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Homefront Pro vs Joist

Joist is a basic invoice app. Homefront Pro is built to make you look bigger than you are: your own branded portal at your-name.homefront.pro, English/Spanish bilingual front to back, ESIGN/UETA e-signatures, and a native iOS/Android app. All for $19/mo, no document caps.

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Where Joist is strong

Joist does these well

  • Lower entry price ($8/mo Basics tier)
  • Mobile app on iOS and Android
  • Markups, deposit requests, payment schedules
  • Familiar to many solo contractors
Where Homefront Pro fits better

Why pick Homefront Pro

  • You want a branded client portal at your-name.homefront.pro that puts your business name first.
  • You serve Spanish-speaking clients. Homefront Pro is EN/ES bilingual end to end: portal, PDFs, emails.
  • You don't want a 5-doc/month cap. Homefront Pro is unlimited at every tier.
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Homefront Pro vs Joist

Feature comparison: Homefront Pro vs Joist
FeatureHomefront ProJoist
Starting price
$19/mo, no contracts
$8/mo capped at 5 docs; $15/mo unlimited
Unlimited estimates and invoices
Every tier
Pro tier and up
Branded portal at your-name.homefront.pro
Common questions

About switching from Joist

You want ESIGN/UETA-compliant e-signatures with a full audit trail (IP, user-agent, timestamp).
  • You want a real native iOS/Android app with Face ID lock and push notifications.
  • Bilingual portal (English + Spanish)
    Portal, PDFs, emails
    ESIGN/UETA-compliant e-signatures
    Full audit trail
    Basic e-sign
    Online invoicing & payments
    Card + ACH via Stripe
    Native iOS/Android app
    Face ID lock, push
    Unlimited team members
    No per-user fees
    Magic-link client access (no passwords)
    Get more Google reviews
    Auto-ask after the job
    Setup time
    About 2 minutes
    Cancel anytime
    Two clicks, no fees
    • Starting price

      Homefront Pro
      $19/mo, no contracts
      Joist
      $8/mo capped at 5 docs; $15/mo unlimited
    • Unlimited estimates and invoices

      Homefront Pro
      Every tier
      Joist
      Pro tier and up
    • Branded portal at your-name.homefront.pro

      Homefront Pro
      Joist
    • Bilingual portal (English + Spanish)

      Homefront Pro
      Portal, PDFs, emails
      Joist
    • ESIGN/UETA-compliant e-signatures

      Homefront Pro
      Full audit trail
      Joist
      Basic e-sign
    • Online invoicing & payments

      Homefront Pro
      Card + ACH via Stripe
      Joist
    • Native iOS/Android app

      Homefront Pro
      Face ID lock, push
      Joist
    • Unlimited team members

      Homefront Pro
      No per-user fees
      Joist
    • Magic-link client access (no passwords)

      Homefront Pro
      Joist
    • Get more Google reviews

      Homefront Pro
      Auto-ask after the job
      Joist
    • Setup time

      Homefront Pro
      About 2 minutes
      Joist
    • Cancel anytime

      Homefront Pro
      Two clicks, no fees
      Joist

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