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Sign shop software features.

Everything a sign shop does in a day, in one system: estimate, design, get approval, build, order, invoice and keep the books. Every feature is in every plan.

By what you need

Choose where to start.

Estimating & quotes

Build every sign quotation from what the job really takes: materials priced from your suppliers' lists, your own shop and install labor, and the margin you set.

Accounting & invoicing

Bill from the approved quote, take deposits and payments, and let the books fill themselves in. See what each job really earned and what the month left you.

Jobs & production

One board for every job from survey to install. Everyone sees what is due, what is waiting and what is stuck, on a computer in the office or a phone on site.

Design & proofs

Show the client exactly what they are buying, at real size on their own building, and get a clear signed answer before production starts.

Sign mockups & drawings

Show a client their sign on their own building at the real size, lit the way it will be lit, before anything is made. Then print the scale drawing for the shop and the landlord.

ADA & braille signs

Lay out room signs with raised capitals and Grade 2 braille at real size, designed to ADA guidelines, and send cut files straight to production.

CRM & follow-ups

Keep every lead, quote and conversation in one place, and never forget to follow up on a quotation again.

Inventory & purchasing

Know what is on the shelf, what is running low and what is on order, and order each job's materials without retyping the list.

Countries & languages

Choose your country once and SignAcctPro sets your currency, tax name and rate, date format and financial year. Work in English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian or Arabic.

Everything in every plan.

Starter, Professional and Business have the same features. You only choose how many people can sign in.

Sales & clients

  • Clients with their history, and quotes and invoices in each client's own language
  • Quotations from a plain description of the sign
  • Live supplier and manufacturer prices on every material line
  • Your labor, travel and equipment rates, markup and minimum margin
  • Online quote approval with e-signature, no account needed for the client
  • Quotation versions locked once sent, so prices stay as quoted
  • Invoices from approved quotes, deposits and payments
  • A private invoice link with a Pay online button (your own Stripe, PayPal or Square)
  • Card payments through your own Stripe account, recorded on the invoice by themselves (beta)
  • Credit notes, linked to the invoice they correct
  • Who owes you, with how many days late
  • Sign catalog: 46 indoor and outdoor sign types with technical details, and you choose what clients see
  • Price estimator for your own website: visitors see an estimate at once and send you the request
  • Tax set up for the US, Canada, the UK and Australia: provincial second tax, VAT supply date and tax invoices

Leads, email & follow-ups

  • Leads and deals board: move each deal from new lead to won, with follow-up dates
  • Client timeline: every call, email, quote and job in one place
  • Your shop's own mailbox in SignAcctPro: read, reply and send from your own address
  • Quotations, proofs and invoices emailed as PDFs from your own email, with your logo
  • Attach files to any email, and forward emails with their attachments
  • Saved replies that fill in the client's name, quotation number and amounts
  • Follow-up reminders written for you, sent only when you press Send
  • Enquiry form for your website: every message becomes a new deal with a follow-up for today
  • Client groups and newsletters, sent from your own mailbox with an unsubscribe link
  • Sales report: win rate, where leads come from, pipeline and why deals are lost
  • Find new business customers and send outreach emails that wait for your Send
  • WhatsApp from your own number, or through your own WhatsApp Business account
  • Email designer for newsletters and offers
  • Order emails turned into draft jobs for the right person to confirm

Design & proofs

  • Design Studio for sign layouts with real dimensions
  • "Describe the sign": plain words become a full sign spec, in English, Spanish, French and more
  • True-size mockups on your client's own building photo
  • Straighten a photo from one real measurement
  • Day and evening views with front-lit, halo, edge-lit, lightbox and spotlight simulation
  • Mounting height from the floor and several signs on one wall
  • Scale drawing PDF with dimensions, scale bar and your title block
  • Client proofs with a checklist, e-signature and every version kept
  • ADA room signs: raised capitals and Grade 2 braille at real size, designed to ADA guidelines
  • Braille cut files (SVG and DXF), and many room signs at once from a list
  • Braille translation of any text, Grade 1 or Grade 2, with BRF files for embossers

Jobs & production

  • Jobs board from survey to install, drag and drop
  • Checklists, due dates, install crew and notes on every job
  • Materials list taken from the approved quote
  • Live job money: quoted price, estimated cost, real cost and profit
  • Workflow with an owner and a target time for every stage, and a "My work" list for everyone
  • Time tracking on jobs, so labor cost counts in job profit
  • Shipping with carrier and tracking number, and a message to the client when it ships
  • Expenses linked to any job, however the job was made

Purchasing & stock

  • Supplier orders in one click from a job, grouped by supplier
  • Order status from sent to received, with a private link for the supplier
  • Inventory with colors, sizes and shelf locations
  • Low-stock alerts and one-click reorder
  • Rate library: your own price lists and reference catalogs

Accounts & reports

  • Double-entry books, filled in automatically by invoices, payments and expenses
  • Shop expenses in a tap, and reminders for monthly bills
  • Monthly summary, profit and loss, balance sheet and trial balance
  • Job profit: quoted against real cost for every job
  • Company assets with depreciation, company worth and reminders for insurance and service
  • Print or save any report as PDF
  • QuickBooks Online live connection: posted invoices, payments and expenses sent automatically
  • QuickBooks export files: journal entries, invoices, payments and expenses (CSV or IIF)

Team & payroll

  • Staff paid by the hour or by salary, with overtime, days off and deductions
  • Advances and loans, taken back from pay
  • Staff record with reviews and history
  • Team members with roles, and permissions you choose

Your shop, your way

  • Dashboard with a "Today" list of what needs you
  • Import clients and stock from a spreadsheet (CSV), with a preview first
  • 7 languages, including Arabic right to left
  • Country settings in one click: currency, tax, date format and financial year
  • Your logo and brand color on quotes, invoices and drawings
  • Works on phone, tablet and computer
  • Help on every page and a short tour the first time you sign in

Questions.

Are any features locked to a higher plan?

No. Every plan has every feature. Plans differ only by how many people can sign in: up to 2, 5 or 15.

Which features are made only for sign shops?

Quotations priced from supplier lists, true-size mockups on a building photo, scale drawings, proofs with e-signature, ADA room signs with Grade 2 braille, and a jobs board that runs from survey to install.

Can I try every feature before paying?

Yes. The 14-day free trial includes every feature and needs no card.