Quote with data. Stop guessing your rate.
Most decorators price by the square metre using a rate they picked up years ago. MarginPal tracks every paint receipt and every prep cost against the area you quoted — so your real margin per job is visible. After enough jobs, the AI starts surfacing patterns you can use.
What's eating your margin as a painter and decorator?
Your per-m² rate hasn't kept up with paint prices
Paint, filler, sandpaper, dust sheets, masking tape — all moved. MarginPal compares your actual receipts to what you quoted, by job, and shows the gap so you can adjust the rate on the next quote.
Older properties hide their true cost
Stripping old gloss off a 1930s door takes far longer than a modern flat-finish one. MarginPal shows you per-job margin clearly — so the property types that quietly leak money stop being a mystery, and your next quote on similar work carries the cushion it needs.
You don't know which jobs really paid
Without per-job margin tracking, monthly turnover is the only signal. MarginPal closes that loop — every job ends with a clear margin number you can compare against the next.
Per-job margin you can actually quote from.
Every job in MarginPal ends with a clear Profit and Margin %, computed from real expenses and invoices. After a handful of jobs the AI insights (on the Business tier) start surfacing patterns — useful for telling you which property types or paint specs are really worth the rate you're charging.
- Live per-job margin: Revenue, Actual Cost, Profit, Margin
- Snap any paint-merchant receipt — OCR reads every line in seconds
- AI insights (Business tier) surface patterns across your jobs
- Branded quote PDFs your customers accept or decline by email
Fair, flat pricing. Scans that scale with you.
AI receipt scanning and live quoted-vs-actual tracking on every tier. AI margin insights unlock on Business. Need more scans? Pay only for what you use.
Solo
For sole traders getting organised.
- Up to 3 members
- Manual quote management
- AI receipt scanning
- Quoted vs actual tracking
Pro
Everything a one-van operation needs.
- Up to 10 members
- Branded quote PDFs
- Send quotes by email
- Customer accept/decline
- AI receipt scanning
- Quoted vs actual tracking
Business
For small crews running multiple jobs.
- Up to 20 members
- Branded quote PDFs
- Send quotes by email
- Customer accept/decline
- AI receipt scanning
- Quoted vs actual tracking
- AI margin insights
- Priority support
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Questions painter and decorators ask.
How does the AI know the difference between my paint jobs and my wallpaper jobs?
Every job has a type, so the AI knows what kind of work each one was. When it comments on patterns it factors that in — your wallpaper jobs and paint jobs each get insights based on the work they actually were, not lumped into one average.
Can I track customer-supplied paint?
Yes. Skip the paint line on your quote and only price labour and prep materials. The job then tracks just those costs against estimate — clearer margin picture for labour-only jobs.
What kind of insights does a decorator get from the AI?
Plain-English notes like 'your bathroom jobs run 12% above estimate' or 'you'll beat quoted margin by £340'. After enough jobs the patterns get specific to your suppliers, your typical surfaces, and the property types you tend to work on.
How long until the AI insights are useful?
Insights start appearing after a handful of jobs and get more specific as you build history. By 10–20 jobs they're tailored enough to inform the rates on your next quote.
Built for the rest of the trades too.
Same engine, tuned to whichever trade you're in. Each one gets patterns specific to its work.
- MarginPal for Electricians Itemise rewires, CU upgrades and EV charger installs, then watch material cost track against your quote — live, on every job.
- MarginPal for Plumbers Boiler installs, leak fixes and bathroom fits all have different margins. See which jobs are really paying.
- MarginPal for Builders Long builds are where margin disappears. MarginPal flags drift in week 3, not week 13.
- MarginPal for Tilers Tile waste, adhesive and grout creep up. MarginPal flags when materials are running over before the job ends.
- MarginPal for Joiners Itemise bespoke pieces, then track every timber and ironmongery receipt against the quote.
- MarginPal for Roofers Track tile, felt, scaffolding and labour costs against your roofing quote — live, on every job.
- MarginPal for Plasterers Track bag count, beads, prep and labour against your plastering quote — and stop second-coat creep eating your margin.
- MarginPal for Gas engineers Boiler installs, annual services, breakdowns — all different margins. See which jobs are really paying.
- MarginPal for Kitchen fitters Track every unit, worktop, appliance and labour against your kitchen quote — and know if it's paying before you fit the last cabinet.
- MarginPal for Landscapers Patios, planting, lawns, full re-designs — track plant, paving and labour cost against the quote.
- MarginPal for Locksmiths Emergency callouts, planned lock changes, security upgrades — see which jobs are really paying.
- MarginPal for Glaziers Track glass, frames, beading and labour against your quote — and stop custom-cut waste eating your margin.
- MarginPal for Handypeople Small jobs, every kind, all different. MarginPal shows which ones are really paying.
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