Riveta vs Google Sheets
Google Sheets is how most contractors start out — it is free, flexible, and already on your phone. But sending a spreadsheet to a customer costs you in ways that are hard to measure: it looks less professional than the competitor who sends a branded estimate link, you cannot collect a signature or deposit through it, and tracking who has approved what becomes a manual job. Riveta takes 20 minutes to set up and handles everything Google Sheets cannot.
Feature
Riveta
Google Sheets
Branded professional estimate
Customer e-signature
Deposit collected on approval
Mobile-optimized customer view
Approval tracking and notifications
AI estimate drafting
Free to use
Completely custom format
Spreadsheet formulas and pivot tables
Choose Riveta if…
- ✓ You want to look more professional than the other contractor — a branded estimate link beats an email attachment every time
- ✓ You need to collect a signature and deposit in the same step
- ✓ You want to know the moment a customer opens and approves your estimate
Choose Google Sheets if…
- ✓ You send fewer than 5 estimates per month and do not need approval tracking
- ✓ You need a fully custom format that Riveta templates do not support
- ✓ You are just starting out and need zero-cost tools while you grow
“I sent Google Sheets estimates for three years. Never once got a deposit before I started the job. Switched to Riveta and had a signed estimate with deposit the day of the walkthrough on my second job.”
Phil Navarro
Navarro Tile · Phoenix, AZ
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5 estimates per month, no credit card, no setup.