What Is ProfitBid?
ProfitBid Helps Service Businesses Price Jobs With Profit in Mind
ProfitBid (ProfitBid.app) is a job-pricing and profit-calculation app designed for service businesses, contractors, owner-operators, and side hustles. ProfitBid helps business owners understand the numbers behind a job before they quote the customer.
Instead of guessing what to charge, users can account for expected job costs, labor, mileage, materials, fees and other expenses, choose their own selling price, and see the projected financial outcome of the job.
You choose the price. ProfitBid helps you understand what that price means.
Explore the interactive profit demo free — no signup needed. Using ProfitBid to price your own jobs requires a $29/month subscription.
What Does ProfitBid Do?
ProfitBid turns your business numbers into clear job pricing. It starts with your business economics — your annual income goal, monthly overhead, and working capacity — and calculates a target billable rate that covers your costs and pays you what you need to earn.
From there, you price individual jobs by entering your expected labor hours, helper costs, materials, mileage, disposal fees, subcontractor costs, equipment rental, and other expenses. ProfitBid then shows you a recommended price, a suggested quote, your economic floor, and the projected profit for the job.
You can build a customer-facing quote with line items, discounts, and tax, send it to your customer, and later record what the job actually cost you. ProfitBid compares your estimate to your actuals so you can see where your pricing was on target and where profit leaked away.
Who Is ProfitBid For?
ProfitBid is built for service businesses, contractors, owner-operators, and side hustles. It supports a range of service business types, including:
- Junk Removal
- Hauling
- House Cleaning
- Commercial Cleaning
- Pressure Washing
- Lawn Care
- Handyman
- Painting
- Moving
- Mobile Detailing
- General Contractor
- Other
If you quote jobs, track costs, and need to protect your profit margin, ProfitBid is designed for you.
ProfitBid Is Built Around Profit — Not Just Price
Most pricing tools ask "what did it cost?" ProfitBid asks "what should it cost to keep you in business?"
ProfitBid calculates a target billable rate from your income goal, overhead, and capacity — the rate you need to charge per billable hour to meet your financial targets. Every job you price is measured against that rate.
Each job estimate shows your desired profit margin, your economic floor (the minimum price that covers direct costs), and a pricing status that tells you whether your chosen price is on target, below target, poor, or at a loss.
What Makes ProfitBid Different?
Business Economics Engine
Your target billable rate is calculated from your real numbers — not a generic industry rule of thumb.
Snapshot Economics
When you price a job, ProfitBid snapshots your economic assumptions so later changes to your settings don't rewrite history.
Actuals vs. Estimates
After the job, record what actually happened and see exactly where your estimate held up and where profit leaked.
Learning From Your Jobs
ProfitBid learns from your completed jobs and can surface patterns and recommendations for future pricing.
ProfitBid for New Service Businesses
If you're just starting out, ProfitBid's onboarding walks you through your business economics step by step — your income goal, your monthly overhead, and your working capacity (weeks, days, and billable hours per day).
From those numbers, ProfitBid calculates your target billable rate — the hourly rate you need to charge to cover your costs and hit your income goal. That rate becomes the foundation for every job you price.
ProfitBid is a single, simple subscription: $29/month (or $290/year) for full access. You can explore the public profit demonstration on the homepage without signing up or paying, then start your subscription whenever you're ready.
What's Included in ProfitBid Pro
ProfitBid is one simple plan — $29/month (or $290/year) for full access. No tiers, no limits on your jobs, quotes, or records.
- Unlimited saved jobs
- Unlimited quotes
- Unlimited actual records
- Business economics engine
- Job pricing and quote builder
- Profit dashboard with leak detection
- Business insights and learning recommendations
- Service performance and pricing opportunities
How ProfitBid Works
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Set up your business economics. Enter your annual income goal, monthly overhead, and working capacity.
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Get your target billable rate. ProfitBid calculates the hourly rate you need to cover costs and hit your goal.
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Price a job. Enter your labor, materials, mileage, and other costs. ProfitBid shows your recommended price and projected profit.
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Send a quote. Build a customer-facing quote with line items and terms.
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Track actuals. Record what the job really cost and compare it to your estimate.
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Review your profit dashboard. See your performance, profit leaks, and insights from your completed jobs.
Frequently Asked Questions About ProfitBid
What is ProfitBid?
ProfitBid is a job-pricing and profit-calculation app for service businesses. It helps you understand the numbers behind a job before you quote the customer.
How much does ProfitBid cost?
ProfitBid is $29/month (or $290/year) for full access — unlimited jobs, quotes, actual records, the profit dashboard, insights, and learning recommendations. You can explore the public profit demonstration on the homepage for free without signing up.
Who is ProfitBid for?
ProfitBid is for service businesses, contractors, owner-operators, and side hustles — including junk removal, hauling, cleaning, pressure washing, lawn care, handyman, painting, moving, mobile detailing, and general contracting.
Does ProfitBid work for my type of service business?
ProfitBid supports a range of service business types and an "Other" option for businesses outside the predefined list. If you quote jobs and track costs, ProfitBid can work for you.
Does ProfitBid replace accounting software?
No. ProfitBid is a business pricing tool — not tax, legal, or accounting advice. It helps you price jobs and understand profitability, not manage your books.
How does ProfitBid calculate my target rate?
ProfitBid calculates your target billable rate from your annual income goal, monthly overhead, and working capacity (weeks per year, days per week, and billable hours per day). The rate represents what you need to charge per billable hour to cover your costs and meet your income goal.
Price Jobs. Protect Profits. Build Your Business.
Explore the free demo, then get full access to ProfitBid for $29/month.
