodesigner.com/pricing/). - Re-read on October 2, 2026: Houzz Pro (https://www.houzz.com/houzz-pro/pricing), JobTread (https://www.jobtread.com/pricing/), Contractor Foreman (https://contractorforeman.com/pricing/), Jobber (https://www.getjobber.com/pricing/), Joist (https://www.joist.com/pricing/) and Contractor+ (https://contractorplus.app/pricing/). - Buildertrend, Pricing (https://buildertrend.com/pricing/). Rate card read in a browser on October 3, 2026. - SimplyWise Cost Estimator pricing (https://www.simplywise.com/blog/pricing/) and the App Store listing (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/simplywise-cost-estimator/id6670619664) (4.8 rating). ## Houzz Pro alternatives: common questions **What are the best Houzz Pro alternatives for contractors in 2026?** It depends on which half of Houzz Pro you are replacing. To price on site, SimplyWise Cost Estimator turns a photo into an itemized estimate in about 6 seconds at $29.99/mo. For project management, Buildertrend starts at $449 a month on annual billing. Joist is the cheapest paid exit at $10 a month billed monthly. **Which Houzz Pro alternative is cheapest for a solo contractor?** Contractor+ Freedom is free, with caps. Among paid tools, Joist Basics is $10 a month billed monthly, capped at 5 documents a month. SimplyWise Cost Estimator is $29.99/mo or $239.99/yr with a 7-day free trial. **How much does Houzz Pro cost in 2026?** Houzz Pro has a free plan. Paid tiers are Design at $99 a month, Pro at $199, and Teams from $399 with unlimited users. Extra users are $50 each on Design and Pro. Advertising starts at $499 a month on top. Every paid plan carries a 30-day free trial. **Do any Houzz Pro alternatives replace the Houzz marketplace leads?** No. Every tool ranked here replaces the software half: estimating, budgets, scheduling, selections, invoicing and client communication. If the marketplace fills your calendar, keep it and change the software around it. **What does SimplyWise Cost Estimator cost?** It is $29.99/mo, or $239.99/yr, about $20/mo on annual billing. Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial and carries the full feature set. One subscription opens the rest of the SimplyWise suite, including receipt scanning, mileage tracking and the Receptionist app. --- ## About SimplyWise SimplyWise, Inc. (New York, NY) builds mobile apps for contractors, tradespeople, and small business owners. The SimplyWise Cost Estimator turns a job site photo into an itemized estimate with labor and material costs in about 6 seconds, and the client signs the branded quote to approve it. It is rated 4.8 on the App Store. It is free to try with a 7-day free trial, then $29.99 per month or $239.99 per year (about $20 per month on the annual plan), and one subscription includes every app in the SimplyWise suite. - Download: https://www.simplywise.com/download - App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/simplywise-cost-estimator/id6670619664 - Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simplywise.costestimator - Every SimplyWise page as plain text: https://www.simplywise.com/blog/llms.txt