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For 1-to-5-crew painting contractors

Painting contractor software that gets your estimate answered.

The walkthrough ends at 6:10. By 6:40 the proposal is on their phone. They sign, the deposit is asked for, and the job is on your board before you are home.

Free for 14 daysTrade-tuned in 90 secondsWave 2: $59/mo locked for life

Founding trial

Free for 14 days. Then $59/mo for life.

For every business that starts by Nov 11. Nothing charged today.

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Nothing is charged today. Card required at step 2. Details in the FAQ.

Sign up from your phone. Set it up from your computer: about 10 minutes on a tablet or computer.

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The product

One board. Lead to paid invoice.

Quote accepted creates the job. Job done creates the invoice. You never drag a card.

7-minute walkthrough in the real app, filmed on a junk removal account. Yours comes set up for painting.

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Free for 14 days. Nothing charged today.

Sign up from your phone. Set it up from your computer: about 10 minutes on a tablet or computer.

From walkthrough to signed

Four things that happen on their own while you are on the ladder.

Signed on their phone, deposit asked for on the spot, follow-ups on a timer, the missed call answered. Real screens from the app.

The $6,000 interior

A proposal, not a PDF.

Line items off your own price book, the prep and the color change written on the line, scope of work and your warranty printed under it, your terms at the bottom. The customer reads it on their phone and signs there.

The customer-facing proposal for a full interior repaint: the price book line, the note about the dining room color change, scope of work steps, and the warranty printed under the line
The same proposal on the customer's phone, marked Approved, with the scope of work and warranty under the first line

Signed at 6:40

The deposit is asked for the moment they sign.

Turn deposits on in Admin and every proposal carries one: a percent or a fixed amount by default, a different rule for any job type, editable on the estimate before it goes out. They sign, the deposit screen is the next thing they see, and reminder texts go out day 1 and day 3 and stop the moment it is paid.

Admin feature toggles with Deposits on and the default deposit set as a percent, with the note that any job type can carry its own rule and the deposit can be changed on a single estimate
The customer's phone right after signing: the total, the deposit due now, and the Approved, thank you banner with the Pay deposit button

Quoted Monday, quiet Wednesday

Follow-ups go out on their own.

Quoted and gone quiet? The next text is already scheduled. Set the delay once and the quote reminder, the review request, and the invoice nudge all run on the timer.

James Tanner's quoted interior painting card: Quote Sent / Follow-Up Needed, with the quote follow-up text in the activity log
Phone view of a quoted lead: $550 estimated value, Quote Sent / Follow-Up Needed, and Just happened: Quote follow-up text 4 days ago, Follow-up email to customer 5 days ago

The call you could not answer

A missed call from a new number gets a text back.

A new number calls while you are cutting in, you miss it, and the text goes out within seconds. When they reply, the caller becomes a lead on the board with the call and the thread attached. Spam stays off it.

Communication Hub thread for a new number: the missed call and the automatic text-back from Big Dog Painting
The caller's phone: the automatic text-back and their reply asking for a quote on two bedrooms and the hallway
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Free for 14 days. Nothing charged today.

Sign up from your phone. Set it up from your computer: about 10 minutes on a tablet or computer.

Where the leaks actually are

You aren't losing jobs on the ladder. You're losing them between the walkthrough and the signature.

Three scenes any painting contractor has lived through in the last 60 days.

Scene 01 / Thursday

The $6,000 interior you never heard back on.

Full repaint, walls and trim, two coats. You priced it fair, emailed the PDF, and moved on to the next walkthrough. Ten days later the other guy's van is in their driveway.

$6,000Booked the other guy
Scene 02 / In the hallway

The color change nobody wrote down.

Navy to warm white takes a third coat. You said so in the hallway. It never made it onto the estimate, so the extra day is on you.

$450A third coat, on you
Scene 03 / March to April

The deposit you did not collect.

The customer said yes in March and vanished in April. Nothing held the date, and the crew you turned other work away for sat home.

$1,900Nothing held the date
Built for the trade, not configured to it

It already knows a bedroom from a cabinet set.

Pick "Painting" on signup. Your 6 job types, 16 lead sources, lost reasons, and a priced book for rooms, square footage, cabinets, decks, and the lead-safe line load with the words you already quote. Edit any line, anytime.

Rename a job type, reprice a line, change the deposit rule, add a lead source. Nothing above had to be configured first.

I spent years helping home service companies get more leads, then watched them hire office managers just to run their CRM. Service Anchor is the fix: one pipeline, pre-loaded for your trade, so you stay on the ladder.

Start free trial

Free for 14 days. Nothing charged today.

Sign up from your phone. Set it up from your computer: about 10 minutes on a tablet or computer.

Pricing, surfaced

Everything included. $59 for life if you start by Nov 11.

The $29 founding wave closed Sept 16, on schedule. Wave 2 locks $59 a month for life for every painting contractor who starts a trial by Nov 11. After that, the $79 list price.

After Nov 11
$79/ month
The list price, no lock. Everything included, same as Wave 2.
  • Everything included, same as Wave 2
  • Texting and calling included (1,500 texts + 500 minutes)
  • No per-user fees at any rung
  • Every feature (route optimization, sales dashboard, automations)
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Billing & Pricing
What does it cost, and when does billing start?

One flat price per company. The founding ladder: Wave 1 ($29 a month for life) closed on Sept 16, 2026. Wave 2 is $59 a month for life for every trial started by Nov 11, 2026, and after that the list price is $79 (Solo: every feature, up to 5 users).

Your first 14 days are free. You put a card on file at signup, and nothing is charged until day 14. Cancel before then in one click and nothing is charged. After your first charge, your first 30 days are money-back, no questions asked.

What happens at the end of the 14-day trial?

Your card is charged $59 on day 14 and your Wave 2 rate locks for life. Not for you? Cancel before day 14 in one click and nothing is charged. Change your mind after? Your first 30 paid days are money-back.

Need more time? Every trial can be extended once, by 7 days. And nothing is a surprise: we email you on day 11, and the app shows your exact charge date. Cancel is one click in settings, no call required.

What is included in the price?

Everything. Every feature we ship, up to 5 users (your price never changes when you hire), your business phone number, the carrier registration paperwork and fees, and your texting and calling: up to 1,500 texts and 500 voice minutes a month. No per-user fees, no add-on tiers, no usage bills.

If you regularly send more than that, we reach out and figure it out together. The price does not change behind your back.

What happens when Wave 2 closes?

On Nov 11, 2026 the ladder reaches its $79 list price, no lock. Each wave locks its own rate, the ladder only goes up, and a closed wave never reopens. Wave 1 ($29 for life) closed on Sept 16, 2026, on schedule.

Starting a trial before the close locks the Wave 2 rate: it is held through your trial and confirmed by your first charge. If you cancel or your account pauses before that, the rate is not locked.

What does "for life" actually mean?

"For life" means as long as your subscription stays active without a 30-day payment lapse, and as long as Service Anchor continues to operate the platform. If you cancel for more than 30 days and come back later, you rejoin at whatever rung the ladder is on then.

We cannot promise the company exists forever. We can promise that for as long as Service Anchor exists and you keep your subscription active, your founding rate is locked. The legal language lives in our Terms of Service under the Founding Member Program section.

Do you process payments from my customers? What does it cost?

Yes. Your customers pay you through Stripe, and the money lands in your own connected account. Card processing is a flat 3.5% + $0.30 per transaction: every card type, one rate, no monthly minimums, no surcharges.

Product
Is the app finished?

Yes. The pipeline, scheduling, estimates and proposals, invoicing, payments, booking requests, deposits, and texting and calling all run today for paying customers. The roadmap still moves fast, and founding members steer it: feature requests go straight to the founder.

Can my customers book online?

They can request a time. Your booking page shows real openings from your schedule, the request lands on your phone, and you approve it. Nothing is booked until you say so, so there are no double bookings.

Do you do proposals?

Yes. Turn on proposals and every estimate carries scope of work, warranty, terms, and your license number, with a photo on any line. Pick a layout and your accent color once and every estimate and invoice matches. The customer signs on their phone and gets a copy by email.

Can I take a deposit?

Yes. Turn deposits on in Admin (Feature Toggles, then Deposits) and every estimate asks for one: a percent of the estimate you set once, pre-filled and editable on every quote. The customer signs, then pays the deposit from their own phone. Reminder texts go out on day 1 and day 3 and stop the moment it is paid, and the deposit shows as a credit on the final invoice.

Who is Service Anchor built for?

Home-service operators running 1 to 5 trucks: junk removal, moving, pressure washing, and 5 more trades with pre-configured setups. If you are quoting jobs, dispatching a small crew, and chasing invoices from your phone, this was built for you.

It replaces the spreadsheet-plus-texts-plus-paper system, or a bigger CRM that charges for every tech you add. It is not built for franchises or 20-truck enterprises, and we would rather tell you that now.

How is Service Anchor different from other CRMs?

Two ways. First, one board runs the whole job: lead, quote, schedule, invoice, paid. When a quote is accepted the job is created. When the job is done the invoice exists. When it is paid, the review request goes out. You never drag a card or re-type a thing.

Second, the price is flat. Everything is in the one plan: texting, calling, the follow-up suite, every user up to 5. No add-ons, no per-tech fees, one number.

Can I control what my technicians see in the app?

Yes. Service Anchor has distinct user roles and permissions. Field technicians see exactly what they need to do the job (schedules, job notes, addresses), and you can restrict them from seeing sensitive business data like total revenue, pricing, or admin settings.

Service Anchor needs my EIN or SSN to set up texting. Where does it go?

Mobile carriers require a business Tax Identifier (EIN, or SSN for sole proprietors) for A2P 10DLC business registration before your texts can be delivered. There is no path around this at the carrier level, but we built the data flow to keep your Tax ID out of our systems.

You enter it once during texting setup. We forward it directly to the carrier registry and do not write it to our databases. Only the last four digits stay on your account so you can recognize which Tax ID is on file. The registration fees are on us. The full description is in our Privacy Policy under "Information you provide directly" and "Data retention."

Do you have a mobile app?

Not a native app from an app store, and we are not going to promise you a date for one. What you have today installs to an iOS or Android home screen like an app, so your crew logs in from a phone or tablet browser to see schedules, update job statuses, and pull customer details with nothing to download.

Setup itself belongs on a computer. A tablet or computer is the office, where you set things up and run the operation, and your phone is the field.

Can I set up on my phone?

Sign up from your phone, sure. Then set it up from your computer. Service Anchor works like your business does: a tablet or computer is the office, where you set up and run the operation, and your phone is the field, for calls, texts, and today's jobs. Give it about 10 minutes to start.

Founding members
What if I need a feature that you do not have yet?

We want to build it. The roadmap is driven by the people running on it. Tell us what you are missing and it goes straight to the founder, and we prioritize what real operators actually ask for.

Wave 2 closes Nov 11

Lock $59 for life before Nov 11.

Free for 14 days. Then $59 a month, locked for life, everything included: every feature, your business line, texting and calling. The $29 wave closed Sept 16, on schedule. After Wave 2, list is $79. The ladder only goes up.

Everything included. 90-second setup. 30-day money-back.