Outgrowing quote and invoice?
MAGE runs the job in between.
This page describes MAGE ID only. For what Joist includes and what it costs today, check Joist’s own site. A quote and an invoice are the two ends of a job. MAGE ID does both, and it also runs everything in between: the schedule, the money against the estimate, the change orders, the progress bills, and a portal your client actually opens. It is a flat price with no per-seat fees, and your first project is free.
What MAGE ID includes, line by line.
| What MAGE ID includes | |
|---|---|
| Fast quote from your phone | Yes. Quick Quote for small jobs, a line-by-line estimate for bigger ones |
| Estimate becomes the invoice | Yes. Bill from the estimate, nothing typed twice |
| Get paid by card | Yes. A pay link on the invoice, partial payments, and automatic reminders |
| Contract the client signs | Yes. The client counter-signs in their portal |
| Change orders | Yes. The client approves in one tap, and the contract sum updates |
| Schedule | A real schedule with a critical path, plus Last Planner |
| Job costing against the estimate | Yes. Live margin alerts while the job is running |
| Progress billing and retainage | Yes. AIA-style pay applications, retainage and lien waivers |
| Client portal | Yes. Photos, schedule, invoices, selections and messages |
| Daily reports and punch list | Yes. Voice daily reports and a punch list from photos |
| Pricing model | Free first project, then a flat $29 to $79/mo, no per-seat fees (the seat rule in full) |
Keep the fast quote. Add the whole job.
Send the quote in a few minutes on site, the way you do now. When the job gets bigger than one bill, the schedule, the costs and the client updates are already in the same app.
A clean estimate your client can read.
Price the job line by line or describe it in a sentence and let the AI draft it, then check every line. Quantities, markup and totals sit on one screen, so the number you send is the number you meant.
The bill builds itself from the estimate.
When the work is done, the invoice comes straight from the estimate, change orders included. Bill all of it or a percent per line, see what is already billed and what is left, and send it with a card pay link.
See the money while the job is still running.
Job costing tracks what you spent against what you priced, phase by phase, and warns you while a job is losing margin, not after the final invoice. The next estimate learns from what this one really cost.
A portal your client opens, not just an email.
Your client sees progress photos, the schedule, invoices and change orders in one place. They sign the contract, approve a change in one tap and pay the invoice from the same link.
Who should still pick Joist.
If every job you do is one quote and one invoice, and you never need a schedule, job costing or a client portal, MAGE ID may be more than you need. MAGE is for the contractor whose jobs are getting bigger: more trades, more change orders, progress bills, and a client who wants to see what is happening.
Questions contractors ask.
How is MAGE ID different from Joist?
This page describes MAGE ID only. MAGE quotes and bills, and it also runs the job in between: a schedule with a critical path, job costing against the estimate, change orders the client approves in one tap, progress billing with retainage, and a client portal. Check Joist’s own site for what Joist includes.
Can I still send a fast quote from my phone?
Yes. Quick Quote builds a fast bid for a small job, and the estimate turns into the invoice when the work is done, so nothing is typed twice.
What does MAGE ID cost?
Free for your first project, Pro is $29/mo and Business is $79/mo, with no per-seat fees, unlimited free field seats, and subs always free (the rule in full). We cannot tell you what Joist will cost you. Check Joist’s own pricing page and compare the two.
Is there a free version of MAGE ID?
Yes. Free for your first project, and subs are always free.
Keep the quote. Run the whole job.
Free to start. $29/mo Pro, subs free, no per-seat fees. Here is exactly what moves across and what doesn’t.
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