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RivetDog
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Measure. Estimate. Win the job.
RivetDog is the field operating system for trade contractors — painters, roofers, flooring installers, carpenters, landscapers, and electricians. Blueprint takeoff in minutes, professional estimates, and a built-in CRM that works on the jobsite. Freedom from the office work.
🔥 First 25 trade contractors in each state lock $79/mo for life. Limited spots per state.
ONE PLATFORM. EVERY PART OF THE JOB.
MEASURE
Upload any blueprint PDF. Calibrate scale in one click. Drop measurements with point-and-click precision. Multi-zone, multi-page, square footage and linear footage in one pass. Works for painting takeoffs, flooring plans, roofing squares, framing layouts — every trade that measures. No more rulers, highlighters, or guesswork.
ESTIMATE
Turn measurements into a client-ready estimate in minutes. Good/Better/Best variants. Deposits, terms, line items, taxes, your logo. Send via white-labeled portal link. Watch the client accept from their phone.
MANAGE
Every job on an easy-to-use Job Tracker with custom columns. Every client in a built-in CRM with full history. Bid opportunities surfaced from public sources. Your trade business, organized like a contractor — not a CFO.
ABOUT RIVETDOG
Built for trade contractors. Loyal to your craft, every job.
RivetDog was built by a contractor’s developer who watched too many painters lose nights to ruler-and-highlighter blueprint takeoffs and clunky enterprise software that wasn’t made for them.
We partnered with Central Custom Painting — a working painting company — as our pilot tenant. Every feature here passed the “would a real contractor actually use this?” test before it shipped.
- Built BY contractors, FOR contractors.
- No sales calls. No enterprise pricing. No feature paywalls.
- Pilot-tested on real jobs — not in a focus group.
Pilot-Tested by Painters
Every measurement tool, estimate template, and portal flow was tested on real painting bids before launch. If it didn't work on a real job, it didn't ship.
Trade-First, Every Vertical on the Map
Every trade contractor gets the platform. Every trade contractor gets the Founders 25 rate.
WHAT'S INSIDE
Everything you need to win the job. Nothing you don't.
RivetDog is the full operating system for trade contractors — measurement, estimating, client portal, jobs board, CRM, time tracking, and job costing working as one platform. Trade-neutral by design, painter-first at launch, ready for every vertical. Priced like you’re the small business owner you actually are.
Blueprint Measurement
Upload any PDF. Calibrate scale in one click. Click two points to measure walls, rooms, and entire elevations. No more rulers. No more guesswork.
Jobs Tracker
Every job, every stage, one view. Build your own columns. Drag jobs as they move. Trigger client messaging automatically when a job advances a stage.
Professional Estimates
Turn measurements into a client-ready estimate in minutes. Good/Better/Best variants. Deposits, terms, taxes — your logo on every page.
Built-In CRM
Every client, every job, every estimate — connected. Communication notes, multiple contacts, lifetime value at a glance. The notebook in your truck, finally organized.
Time Tracking + RivetPay
Hours logged against jobs, per-crew-member, with admin approval queue. Plus RivetPay — a contactor clock-in link/ QR code your crew can scan from any phone at the jobsite. No app install, no login, no hardware to buy.
Job Costing Engine
Real margin visibility on every job. Materials cost + labor cost + expenses vs. quoted price, updated as the job runs. Branded P&L reports, pay statements, and XLSX and Quickbooks export included.
Start to finish. One Platform. Every Feature Included.
From the first measurement to the final invoice, RivetDog covers the entire painting job in one platform. No feature paywalls. No locked add-ons for the basics. Just everything you need to start the bid, win it, perform the work, and get paid — for one flat price.
ONE MEMBERSHIP. THE WHOLE JOB.
01. START THE BID
Set the job up the right way the first time.-
Blueprint Takeoff
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Job & Client Setup
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Pricing Categories & Price Book
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Regional Pricing Benchmarks
02. WIN THE BID
Estimates that close the job, not just send a number.-
Good/Better/Best estimates
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White-labeled client portal
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Online accept + deposit terms
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Open/accept/decline tracking
03. PERFORM THE JOB
Run the work without scattered notes or forgotten promises.-
Job tracker with custom stages
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Materials + costing tracking
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Automatic client messaging
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Contractor Timekeeping
04. GET PAID
Send the invoice, close the loop and collect — clean.-
Invoicing tied to the job
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Deposit + balance tracking
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White-labeled payment portal
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Accounting integration (add-on)
PLUS, EVERY MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES
RIVETDOG ACADEMY
Short video lessons on bidding strategy, estimating math, jobsite management, and running a painting business. New lessons added monthly. Best practices, industry references, product specs by trade, scope language templates, and how-to docs — searchable, always available.
REGIONAL PRICING GUIDES
Data-backed pricing benchmarks for your zip code and your trade — what painters in your market are actually charging, updated quarterly. Bid with confidence, not guesswork.
WHITE-LABEL EVERYTHING
Estimates, invoices, portal, pay statements — all branded with YOUR logo, YOUR company name, YOUR colors. Clients never see RivetDog. Your business, your reputation, your brand — front and center on every touchpoint.
LIMITED · FOUNDERS 25 PER STATE
LOCK $79.99/MO. FOR LIFE.
The first 25 trade contractors to sign up in each state pay $79/mo — for life. Same platform, same features, same white-label branding. When your state’s 25 founding spots fill, pricing moves up and stays up. This is the only window to lock in our launch rate forever.
Founders 25
Lifetime price lock-
Every feature on the platform
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White-label branding included
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5GB Storage, 2 Seats
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14-day free trial
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Price locked forever - never increases for Founders
The 25-per-state cap is a real database quota, not marketing scarcity — when your state fills, it fills.
BUILT WITH PAINTERS.
TRUSTED BY PAINTERS.
Central Custom Painting
ACI Construction
REAL JOBS.
REAL RESULTS.
What Our Clients Say
RivetDog isn’t theory. Every feature was tested on real bids by real painting companies before we shipped it — the pilot vertical that proved the platform. Now it’s ready for every trade. Here’s what our painting partners had to say.
FAQ
Frequently asked. Plainly answered.
If you’ve got a question that isn’t here, email [email protected] — you’ll usually hear back same day.
Founders 25 members get priority response.
14 days standard, 7 days for Founding 500. Full platform access during the trial — measurement, estimating, portal, jobs board, CRM. A card is required to start the trial so we can keep your account active if you stay, but we don’t charge until the trial ends. Cancel anytime before day 13 (or day 6 on Founding) and you’re never charged.
No. If you can click two points on a known dimension on a blueprint (like a wall labeled “12 ft”), RivetDog calibrates the rest. The interface is built for the field, not for engineers. Most painters are measuring their first blueprint within 20 minutes of signing up — no training required.
The first 25 trade contractors to sign up in each state pay $79.99/mo for life — same platform, same features, same white-label, locked at our launch rate forever. When your state’s 25 spots fill, pricing moves up to $99/mo (Early Adopters), then $139/mo (Standard). The price you sign up at is the price you keep. There’s no second chance to lock in the Founders rate — and once your state is filled, that’s it for your state.
The core platform — blueprint measurement, estimating, jobs board, CRM, invoicing, time tracking, client portal, Academy — works for every trade. Painting is our launch vertical with full vertical-specific tooling live today. Flooring, trim carpentry, roofing, landscaping, and electrical use the same core platform, with vertical-specific material calculations and pricing benchmarks shipping progressively. Sign up as any trade — you get the platform now, and your vertical-specific tools when they ship, at no additional cost.
Direct email support from our team, a searchable Knowledge Base, and RivetDog Academy video lessons covering bidding strategy, estimating math, and running a painting business. Founding 500 members get priority response and direct access to the founder during onboarding. We’re small enough to actually answer you — and small enough that fixes ship fast when you find an issue.
Cancel anytime from your account settings — no phone calls, no retention forms, no friction. Your data stays available for 90 days in case you change your mind. One note for Founding 500 members: there’s a 90-day rejoin lock if you cancel and want to come back at the same lifetime rate. We want that price going to painters who’ll actually use it.
BuilderTrend and Jobber are general contractor management tools — they don’t include blueprint takeoff, so you’d still need PlanSwift or similar for measurement. PlanSwift is takeoff-only and doesn’t connect to estimating, jobs, or clients. RivetDog covers the entire workflow in one platform — measurement, estimating, portal, jobs, CRM — built painter-first with full white-label included on every plan. Significantly cheaper than stacking three separate tools, and built as one connected workflow instead of three disconnected ones.