What Dave does

Dave is a cloud-based SaaS platform built for small trade contractors to manage estimating, invoicing, payment collection, scheduling, and customer/project records in a single workflow. The product is operated by Inline Corporation, a private company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, with 1-10 employees and no disclosed external funding. Its core offering bundles quick estimates with digital signatures and deposits, auto-built invoices, online payment processing via Stripe, QuickBooks accounting sync, a built-in CRM with project photos and notes, smart scheduling with reminders, and a Google Reviews automation feature. The platform differentiates through vertical specialization, with trade-specific templates, line items, and quote playbooks covering at least eleven trades including landscapers, electricians, plumbers, HVAC technicians, remodelers, deck builders, handymen, carpenters, flooring, drywall, and fence builders.

Under the hood, Dave runs as a mobile-responsive cloud SaaS with an AI Estimate Builder that converts natural-language job descriptions into draft estimates pulled from the contractor's saved pricebook; the AI surface is currently narrow, text-to-text, and partially powered by ElevenLabs voice AI through its Startup Grants program. Dave is sold on a self-serve product-led growth motion at a single all-inclusive price point of $48/month or $40/month on annual billing ($480/year), with a 14-day free trial and no credit card requirement. Distribution is entirely direct-to-consumer via buildwithdave.com, augmented by a content-marketing ecosystem of 20+ free trade-specific calculators, downloadable templates, and SEO-optimized comparison pages against named competitors such as Jobber, Housecall Pro, JobTread, Buildertrend, and Workiz. The product is available in five English-speaking markets: the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The company is led by co-founders Jakeob Maltesen and Derek Grudnicki.

Name

Dave

Legal name

Inline Corporation

Website

https://buildwithdave.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Dave is a cloud-based SaaS platform that helps small trade contractors create estimates, send invoices, collect payments, and manage jobs in one workflow. It targets SMB landscapers, electricians, plumbers, HVAC, remodelers, and similar trades across the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK via self-serve subscription.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contractor Management Software

NAICS

Specialty Trade Contractors (238), Other Specialty Trade Contractors (2389)

SIC

Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700)

akta.pro primary industry

Payroll Software & Payroll-as-a-Service (SaaS) (BPACAIAB)

Keywords

• Contractor management software
• Trade business invoicing
• Estimating software
• Field service management
• Contractor CRM

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Subscription - Monthly Plan: Monthly subscription at $48/month billed monthly. Includes all features with no hidden fees or add-ons.
2. Subscription - Annual Plan: Annual subscription at $40/month ($480 billed annually), saving $96 per year compared to monthly billing. Includes all features with no contract or commitment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Dave is a SaaS contractor management platform built specifically for trade businesses (HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing, etc.). The platform enables contractors to build estimates, send invoices, collect payments, schedule jobs, and manage projects from a single cloud-based dashboard.

Product overview

Dave is a single unified contractor management platform offered by Inline Corporation (operated from Canada), designed specifically for trade business owners to save time on admin work. The core product is the Dave platform, which bundles all functionality — estimates, invoices, online payments, scheduling, project management, and CRM — into one product at a single price ($48/month monthly or $40/month annual). The platform integrates natively with Stripe for payments and QuickBooks for accounting. Dave's AI Estimate Builder uses natural language processing to generate draft estimates from a contractor's saved pricebook. Surrounding the core platform, Dave offers a complementary ecosystem of free resources including trade-specific Google Sheets/Excel/PDF templates for 11 contractor trades, over 20 free online calculators (deck, landscaping, siding, flooring, roofing, painting, concrete, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, framing, markup, profit margin, voltage drop, conduit fill, revenue forecast, kitchen/bathroom remodel, whole house renovation), and a library of Quote Playbooks that guide contractors through scoping and pricing specific job types. The product targets trade businesses including landscapers, electricians, plumbers, HVAC technicians, remodelers, deck builders, handymen, carpenters, flooring contractors, fence builders, and drywall contractors, and is available in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dave Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• Save 6+ hours per week on admin work

Named customers8 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability2 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• QuickBookscoreTechnology or IntegrationQuickBooks integration allows Dave users to sync invoices and payments directly with QuickBooks for accounting purposes. This is a critical integration for trade contractors who use QuickBooks for bookkeeping.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationStripe provides the payment processing infrastructure enabling Dave users to collect online payments from clients directly through the platform. Payments are a key feature for contractors to get paid faster.
• GooglecoreTechnology or IntegrationGoogle Reviews integration allows contractors using Dave to request Google Reviews from clients via text and email after job completion. Helps contractors build their online reputation.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Buildertrend: Buildertrend is construction project management software for residential construction contractors and remodelers, with estimating, scheduling, and customer management. Dave lists Buildertrend as a competitor comparison page, and both serve construction trade SMBs with project-centric workflows.
• Workiz: Workiz is a field service management platform for home service businesses (locksmiths, HVAC, plumbing, electrical) with estimates, invoicing, scheduling, and payment processing. Dave lists Workiz in its comparison content, and both target very similar SMB trade contractor personas with overlapping feature sets.
• Housecall Pro: Housecall Pro is a field service management platform targeting home service professionals with estimates, invoicing, scheduling, payments, and customer communication. Dave explicitly cites Housecall Pro as a competitor and even features a customer testimonial of someone who switched from Housecall Pro to Dave — making it a directly competing solution in the same SMB segment.
• JobTread: JobTread is construction and contractor management software focused on job costing, estimating, and project management for trade contractors. Dave explicitly names JobTread as a competitor and targets the same trade contractor SMB segment with overlapping estimating and invoicing features.
• Joist: Joist is an estimating and invoicing app specifically designed for contractors and tradespeople. Dave explicitly names Joist in its competitor comparison pages, and both focus on the same core use case — quick estimates and invoicing for trade SMBs — making Joist a tightly overlapping direct competitor.
• Jobber: Jobber is the leading field service management SaaS for small home service businesses (HVAC, plumbing, electrical, landscaping). Dave explicitly compares itself against Jobber and targets the exact same persona with estimates, invoicing, scheduling, and payments. Jobber is Dave's most directly comparable direct competitor.

Emerging players

• Wave Accounting: Wave is a free/cheap accounting, invoicing, and payment platform for small businesses and freelancers. Dave lists Wave in its comparison content; while Wave is horizontal rather than trade-specific, it overlaps directly on the invoicing, payment, and receipt-tracking use cases that are core to Dave's offering.
• CompanyCam: CompanyCam provides photo and documentation tools specifically for contractors, integrating with the jobsite workflow. Dave lists CompanyCam as a competitor and both serve the trade contractor persona with mobile-first job documentation, though CompanyCam is more focused on the photo/documentation layer rather than full business management.
• Bolster: Bolster is contractor business management software for remodelers and home service professionals with estimating, project management, and financial workflows. Dave names Bolster as a competitor; both target similar trade contractor SMBs though Bolster leans more toward remodeler-specific workflows.

Broad incumbents

• ServiceTitan: ServiceTitan is a large, public field service management platform for home service businesses with deep functionality in dispatching, marketing, accounting, and call-center workflows. While ServiceTitan focuses on larger commercial contractors and franchises rather than Dave's solo/small-crew target, the overlapping CRM/estimating/scheduling capabilities make it a broad incumbent in the same overall market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/buildwithdave

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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