Knockround · 7 days free, no credit card needed
A Joist alternative with jobs included
A Joist alternative is useful once you need more than estimates and invoices. Knockround includes a jobs board, your customers and a list of who owes you for $24.99 a month. Joist is cheaper if estimates and invoices are all you want: $17 a month on Pro.
Joist and Knockround: what one person pays
| Plan | Price | What's included |
|---|---|---|
| Knockround | $24.99 a month | Estimates, invoices, jobs board, customers, who owes you. 7 days free with no credit card. |
| Joist Basics | $10 a month | Up to 5 documents a month. Online payments. |
| Joist Pro | $17 a month | Unlimited documents and clients, your logo, work orders. |
| Joist Elite | $32 a month | Adds license and insurance, change orders, reports. |
| Joist Run | $70 a month (introductory, listed at $100) | Adds organizing jobs, scheduling visits, and linking jobs to estimates and invoices. |
All Joist prices are billed monthly, with two months free on an annual plan.
Why owner-operators look for a Joist alternative
Joist is a good estimating app. On its pricing page, organizing jobs and scheduling visits come with the Run plan, at $70 a month introductory.
If you want your jobs, your customers and your unpaid invoices in one place, Knockround has all of that on its one plan at $24.99 a month.
What you get with Knockround
- Estimates your customer accepts with a tap, which books the job
- A jobs board from new request to paid, and a Today screen with your next job
- Invoices your customer pays by credit cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay on their own phone, with no card reader
- One list of who owes you, with the reminder written for you
- Your logo on every invoice, estimate and receipt
- Repeat work that comes due by itself, and Google review requests after they've paid
When Joist is the better choice
If you only send estimates and invoices, Joist Pro at $17 a month costs less, and it offers contracts and homeowner financing, which Knockround doesn't. It's a solid choice for that.
Moving your customers across
Export your customer list as a spreadsheet and import it into Knockround in a few minutes, or email it to hello@knockround.com and we'll help, free. Try it for 7 days on real jobs first, with no credit card needed.
Prices from Joist's own pricing page, checked 8 November 2026. Joist is a trademark of its owner; Knockround isn't connected to it.
Questions
Is Knockround cheaper than Joist?
Only against Joist's Elite and Run plans. Joist Pro is $17 a month and Knockround is $24.99. The difference is that Knockround's one plan includes the jobs board, customers and reminders.
Can customers pay by credit card?
Yes, by credit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay on their own phone, through Stripe. Knockround adds nothing to Stripe's fee.
Does Knockround offer homeowner financing?
No. If your customers often finance big jobs, that's a reason to stay with Joist.
Try it on tomorrow’s work
Sign up in a minute with Google or your email. 7 days free with no credit card needed, then $24.99 a month or $249 a year.