CorkCRM Review
CRM built for painting companies, from leads and proposals to crew timecards and invoices
Fit Score
Fit Score
▸ How we scored CorkCRM: 10.0/10
| Factor | Weight | Sub-score |
|---|---|---|
| Vertical fit (best trade) | 60% | 10.0/10 |
| Pricing transparency | 20% | 10.0/10 |
| Integration coverage | 20% | 10.0/10 |
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Quick verdict
CorkCRM is best for Painting companies that want one painting-focused system for leads, appointments, proposals, contracts, job scheduling, crew timecards and invoices. Pricing starts at $149/mo for the company. Trade fit of 8/10 or higher: Painting. 14-day free trial available.
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About CorkCRM
CorkCRM is a CRM built for painting companies. According to its about page, founder Michael Henry started a painting business in 2010 and founded CorkCRM in 2013; the software is sold by Cork CRM, LLC. It is aimed at the sales-to-job workflow of a painting business rather than at trades in general.
The feature list covers lead tracking with automatic follow-up, appointment booking online or by phone with Google Calendar sync, custom proposals, contracts that customers can sign electronically on the spot or later by email, a job schedule where you set start and end dates and assign a crew, crew timecards reported from a phone or computer, invoices generated automatically when a proposal is accepted and when a job is completed, credit card payments, and reports covering areas from job costing to lead generation. Listed integrations are QuickBooks Online, Google Calendar, Twilio, Mailparser (for automatic lead entry), Mandrill, MX Merchant for card payments and Zillow Zestimates. CorkCRM runs in any mobile browser with no installation.
Pricing is monthly with no contract. Bronze is $149 a month for 1 user, Silver $224 for 3 users, Gold $299 for 5 users (the page's comparison grid says 10) and Enterprise $349 for unlimited users. Every plan lists the same features, including QuickBooks integration and reports; the tiers differ by user count and support, with email support on all plans and scheduled phone support on Silver, Gold and Enterprise. CorkCRM offers a 14-day free trial after a demo and says no credit card is needed to try it.
The trade-off: CorkCRM is painting-only, and there is little public information about the company beyond its founder and CTO. The entry plan covers a single user at $149 a month, which is more than a solo painter pays for QuoteIQ's Essentials plan ($25 a month billed yearly, $29.99 monthly), while a crew of five or more gets the full feature set at a flat price. It is browser-based rather than an app-store app, so test the mobile experience with your crews during the trial.
Pricing
| Tier | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Bronze | $149/mo | Lowest price in this table |
| Silver | $224/mo | |
| Gold | $299/mo | |
| Enterprise | $349/mo | Highest price in this table |
Flat monthly price per company by user count: Bronze $149 (1 user), Silver $224 (3 users), Gold $299 (the plan card says 5 users; the page's comparison grid says 10), Enterprise $349 (unlimited users). Every plan lists the same features, including QuickBooks integration and reports; email support on all plans, scheduled phone support on Silver and up. Month to month, no contract, no annual option shown. A 14-day free trial is offered after a demo, and the FAQ says no credit card is needed. Verified against corkcrm.com/pricing 2026-10-08.
CorkCRM starts at $149/mo for the company (Bronze tier). That is a price for the company, not per user: spread across a 5-person team it works out to about $30 per user. Its starting price places it in our entry price band (under $100 per user per month). The tier prices in the table above run from $149 to $349/mo; the pricing note gives the billing terms and any other published prices. 14-day free trial.
Pricing verified 2026-10-08. Prices can change, so confirm them with CorkCRM before purchasing.
Cost by crew size
Monthly cost of the cheapest CorkCRM plan that allows each number of users, worked out from the plan prices and user rules on its pricing page, counting every tech as a full user. Plan prices and extra-user fees only: job, appointment and other usage limits, add-ons, setup fees and payment processing are not included; where a plan's usage limit is recorded, it is named under the figure. "Plan's user count unclear" means the page gives a plan's user count two ways, as a count that does not read as one number, or not at all (a free plan with no stated user limit, for example), and that plan could cost less, so that crew size is not priced.
| Users | Billed monthly |
|---|---|
| 1 | $149/mo Bronze |
| 3 | $224/mo Silver |
| 5 | $299/mo Gold |
| 10 | Plan's user count unclear Gold |
Source: corkcrm.com/pricing, read 2026-10-08.
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Key features
Integrations
Pros
- + Built for painting companies
CorkCRM was founded by a painting business owner, and its workflow (appointments, proposals, contracts, job schedule, crew timecards, invoices) follows how a painting company sells and runs jobs.
- + Same features on every plan
Bronze through Enterprise list the same features, including QuickBooks integration, Google Calendar sync, credit card payments and reports. You choose a plan by headcount and support level, not by feature.
- + Flat price for bigger crews
Gold covers 5 users for $299 a month (the comparison grid says 10) and Enterprise covers unlimited users for $349, so cost does not climb with every new user.
- + Proposal-to-invoice automation
Invoices are generated automatically when a proposal is accepted and when a job is completed, and customers can e-sign contracts on the spot or later by email.
- + No contract
CorkCRM bills month to month and says you can cancel any time without penalty or move between plans.
Cons
- − High entry price for one user
Bronze is $149 a month for a single user, which is steep for a solo painter compared with lower-priced multi-trade apps.
- − Painting-only
CorkCRM is built for painting companies. A contractor spanning several trades is better served by a multi-trade tool.
- − Phone support from Silver
All customers get email support, but scheduled phone support starts on the $224 Silver plan.
- − Browser only
CorkCRM runs in a mobile browser with no installation. There is no app-store app for crews.
- − Little public company information
The website names the founder and CTO but gives no office address or customer numbers, so there is less to go on when judging the vendor.
Implementation
Book a demo; CorkCRM gives access to its 14-day free trial after the demo and says no credit card is needed. Pick a plan by headcount, since features are the same on every tier: Bronze for 1 user, Silver for 3, Gold for 5 (10 in the comparison grid) and Enterprise for unlimited, with phone support from Silver up. Set up your proposal and contract templates, connect Google Calendar for appointments, connect QuickBooks Online for accounting and MX Merchant for card payments, and set up Mailparser if you want web leads entered automatically. Add your crews and have them report hours through timecards on their phones. Re-enter or import your open leads and customers before you switch over.
Best for / Watch out for
Best for
Painting companies that want one painting-focused system for leads, appointments, proposals, contracts, job scheduling, crew timecards and invoices
Watch out for
Painting-only; entry plan is $149 a month for 1 user; phone support starts on Silver; browser-based with no app-store app; little public information about the company
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Frequently asked questions
Who is CorkCRM for?
Painting companies. It covers leads, appointment booking, proposals, e-signed contracts, job scheduling with crew assignment, crew timecards and invoicing in one painting-focused system. It is not a multi-trade platform.
How much does CorkCRM cost?
Bronze is $149 a month for 1 user, Silver $224 for 3 users, Gold $299 for 5 users (10 in the page's comparison grid) and Enterprise $349 for unlimited users. Billing is monthly with no contract, and a 14-day free trial is offered after a demo.
Does CorkCRM integrate with QuickBooks?
Yes. QuickBooks integration is listed on every plan, and the features page names QuickBooks Online. Other listed integrations are Google Calendar, Twilio, Mailparser, Mandrill, MX Merchant and Zillow Zestimates.
Is there a CorkCRM mobile app?
CorkCRM is mobile responsive and runs in any mobile browser with no installation. Crews can report their hours from a smartphone, and customers can sign contracts on a phone, laptop or tablet.
What is the difference between the plans?
The number of users and the support level. Every plan lists the same features; Silver, Gold and Enterprise add scheduled phone support on top of the email support all customers get.
CorkCRM vs QuoteIQ vs PaintScout?
All three serve painters. CorkCRM is a painting-only CRM with flat plans from $149 a month. QuoteIQ is a multi-trade all-in-one app from $25 a month billed yearly ($29.99 monthly) with a paint calculator and AI tools. PaintScout is a painting-only estimating and proposal tool from $99 a month billed annually for 1 user, with CRM and scheduling in an add-on.
Ready to try CorkCRM?
Pricing starts at $149/mo for the company. 14-day free trial. The pricing note records that no credit card is needed.
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