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What Is the Best Software for Masonry Contractors?

By Ansh Singh · Updated November 8, 2026 · 9 min read

Short answer: No single program is best for every masonry contractor, because estimating, job management and photos are three different jobs. PlanSwift lists takeoff and estimating from $2,000 a year. JobTread lists $199 a month. Housecall Pro lists $59 a month annually. Pick the job that costs you the most time first.

Key facts

PlanSwift lists Essential at $2,000 a year and Core at $3,000 a year, one seat, checked November 2026.
PlanSwift has a masonry page and a 14-day free trial with no credit card.
JobTread lists $199 a month plus $20 a month per extra internal user, with no contract.
Housecall Pro lists Basic at $59 a month billed annually, with 1 user, and a 14-day trial.
STACK lists takeoff and estimating "as low as" $299 per user per month.
CompanyCam lists $29 a month for each added user and does not show the base plan price in the text we read.

All figures come from each company's own pricing or product page, opened on 8 November 2026. Prices and promotions change, so check the live page before you buy. We do not rank these tools or give scores. A one-truck chimney repair crew and a 15-person commercial crew need different things.

What is software for a masonry contractor?

Masonry software is any app that handles the paperwork around brick, block and stone work. For most masons it falls into three groups:

Takeoff and estimating. You measure walls on a plan, subtract doors and windows, and turn the area into brick, block, mortar and labor for a bid.
Job and customer management. Scheduling, quotes, invoices, reminders and payments. Sometimes called a CRM, short for customer relationship manager, which is a customer list with follow-up built in.
Photo documentation. Dated photos of the wall before, during and after, kept by job.

Most small masons do not need all three on day one. A mason who mostly does chimney and step repairs for homeowners cares about quotes and scheduling. A mason who bids block and veneer to general contractors cares about takeoff. A mason who gets blamed for cracks that were there before cares about photos.

How we compared them

Five plain criteria, taken from each company's own pages:

What it is built for. Takeoff, jobs, photos, or a mix.
Published price. What the page shows, and for which billing period.
Users included. How many people the plan covers and what extras cost.
Trial or demo. Whether you can try it before paying.
Masonry on the page. Whether the page names masonry or chimney work, or says nothing about the trade.

Comparison table (checked 8 November 2026)

Software	Built for	Price shown	Users	Trial	Masonry or chimney on the page
PlanSwift	Takeoff and estimating	Essential $2,000 a year, Core $3,000 a year	1 seat per plan; extra seats discounted, amount not stated	14 days, no credit card	Yes, a masonry estimating page
STACK	Takeoff and estimating; project management	Takeoff "as low as" $299 per user a month; Build and Operate "as low as" $49; full platform "as low as" $348	Priced per user	Two-week trial for Build and Operate; takeoff trial not stated	Not stated
JobTread	Estimating, projects and invoicing for builders	$199 a month plus $20 a month per extra internal user	1 included	Not stated; 30-day money-back guarantee on monthly plans	Not stated
Housecall Pro	Scheduling, quotes, invoices, payments	Basic $59 a month annual, $79 monthly	1 on Basic, 5 on Essentials, 8 on Max	14 days, no credit card	Chimney is on its industry list; masonry is not
CompanyCam	Job photos and reports	Base price not stated in the text we read	Core: 1 user included, 2 user limit; Crew and Scale: 3	Free trial offered	Not stated

PlanSwift

PlanSwift's pricing page lists a free 14-day trial of every feature with no credit card. After that it lists Essential at $2,000 a year for 1 seat and Core at $3,000 a year for 1 seat, with discounted pricing for more seats. Core adds an AI tool called Auto Takeoff that builds a first pass of areas, lengths and counts. The page says plans are annual and that there are no hidden fees. It says teams of 10 or more licenses can ask for volume pricing.

PlanSwift has a masonry estimating page. It says you can measure coverage areas by point and click and exclude doors and windows, and that materials, parts and labor are calculated from that. It also lists assembly-based estimating, so a wall type turns into the block, brick, mortar and labor behind it. The page carries a warning that AI results are your job to verify, which is a fair reminder for any takeoff.

Best fit if you bid new walls, veneer or block work from plans and want to stop counting by hand.

Watch for: it is a plan-reading tool. It does not schedule your crew or send invoices. The yearly fee is the highest entry price in this table.

STACK

STACK's pricing page lists three bundles. Takeoff and estimating starts "as low as" $299 per user per month. Build and Operate, its field and project side, starts "as low as" $49 per user per month. The full platform starts "as low as" $348 per user per month. The wording "as low as" means the page does not show what a typical team pays. The FAQ says a two-week free trial is available for Build and Operate, and mentions a free version of the software. It does not state a trial for the takeoff bundle.

Best fit if you bid commercial plan sets with several estimators and want takeoff plus field tools from one company.

Watch for: per-user pricing adds up fast with a crew. Masonry is not mentioned on the pricing page, so ask whether their takeoff tools handle your wall types.

JobTread

JobTread's pricing page shows one plan. It is $199 a month plus $20 a month per extra internal user, with tiered price breaks after 10 users. It says there is no contract and no setup fee, that implementation, training and support are free, and that every feature is included. It offers 20% off for annual billing and a 30-day money-back guarantee on monthly subscriptions. Users who are vendors or subcontractors are covered on a separate part of the page, so read it if you add subs.

The feature list names estimating, takeoff, contracts and e-signatures, a cost catalog, scheduling, daily logs, change orders, job costing, and a QuickBooks Online link. JobTread's page lists "Specialty Contractors" among the groups it serves but does not name masonry.

Best fit if you run larger jobs with change orders and a few subs, and want estimating and job costing in one place.

Watch for: a flat starting price with no free trial stated. You would pay to find out whether it fits.

Housecall Pro

Housecall Pro's pricing page lists Basic at $59 a month billed annually ($79 month to month) for 1 user, Essentials at $149 annually ($189 monthly) for 5 users, and Max at $299 annually ($329 monthly) for 8 users, with $35 a month for each added user on Max. The page also showed first-month promotions and some placeholder numbers, so confirm the live price. A 14-day free trial needs no credit card.

Basic lists online booking, invoices and payments, scheduling and dispatching, quotes and proposals, and review management. The page lists QuickBooks Online sync on a higher plan and an AI phone answering feature called CSR AI. Chimney appears in its industry list. Masonry does not.

Best fit if most of your work is homeowner repairs, such as chimney caps, step rebuilds and repointing, where the paperwork is quote, schedule, invoice and pay.

Watch for: it has no plan-reading takeoff. If you bid from drawings, you still need an estimating tool.

CompanyCam

CompanyCam's pricing page lists Core, Crew and Scale plans plus an Enterprise plan for 50 or more users. Core includes 1 user with a limit of 2. Crew and Scale include 3 users. Added users cost $29 each, billed annually. The text we could read did not show the base plan price, so that is "not stated" here. A free trial is offered.

Core features listed include timestamped photos and videos, project history organized for you, turning job photos into reports, payment collection on site for US companies, and offline work that syncs later. Crew adds task assignment and proposals built from voice notes and photos.

For a mason, the draw is simple. A dated photo of a bowed wall before you touch it is your proof of what was there. That is our view, not something the company says.

Best fit if you want a record of every job and you take photos anyway.

Watch for: it does not do takeoff, and its pricing page names no masonry features.

Which jobs do these tools actually help with?

Your problem	Tool type to look at first
You lose hours counting brick and block on plans	Takeoff and estimating (PlanSwift, STACK)
You forget to send quotes after chimney and step calls	Job and customer management (Housecall Pro, JobTread)
A customer says a crack was not there before you started	Photo documentation (CompanyCam)
You bid to general contractors and need clean paperwork	Estimating plus job costing (JobTread, STACK)
Calls ring out while you are on a scaffold	An answering option, see best ways to handle missed calls

When to pick something else

If you work alone and send a few invoices a month, a spreadsheet and your phone camera may be enough for now.
If your trouble is getting calls, not managing them, software will not help yet. Start with your Google Business Profile and read our guide on the best lead sources for masonry contractors.
If you do mostly small repairs, skip takeoff software. A priced list of your usual jobs does the same work.
If a company will not show a price, ask for the total in writing, including setup.

Software does not bring in work. A clear site with your project photos does. See what a masonry website should include and how to show masonry project photos on your website. One of the tools above sells websites. We build websites for masons, so weigh our view on that point accordingly. For a wider look at contractor software, see the hub guide on best field service software for contractors. You can also see a free demo site.

How do you test software before you buy?

Write down your top 3 pains. Slow bids, lost quotes, photo disputes.
Use a free trial. PlanSwift, Housecall Pro and CompanyCam list one.
Run one real job through it. One wall bid, or one chimney repair from quote to invoice.
Ask whoever does the paperwork. If they dislike it, it will not get used.
Check the exit. Can you export your customer list and photos?

Licensing rules, code editions and the number of local competitors change from state to state. Our state pages pull those facts together, for example New York and Florida.

Common questions

How much does masonry estimating software cost?

PlanSwift lists $2,000 a year for Essential and $3,000 a year for Core, one seat each, checked November 2026. STACK lists takeoff "as low as" $299 per user per month. Prices change, so confirm on each page.

Do I need software as a small mason?

Not always. If you do a few repairs a week, a phone camera and a simple invoice tool may do. Software starts to help once bids, quotes or photo disputes take real time each week.

Is there masonry-specific software?

PlanSwift has a masonry estimating page. The other tools we checked do not name masonry on the pages we read, though Housecall Pro lists chimney work. Ask each company how it handles brick and block quantities before you pay.

Does any of this software bring in customers?

Not on its own. These tools help you bid, schedule and document. Customers come from your site, your reviews and your listings.

Sources

About the author

Ansh Singh runs Contractor Websites. He builds websites for electricians, plumbers, roofers and other home service trades, and writes the guides on this site. More about Ansh Singh.

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