Painters, estimators and project days

Painting dispatch software

Painting dispatch software for companies with estimators on the road and crews on projects. Estimate visits are sequenced by drive time for the estimator, cabinet refinishing and exterior work go to painters tagged for them, and each project day reports status and photos from the crew lead.

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Painting company dispatch board in Smarfle with estimator and painter columns for the day
Painter columns would fill a board like this HVAC company's.

Estimators on a loop

Five estimate visits in a day are placed in the shortest drive order, and new requests are slotted by Build Route into the estimator's open time.

Route optimization

Cabinet and exterior specialists

Tag painters for cabinet spraying, lift operation or lead-safe work and require those tags, so an exterior on a three-story house gets someone certified.

Team and skills

Project days on the board

Each painter's column shows which project they are on today. When an interior finishes early, pull the next day's job forward on the calendar and the homeowner gets the new date.

Dispatch board

Weather swaps

If the exterior crew is rained out, give them an interior from the waiting list instead of a lost day.

Calendar scheduling

Colors and photos in the field

Painters see the color codes and rooms on their phone, attach progress photos and tap Complete when the walkthrough is done.

Mobile app for the field

Painting dispatch features

What it does

  • Estimator routes by drive timeBuild Route fills gaps
  • Cabinet, lift and lead-safe tagsWarning on mismatch
  • Painter columns on the boardDrag to reshuffle
  • Color codes on the phoneWith progress photos

What it doesn't do

  • Crew sizes per projectOne lead per job
  • Paint supply runs routedAdd a stop as a job
  • Forecast-based swapsSwap jobs yourself
  • Live painter locationStatus taps instead

Smarfle vs Housecall Pro for painters

SmarfleHousecall Pro
Entry planSolo $19, 1 userBasic $79, 1 user
Mid planStarter $99, 5 usersEssentials $189, 5 users
Job scheduling and dispatch Yes Yes
Sends you customer leads (pay-per-lead directory) Yes No
Answers your phone without a paid add-on Yes No
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Painting dispatch pricing

Estimator routes, painter skills and the board are part of all plans; Starter seats five painters.

Solo

Sole operators getting started

$19/mo
  • 1 user
  • Up to 500 clients
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Starter

Small teams adding tools and growth

$99/mo
  • Up to 5 users (1 owner + 4 techs)
  • Up to 2,000 clients
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Professional

Growing service businesses

$199/mo
  • Up to 10 users
  • Up to 5,000 clients
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Business

Multi-location operations

$349/mo
  • Up to 30 users
  • Up to 10,000 clients
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SMS, email, AI, and voice are billed pay-as-you-go. See every plan and usage rate →

Painting dispatch questions

Yes. Estimators get routed visits, and painters are assigned by skill on the board.
Yes. The estimator's visits are placed in drive order.
Yes. Require the cabinet tag on that service.
No. Only the lead painter is assigned to a job.
Drag an interior job from the waiting list into their column.
Yes. Color codes and rooms show on their phone.
Add the pickup as a job, and it joins the route.
No. The board shows the status they tap.

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