Riveta vs QuickBooks
Riveta is purpose-built for the moment before the job starts: creating the estimate, getting it approved, and collecting the deposit. QuickBooks is accounting software — it handles invoicing and bookkeeping after the job, but is not designed for fast, mobile estimate approval or deposit collection on-site. Many contractors use both: Riveta to win the job, QuickBooks to reconcile it.
Feature
Riveta
QuickBooks
Contractor estimate builder
Mobile estimate approval for customers
Deposit collected on approval
Customer e-signature
No app download for customer
AI estimate drafting
Invoice and bookkeeping
Bank reconciliation
Payroll and tax filing
Free tier available
Choose Riveta if…
- ✓ You want estimates approved and deposits collected the same day as the walkthrough
- ✓ You need a lean, focused tool — not a full accounting platform
- ✓ Your customers should approve from their phone without creating a QuickBooks account
Choose QuickBooks if…
- ✓ You already use QuickBooks for payroll, taxes, and bank reconciliation
- ✓ Your accountant requires QuickBooks-formatted reports
- ✓ You need integrated bookkeeping and expense tracking
“I use Riveta to close the job and QuickBooks to account for it. They do completely different things. I stopped trying to use QuickBooks to send estimates — it is not built for that.”
Craig Hoffman
Hoffman Electrical · Denver, CO
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