Flooring estimating apps for installers and dealers, compared

By Gavin Harris, Staxen. Updated 2026-10-15.

Flooring has a real specialist in MeasureSquare, which draws rooms from laser measurements, plans carpet seams and builds cut sheets from $54 per user a month. Staxen fits the installer who walks a house, says the rooms and the material out loud, and wants the homeowner to sign and pay the deposit that funds the material order from a text. Joist and Invoice Simple cover simple installs on a small budget. Every price here was checked on the vendor's own site on October 15, 2026.

How this list was chosen

We make Staxen, so this comparison comes from an interested party. For flooring we held each app up to a normal residential job: rooms measured, waste and transitions added, a priced estimate signed, and enough deposit collected to order material without carrying it yourself. Facts and prices come from each vendor's own pricing and feature pages, checked October 15, 2026. The list goes from the lowest published starting price to the highest, and the order is not a verdict.

Pick by what you need

Estimating apps for flooring installers, compared

Listed by lowest published starting price, quote-only apps last. This is not a ranking.

Invoice Simple

Best for: Installers who do a few jobs a month and mostly need to bill them

Price: Essentials is $6.99 a month for 3 invoices a month, Plus $14.99 for 10, and Premium $21.99 for unlimited, with client signatures and deposits on Premium only.

Checked Oct 15, 2026 on Invoice Simple pricing, Essentials help article.

Pros:

• Essentials at $6.99 a month is the lowest starting price on this page
• Read receipts tell you when the client opened it
• Due date reminders and document photos on Plus, at $14.99 a month

Cons:

• The 3-invoice monthly cap on Essentials includes estimates, so two bids and one bill use it up
• A material deposit requires Premium, $21.99 a month
• We found no measuring or takeoff tools on its pricing page

Joist

Best for: Small flooring crews quoting simple installs who want signatures and deposits cheaply

Price: Basics is $10 a month for up to 5 documents a month, Pro $17, Elite $32, and the newer Run plan, which adds scheduling, is $70 a month introductory. 14-day free trial; the free plan is gone.

Checked Oct 15, 2026 on Joist pricing, Joist estimates, Joist homeowner financing, Joist scheduling.

Pros:

• Deposits on every plan help fund the material order before install day
• Acorn Finance homeowner financing for whole-house jobs, on every plan
• Line items with document photos from Pro at $17, handy for showing subfloor condition
• Tap to Pay and ACH bank transfers alongside cards

Cons:

• Square footage and waste come from your own tape and math, since we found no measuring tool on its pricing page
• We found no optional line items on its pricing page for pad or trim upgrades
• Basics at $10 a month stops at 5 documents

MeasureSquare

Best for: Flooring dealers and estimators who measure and plan layouts every day

Price: Mobile is $54 per user a month, or $540 a year. The Windows desktop Commercial edition is $197 per user a month. 14-day free trial.

Checked Oct 15, 2026 on MeasureSquare Mobile pricing, MeasureSquare 8 pricing, MeasureSquare CRM pricing.

Pros:

• Draw rooms as you measure with Leica, Dewalt and Moasure laser devices
• Generates cut sheets for carpet and sheet vinyl and optimizes seam location, layout direction and waste
• Quotes on the spot with auto-calculated materials and labor, signed by the client right there
• PDF plan import on the Multi-family and Commercial editions
• Exports to Roll Master, Qfloors and Comp-U-Floor

Cons:

• Priced per user: Mobile is $54 a month, or $540 a year, for each estimator
• The Commercial edition is $197 per user a month and runs on Windows only
• We found no deposit or card payment collection on its pricing pages
• Install scheduling and job costing sit in its separate CRM subscription

Staxen (our app)

Best for: Residential installers who quote in the house and want the deposit to cover material

Price: $59 a month per AI employee, or $149 a month for all three. The first 7 days are free in the app.

Pros:

• Walk the rooms saying sizes, material and prep, and get a priced line-item estimate to check
• The homeowner signs from a text or email link and pays the deposit on that page when you take cards through Stripe, so material is ordered on their money
• Change orders approved by text or email when the subfloor needs leveling
• Snap the receipt for pad, adhesive or transitions and it files to the job
• English and Spanish on web, iPhone and Android

Cons:

• No laser measuring, seam diagrams or cut sheets like MeasureSquare
• No good, better, best options to show LVP against hardwood
• No consumer financing for whole-house jobs

Handoff

Best for: Remodelers pricing flooring as part of a whole-room or whole-house job

Price: Flex is $149 a month, or $119 billed annually, for 2 users. Pro is $299 ($239 annually) on a 12-month commitment, and AI takeoffs from plans come with Scale at $899 a month.

Checked Oct 15, 2026 on Handoff pricing.

Pros:

• A MagicPlan integration brings floor plans and room measurements into the project
• Acorn Finance homeowner financing on Pro and Scale
• Scale can present up to 5 estimate options on one proposal

Cons:

• We found no measuring tool of its own on its pricing page; room measurements come in through MagicPlan
• Financing and multiple options sit on pricier plans: Pro is $299 a month and Scale $899

A solo installer or two-person crew quoting LVP, carpet and tile in homes needs speed in the house and a deposit that covers material, which is where Staxen or Joist fits. A dealer or estimator measuring every day should start with MeasureSquare and pair it with something that collects payment, since we found none on its pricing pages. If you only do a couple of installs a month, Invoice Simple or Joist Basics is enough to start.

Frequently asked questions

Which flooring estimating app fits an installer versus a dealer?

An installer quoting in homes needs a fast signed estimate and a deposit for material: Staxen, Joist and Invoice Simple Premium all take deposits. A dealer or estimator laying out carpet seams and cut sheets every day needs MeasureSquare, from $54 per user a month. We checked each vendor's prices on its own site on October 15, 2026.

How much does Staxen cost for a flooring business?

Staxen is $59 per month per AI employee, or $149 per month for all three. Eddie the Estimator handles the quote, signature and material deposit, and Josie the Job Manager schedules installs with SMS reminders to the homeowner. It is month to month, and the first 7 days are free in the app.

Can flooring software plan carpet seams?

MeasureSquare does: it builds cut sheets for carpet and sheet vinyl and optimizes seam location, layout direction and waste ratio. Staxen has no seam planning, and we found no measuring tools on the Joist or Invoice Simple pricing pages, so with those apps you lay out seams by hand and price the waste on its own line.

How much waste should a flooring estimate include?

Plan on 5 to 10 percent waste for straight-lay plank and tile, and 10 to 15 percent for diagonal lays, patterned material, or rooms with many jogs. Carpet is its own case: broadloom comes in 12-foot rolls, so seam placement can push effective waste past 20 percent in odd-shaped rooms. Put the waste percentage on the estimate so the square footage difference from the client's own math is explained before they ask.

What labor rates are typical for flooring installs in 2026?

Our 2026 flooring calculator prices LVP install labor at $1.75 to $4.50 per square foot depending on prep and layout, with the plank itself at $2.50 to $3.85. Stairs are priced per step, and prep such as leveling, subfloor repair and furniture moving belongs on separate lines. Local markets move these numbers, so treat them as a check rather than a price list.

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