Hoist

1. Contractors that require estimator control and pre-approval on every customer-facing quote, since the vendor does not permit pre-approval prior to customer presentation.

   • Source: https://www.withhoist.com/get-started

2. Contractors whose unit economics cannot support a 25% top-line commission. For example, if typical gross profit on repaint jobs is 30–40%, a 25% revenue share can materially compress margin.

   • Source: https://www.withhoist.com/

3. Contractors that already maintain a high-performing marketing and sales engine. In such cases, a subscription-based FSM/CRM plus an internal sales team may be more cost-effective at scale.

   • Source (SaaS alternative baseline): https://www.getjobber.com/pricing/

4. Contractors that rely primarily on public consumer profiles and review ecosystems for lead generation. Hoist is not primarily a consumer directory; marketplace visibility providers (Angi/Houzz) may be more relevant for those needs.

   • Sources: https://ir.angi.com/ and general Angi consumer model pages on angi.com

5. Contractors whose procurement requires documented enterprise security certifications (SOC 2, ISO 27001), which are not published on the vendor’s public pages.

   • Source: https://www.withhoist.com/privacy

• Contractors that require pre-approval on every quote before it is presented to a homeowner.
• Contractors with thin or highly variable margins for which the vendor’s published commission rate would be unsustainable.
• Contractors operating in specialized or complex estimating environments (historic restoration, commercial coatings) unless the vendor explicitly supports those scopes.

Sources:

• Official vendor "get started" page
• Official vendor pricing page

• No bid approval is permitted before quotes are presented to homeowners.
• Contractors cannot fully control pricing; the vendor states pricing is derived from regional data and internal methodology.
• The vendor acknowledges its pricing engine may underprice some jobs; disputes are subject to a vendor-defined process.

Sources:

• https://www.withhoist.com/get-started

Attributes supported by vendor messaging (limited independent validation):

• Revenue-share billing for booked jobs rather than per-lead billing.
• Sales and lead generation executed under the contractor’s brand as a managed service.
• Vendor-funded marketing and staffed follow-up, per the vendor’s published statements.

Where competitors have clear advantages:

• Marketplaces and directories (Angi/Thumbtack/Houzz) provide larger public footprints and consumer-facing profiles.
• FSM/CRM platforms (Jobber/ServiceTitan) provide deeper operational controls, integrations, and explicit product documentation.

Sources:

• https://www.withhoist.com/
• https://www.pcapainted.org/sponsors/hoist/
• Jobber pricing & product packaging: https://www.getjobber.com/pricing/

Hoist features customer testimonials on its homepage. One example quote attributed to a named owner is:

• “With Hoist, I can focus on what I do best while a trusted team handles the rest, the peace of mind is priceless.” — Abad Gomez, Owner.

These testimonials are published by the vendor and are not independently verified. The site also lists example booked jobs with monetary values and locations; the methodology for these examples (time window, whether values are gross or net, and whether cancellations or refunds are excluded) is not disclosed.

Source:

• Official vendor website and product pages

Hoist’s homepage includes a case-study style example reporting (in one month):

• several dozen leads generated
• multiple jobs won
• a five-figure revenue amount reported
• dozens of hours saved
• dozens of phone calls handled
• a few hundred text messages handled

Critical evaluation:

• These metrics are vendor-published and presented without a disclosed methodology.
• It is unclear whether “leads generated” includes unqualified inquiries or what verification steps were applied.
• The status of “jobs won” (completed, cancelled, refunded, or disputed) is not disclosed.
• It is not specified whether “revenue” refers to gross contracted value or collected payments.

Source:

• Official vendor documentation and product overview pages

Most suitable for owner-operators and small local teams (single-owner to very small staff) that do not maintain a dedicated sales team and prefer to outsource sales and lead generation activities. Also potentially relevant for new business owners launching a painting company who prefer a packaged operational approach.

Evidence:

• Hoist’s messaging emphasizes time savings and reduced in-person estimating overhead.

Source:

• Official vendor website / product overview

Hoist is a managed sales and growth service for residential painting contractors. Rather than providing leads only, Hoist accepts responsibility for the sales process from lead generation and qualification through estimating and closing, operating under the contractor’s brand. Contractors are charged a commission when a job is booked.

Key operational elements described by Hoist include:

• Hoist funds and operates marketing activities to generate leads and states that contractors do not pay upfront advertising costs.
• Hoist staff handle inbound and outbound communications (calls and texts) and provide follow-up seven days per week.
• Hoist produces and presents estimates during the homeowner interaction (referred to by the vendor as “instant bidding”) and aims to close during the initial contact.
• Contractors receive booked work, and Hoist retains a commission on jobs it scopes and sells.

Sources:

• Official vendor marketing and get-started pages