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Redline vs QuoteIQ: two AI tools, two ways in.

Redline is free to start with no card: the chat, contacts, pipeline, calendar and quotes by chat cost $0. QuoteIQ is an all-in-one home-service CRM popular with pressure washers and lawn crews, with a 14-day trial that needs a card. Both count AI use in credits.

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The short version

Redline's Free plan gives one person the whole front office by chat, including quotes built from a photo of the house. It comes with 4,000 AI credits that don't refill. Solo at $29 a month adds invoices, card pay links and 13,200 credits every month.

QuoteIQ is an all-in-one home-service CRM with quoting, scheduling, invoicing, payments, AI tools and employee management. It's marketed heavily to pressure washing, lawn care and landscaping, and window and exterior cleaning. Its AI lineup is broad: AutoPilot, a Virtual Call Team, an estimate generator, AI CoPilot, AI measurement and, on its top plan, an AI website builder, all metered by a monthly allowance of IQ Credits.

QuoteIQ's plans step up from Essentials through Beginner, Pro, Elite and Max, adding users and features as they go. For current prices, see QuoteIQ's pricing page; the trial is 14 days on each plan and needs a credit or debit card.

A house wash quote from the driveway

Quote the Dunleavy house from this photo. Two-story colonial, vinyl siding, soft wash $425, plus the driveway and front walk for $215.

Drafted for Kevin Dunleavy:

House soft wash, two-story colonial, $425

Driveway and front walk, $215

$640. Want a 25% deposit on it?

No deposit. Save it.

Saved on his file next to the job. Want me to draft an email with the price?

Quotes save as drafts. Redline doesn't have an online accept button yet; you send them by email.

Redline and QuoteIQ, side by side

	Redline	QuoteIQ
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.	A CRM with screens for quotes, jobs and invoices, plus a set of AI tools metered by monthly IQ Credits.
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 on each plan, card required.
Starting price	Solo at $29 a month, or $23 a month billed yearly. 7-day free trial on the web.	See QuoteIQ's pricing page.
Seats	Free and Solo: 1. Team ($129 a month): 3. Team+ ($299 a month): 10, plus extra seats at $29 each.	Users included rise by plan, from 1 on Essentials upward.
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.	Estimates from Essentials, plus an AI estimate generator and AI measurement.
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.	Invoices and payments from Essentials. QuickBooks sync from Pro.
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.	Scheduling from Essentials. Online booking (InstaSchedule and InstaQuote) on Elite.
Dispatch	Team and up. Dispatch board, tech app, assign jobs by chat, crew chat. Techs tap their status; there's no GPS.	Employee management, plus route optimization on Elite and Max.
What QuoteIQ has that Redline doesn't	Not in Redline today.	Online booking, route optimization, QuickBooks sync, a Virtual Call Team, AI measurement, an AI website builder.
What Redline has that QuoteIQ doesn't	A Free plan with no card needed. Quotes by chat on that Free plan.	QuoteIQ lists no free plan, and its trial needs a card.

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

Who should pick which

Pick QuoteIQ if

You want homeowners to book and get a quote online without calling you
You run several rigs and want routes optimized across the day
You want AI measuring the house or driveway for you
You want an AI-built website as part of the same subscription
Your books live in QuickBooks and need syncing

Pick Redline if

You want to try it properly with no card on file
You like talking to one assistant rather than switching between AI tools
You're running one rig and want quotes, calendar and leads at $0
You book biweekly and monthly washes as repeating visits
You want a free Pro Page that collects quote requests

Questions contractors ask

Both use AI credits. How does Redline's work?

Free comes with 4,000 credits for the life of the account, and they don't refill. Solo includes 13,200 a month, Team 50,000 and Team+ 300,000, refilled every billing cycle. You can't buy extra credits; referring a friend who signs up earns both of you a bonus that never expires.

Can Redline measure a house or a driveway?

No. Redline reads a photo you attach to build the quote lines, but it doesn't measure square footage for you. Bring your own numbers, or tell it the size and your rate.

Can I book repeat washes in Redline?

Yes. Book the first visit, then set it to repeat every 2 weeks, every month or a custom cadence, up to 52 visits in a series. Save it as a preset like "Monthly storefront" for next time. See recurring jobs.

What other tools do pressure washers compare?

See QuoteIQ alternatives, or how Redline handles pressure washing quotes.

Quote your next house by photo.

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