Handyman Software for Quotes, Jobs, and Payments
A quote a customer can approve and pay online, a job that can be one visit or several, and invoices that reach QuickBooks on their own. Zebu is $39 a month for five users.
A handyman business runs on a high volume of small jobs. The friction is not any one job, it is the sum of quoting, scheduling, chasing approval, invoicing, and getting paid, over and over.
Zebu takes the friction out of each step. Build a quote in minutes with real cost and margin, the customer approves and pays online, a job can be one visit or several, and every invoice syncs to QuickBooks without a second pass.
What running a handyman business actually looks like
You quote several small jobs a day and cannot spend twenty minutes on each one.
Build a quote from a saved price book in a couple of minutes. Cost and price are on every line, and the margin shows as you build it.
A customer says yes over text and you still have to chase a signature and a deposit.
Send the quote as a link. The customer signs and pays the deposit in the same step, and the job lands on your schedule. See how it works
A job you thought was one visit turns into two when a part is needed.
Add a second visit to the same job. One job, one invoice, however many trips it took.
You finish a job and the invoice has to go out and get reconciled later.
Generate the invoice in one click, the customer pays online, and it posts to QuickBooks on its own. See how it works
The Zebu features that matter most for handyman
Fast quotes from a price book
Save your common services and their pricing once. Build a quote from them in a couple of minutes, with cost, price, and live margin on every line.
Online approval, signature, and deposit
Send the quote as a link. The customer signs and pays a deposit in one step, and the job is scheduled the moment they approve.
Jobs with one visit or several
When a small job needs a return trip, add a visit. It stays one job and one invoice, however many times you were on site.
One click invoicing with online payment
Generate an invoice from a finished job, the customer pays from the same portal, and the payment lands in your account.
QuickBooks Online sync on every plan
Every invoice and payment posts to QuickBooks two ways, so the volume of small jobs never turns into a bookkeeping backlog.
Five users included, then $9 a month per additional user. QuickBooks Online sync, automation, online booking, and a customer portal are on every plan. A 14 day free trial needs no credit card.
Common questions
What is the best software for a handyman business?
A handyman business needs software that makes each small job fast to quote, approve, schedule, and invoice, because the volume is where the time goes. Zebu covers the whole cycle at $39 a month for five users.
Can a customer approve and pay for a handyman job online?
Yes. You send the quote as a link. The customer signs it and pays the deposit in the same step, and the invoice is payable from the same place once the job is done.
Can a handyman job have more than one visit?
Yes. When a job needs a return trip, for example to fit a part, add a second visit to the same job. It stays one job with one invoice, regardless of how many times you were on site.
How fast can I build a quote in Zebu?
A couple of minutes once your price book is set up. You save your common services and pricing once, then build each quote by picking from them, with cost and margin shown as you go.
How much does handyman software cost?
Most tools for a small handyman business run from around $30 to a few hundred dollars a month. Zebu is $39 a month for five users, then $9 a month per additional user, with QuickBooks sync included.
Can I import my customers into Zebu?
Yes. Zebu imports your client list, job and invoice history, and quotes from a CSV export. The Pro plan includes a hands on migration handled by our team.
Does this software work with Xero?
Yes. Zebu syncs with Xero as well as QuickBooks Online. Invoices with tax rate mapping, payments recorded to your bank account, refunds as credit notes, Stripe processing fees, and customers (including an import of your existing Xero contacts) all sync, and technician hours can post to Xero Projects. Xero sync is an $8 per month add on per company on any plan, and a company connects Xero or QuickBooks, one at a time.
The bottom line
For a handyman, no single job is the problem. The problem is doing the same five steps on twenty jobs a week without letting any of them slip.
Zebu makes each step quick and keeps the whole pipeline in one place for $39 a month with five users. Start a free trial and run a real week through it.
Built for other trades too
Same product, framed for how each trade actually runs a job.
