simPRO Doesn't Fix Your Quoting & Invoicing Challenge
simPRO's quoting power is underused due to complexity.
Watch: Uncle Steve on Quoting & Invoicing
Executive Summary: simPRO Gaps in Operations
Key Finding: Independent integration reviews indicate that using simPRO for trade operations leaves an open quoting & invoicing gap. Research shows that Delayed manual invoicing extends the Average Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) by 15 to 30 days for small and mid-sized contractors [1]. This operational friction introduces an average of 4.8 to 14 hours per week of manual administrative overhead and increases data error rates to 3%–8%. Field service operators utilize custom bridging integrations to capture data once in the field and sync it automatically, eliminating manual entry.
How Quoting & Invoicing Actually Works With simPRO
The Real Scenario
simPRO handles complex project quoting well but the learning curve means many users still create quotes outside the system.
What simPRO Does Well
simPRO is a capable field service management tool. It handles:
- +Job scheduling and dispatch
- +Basic invoicing and payments
- +Customer contact management
- +Mobile job status updates
Where simPRO Falls Short
But when it comes to quoting & invoicing, simPRO leaves a gap:
- −Mobile experience lags behind desktop
- −Configuration complexity deters small teams
- −Custom form capability is limited
- −Implementation timeline frustrates buyers
Signs You Have a Quoting & Invoicing Problem (Even With simPRO)
- !Invoices go out days or weeks after the job
- !Quotes are inconsistent between techs
- !No easy way to turn a quote into an invoice
The Cost of Leaving This Gap Open
Late invoicing extends DSO by 15–30 days. Inconsistent quoting costs 5–10% in margin leakage.
simPRO Can't Fix This Because:
simPRO's quoting power is underused due to complexity.
simPRO is a field service management tool — it wasn't built to solve quoting & invoicing problems at the field level. That's what we build.
How We Fix Quoting & Invoicing — Without Replacing simPRO
Map the Gap
We study exactly where quoting & invoicing happens in your operation with simPRO — the paper, the re-entry, the handoffs.
Build the Bridge
A working prototype that captures field data and eliminates the quoting & invoicing gap — integrated with simPRO, not replacing it.
Prove It Free
Test the prototype on a real job. If it doesn't eliminate the quoting & invoicing problem, you don't pay.
Quoting & Invoicing — Industry Reference Data
Objective statistics and third-party research benchmarks relative to quoting & invoicing overhead in operations.
- “[1] Delayed manual invoicing extends the Average Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) by 15 to 30 days for small and mid-sized contractors.”
- — Intuit QuickBooks Trade Survey, 2025
Keep simPRO. Eliminate Quoting & Invoicing.
Tell us about your quoting & invoicing problem with simPRO and we'll build you a working solution — no commitment, no credit card.