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For small landscaping contractors

Know the cost before you quote. Protect the margin after the job.

Turn your material prices, labor, equipment, overhead and production rates into a customer-ready quote—then compare the estimate with what the job actually cost.

Estimating, pricing and job costing. No CRM. No scheduling.

One payment. No monthly subscription.

See how it works
  • Uses your real costs
  • Calculates margin—not markup
  • Data stays on your device

Example project

Saved locally

Recommended rounded quote

$4,385.00

35% target margin
  • Materials$1,400
  • Labor — 25.0 person-hours @ $32.00/hr$800
  • Equipment$150
  • Delivery$100
  • Other$50
Direct cost$2,500
Overhead allocation (14%)$350
True cost$2,850.00
Price required for a 35% margin$4,384.62
Rounded up to a customer-ready quote$4,385.00
Customer estimate ready
  1. Every project cost included
  2. Margin-based price calculated
  3. Internal costs stay off the customer estimate

A busy schedule does not guarantee a profitable season.

Material invoices arrive. Payroll clears. Equipment costs climb. The job looked profitable when you quoted it—but the margin disappeared somewhere between the estimate and the final day on site.

Good crews finish good work and still fall short of the profit they expected, because the quote never accounted for everything the job actually costs:

  • Owner labor
  • Payroll burden
  • Travel and loading time
  • Equipment cost
  • Delivery and disposal
  • Overhead
  • Waste
  • Production assumptions

The problem is rarely the quality of the work. It is the cost that never made it into the quote.

A familiar pricing shortcut can leave hundreds of dollars on the table.

Adding 35% to cost does not create a 35% margin.

Example project — true cost $2,850.00, target margin 35%.

35% markup

$2,850.00 × 1.35 = $3,847.50

Actual margin: 25.9%

Looks like 35%. Isn't.

35% margin

$2,850.00 ÷ (1 − 0.35) = $4,384.62

Actual margin: 35.0%

Price required to hit the target.

Difference on this example

$537.12

That's more than 6 times the $79 launch price (regular $99) of Landscape Estimate Pro — in this example alone.

Example only. Your results depend entirely on your own costs, production rates and pricing decisions.

Use your own costs, rates and target margin.

From job quantities to a customer-ready price

  1. 1

    Set your business costs

    Enter your loaded labor rate, overhead, target margin and minimum price once.

  2. 2

    Build reusable services

    Bundle materials, labor and equipment into services like mulch installation or edging.

  3. 3

    Enter project quantities

    Pro expands every assembly for this job and totals the direct cost.

  4. 4

    Review true cost and required price

    See true cost, the price your margin requires, and any minimum-price adjustment.

  5. 5

    Print the estimate and record actuals

    Hand the customer a clean document, then log what the job actually cost.

Landscape Estimate Pro's real service-assembly editor showing 'Mulch Installation' built once from a material, a labor assumption, and an other cost, with its true cost per yd³ calculated automatically.
Example project — the app's own default sample data. Build the service once; reuse its cost structure in every future estimate.

Find the services quietly weakening your margin.

Landscape Estimate Pro's real Service Rate Health screen, showing four default sample services compared against the rate required to hit a 35% target margin — Mulch Installation, Topsoil Installation and Shrub Installation all need attention.
Example project — the app's own default sample data, not a real customer's price sheet.

1 of 4 default services meet a 35% target margin — 3 need attention.

Shrub Installation needs the most: $67.50 charged today vs. $75.02 required.

See what a price increase changes before it reaches your profit.

Material scenario

Mulch cost changes from $42 to $50 per yd³.

Original cost
$42.00
New cost
$50.00
Rate increase
19.0%
Cost impact on an 8 yd³ job
$64

Margin impact

Estimates and services already priced from the old cost fall short of their target margin until updated.

Suggested response

Update the mulch cost on the Catalog tab before quoting new jobs. Estimates already quoted keep their locked price.

This is decision support, not a prediction — it only estimates the impact of a cost change you enter, without changing your saved data.

The estimate is a prediction. The completed job tells you what to improve.

Quote assumptions → completed-job actuals → variance → better production rates and pricing on the next job.

Landscape Estimate Pro's real Estimate vs. Actual screen for a completed job: quoted at $1,042 with a 35.1% expected margin, versus a 23.5% actual margin after recording the real materials, labor, and delivery cost.
Example project — the app's own default sample data, quoted and completed in a real session, not a real customer's job.

Expected margin

35.1%

Actual margin

23.5%

Cost variance

$120.29 (17.8%)

Quoted for 8 yd³, 9.5 yd³ actually went in — materials$336 → $399, labor$102.40 → $144 (4.5 hrs). Same locked price, $1,042.00 — see which assumptions need attention before the next similar job.

One payment. Use it on every estimate from here on.

Built for estimating, not general business management

See your true job cost

Direct costs plus overhead, calculated automatically — not just materials and labor.

Get the price your margin requires

Enter a target margin and Pro solves for the price that actually delivers it.

Price labor the way you track it

Use your own production rates or direct crew hours. Pro never assumes a universal rate.

Build a service once, reuse it everywhere

Bundle materials, labor and equipment into one saved service, priced per unit.

Catch underpriced services early

Every saved service compared against the rate required to hit your target margin.

See cost changes before they hit your margin

Test a material, labor or equipment price change without touching your saved data.

Learn from every completed job

Compare what you quoted to what the job actually cost, and see where assumptions were off.

Hand customers a clean estimate

Print or save a PDF that shows what they're paying for — never your internal costs or margin.

Built for contractors who know the work—but want more certainty in the price.

For you if

  • You own or run a small landscaping company
  • You create your own estimates
  • You know your local costs and production rates
  • You want focused estimating without a monthly suite

Not the right fit if

  • You need CRM or dispatch
  • You need crew GPS tracking
  • You need aerial measurements
  • You need integrated payments or accounting
  • You expect the software to supply universal local prices

Use the tools you already trust for the rest of your business. Use Pro to answer what this job costs and what you should charge.

Everything included, for one price.

Estimating and pricing

  • True-cost and required-price calculations
  • Minimum project price protection
  • Multi-service estimates

Catalogs and reusable services

  • Material and equipment catalogs
  • Direct-hours and production-rate labor
  • Reusable services and project templates

Profitability analysis

  • Service Rate Health
  • Minimum Job Audit
  • Material, labor, equipment and overhead scenarios
  • Estimate versus actual
  • Actual margin and profitability reporting

Customer documents

  • Customer estimate print/PDF
  • Locked quote revisions

Data and backups

  • CSV export
  • JSON backup and restore
  • Local-first workspace

One practical tool. One lifetime price.

Landscape Estimate Pro

Launch price

$79$99

Lifetime access

One payment. No monthly subscription.

Review the refund policy before purchasing.

Includes

  • True-cost and required-price calculations
  • Service Rate Health
  • Estimate versus actual
  • Customer estimate print/PDF
  • JSON backup and restore

Full list: see "Everything included" above.

Purchase details
Price
$79 launch price (regular $99), one time
Subscription
None — lifetime access
Updates
Improvements to the live app are included automatically, at no extra charge
Browsers
Any modern desktop or mobile browser — Chrome, Firefox, Safari or Edge
Account
None required — a license key unlocks the app in your browser
Data storage
Local to your device — export JSON backups regularly
Support
Email, via the contact page
Refunds
7 days, no questions asked

Built to keep your estimates consistent—and your internal numbers private.

Everything you enter — materials, labor rates, assemblies, estimates — runs and stays in your browser, on your device. Export a JSON backup before clearing browser storage or switching computers; there's no cloud account to fall back on if you don't.

  • Exact money calculations

    Project prices, allocations and totals are handled in exact cents rather than approximate floating-point dollars.

  • Locked quote history

    When you create a quote revision, the costs and assumptions used for that quote stay attached to it.

  • Customer-safe documents

    Customer estimates are created from an allowlisted document model that leaves out internal costs, overhead and margin.

  • Backup and recovery

    Export your complete workspace as JSON and restore it when moving devices or recovering local data.

Every screenshot on this page is from the real application, not a mockup.

Frequently asked questions

Is this margin or markup?

Margin is calculated from your selling price; markup is calculated from cost. Pro solves for the price required to hit a target margin, not a markup guess.

Does it supply local landscaping prices?

No. You enter your own material costs, labor rates, equipment costs and production rates — Pro never assumes a market average.

Is this a CRM or scheduling platform?

No. It's focused on estimating, pricing and job costing. No scheduling, dispatch, or customer messaging.

Where is my data stored?

Locally, in your browser, on your device. Nothing is uploaded to a server.

What happens if browser storage is cleared?

Local workspace data may be removed. Export a backup regularly, especially before clearing browser storage or switching devices.

Can I export a backup?

Yes. Export your complete workspace as a JSON file any time, and restore it on this or another device.

Can I print customer estimates?

Yes. Customer documents are generated from an allowlisted model that excludes your internal costs, overhead and margin.

Can I compare estimated and actual job costs?

Yes. Record actual labor, materials and equipment after a job, and compare them to what you quoted.

Is this a subscription?

No. Pro is $79 (launch price — regular $99), once — not a subscription, ever.

What devices and browsers are supported?

Any modern desktop or mobile browser — Chrome, Firefox, Safari or Edge. There's nothing to install.

What support is included?

Email support, via the contact page.

What is the refund policy?

A 7-day, no-questions-asked refund — see the refund policy for details.

Is purchasing available now?

Yes — Pro is $79 (launch price — regular $99), once, lifetime, no subscription. Payment unlocks the app immediately.

The next job should not depend on a guess.

Build the price from your real costs, overhead and target margin—before the work begins.

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One payment. No monthly subscription.