Question 1

What problem does CostPerJob solve?

Accepted Answer

Most tools help you get the job and get paid. CostPerJob helps you see if the job made money. That is the shop OS: bid, log costs, read the scorecard before you bid the next one the same way.

Question 2

What is a shop OS?

Accepted Answer

A shop OS is the operating system for the shop’s jobs and money. Most tools help you get the job and get paid. CostPerJob helps you see if the job made money. The loop is pricebook, estimate, open job (materials and hours), scorecard, and margin history — for a solo shop or a 1–2 truck crew.

Question 3

How is a shop OS different from a field-service OS?

Accepted Answer

Field-service OS runs the day — schedule, SMS, CRM, sometimes payments. Shop OS runs jobs and money — the scorecard. Most tools help you get the job and get paid. CostPerJob helps you see if the job made money. We do not schedule, dispatch, route crews, or send outbound SMS.

Question 4

What is in v1?

Accepted Answer

The money loop only: pricebook → estimate (PDF or link) → open job → log materials and hours → scorecard and history. Free includes 3 open jobs. Pro is $29/mo for unlimited. Estimate PDFs may carry a watermark on Free.

Question 5

Do you schedule jobs or text customers?

Accepted Answer

No. Scheduling, dispatch, crew routing, and outbound SMS are field-service features. They are not in v1 and they are not the product. If you still need a schedule, keep it elsewhere — see kit vs platform.

Question 6

Is there an AI estimator?

Accepted Answer

No. v1 has no generative AI. The tools on this site are arithmetic. You set the pricebook. We do not invent a bid.

Question 7

Do you take job payments or sync QuickBooks?

Accepted Answer

No job payments. No QuickBooks sync. CSV export is the complement — CostPerJob sits next to the books, it does not replace them.

Question 8

Who is CostPerJob for?

Accepted Answer

Solo shops and 1–2 truck trades: plumbers, HVAC, electricians, handymen. Most tools help you get the job and get paid. CostPerJob helps you see if the job made money — then you change the next bid.

Question 9

What does Free include?

Accepted Answer

Three open jobs. You can still run the money loop. Estimate PDFs may be watermarked. Pro at $29/mo unlocks unlimited open jobs and drops the watermark. Billed monthly. There is no annual toggle.

Question 10

Who operates CostPerJob?

Accepted Answer

Media Yard LLC, PO Box 73, Pennsauken, NJ 08110. Terms, Privacy, the DPA, and the AI page are public. Write hello@costperjob.com.

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