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Joist

Cloud-based billing and invoicing platform for contractors

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Joist - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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Last updated: August 2026

Joist overview

What is Joist?

Joist is a billing and invoicing platform, which assists contractors in insulation, masonry, drywall, electrical, fencing, flooring, carpentry, and other sectors with customer management, online payments, work orders, and more. Professionals can create estimates with cost markups, deposit requests, payment schedules, and job images.

Joist allows administrators to view monthly sales reports, track outstanding invoices, record payments and add business logos to customize invoices according to requirements. Individuals can accept credit card payments and store, export or access customer information within a unified platform. Professionals can receive notifications about opened and viewed invoices or estimates. It also offers mobile applications for Android and iOS devices.

The system enables contractors to organize, manage, synchronize and automate bookkeeping data with Quickbooks Online. Using Joist, contractors can also share invoices and offer custom payment schedules for customers.

Starting price

8flat rate /
per month

Alternatives

with better value for money

Pros & Cons

Invoicing

Pricing

Client Management

Account Management

Customer Support

Integrations

Joist’s user interface

Ease of use rating:

4.1

(89)

Joist reviews

Overall rating

4.1

Positive reviews

Rating breakdown

Value for money
Ease of use
Features
Customer support
Likelihood to recommend0.64/10

Rating distribution

Pros

“We use it to send invoices for remodeling and construction projects to our clients and their insurance adjusters.”

James M.

General manager

“Growing into a bigger company we needed more, like: calendar, more accounts (so installers will see their schedule)”

Konstantin P.

ceo

“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.”

Devon M.

owner

Cons

“Not enough options like project managing, customer portal, messaging, no calendar, no integrations with marketing suite.”

Konstantin P.

ceo

“They increase the price while they hold your information hostage and customer support when present is a chat screen that is hit and miss hours or days of AI style support with a serious breakdown in communication like talking to a bot”

Michelle F.

Owner

“Unfortunately, we had to change to something that would work for our business in project management as that seriously lacked.”

Cindy M.

Owner

Who uses Joist?

Based on 89 verified user reviews.

Company size

Small Businesses

Midsize Businesses

Enterprises

Top industries

Construction

Real Estate

Use cases

Billing and Invoicing

Construction Estimating

Remodeling Estimating

Construction Management

Contractor Management

Joist's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from Joist users:

Quotes/Estimates

4.4

(25)

Payment processing

4.5

(2)

All Joist features

Features rating:

4.0

(89)

Accounting

(0)

Client management

4.5

(4)

Cost database

2.5

(6)

CRM

3.0

(1)

Customer management

(0)

For remodelers

5.0

(2)

Invoice creation

4.8

(18)

Invoice history

4.9

(15)

Mobile app

(0)

Online invoicing

4.8

(17)

Payment processing

4.5

(2)

Quotes/Estimates

4.4

(25)

Scheduling

5.0

(2)

Takeoff

4.0

(2)

Work order management

(0)

Joist alternatives

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Per month

Free trial

Free version

Ease of Use

4.5

Features

4.0

Value for Money

4.0

Customer Support

3.8

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(492)

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Free trial

Free version

Ease of Use

4.5

Features

4.4

Value for Money

4.5

Customer Support

4.7

Jobber

4.6

(1.4K)

visit website

Starting from

Per month

Free trial

Free version

Ease of Use

4.6

Features

4.4

Value for Money

4.4

Customer Support

4.6

Xero

4.4

(3.3K)

visit website

Starting from

Per month

Free trial

Free version

Ease of Use

4.4

Features

4.3

Value for Money

4.2

Customer Support

4.0

Joist pricing

Value for money rating:

4.0

Pricing plans

Pricing details:

Free plan

Free trial

Subscription

Basics

Per month

Features included:

5 invoices or estimates per month
Credit, debit, & online payments
Offer third party financing options

Pro

Per month

Features included:

Unlimited estimates & invoices
Contracts & eSignatures
Generate work orders

Elite

Per month

Features included:

Sales & revenue reports
Send & manage change orders
Add social links, licenses, & insurance

User opinions about Joist price and value

Value for money rating:

4.0

(89)

To see what individual users think of Joist's price and value, check out the review snippets below.

“We use it to send invoices for remodeling and construction projects to our clients and their insurance adjusters.”

James M.

General manager

“Growing into a bigger company we needed more, like: calendar, more accounts (so installers will see their schedule)”

Konstantin P.

ceo

Joist integrations (1)

Integrations rated by users

We looked at 89 user reviews to identify which products are mentioned as Joist integrations and how users feel about them.

QuickBooks Online

Integration rating: 5.0 (4)

“It provides a basic sync, which is nice, but still requires cleanup on the QBO side.”

“so as to not make many mistakes when doing keying time for payroll”

Bob H.

President of Operations

1/2

QuickBooks Online Accountant

Integration rating: 3.0 (1)

“All our clients use QBO, so it's critical that our close software integrates with each other. It creates seamless work and reports across the board.”

Kristy H.

Director of Operations