QuoteIQ is quoting and field-service software for home-service contractors in 50+ trades, snow removal among them, priced by the number of users, with a 14-day free trial rather than a free plan. Icey Software, which we make, is built only for snow and ice work and is free forever for up to 10 sites and 5 crew, with every feature.
Because Icey is ours, we have tried to say plainly where QuoteIQ is the better pick. Every QuoteIQ fact below is from QuoteIQ’s own website, checked on October 27, 2026. Plans change, so confirm on their site before you decide.
Quick answer
Pick QuoteIQ if snow is one of several services you sell, such as lawn care or pressure washing the rest of the year, and you want card payments, a QuickBooks connection, review requests and text marketing in the same app as your quotes. Its apps are on both the App Store and Google Play.
Pick Icey if snow and de-icing are the business: per-event rate cards with de-icing as its own visit, with the salt included in the price or listed separately, a storm board to dispatch the storm, a salt and de-icing log at every site and a site report for every completed visit. You can start on the Free plan without a card.
Side by side (as of October 2026)
| Icey Software | QuoteIQ | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Snow and ice contractors | Home-service contractors in 50+ trades, snow removal among them |
| Free plan | Free forever up to 10 sites and 5 crew. Every feature. Unlimited admin and office users and unlimited clients. | None listed; a 14-day free trial on every plan, with a credit or debit card required to start |
| How it is priced | By sites; every paid plan includes every driver, and office users are unlimited | By users: QuoteIQ says to count everyone who needs a login, office staff and field workers |
| Plans | Free, then paid plans from $119 CAD a month for 11–35 sites, every driver included — see the pricing page | Essentials $29.99 a month (1 user), Beginner $99.99 (2 users), Pro $199.99 (4 users), Elite $299.99 (10 users), Max $699.99 (20 users); extra users $25 a month each, up to 100 more, on any plan; yearly billing saves two months |
| Currency | Prices are in CAD; companies in the United States pay USD prices | Not named on its pricing page |
| Getting started | Sign up yourself, no credit card, no demo call | Sign up yourself for the trial with a card, or book a demo |
| Quotes | Per-event rate cards (plowing and de-icing priced as separate visits) or a seasonal contract paid in monthly instalments, with the salt included in the price or listed separately; the service area drawn on satellite imagery; the client reviews and signs on their phone from the email | Standard, options and package estimates with e-signatures on every plan; property measuring from the map (MapMeasure Pro) from Beginner; its snow page lists seasonal flat-rate, per-storm or per-inch pricing for online booking |
| Dispatch and routes | Storm board to dispatch the storm; routes optimized for traffic with priority sites first | A scheduling calendar on every plan; dispatching and assigning jobs from Pro; route optimization from Elite |
| Crew app | GPS, one-tap job timers, photos at every site and material logs in Field Mode | Job photos (QuoteIQ Cam) from Beginner; live location tracking and time tracking from Elite |
| No signal | Field Mode keeps recording with no signal | Offline Capture keeps supported photos and job records on the device and syncs them when a connection returns |
| Salt and de-icing | A material log per site: what went down, how much and when, kept in your own records | Materials on estimates and invoices on every plan and inventory tracking from Elite; its snow page says commercial accounts get salt and material usage tracking |
| Proof of service | A site report for every completed visit, with the time it was completed and the photos | Job reports and inspection reports from Beginner |
| Weather | Weather Center and a “Notify me” alert you can switch on for when the forecast crosses your snowfall trigger, set in centimetres or inches; on every plan | Today’s weather and a 10-day forecast on the dashboard and calendar, in °F or °C, on every plan |
| Customer messages | You email each site report with a tap, or switch on a once-a-day email | Email and text automation, in-app calling and texting, and a customer portal from Pro |
| Payments | Recorded by hand; card payments are not built in | Online payments on every plan, with saved cards, recurring payments and customer financing through Stripe or Whop |
| Accounting | Invoice drafts from the visits your crews logged; CSV export in the format QuickBooks imports | Recurring invoices on every plan; an integration with QuickBooks from Pro |
| Phones | iPhone app on the App Store; Android crews use the web app (the Android app is in testing) | Apps for iOS and Android and a web app, on every plan |
| Based in | North Vancouver, BC | Savannah, Georgia |
What each one costs
QuoteIQ counts people. Each plan includes a set number of users, and its pricing page says to count everyone who needs a login, office staff and field workers. Features step up by plan: the QuickBooks connection and dispatching start on Pro, and route optimization and live location tracking start on Elite. Extra users cost $25 a month each, up to 100 more, on any plan. QuoteIQ’s Price-Lock Guarantee keeps an existing customer’s price while they stay on the same plan, and there are no contracts or cancellation fees.
Icey counts sites. Free forever up to 10 sites and 5 crew. Every feature. Past that, paid plans are priced by sites, from $119 CAD a month for 11–35 sites, with every driver included and unlimited office users. A paid plan adds room for more sites and every driver, not features. Prices are in CAD; companies in the United States pay USD prices.
| QuoteIQ plan | Monthly price | Users included |
|---|---|---|
| Essentials | $29.99 | 1 |
| Beginner | $99.99 | 2 |
| Pro | $199.99 | 4 |
| Elite | $299.99 | 10 |
| Max | $699.99 | 20 |
QuoteIQ’s pricing page names no currency, so neither does this table. Its snow removal page lists some different plan prices; the figures here are from the pricing page, which says it was updated September 15, 2026. Ask QuoteIQ which numbers apply to you.
Where QuoteIQ is stronger
- More than snow. QuoteIQ serves 50+ trades, so a company that plows in winter and does lawn care, pressure washing or holiday lighting the rest of the year can run every season in one app. Icey is for snow and ice work only.
- Getting paid. QuoteIQ takes online payments on every plan, with saved cards, recurring payments and customer financing through Stripe or Whop. In Icey you mark an invoice paid by hand when the money arrives.
- Accounting. QuoteIQ lists an integration with QuickBooks from its Pro plan. Icey exports invoices as a CSV file in the format QuickBooks imports, and you import it yourself.
- Android. QuoteIQ has apps on the App Store and Google Play on every plan. Icey’s Android app is still in testing, so Android crews use Icey in the phone’s browser.
- Selling and marketing in the same app. QuoteIQ lists an AI receptionist that answers calls (Virtual Call Team, on every plan, using its monthly IQ Credits), review requests on every plan (automatic requests after a paid invoice from Pro), text and email automation from Pro, and online booking, customer self-quoting and mass text and email campaigns from Elite. Icey is built around the storm itself: quotes, dispatch, the crew app and the record of each visit.
Where Icey is stronger, or simply different
- Free, with nothing held back. Free forever up to 10 sites and 5 crew. Every feature. There is no time limit and no card to enter. QuoteIQ lists no free plan; its trial lasts 14 days and needs a credit or debit card.
- Priced by sites, not logins. Every Icey paid plan includes every driver, and office users are unlimited on every plan. On a paid plan, adding a driver for a big storm doesn’t change the bill; on QuoteIQ, each extra login counts toward the plan’s users.
- De-icing priced as its own visit. Icey quotes a per-event rate card, with a price for each plow visit and a price for each de-icing visit, never added together, or a seasonal contract paid in monthly instalments, with the salt included in the price or listed separately. Accepting the quote makes the site active for the season.
- Built around the storm. Dispatch the whole storm from one storm board, with routes optimized for traffic and priority sites first, on every plan. On QuoteIQ, dispatching starts on Pro and route optimization on Elite.
- A salt and de-icing log at every site. Crews log what went down, how much and when, and it stays in your own records — the client’s site report shows the visit and the photos, not the amounts. See salt tracking.
- A site report for every completed visit, with the time it was completed and the photos, kept on the job. See proof of service.
- Snow weather on every plan. Icey’s Weather Center and its “Notify me” alert, which you can switch on for when the forecast crosses your snowfall trigger, are on every plan. The trigger is set in centimetres, or in inches for a company that works in imperial.
- The currency on the price. Prices are in CAD; companies in the United States pay USD prices. QuoteIQ’s pricing page doesn’t name a currency, so ask them.
We have not run a storm on QuoteIQ, so we can’t tell you how its crew app or its offline capture holds up on a storm night. Both work without cell service, by their own description. Run a real storm on each before you decide.
Who should pick which
- Snow is one service among several, and you want one app all year: QuoteIQ.
- You want clients to pay by card, or finance a bill, from the invoice: QuoteIQ.
- You want QuickBooks to sync without a file import: QuoteIQ, from its Pro plan.
- Your crews carry Android phones and want a store app: QuoteIQ.
- A snow operation that fits Icey’s Free plan (up to 10 sites and 5 crew): Icey, free.
- A bigger crew on the same sites: Icey’s paid plans are priced by sites with every driver included; on QuoteIQ, each login counts.
- Per-event rate cards with de-icing as its own visit, the salt in the price or listed separately, a salt log and a site report at every site: Icey.
Sources
- QuoteIQ pricing, checked October 27, 2026 (the page says it was updated September 15, 2026): the five plans from Essentials at $29.99 a month for 1 user to Max at $699.99 for 20 users; extra users $25 a month each, up to 100 more, on any plan; a 14-day free trial on every plan, with a credit or debit card required to start; yearly billing saves two months; the plan-by-plan feature table; the Price-Lock Guarantee; the Savannah, Georgia address.
- QuoteIQ for snow removal, checked October 27, 2026: seasonal flat-rate, per-storm or per-inch pricing for online booking, and salt and material usage tracking for commercial accounts.
- QuoteIQ home page, features (Offline Capture) and mobile and web access (iOS, Android and web on every plan), checked October 27, 2026.
- Icey Software pricing and what Icey does.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is QuoteIQ good for snow removal?
QuoteIQ lists snow removal among the 50+ trades it serves, and its snow page covers seasonal contracts, per-storm pricing, route optimization and crew location tracking. It is general field-service software rather than snow-only, so it fits best when snow is one of several services you sell.
Does QuoteIQ have a free plan?
No free plan is listed on its pricing page as of October 27, 2026. Every plan has a 14-day free trial, and a credit or debit card is required to start. Icey is free forever for up to 10 sites and 5 crew, with every feature and no card.
How much does QuoteIQ cost?
As of October 27, 2026: Essentials $29.99 a month (1 user), Beginner $99.99 (2 users), Pro $199.99 (4 users), Elite $299.99 (10 users), Max $699.99 (20 users). Extra users cost $25 a month each, up to 100 more, on any plan. Yearly billing saves two months. Its pricing page doesn’t name a currency.
Which is cheaper for a snow removal company?
It depends on what you count. QuoteIQ is priced by users, starting at $29.99 a month for 1 user. Icey is free for up to 10 sites and 5 crew; past that, its paid plans are priced by sites, from $119 CAD a month for 11–35 sites, with every driver included. Because Icey’s paid plans don’t charge per driver, a bigger crew adds nothing to an Icey bill, while on QuoteIQ each login counts toward the plan. A small team that needs card payments and QuickBooks in one app may find QuoteIQ the better fit.
Does QuoteIQ track salt?
QuoteIQ’s snow page says commercial accounts get salt and material usage tracking, and its plans put materials on estimates and invoices on every plan and inventory tracking from Elite. Icey logs salt and de-icer per site at every visit and keeps the amounts in your own records. If a per-visit salt log matters to you, try both on a real storm.
Do Icey and QuoteIQ work without cell service?
Both say so. QuoteIQ’s Offline Capture keeps supported photos and job records on the device and syncs them when a connection returns. Icey’s Field Mode crew app keeps recording with no signal.
Which one connects to QuickBooks?
QuoteIQ lists an integration with QuickBooks from its Pro plan. Icey exports invoices as a CSV file in the format QuickBooks imports; there is no direct sync.
Can I move my customer list into either one?
Both import from a CSV file. QuoteIQ’s pricing page says you upload your customer list via CSV, and Icey imports clients and sites from a CSV file, so you don’t retype them.
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