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Redline vs JobNimbus: a roofing pipeline, by chat.

Redline is free to start: the chat, contacts, a Lead to Paid job pipeline and a calendar for $0. JobNimbus is a CRM built for roofing, restoration and exterior work, with boards, measurement-driven estimates and team plans. Here's where each one makes sense.

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The short version

On Redline's Free plan, every lead goes into a pipeline (Lead, Quoted, Accepted, In Progress, Paid, Lost) that flags jobs sitting too long in a stage. You add them by typing a message from the truck. Quotes come from a description or a photo of the roof, and Solo at $29 a month adds invoices, deposits and card pay links.

JobNimbus is CRM and project management software for home exterior contractors: roofing, restoration, solar, gutters and siding. It's built around visual job boards modeled on an office whiteboard, with measurement-driven estimates, invoicing from the estimate, customer online payments and a mobile app for lead capture, inspection photos and field payments. Its entry plan includes two-way texting through JobNimbus Engage and a QuickBooks integration.

JobNimbus prices by team rather than per user, with plans that step up by team size. For current prices, see JobNimbus's pricing page. The trial is 14 days with no card.

After the hailstorm

Three new leads from the Ridgewood storm: Callahan at 4 Elm, Novak at 18 Elm, Pratt at 27 Birch. All want inspections this week.

Callahan, Novak and Pratt are ready to add as leads. Once you confirm, all three fit in Ridgewood on Thursday: 9, 10:30 and noon.

Book them?

Confirmed. Book them. Here are Novak's roof photos. 28 squares, 2 layers, architectural. Quote it.

Booked all three Thursday. Drafted Novak's quote: tear-off 2 layers, 28 squares architectural, underlayment, ice and water, drip edge, ridge vent, dumpster. Want a 30% deposit on it?

Redline reads the photos to help build the lines. It doesn't measure the roof; the squares come from you.

Redline and JobNimbus, side by side

	Redline	JobNimbus
How you use it	Chat first. You message it ("invoice Sullivan for the roof job") and it updates contacts, jobs, the calendar and invoices, asking you to confirm before it changes customer records. Web and iPhone.	Visual job boards and a CRM built around roofing and exterior project workflows.
Free plan	Yes. $0 with no end date: AI chat, contacts, pipeline, calendar, scheduling assistant, Quick-Sort and a Pro Page. 1 seat and 4,000 AI credits that don't refill.	No free plan. 14-day trial, no card.
Starting price	Solo at $29 a month, or $23 a month billed yearly. 7-day free trial on the web.	See JobNimbus's pricing page.
Seats	Free and Solo: 1. Team ($129 a month): 3. Team+ ($299 a month): 10, plus extra seats at $29 each.	Priced by team, not per user, with plans that step up by team size.
Quotes	Itemized quotes by chat, including from a site photo, with an optional deposit %. Good, better and best options and tax are in the Quote composer (Solo and up). Saved as drafts; you email the customer from your own Gmail. No quote link, online approval or e-sign today.	Measurement-driven estimates.
Invoicing and payments	Solo and up. Branded card pay links on your own Stripe account, no Redline fee on top. Card only, US dollars. Overdue flags at day 3, 7 and 14.	Invoice from the estimate, customer online payments, payments in the field. QuickBooks integration on its entry plan.
Scheduling	Every plan. Suggests up to 3 open slots, groups visits in the same town, sets up repeating visits with one save. No calendar sync, no online booking.	See their site.
Dispatch	Team and up. Dispatch board, tech app, assign jobs by chat, crew chat. Techs tap their status; there's no GPS.	See their site.
What JobNimbus has that Redline doesn't	Not in Redline today.	Visual job boards, measurement-driven estimates, two-way texting (JobNimbus Engage), a QuickBooks integration.
What Redline has that JobNimbus doesn't	A Free plan with no end date.	JobNimbus lists a 14-day trial, not a free plan.

JobNimbus details come from JobNimbus' own website, checked October 2026. Plans and prices change, so confirm on their site before you decide.

Who should pick which

Pick JobNimbus if

You run storm or insurance work with a lot of jobs in motion at once
You like running jobs on a visual board, like the whiteboard in the office
You build estimates from measurement reports
You text homeowners back and forth from the CRM
Your office and sales reps share the same pipeline all day

Pick Redline if

You're the owner, the estimator and the salesman, and want to log leads by message
You want the pipeline and calendar free before paying for anything
You'd rather ask "which quotes have gone quiet?" than filter a board
You want good, better and best roof options on one quote (Quote composer, Solo and up)
You want card pay links on your own Stripe account with no Redline fee on top (Solo)

Questions contractors ask

Does Redline work as a roofing CRM?

For a small outfit, yes. Every lead gets a file with calls, notes, photos and jobs, and the pipeline shows days in stage, turning amber at 7 and red at 14. See roofing CRM for the details.

Can I text homeowners from Redline?

No. Redline doesn't text. Calling is one tap from the contact, and emails go out from your own Gmail once you approve the draft.

Can Redline pull measurements or order materials?

No. There are no measurement reports and no supplier ordering. You give Redline the squares and lineal feet, and it builds the quote with your prices.

What else do roofers compare?

See JobNimbus alternatives, plus Redline vs AccuLynx and Roofr.

Put this week's leads in a pipeline.

Redline's Free plan has no end date. Log your next storm lead by message and see where it lands.