PaintScout Sales costs $119 a month, or $99 billed yearly. House Fly Pro Silver costs $19 a month for the owner plus 3 team members.
If you run a painting company, you already know the software question gets loud in November. Interior season is here, holiday guests are coming, and your calendar is filling. Thanksgiving is on Thursday, November 26, 18 days away, so now is a good time to look at what you pay each month and what you get for it. This is an honest side by side of PaintScout and House Fly Pro, written for painters.
One thing up front: House Fly Pro is software only. It does not send you jobs or leads. It runs the business you already have. PaintScout is built around painting, and we will say plainly where that matters.
PaintScout and House Fly Pro price side by side
Here are the published prices as of November 1, 2026. PaintScout figures come from its pricing page, linked in the Sources line below.
| Plan | Monthly | Billed yearly |
| PaintScout Sales | $119 a month | $99 a month |
| PaintScout Operations add on | $99 a month | $79 a month |
| House Fly Pro Silver | $19 a month | $199 a year |
| House Fly Pro Gold | $49 a month | $499 a year |
| House Fly Pro Platinum | $99 a month | $999 a year |
Both offer a free trial. PaintScout has a 14 day trial with no credit card. House Fly Pro gives you 14 days free too, and the first month is charged when the account is created, with the free days running on top. House Fly Pro plans are month to month with no contracts, and yearly plans give 2 months free.
What a painting crew pays each month
The sticker price is only part of it. Painters run crews, and crews mean seats. PaintScout Sales plus the Operations add on comes to $218 a month, or $178 billed yearly, before extra seats. Additional team seats on PaintScout Operations are $20 a month each.
House Fly Pro works differently. Silver covers the owner plus 3 team members, so a four person crew is $19 a month. Gold covers the owner plus 20, and Platinum covers the owner plus 50. Each extra team member beyond what your plan includes is under $5 a month.
| Setup | PaintScout | House Fly Pro |
| Owner plus 3 team members, monthly | $218 a month before extra seats | $19 a month on Silver |
| Same crew, billed yearly | $178 a month before extra seats | $199 a year on Silver |
| Owner plus 20 team members | Seats at $20 a month each beyond the base | $49 a month on Gold |
The gap grows with every painter you add. A small crew that mostly needs quotes, scheduling and getting paid can run on Silver for less than one PaintScout seat.
What each one includes
What PaintScout covers
PaintScout Sales is the estimating and proposal side. The Operations add on brings in the production side, with extra team seats at $20 a month each. Onboarding is free, and optional success packages start at $999 if you want hands on help getting set up.
What House Fly Pro Silver covers
Silver is built to run the day to day of a painting company from your phone or the web portal:
- Instant quotes by text or email from your price book, with your favorites starred for faster quotes.
- Invoices with a pay link, so customers pay by card, Apple Pay or PayPal.
- Payment choice per job: full up front, half up front, or on completion.
- Live scheduling, automatic appointment reminders and on my way texts with live ETA.
- Photo proof of work and a job timeline the customer can see.
- Recurring services that auto rebook and auto charge.
- One inbox for customer chat, plus crew availability and time off approved in one tap.
- A digital job checklist, an SOS safety alert, and 100% of tips go to the pro.
Payouts go to your bank, and withdrawals are free any time. The whole app and web portal also work in Spanish, which helps a lot on a mixed language painting crew.
What Gold and Platinum add
Gold adds a free transfer of your contacts and calendars from Housecall Pro or Jobber, dispatch with live GPS tracking, a dedicated House Fly agent, a booking form for your own website, QuickBooks sync, a marketing analytics dashboard, automatic review requests after each job, no House Fly header on your quotes and a monthly business report. Platinum adds company accounts with multiple service locations and site contacts, plus purchase orders and proposals, which suits commercial painting. Features differ by plan, so check which tier has what you need.
Want to see the numbers for your crew? Start with the full comparison page, then try Silver free for 14 days. See the full comparison or start your 14 day free trial.
Where PaintScout is the better fit
We would rather tell you straight than oversell. PaintScout has two real strengths for painters:
- Estimating built around painting. If you want an estimating tool shaped around how painters measure and price a job, that focus is a genuine plus.
- Polished sales proposals for painters. If winning bigger jobs with a detailed proposal is the heart of your business, PaintScout was designed for that moment.
If your company lives on large repaints where the proposal does the selling, and the budget is there, PaintScout is a serious option and worth a trial. If your day looks more like quote fast, schedule the crew, send a pay link and collect a deposit, House Fly Pro covers that for a fraction of the monthly cost. Many painters will land somewhere in between, which is why trying both on a real job is the best test.
Whichever you pick, keep the work moving. Our earlier post on winning the interior rush with photo quotes and half up front shows how this season’s jobs get booked and paid.
Do not skip the safety paperwork
Software will not replace good job habits. On homes built before 1978, painters need to follow the EPA lead paint rule, so build that step into your checklist. For jobs with sanding and spraying, the OSHA site is a good place to review dust and ventilation basics, and the SBA business guide is useful when you plan your year end numbers.
How to switch
Moving software feels like a big project, and it does not have to be. Here is a simple order that keeps your jobs from slipping:
- Do not stop mid job. Finish any estimate or invoice already open in your current tool.
- Start the House Fly Pro trial and build your price book with your common painting line items.
- Add your crew. Silver includes the owner plus 3 team members, so most small crews are covered from day one.
- Send your next quote from House Fly Pro and let one real customer pay with the pay link.
- Move the rest over as open jobs close. On Gold, House Fly transfers all contacts and calendars from Housecall Pro or Jobber for free.
You do not need a contract to try it. House Fly Pro is month to month, so you can test it through the holiday rush without locking in. If you are weighing other tools too, we compared a few in Roofr vs House Fly Pro and ServiceTitan vs House Fly Pro.
Sources: PaintScout pricing, checked November 1, 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does PaintScout cost in 2026?
As of November 1, 2026, PaintScout Sales is $119 a month, or $99 a month billed yearly. The Operations add on is $99 a month, or $79 billed yearly, with additional team seats at $20 a month each. Together, Sales plus Operations is $218 a month, or $178 billed yearly, before extra seats.
How much is House Fly Pro for a painting crew?
House Fly Pro Silver is $19 a month and covers the owner plus 3 team members, so a four person crew pays $19. Gold is $49 for the owner plus 20, and Platinum is $99 for the owner plus 50. Each extra team member is under $5 a month. Plans are month to month.
Does House Fly Pro send me painting jobs?
No. House Fly Pro is software only. It does not send you customers, jobs or leads. It helps you run your own business with quotes, scheduling, invoices, pay links, reminders and photo proof of work. You keep finding your own customers and manage them all in one place.
Can I try House Fly Pro before I commit?
Yes. House Fly Pro includes 14 days free and there are no contracts, since plans are month to month. The first month is charged when your account is created, with the free 14 days running on top. Yearly plans give you 2 months free if you decide to stay.
