Logged vs DripJobs: get-paid simplicity vs a sales-automation CRM
DripJobs and Logged both help contractors get paid, but they solve opposite ends of the job. DripJobs is a sales-automation CRM — drip follow-up texts and emails, a lead pipeline, proposals, and financing — built to help a growing contractor win and nurture more work, from $97/mo. Logged is a solo-first job log and invoicing app — log the job, snap GPS-stamped photos, send a web-link estimate, invoice with Stripe Pay Now — for $9.99/mo with a free tier. If your bottleneck is lead follow-up, DripJobs fits. If it's logging work and getting paid without overhead, Logged fits.
How they compare
| Feature | Logged | DripJobs |
|---|---|---|
| Price (free tier) | Free (10 jobs, 5 customers, 3 estimates) | ✗ No free tier or trial |
| Price (paid tier) | $9.99/mo | $97/mo Pro · $147/mo Advanced (+ add-ons) |
| Automated drip follow-up (texts & emails) | ✗ | ✓ Core feature |
| Sales pipeline / CRM stages | ✗ | ✓ |
| Two-way texting with clients | ✗ | ✓ (Chat add-on / Advanced) |
| Proposals & client financing | ~ Estimates + partial-pay deposits | ✓ |
| Email-blast marketing | ✗ | ✓ (Advanced) |
| Estimates clients accept from web link | ✓ Web link, one tap | ~ Proposals via portal |
| Push: client opened your invoice | ✓ (Pro) | ~ Automation notifications |
| Card payments on invoices | ✓ Stripe Pay Now (Pro) | ✓ ACH & credit card |
| On-device PDF invoices | ✓ | ~ Cloud |
| GPS + timestamp on photos in PDF | ✓ Always free | ✗ |
| Offline-first | ✓ Fully (creates, photos, PDF) | ✗ Online CRM |
| Native iOS + Android | ✓ Swift & Kotlin | ✓ |
| Solo-friendly pricing | ✓ $9.99/mo flat | ✗ Built for growth |
Where Logged wins
A tenth of the price, with a free tier
Logged Pro is $9.99/mo and there's a real free tier to start (10 jobs, 5 customers, 3 estimates). DripJobs starts at $97/mo with no free trial, and the features most contractors want sit on the $147/mo Advanced plan or paid add-ons. For a solo operator, that's a big monthly gap for capabilities you may not use.
Solo simplicity — nothing to configure
Open Logged, log the job, snap photos, send the estimate, invoice, get paid. There's no pipeline to set up, no drip sequences to write, no CRM to maintain. DripJobs is powerful precisely because it's a system to configure — that's overhead a one-person shop often doesn't want.
Fully offline, every screen
Job creation, photo capture, line items, and PDF generation all work with zero signal — Logged writes locally and syncs when you're back on. DripJobs is a cloud CRM that needs a connection. In a crawlspace or a rural site, that's the difference between working and waiting.
GPS + timestamp proof photos in every PDF
Every job photo can carry a GPS location and timestamp stamped onto the image in the invoice or estimate PDF — proof of work for disputes and insurance jobs. It's always free in Logged.
Web-link estimates clients tap Accept on
Logged emails a /e/{token} page the client opens in any browser to review line items and photos and tap Accept or Decline — no login, no portal account. A push fires the instant they respond, and the status syncs to your phone.
Where DripJobs wins
Automated lead follow-up
DripJobs' whole reason to exist is drip sequences — when a lead enters a pipeline stage, it fires the right series of texts and emails automatically. If leads go cold because you forget to follow up, this is the fix. Logged has no automation of this kind.
A real sales pipeline and CRM
DripJobs tracks every lead through stages, from first contact to signed proposal to paid. Logged organizes jobs and customers but is not a pipeline — it assumes you already have the work.
Two-way texting and email marketing
DripJobs supports two-way texting with clients and email-blast campaigns to your list. Logged only sends transactional email (the estimate or invoice) and pushes you — it doesn't market on your behalf.
Proposals, financing, and change orders
DripJobs offers polished proposals, client financing options, change orders, and job costing — the machinery of larger, higher-ticket projects. Logged does estimates with partial-pay deposits, not a full proposal-and-financing stack.
Built to scale a crew
DripJobs' Growth plan adds unlimited texting, priority support, and multiple users. Logged is single-operator by design with no team features on the roadmap.
Pricing
Who should choose each
Choose DripJobs if
- Your bottleneck is winning and following up on leads
- You want automated drip texts and emails
- You want a sales pipeline, proposals, and financing options
- You send higher-ticket projects with change orders and job costing
- You're scaling a crew and can absorb $97–147/mo plus add-ons
Choose Logged if
- You already get the work and just need to log it and get paid
- You want a genuine free tier and $9.99/mo flat pricing
- You work in the field without reliable signal and need every screen offline
- You want GPS + timestamp proof photos in every PDF
- You want web-link estimates clients accept in one tap
FAQ
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Last updated: 2026-07-03.