Price the prep right, and pay the painters who beat it.
Menaia prices every room from your price book, keeps every crew on plan, and rewards the painters who finish under time without cutting corners.
Painting margins live in the prep.
Three estimators, three prices
The same house gets three different numbers, so you can’t hold a crew to a fair budget.
Estimators price each room on site from your price book, with photos attached.
See Smart EstimatesAdd-ons never reach the invoice
“Can you do the ceilings too?” gets a yes on the ladder and never makes it onto the bill.
Add the extra rooms to the job, and they carry through to the invoice.
See Invoices & Menaia PayPrep eats the budget
Scraping and caulking run long, and you only find out when payroll lands.
Track planned vs actual hours on every job, and reward crews who beat the plan.
See Job PlannerEverything a painting company needs, in one place.
Sales
Every lead answered, estimates in minutes and a client portal that gets you paid.
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Bonuses, leaderboards and badges that reward the people who go above and beyond.
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Job planning, multi-day scheduling and GPS clock-in, all in one place.
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An AI receptionist, automations and daily insights that handle the busywork.
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Painting contractor software FAQ
Can I estimate interior, exterior, and cabinet work in one place?
Yes. Menaia handles every painting job type in a single system. You build your own price book by surface and coat, with your own material and labor rates, so a whole-house repaint, an exterior, and a cabinet refinish are all priced the same consistent way.
How does room-by-room estimating and the price book work?
Your estimator opens the Menaia app in the home, measures each room, and builds the scope by selecting line items from your price book. Prep, primer, coats, and trim each carry their real material and labor cost, so the margin is visible before the estimate leaves your hands.
How exactly does the time-based bonus system work?
Every job includes a calculated time budget by room and phase. Crews see the target on their phones. When they finish prep and coats under budget, the saved hours convert to a bonus at a payout percentage you set, paid into each painter's in-app Wallet. You control the rate and the rules.
Do change orders like "paint the ceilings too" make it onto the invoice?
Yes. When a room or surface gets added on-site, it goes onto the job scope, and the invoice is built from that scope. The extra work becomes a billable line instead of a favor the crew ate. Everything stays attached to the job record with photos by phase.
What does Meni, the AI, actually do for a painting company?
Meni reads the estimates, schedules and invoices your office already keeps in Menaia. It drafts the first email to the repaint lead that came in over the weekend, and the follow-up on the proposal that has sat unsigned past the window you set. Ask it which crew came in under the prep budget and it answers with the number. Every draft waits for a person on your team to approve it.
What does it cost to get started?
Starter is $199 per month with 3 seats, Core is $299 with 5 seats, and Pro is $849 with 15 seats. Extra users are $35 per month, and yearly billing saves 30%. Every plan comes with hands-on onboarding and a 14-day trial with 1,500 tokens to try Meni (business phone numbers come with a paid plan). See the full breakdown on our pricing page, or book a demo and we will walk you through it.
How long does onboarding take?
Most painting businesses are live and set in a week. We handle the setup with you, including building your price book by surface and coat, configuring your job types, and getting your crews on the mobile app. There is no IT work required on your end.
Paint more houses, keep more margin.
Price every room, plan every job and reward the painters who finish clean.