JobNimbus is a CRM for roofing and exterior contractors. Its strengths are roofing ones: EagleView and Hover measurement orders, roofing supplier connections, SumoQuote proposals, and payments and homeowner financing. Its website also has a solar page, but there's no design tool in the product.
Payaca is built for clean energy install businesses: solar design with Glow (limited release) or OpenSolar imports, multi-option solar, battery and EV charger proposals, and permit, inspection, PTO and interconnection stages on one record. Here's how they compare for a solar business.
The short answer
JobNimbus comes from roofing and serves it well. If your work is clean energy installation, Payaca is built around that job rather than adapted to it.
- Payaca is best for clean energy businesses that want solar, storage and heat pump workflows, including solar design in Payaca and OpenSolar imports, rather than roofing-shaped ones.
- JobNimbus is best for roofing contractors, and solar businesses whose work sits alongside a substantial roofing operation.
- Payaca publishes its pricing: Growth, the standard plan for established install businesses, is $1,724/month. Current plans and eligibility are on the pricing page. JobNimbus does not publish its prices; its plans are set by included users and priced on request.
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Feature comparison
| Feature | Payaca | JobNimbus |
|---|---|---|
| Industry focus | Built for solar, battery storage, heat pump and EV charger install businesses | Built for roofing and exterior contractors, with a solar page and some solar customers |
| Solar design | Glow solar design in Payaca (limited release), or import designs from OpenSolar | No design tool in the product; a one-way Solo connection creates contacts and sends proposal line items to an estimate |
| Project tracking | Custom pipelines with stages for permits, inspections, PTO and interconnection | Custom workflows and boards for each job type, set up by you |
| Field app | Offline-first field app with job forms and timesheets | Highly rated iOS and Android app (4.8 stars) with photos, forms and text to pay |
| Quoting & proposals | Multi-option proposals for solar, battery and EV combinations, with e-signatures | Estimates and SumoQuote proposals with e-signatures, plus roof measurement orders from EagleView and Hover |
| Payments & financing | Invoicing and online payments, including through the customer portal | JobNimbus Payments (card and ACH), text to pay, and homeowner financing built into estimates |
| Customer portal | Portal on your own sub-domain with project tracking and online payments | Job share gives customers a live link to their job; invoices carry a pay button |
| AI | Agent Dave answers questions from your account data, builds automations and drafts documents | AssistAI answers calls, takes messages and books appointments; Scout, a voice assistant, is in closed beta |
| Accounting integration | Two-way sync with QuickBooks and Xero | QuickBooks two-way sync (Desktop, Online and Server), including invoices and payments |
| Pricing model | Growth is $1,724/month ($1,437 billed annually) with 25 users included, published at payaca.com/pricing/us | Plans set by included users and features, priced on request |
Industry focus
Built for solar, battery storage, heat pump and EV charger install businesses
Built for roofing and exterior contractors, with a solar page and some solar customers
Solar design
Glow solar design in Payaca (limited release), or import designs from OpenSolar
No design tool in the product; a one-way Solo connection creates contacts and sends proposal line items to an estimate
Project tracking
Custom pipelines with stages for permits, inspections, PTO and interconnection
Custom workflows and boards for each job type, set up by you
Field app
Offline-first field app with job forms and timesheets
Highly rated iOS and Android app (4.8 stars) with photos, forms and text to pay
Quoting & proposals
Multi-option proposals for solar, battery and EV combinations, with e-signatures
Estimates and SumoQuote proposals with e-signatures, plus roof measurement orders from EagleView and Hover
Payments & financing
Invoicing and online payments, including through the customer portal
JobNimbus Payments (card and ACH), text to pay, and homeowner financing built into estimates
Customer portal
Portal on your own sub-domain with project tracking and online payments
Job share gives customers a live link to their job; invoices carry a pay button
AI
Agent Dave answers questions from your account data, builds automations and drafts documents
AssistAI answers calls, takes messages and books appointments; Scout, a voice assistant, is in closed beta
Accounting integration
Two-way sync with QuickBooks and Xero
QuickBooks two-way sync (Desktop, Online and Server), including invoices and payments
Pricing model
Growth is $1,724/month ($1,437 billed annually) with 25 users included, published at payaca.com/pricing/us
Plans set by included users and features, priced on request
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Compliance & documentation
Track permits, PTO and incentive records on every job. More on Compliance & documentation
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Which is right for you?
Choose Payaca if
- Solar is your primary or only business
- You want solar design in the same system as the job
- You offer solar + battery + EV combinations
- You want guided onboarding to build your processes
Consider JobNimbus if
- You primarily do roofing with some solar add-ons
- You need EagleView, Hover or roofing supplier integrations
- Your team is already trained on JobNimbus
Questions
Is JobNimbus good for solar companies?
JobNimbus is built mainly for roofing and exterior contractors, and it works for solar companies whose process looks like roofing. It has no solar design tool of its own, so solar businesses usually design elsewhere and connect it (JobNimbus lists a one-way connection with Solo). If solar and storage are your main business, a platform built around that work will need less adapting.
Does JobNimbus integrate with solar design tools?
JobNimbus documents a one-way connection with Solo, a solar proposal tool, which creates contacts and sends certain proposal line items to a JobNimbus estimate. OpenSolar is not on its integrations list. Payaca has solar design built in with Glow (limited release) and imports designs from OpenSolar into quotes.
What's the main difference between Payaca and JobNimbus?
Payaca is built for clean energy install businesses (solar, battery storage, heat pumps and EV chargers), with solar design, permit and interconnection tracking and a customer portal in one system. JobNimbus is a contractor CRM built mainly for roofing, with strong payments, financing and roofing supplier integrations.
Can I switch from JobNimbus to Payaca?
Yes. Payaca offers data migration as part of onboarding. We can import your customers and projects from JobNimbus or other CRM systems.
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