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Fencing software that's actually free

A fence bid is a linear-foot math problem with gates on top, and the job itself is holes, concrete, and whatever the ground decides to be that week. Quote it in minutes, set posts on dry days, and keep the software bill at $0.

Start free, no card required

Free forever. No credit card. Set up in minutes.

Fencing work in progress

Free forever. No monthly plan, no seat fees, no trial clock.

Built for fencing

What a fence contractor gets, for $0.

  • Linear feet from satellite

    Trace the fence line on satellite view; the length becomes the quantity.

    Satellite measurement

  • Per foot by fence type

    Wood, vinyl, and aluminum per linear foot; gates each; tear-out and haul-away as their own lines.

    Quoting

  • Material deposit

    A deposit at approval, collected by card and credited against the final invoice.

    Invoicing & payments

  • Post days on the forecast

    A post-setting rule checks rain the day of and the day after and the high against your minimum.

    Scheduling

  • Posts one day, panels another

    One job, separate visits, each with its own forecast.

    Scheduling

  • Document requests

    Ask the homeowner for the HOA approval or the survey from their portal; approve or deny it with a note.

    Customers & portal

  • Change orders

    The extra gate goes on the invoice as its own labeled section.

    Invoicing & payments

  • Review requests

    A request with your review link goes out when the invoice is paid, for the neighbor over the fence line.

    Automations

What changes with MakeHay

Quote, schedule, get paid, come back.

Schedule around the weather, not despite it

Fence work is ground work: rain fills fresh post holes, a muddy yard chews up under the truck, and frozen ground stops the auger cold. MakeHay puts the forecast on every scheduled job, so you set posts on days the concrete can actually cure, and move the dig before the customer's lawn becomes the casualty.

  • Rain flags before you auger and pour
  • Freeze warnings when the ground and the concrete both say no
  • Per-job forecasts for sequencing post days and panel days
Two weeks of a fencing crew's MakeHay calendar with eight days of forecast: green days with low rain chances, a red 60% rain day and the red day before it, a rain flag on the visit booked on each red day, and more visits booked through the second week.
Step 1

Quote it before you leave the site

Walk the line, price per linear foot by fence type, and add gates, tear-out, and haul-away as line items. Offer wood, vinyl, and black aluminum as packages side by side, email the quote from the backyard, and the homeowner picks one from their phone.

A MakeHay fence quote with its packages side by side, Wood privacy at $8,265 and Vinyl privacy at $10,787 marked recommended, above the first line: 196 linear feet of 6-foot wood privacy fence in the Wood privacy package.
Step 2

Get paid without chasing

Collect the material deposit online the moment they approve, and invoice the balance when the last gate swings. Card and ACH pay links, automatic reminders, and no more fronting lumber on a handshake.

A fencing invoice as the customer sees it: 148 linear feet of vinyl privacy fence, a walk gate, tear-out and haul-away of the old fence, and two post concrete upgrades, the balance due, and a Pay online button.
Step 3

Keep every customer for the re-do

Gates sag, storms take out panels, and the neighbor wants what they've been looking at over the fence line. Every customer and every foot you've built stays on file, so repairs and next-door referrals turn into quotes in minutes.

A homeowner in MakeHay with the Jobs tab open: lifetime value, a scheduled double drive gate at her rental, and three completed fence jobs with their amounts: a gate rebuild and fence repair, a rental backyard privacy fence and a storm damage repair.
Step 4

Give every customer a portal

One private link per customer: messages with photos, documents you request, a heads-up on any contract waiting for their e-signature, and invoices they pay. No app, no password, free.

A job update in the customer's MakeHay portal: the note on a finished gate rebuild and fence repair, and photos of the rebuilt wood gate from both sides and a repaired section of wood privacy fence.

Want a website too? Our team of experienced web developers builds one from your account: a page per service in your price book, a page per town you serve, your photos, and your request form as the contact page, so every lead lands in Requests. Optional, $197 a month, your domain free for the first year. See the Website add-on

Set up in ten minutes

What a fencing business puts in on day one.

A starting point that matches how the trade bids and runs. Every item, rule, and follow-up is yours to rename, reprice, or switch off.

Price book

  • 6' wood privacy fenceper linear ft
  • Vinyl privacy fenceper linear ft
  • Aluminum or chain linkper linear ft
  • Walk gateeach
  • Double drive gateeach
  • Tear-out and haul-awayper linear ft
  • Post concrete upgradeeach

Weather rules

  • Post setting: rain under 30% the day of and the day after, high above 40°F
  • Panels and gates: no rule, they go up in anything
  • Staining a new fence: dry the day of and the day after

Follow-ups that run themselves

  • Quote follow-up three days after an unanswered bid, while they're still comparing
  • Visit reminder the day before, so the yard is clear and the dog is inside
  • Review request once the final invoice is paid, for the neighbor over the fence line

The honest math

Compare the bill, not the brochure.

MakeHay

$0/mo

Free is the plan, not a trial of one

  • Every feature, every user, from day one
  • No per-seat pricing, no feature gates
  • No credit card to sign up, nothing to cancel

The usual field-service subscription

$29 to 399/mo

plus per-user fees on top

  • Per-seat pricing that climbs as your crew grows
  • The features you actually need gated to higher tiers
  • An annual bill whether it rained all month or not

FAQ

Fencing questions, answered straight.

Is it really free for fence contractors?

Yes. Unlimited customers, quotes, scheduling, and invoices, free forever, not a trial. No monthly plan, no seat fees, and no credit card to start.

What's the catch for a fencing company?

No catch. The software costs us almost nothing per contractor to run, so it's free. Online card and ACH payments carry processing costs, as they would with any provider.

Does it help me plan post-setting around rain and frost?

Yes. Every scheduled job carries the National Weather Service forecast for its own address, with rain and freeze flags on the calendar, so you dig and pour on days the holes stay dry and the concrete can set, and slide the job before the yard turns to soup.

Can a fence company take its data if it leaves?

It's yours. Ask and we'll export everything (customers, quotes, invoices, payment history) and we delete what's left as laid out in our privacy policy.

Do I need a credit card to start quoting fence jobs?

No. Sign up with an email and send your first fence quote the same day. There's no trial to expire, because there's no paid tier behind it.

See every trade we build for on the industries page, browse the full feature list, check pricing (it's free), or measure your next job on the free satellite measurement tool, no account needed.

Set the posts. Skip the subscription.

Linear-foot quoting, dry-day scheduling, and online deposits for fencing contractors. Free forever.

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