Bizvo vs. Joist

Joist's free plan runs out fast. Bizvo doesn't run out at all.

Both are built for trades. Only one of them stops charging you.

	Bizvo	Joist
Pricing model	One-time purchase	Monthly or annual subscription (3 tiers)
Entry price	$49 once	Basics ~$8–10/mo, capped at 5 documents/month
Unlimited-invoice tier	Included at $49	Pro ~$15/mo (~$150–180/yr) for unlimited documents
Top tier	N/A — one tier, everything included	Elite ~$32/mo (~$320/yr)
3-year cost (unlimited use, Pro-equivalent)	$49	~$540
Works fully offline	Yes	Yes — Joist also supports offline use
Account required to try	No	Yes, for the free/trial tier
Built-in payment receiving	Yes, via Stripe — 1.5% Bizvo fee + Stripe's standard processing fee, only if activated	Yes, with per-transaction processing fees

Last verified July 2026 against Joist's publicly listed pricing (Basics/Pro/Elite tiers). Joist's pricing and tier boundaries have shifted before — verify current pricing at joist.com before publishing or reusing these numbers.

The honest math

Joist's Basics plan caps out at five documents a month — one a day for a five-day work week, easy to hit if you're actively invoicing. Moving to Pro to remove that cap runs roughly $150–180 a year. Over three years, that's around $450–540 for something Bizvo charges once, at $49, with no document limit from day one.

What Joist does well

To be fair: Joist is purpose-built for trades specifically, with strong support for job photos on estimates, custom contracts, and QuickBooks sync on its higher tiers — features aimed squarely at contractors managing bids and change orders, not just simple invoices. If those specific workflows matter to your business, Joist's feature depth there is real.

Why people switch to Bizvo

No monthly document cap to track — Basics' 5-per-month ceiling doesn't exist here.
No subscription to remember to cancel or get surprised by on renewal.
Simpler by design: invoicing and estimates, done well, without a tier ladder to climb.
One price, decided once, no ongoing decision-making about which plan you're on.

Does Bizvo support job photos and custom contracts like Joist Pro/Elite?

TODO — confirm current feature parity before publishing; only claim what the app actually supports today.

Is Joist's free/Basics tier actually free?

Joist's Basics tier is a low-cost paid plan (not free), capped at 5 documents per month; Joist also offers a separate limited free tier. Confirm current terms directly with Joist, since freemium boundaries shift.

Does Bizvo charge anything beyond the $49?

Only if you turn on in-app payment collection — that carries a 1.5% Bizvo service fee on processed payments, plus Stripe's own standard processing fee. Invoicing and estimating themselves carry no fee beyond the one-time $49.

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Last verified July 2026 against Joist's publicly listed pricing.