Two jobs, two kinds of tools
| Back-office estimating | Homeowner-facing estimating (QuoteFence) | |
|---|---|---|
| Who uses it | You or your estimator | The homeowner, on your website |
| When | After a site visit or from a plan | Before the homeowner ever calls |
| Output | Bill of materials, takeoff, proposal, contract | A ballpark price range by grade, plus a measured lead for you |
| Examples | Tools such as ArcSite or Fence Cloud | QuoteFence and other website quote widgets |
Many fence companies use both. The homeowner-facing estimate filters and warms up the lead, and the back-office tool produces the final bid after you confirm on site.
What goes into a QuoteFence estimate
- Measured footage from the homeowner's drawing on satellite imagery, run by run, or a typed length.
- Price per foot by material and height. Shorter and taller fences scale from your 6-foot price, or you set a price for each height.
- Gates. Walk gates and double drive gates are priced from your gate prices, and the gate width is taken off the billed footage.
- Tear-out by the foot, an optional permit fee, a waste percentage, stain on wood styles, and your minimum job.
- Good, better and best grades for each style, each with its own price.
- Range rounding. Ranges round to the nearest $50 so they read like a real estimate.
The same pricing engine runs in the browser and on our server, so the price saved with the lead matches what the homeowner saw and cannot be changed from the browser.
See the math
Our free fence cost calculator uses the same engine with our starting prices. Try 150 feet of 6-foot cedar privacy with one walk gate: the gate's 4 feet comes off the run, the gate is added at its own price, and you get three priced grades and a neighbor split.
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $49/mo, or $39/mo billed yearly ($468, 12-month term) | A quote widget and quote link with your prices, gates, good/better/best, a lead dashboard and email alerts |
| Pro | $99/mo, or $79/mo billed yearly ($948, 12-month term) | Adds contact-first mode, service-area limits, lead source reports, statuses and notes, a signed webhook, pool and dog presets, price display modes, neighbor split, white-label and staff logins |
| Done-For-You | $499/mo | We set up and run it: prices, styles, gates, branding, service area, alerts, webhook, and updates when you send them |
Every plan: $0 setup, 30-day free trial with no card, and monthly plans cancel anytime.
Put an instant fence quote on your own website
QuoteFence gives your website the same kind of calculator, loaded with your prices, your styles and your gates. Homeowners draw their fence on a satellite map and see your good, better and best prices. You get the lead with the footage already measured.
Starter is $49 a month, Pro is $99 a month ($39 and $79 billed yearly). 30-day free trial, no card, $0 setup.
What it does not do
QuoteFence does not produce a bill of materials, post counts for ordering, shop drawings, contracts or e-signatures. If your current tool does those well, keep it. QuoteFence sits in front of it and sends you leads that already have footage and a budget. On Pro, a signed webhook can push each lead into Zapier, Make or your CRM.
Frequently asked questions
Is QuoteFence a replacement for my estimating software?
Not for back-office takeoffs and contracts. It replaces the blank contact form on your website with a priced, measured estimate.
How accurate is the measured footage?
The homeowner traces on satellite imagery, so it is usually close, but trees and shadows can hide corners. Always confirm on site before a final bid.
Can I set different prices for each height?
Yes. You can set a price for each height or let heights scale from your 6-foot price.
Can I hide the price?
On Pro you can show a range, an exact number, or no price at all and just collect the measured lead.