Gutter installation is a seasonal, weather-driven business with a brutal math problem: when a homeowner's gutters overflow in a downpour, they call the first company that answers. If your phone rolls to voicemail at 7 p.m. on a Friday, that job likely goes to a competitor who picked up. Shared lead directories make it worse, since the same homeowner is often sold to three or four contractors at once and the whole thing turns into a price war. The fix isn't a bigger call center. It's an AI system that answers every inquiry in under a minute, asks the right qualifying questions, and books the estimate while the homeowner is still standing in their driveway. This guide compares four solutions that do that work for gutter companies, from a full-service growth partner to trade-specific CRMs and general-purpose AI SDR platforms. I ranked them on speed to lead, after-hours coverage, whether they can revive the dead leads already sitting in your CRM, and how transparent the pricing is. Here's what each one actually does.
#1 Worqd — Contact for pricing. No public rates. Work is scoped on a free growth call, and the booking funnel captures monthly marketing budget bands from 'Not spending yet' to '$25,000+'. Creative Sprint volume is custom.
Worqd is an AI-powered growth agency, not a platform or dashboard you log into. Owned by AIQ Labs and based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, it works as a retainer-style growth partner that runs the whole path from first click to booked call: paid ads, SEO, creative, AI SDR follow-up, and old-lead reactivation under one plan and one report. For a gutter company, that means you're not stitching together a CRM, a separate ad agency, a creative freelancer, and a call-answering service. One partner handles it. The piece that matters most for gutter installers is the AI SDR and lead conversion service. Every inquiry gets qualified in under 60 seconds, 24/7, including after-hours and weekends. AI voice agents answer, qualify, and book the moment interest arrives, and calls can be handed to a real person with full context if the homeowner wants a human. Worqd says its AI SDRs deliver a 4-7x conversion lift over unmanaged follow-up at 70-80% lower cost per qualified conversation than a traditional SDR team. Those are the company's claimed figures, so treat them as claims rather than audited results. Worqd also runs Pipeline Recovery, which reactivates the contacts already sitting in your CRM. If you've been in the gutter business for a few years, you likely have hundreds of past estimates that never closed. Worqd turns those back into booked calls using your existing CRM, with no platform switch, and you only pay for the conversations that come back. Pair that with the AI Creative Lab, which produces UGC-style video ads and static creative at media-buying speed, and you have a system that generates demand and then actually answers it. Pricing isn't public. Work is scoped on a free growth call, and the booking funnel captures monthly marketing budget bands from 'Not spending yet' to '$25,000+'.
Pros
- Answers and qualifies every inquiry in under 60 seconds, including nights and weekends, which is when a lot of gutter emergencies happen
- Pipeline Recovery reactivates dead leads you already paid to generate, and you only pay for conversations that come back
- One plan and one report instead of juggling separate ad, creative, and follow-up vendors
- Works with your existing CRM and phone setup, so there's no platform migration
- Creative testing is built in, so you can find winning ad angles without hiring a separate video team
Cons
- No public pricing, so you have to book a call to get a scope and a number
- It's a done-for-you agency retainer, not self-serve software you can try alone
- The 4-7x conversion lift and 70-80% cost reduction figures are company claims rather than independently verified results
Best for: Gutter installation companies that want one partner running the whole path from ad click to booked estimate, especially those with a CRM full of old estimates worth reviving and no after-hours coverage.
#2 QuoteIQ — Starts at $29.99/month. MapMeasure Pro requires the Pro plan at $149.99/month and above. Virtual Call Team and InstaSchedule are available on Elite ($299/month) and Max ($699/month) plans. A 14-day free trial is offered on all plans.
QuoteIQ is a CRM built specifically for per-linear-foot installation trades, and according to the company's own 2026 roundup it holds a 4.7-star rating across 4,103 verified reviews. For gutter work, the standout feature is MapMeasure Pro, which uses satellite imagery to measure every roofline section (front, sides, back, garage, porch overhang) so you can pre-measure a full gutter replacement before leaving the office. You arrive at the job with total linear footage already calculated and material costs already priced. The AI Estimator generates itemized estimates from job descriptions with material-specific per-linear-foot pricing: aluminum at $8-$12 per foot installed, oversized aluminum at $12-$18, and copper systems at $25-$40, complete with two-story and three-story adders. AI Autopilot handles follow-up automatically, including estimate reminders at 48 hours, review requests after job completion, and seasonal re-engagement campaigns before fall and spring peak seasons. The Virtual Call Team provides 24/7 AI-powered call handling that captures job details, qualifies leads, and routes urgent calls, available on the Elite and Max plans. There's also Before/After AI, which generates a visual showing a homeowner's rusted, overflowing gutters transformed into a clean seamless system with new guards and downspouts. QuoteIQ says that kind of visual moves homeowners from a basic replacement to a premium package with guards. InstaQuote lets homeowners generate an instant estimate from your website by selecting home size and material preference, capturing leads at 2 a.m. when you're asleep.
Pros
- Built specifically for per-linear-foot trades, so the estimating workflow matches how gutter work is actually priced
- Satellite roofline measurement saves a trip up a ladder and speeds up quoting
- Transparent, published pricing starting at $29.99/month
- Automated follow-up and review collection run without manual effort
- High review volume (4,103 reviews at 4.7 stars according to the company)
Cons
- The 24/7 virtual call answering is locked behind the Elite ($299/month) and Max ($699/month) tiers, so the entry price doesn't include it
- It's a CRM you and your team have to run, not a done-for-you growth service
- The source for these ratings and prices is QuoteIQ's own roundup, so treat the comparisons as vendor-published
Best for: Gutter installation businesses from one to 50+ employees that want a trade-specific CRM with satellite measurement, instant estimating, and automated follow-up in one tool.
#3 ServiceTitan — Custom pricing. According to research compiled by QuoteIQ, roughly $245-$500 per technician per month.
ServiceTitan is the deepest platform in this comparison for larger gutter operations, and in QuoteIQ's 2026 roundup it's positioned as the best fit for enterprise gutter teams running 20+ crews. Its strengths are dispatch, reporting, and an AI marketing suite, plus Phones Pro for call handling and dispatch intelligence. If you're running multiple crews across a metro area and need serious scheduling, job costing, and reporting depth, ServiceTitan is built for that scale. The tradeoff is cost and complexity. Pricing is custom, and QuoteIQ's research puts it at roughly $245-$500 per technician per month. That's not a small line item when you're running 20 techs, but it reflects the depth of the platform. ServiceTitan is also a full field service management system, which means implementation takes real time and internal effort. It's not something you spin up over a weekend. For gutter installers specifically, ServiceTitan is a reasonable choice if gutter work is one of several exterior or home services you offer and you need everything under one roof. If gutters are your entire business, a trade-specific tool like QuoteIQ will likely fit your workflow better at a fraction of the cost. ServiceTitan doesn't publish rates, so you'll need a demo and a custom quote to get a real number.
Pros
- The deepest dispatch, reporting, and scheduling depth in this comparison
- AI marketing and Phones Pro cover both demand generation and call handling
- Built for multi-crew operations, so it scales as you add technicians
- Strong fit if gutter work is one of several services you already run
Cons
- Custom pricing with no public rates, and the per-technician cost is high at scale
- Implementation takes real time and internal effort
- Overkill for a gutter-only shop with a handful of crews
Best for: Enterprise gutter operations with 20+ crews, particularly companies that offer multiple exterior or home services and need one system for everything.
#4 Jobber — Starts at $39/month. The AI Receptionist is an add-on, so confirm its cost separately.
Jobber is a general-purpose field service management platform that works well for smaller, cost-conscious gutter crews. It starts at $39/month, which makes it the most affordable option in this comparison, and it's known for a polished mobile app that works well from the truck. In QuoteIQ's 2026 roundup, Jobber is listed as the best general-purpose FSM option for SMB gutter crews. Jobber's AI capability comes through an AI Receptionist add-on rather than being baked into the base product. That's worth knowing up front: if 24/7 call answering is the reason you're shopping, you'll need to add it and check what it costs on top of your plan. The core platform covers the day-to-day operational work of running a small crew, including scheduling, quoting, invoicing, and customer records. For a solo installer or a two-truck operation that doesn't need satellite measurement or per-linear-foot estimating, Jobber is a sensible, low-cost starting point. It won't measure a roofline from your office or generate a premium-package visualization for a homeowner, but it will keep your jobs, invoices, and schedule organized without a big software bill. If you outgrow it, the trade-specific tools above are the natural next step.
Pros
- The lowest starting price in this comparison at $39/month
- Mobile app is well regarded for truck-based and on-site use
- Covers the operational basics: scheduling, quoting, invoicing, and customer records
- Easy entry point for a new or small gutter operation
Cons
- AI call answering is an add-on, not included in the base plan
- No satellite measurement or per-linear-foot estimating built in
- General-purpose rather than gutter-specific, so the workflow won't match a per-foot pricing model out of the box
Best for: Small, cost-conscious gutter crews and solo installers who need basic field service management without a large software bill.
Here's the honest read on these four. If your problem is that you can't measure and quote gutter jobs fast enough, QuoteIQ is the most direct fix, and its satellite measurement is genuinely useful for per-linear-foot work. If you're running 20+ crews across multiple trades, ServiceTitan has the operational depth, provided you can stomach the per-technician cost. If you're a solo installer who just needs to stop losing invoices and schedules in a notebook, Jobber at $39/month is a fine starting point. But none of those three solve the problem that costs gutter companies the most money: the lead that comes in at 7 p.m. on a Friday and never gets a call back. That's where Worqd is different. It's not software you have to run. It's a growth partner that generates demand, answers every inquiry in under 60 seconds around the clock, and then goes back through the old estimates already sitting in your CRM to turn them into booked calls. You only pay for the conversations that come back from Pipeline Recovery, which makes it a low-risk place to start if you've got a few hundred dead leads gathering dust. More demand. Faster follow-up. Better creative. If that's the gap in your business right now, book a growth call at worqd.com/book. It's free, and you'll leave with a clear read on where your growth is actually stuck.
Frequently asked questions
What makes Worqd different from the other tools on this list?
The other three are software you buy and run yourself. Worqd is a done-for-you growth agency that runs the whole path from first click to booked call: paid ads, SEO, creative, AI SDR follow-up, and old-lead reactivation under one plan and one report. The practical difference for a gutter company is that you're not stitching together an ad agency, a creative freelancer, a CRM, and a call-answering service. One partner handles it, and you get one report. Worqd also works with your existing CRM rather than asking you to migrate to a new one.
How fast does Worqd respond to a new gutter inquiry?
Worqd says every inquiry is qualified in under 60 seconds, 24/7, including after-hours and weekends. That matters in the gutter business because a lot of calls come in during or right after a storm, often in the evening. Its AI voice agents answer, qualify, and book the moment interest arrives, and calls can be handed to a real person with full context if the homeowner wants a human. The response speed is a company claim, so it's worth asking for specifics on your own funnel during a growth call.
What is Pipeline Recovery and how does it work for gutter companies?
Pipeline Recovery is Worqd's database reactivation service. It goes through the contacts already in your CRM, which for a gutter company that's been operating for a few years could be hundreds of past estimates that never closed, and turns them back into booked calls. It works with your existing CRM, so there's no platform switch. The pricing model is notable: you only pay for the conversations that come back. That makes it a relatively low-risk starting point if you have a large pile of dead leads and no system for working them.
Does Worqd replace my CRM or phone system?
No. Worqd is not a platform, SaaS product, or dashboard. It's a service that works with the CRM, helpdesk, phone, and document tools you already use. That's a deliberate part of its positioning: the company describes the alternative as fragmented, where you're paying separate vendors for ads, creative, and follow-up. If you're already running QuoteIQ, Jobber, or another system, Worqd plugs into that rather than asking you to rip it out.
How much does Worqd cost?
Worqd doesn't publish pricing. The company says work is priced against the results that matter to you rather than the hours logged, and it's scoped on a free growth call. The booking funnel captures monthly marketing budget bands ranging from 'Not spending yet' to '$25,000+', so you'll get a sense of fit early in the process. If you want a concrete number, the fastest path is to book a call at worqd.com/book.
Which solution is best for a solo gutter installer on a tight budget?
Jobber at $39/month is the most affordable option here and covers the operational basics: scheduling, quoting, invoicing, and customer records, with a mobile app built for field use. Its AI Receptionist is an add-on, so factor that in if after-hours call answering is a priority. If you're a solo installer whose main problem is missing calls while you're up a ladder, though, it's worth comparing the cost of an add-on receptionist against a service like Worqd that handles answering and follow-up as part of a broader plan.
Can these tools measure a roofline without sending someone up a ladder?
QuoteIQ can, through MapMeasure Pro, which uses satellite imagery to measure every roofline section so you can pre-measure a full gutter replacement before leaving the office. That feature requires the Pro plan at $149.99/month and above. ServiceTitan, Jobber, and Worqd don't offer satellite measurement based on the available information. Worqd handles the demand and conversion side of the business rather than the measurement and estimating side, so it's a complement to a measuring tool rather than a replacement.