About FrugalQuote

FrugalQuote is a professional estimating and invoicing platform designed specifically for independent contractors, tradespeople, and small construction businesses. Whether you're a roofer, painter, electrician, landscaper, or general contractor, FrugalQuote gives you the tools to create detailed, itemized project estimates and invoices in minutes — not hours.

Most quoting software comes with a monthly subscription that charges you whether you use it or not. FrugalQuote is different. We built a simple pay-as-you-go model where you only pay when you send a document. No recurring fees, no contracts, no surprises. Buy a pack of credits, use them at your own pace, and come back when you need more.

With FrugalQuote you can build fully itemized estimates with line items, markup, taxes, and optional veteran discounts. Once the job is underway, convert your estimate to an invoice, track change orders, log payments, and monitor the outstanding balance — all from the same place. Your business logo appears on every document, and your clients receive a professional PDF by email with your website link included.

One thing we felt strongly about from day one: every credit pack includes every feature, no exceptions. We don't believe in locking features behind higher tiers. Whether you buy 8 credits or 32, you get the full experience — logo branding, change orders, payment tracking, site photos, signature blocks, and everything else. Withholding features based on spend would be dishonest, and that's not how we operate.

FrugalQuote is built and maintained by a small, independent development team focused on keeping things lean, fast, and affordable for the people who actually build things. We believe contractors shouldn't have to pay a software company every single month just to send a quote. That's the whole point of FrugalQuote — professional tools at a frugal price.

Have questions or want to get in touch? Visit our Contact page or head to Pricing to see our credit packs.