CostBolt vs Job Cost Pro
Job Cost Pro focuses on capturing costs as they happen — AI receipt scanning, GPS time clocks. CostBolt focuses on the step before that: building accurate estimates and quotes with markup, so you price right in the first place. They're two halves of the same workflow.
| Job Cost Pro | CostBolt | |
|---|---|---|
| Core focus | Receipt scanning & time | Estimating & quoting |
| AI receipt scanning | ✅ Yes | Not yet |
| Line-item estimating with markup | Limited (contract + budget) | ✅ Full |
| Price book & assemblies | ❌ No | ✅ Yes |
| Quote that hides your margin | Client sees costs | ✅ Hidden |
| Custom categories | 13 fixed | ✅ Custom |
| Spanish | ✅ Yes | Coming later |
The bottom line
Job Cost Pro is excellent at capturing receipts and hours. CostBolt is excellent at building estimates and sending quotes that protect your margin. If your problem is "I don't know what to charge" — start with CostBolt. (Many contractors use both: estimate in CostBolt, capture receipts in a scanning tool.)