What makes fence software different
Most field service software assumes the labor is the hard part and materials are a line item. In fence work, materials are a big slice of the price, and getting the count right is the whole estimate. A 6-foot wood privacy fence, a 4-foot aluminum pool fence and a 6-foot chain link with privacy slats each have different post spacing, rail counts, panel sizes and hardware. A tool that just multiplies footage by a price won't tell you that the job needs 34 posts and 12 bags of concrete.
That's why fence companies have historically used dedicated estimating software alongside, or instead of, a general field service app. A fence estimator works from run lengths, heights, styles, terrain, corners, ends and gates. The output isn't just a customer price but a material list you can send to the supply yard, a drawing the crew can install from and, for chain link, gate cut sheets for the shop.
The job also has unusual steps before the crew can show up. Utility locates through 811, permits in many towns, HOA approval in many neighborhoods, sometimes a survey to confirm the property line. If any of those slip, the job slips. Fence software should treat them as checkpoints on the job, not as notes someone has to remember.
Then there's the deposit. Special-order materials can't go back, so most fence companies collect a deposit before ordering. Software that takes the deposit at online approval shortens the gap between "yes" and "materials ordered," which matters in spring when every company is fighting for the same install slots.
Choosing by company size
Solo installer or one crew
At this size, price and speed of quoting matter most. Jobber Core at $29/mo billed annually (as of October 2026) handles quotes, deposits, scheduling and invoicing. Keep a materials spreadsheet for each fence style and use it to build your supply order. Fence Cloud's Essential plan at $220/mo, or $2,200/yr, makes sense once estimating errors are costing you more than that each month, which can happen faster than you'd think on vinyl and ornamental jobs.
2 to 5 people
With a salesperson or estimator and a couple of crews, consistency becomes the problem. Two estimators bidding the same yard shouldn't come out $1,500 apart. Fence Cloud's Essential plan covers three users, and Professional covers four to ten at $345/mo or $3,450/yr. If you stay on Jobber, Connect for five users is $149/mo billed annually, but you'll need a shared, locked materials spreadsheet so everyone prices the same way.
6 to 15+ people
Larger fence companies often run residential and commercial divisions. Fence Cloud Ultimate covers up to sixteen users at $545/mo or $5,450/yr, and supports up to ten company profiles. Commercial divisions bidding from plans and billing GCs in progress payments should look at Contractor Foreman Pro, $221/mo billed annually for up to fifteen users, for the project side.
What fence company software costs
Published prices as of October 2026. Fence Cloud annual figures are the yearly price divided by twelve.
| Company size |
Fence Cloud |
Jobber |
Contractor Foreman |
| 1 to 3 users |
$220/mo, or about $183/mo billed yearly |
$29/mo (Core, 1 user, billed annually) |
$105/mo (Standard, billed annually) |
| 5 users |
$345/mo, or about $288/mo billed yearly |
$149/mo (Connect, billed annually) |
$166/mo (Plus, billed annually) |
| 15 users |
$545/mo, or about $454/mo billed yearly |
$399/mo (Grow, billed annually) |
$221/mo (Pro, billed annually) |
Payment fees are worth planning for, because fence tickets are large. Say you install a $7,500 vinyl privacy fence and the customer pays by card through Jobber at 2.9% + 30¢. That costs about $218. ACH through Jobber at 1% is $75. Contractor Foreman's ACH is 1% + 30¢, capped at $10, so the same payment costs $10. Fence Cloud's pricing page doesn't describe payment processing, so ask during the demo.
If you pair Fence Cloud for estimating with a field service tool for scheduling and payments, add both subscriptions together. For a three-person shop, Fence Cloud Essential billed yearly plus Jobber Connect billed annually is roughly $330/mo.
Mistakes fence companies make when switching
Not rebuilding material formulas first. Your post spacing, concrete per post and waste factor for each style are the core of your pricing. Before you send a quote from a new system, set up and check each style against three or four past jobs where you know the real material usage.
Switching in spring. March through June is when fence companies are busiest selling. Change systems in late fall or winter, when you have time to build catalogs and train estimators.
Leaving supplier prices stale. A new system with last year's prices is worse than your old spreadsheet. Update costs from your current supplier quotes on day one, and schedule a monthly check for lumber and steel.
Skipping the locate and permit steps. If the new software doesn't track 811 tickets and permits, add them as required checklist items on every job. One crew digging before marks are down is an expensive lesson.
Forgetting gate hardware. When building item lists, set up gates as separate items with their own hardware and labor from the start. It's the most common place a new price list leaks money. Check every gate size you sell, from a 4-foot walk gate to a 12-foot double drive, against a recent job before you go live.
