Fencing Software Stack
42+ tools built for fencing contractors — ranked by what companies actually run, priced honestly, and grouped by the stack that fits your size.
The big players
CRM & Sales
JobNimbus is a cloud-based CRM and project management platform purpose-built for residential exterior contractors, with the strongest concentration in roofing, siding, gutters, and remodeling. Founded in 2013 in Lehi, Utah, it serves 8,000+ contractor businesses with tools spanning lead tracking, estimating, proposals, scheduling, invoicing, payments, and marketing automation. JobNimbus acquired SumoQuote (quoting) and Roofer Marketers (digital marketing agency) in 2023, and raised a $330M growth investment from Sumeru Equity Partners in November 2024. It is widely regarded as the leading CRM for roofing sales-focused contractors.
CRM & Sales
FollowupCRM is a CRM software designed specifically for the construction industry. It helps contractors manage their sales pipeline, track leads, and improve their closing rates.
CRM & Sales
Nutshell is a comprehensive CRM platform designed to help sales teams manage contacts, track leads, and automate sales processes. It is suitable for small to mid-sized businesses across various industries, including those in construction and skilled trades.
CRM & Sales
Pipedrive is a sales CRM platform designed to help businesses manage their sales pipelines, track leads, and close deals more efficiently. It is ideal for sales teams and small to mid-sized businesses across various industries, including construction and skilled trades, that need to streamline their sales processes.
CRM & Sales
Quickbase is a low-code application development platform that enables businesses to create custom applications for managing projects, operations, and data. It is designed for organizations across various industries, including construction and skilled trades, to streamline workflows and improve data visibility.
CRM & Sales
Striven is a comprehensive enterprise resource planning (ERP) software designed to manage various business operations from a single platform. It helps businesses, including those in construction and skilled trades, streamline project management, financials, CRM, and inventory.
CRM & Sales
SumoQuote provides digital quoting and proposal software designed to help contractors create professional, customizable estimates quickly. It streamlines the sales process for home service and specialty trade businesses, improving close rates and customer experience.
Field Service Management
Airtasker is an online marketplace that connects customers with local service providers for a wide range of tasks, including those in construction and skilled trades. It provides a platform for independent contractors and small businesses to find job opportunities and manage task-based work.
Why your details matter
The right stack — and what it actually costs — depends on specifics most “best software” lists ignore: how many trucks you run, how many people are selling versus doing the work, and whether you lean commercial or residential. A solo operator and a 40-truck company buying the same FSM platform will pay very differently and use it very differently. The archetypes below start from company size; a fuller, personalized version of this — built from your own trade card — is coming next.
Typical stacks by company type
Frequently asked questions
How were these tools ranked?▾
By how often they show up in real contractor stacks across company sizes, then by vendor tier, review rating, and pricing transparency — not by who pays us. See /how-we-vet.
Are these prices accurate?▾
Where a vendor publishes pricing, we show it exactly. Where they don't, we show a sourced, dated estimate range instead of guessing — and label it as an estimate. Tools with neither are marked quote-only and excluded from the cost totals.
Why does my stack cost differ from the totals here?▾
The per-archetype totals assume one tool per category and a company sized to that archetype's typical range — your actual headcount, trucks, and tool choices will move the number.