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This calculator vs. JobNimbus
Two different shapes: JobNimbus is an account-based CRM and job management platform for running an exterior contractor's whole lead-to-job pipeline. This page is a free, private worksheet for one question — what should this driveway cost, given its method, thickness, apron, and failed base, before you quote it.
What each tool is for
JobNimbus, founded in 2013 by Ben Hodson, Nick Wood, and Jason Wood and headquartered in Lehi, Utah, is a CRM and job management platform built for roofing, siding, gutter, and other exterior contractors. It covers lead capture and tracking, estimating, scheduling, invoicing, and job management for a whole company across every crew and every job, sold as an ongoing subscription account. JobNimbus's own pricing page is not reachable from this session to confirm today's exact plan names or dollar figures, so no price for it is invented here: only its well-documented identity, founders, headquarters, and category are stated, and no dollar amount for JobNimbus appears on this page.
This calculator does none of what JobNimbus does. It does not track a lead, schedule a crew, or invoice a customer across jobs. It takes one asphalt-driveway job — square footage, paving method (overlay, mill-and-overlay, or full-depth reclaim), asphalt thickness, street apron square footage, failed-base area needing full excavation and new stone, geotextile fabric, sawcutting, tack coat, demo and dump, plus loaded crew wage, payroll burden, travel, overhead, and target margin — and turns that into the price, the mix tons ordered, the price per square foot, and the walk-away price below which the job loses money, plus a printable customer proposal with a deposit split and a price-held date. It runs free in any browser, keeps no account, and uploads nothing you type.
| Question | Where to answer it |
|---|---|
| I run a paving company and need leads, estimates, scheduling, and invoicing tracked in one system across every crew and every job. | JobNimbus, or a comparable CRM — running the whole pipeline is not something this calculator does. |
| What should I charge for this driveway, given its method, thickness, apron, and failed base? | This calculator — free, instant, private, no account. |
| How much does a full-depth reclaim or a failed-base excavation actually add over a flat per-square-foot special? | This calculator's method, base, and fabric line items, not a blended rate. |
| Is the price I'm about to quote still above my walk-away cost for this driveway? | This calculator's walk-away price check. |
| I need my whole sales and crew team working the same leads and paperwork from one shared account. | JobNimbus, or a comparable CRM — built as an ongoing, account-based platform for exactly that job. |
| How does the math behind a driveway-paving bid actually work? | This calculator's own pricing walkthrough. |
| Do I need to create an account or sign up to use the tool? | This calculator: no. JobNimbus is used through a subscription account. |
Most paving contractors get different value from each: JobNimbus (or a comparable CRM) for running the company's whole lead-to-invoice pipeline as an ongoing subscription, and a private calculator like this one for an instant, no-login answer to what one driveway should cost from its method, thickness, apron, and failed base before a business system is involved. This page's own figures are a pricing model, not a lead record or a signed proposal.
This tool needs no account and no sign-in: it is a static page, the arithmetic runs in your browser, and once it has loaded it keeps working with the connection off.
Common questions
Should I use this calculator or JobNimbus?
They do different jobs, and a paving company of any size will likely end up touching both eventually. JobNimbus, founded in 2013 by Ben Hodson, Nick Wood, and Jason Wood and headquartered in Lehi, Utah, is a CRM and job management platform built for roofing, siding, gutter, and other exterior contractors, covering lead tracking, estimates, scheduling, and invoicing across a whole business, sold as an ongoing subscription account. This calculator does one narrower thing: starting from driveway square footage, paving method (overlay, mill-and-overlay, or full-depth reclaim), asphalt thickness, street apron square footage, failed-base area needing full excavation and new stone, geotextile fabric, sawcutting, tack coat, demo and dump, plus loaded crew wage, payroll burden, travel, overhead, and target margin, it turns that into the price, the mix tons ordered, the price per square foot, and the walk-away price below which the job loses money, before any of it touches a business-management system. It runs free in any browser, keeps no account, and uploads nothing you type. A paving company that already tracks leads, schedules crews, and invoices across every job is better served by JobNimbus or a comparable CRM; a contractor who wants an instant, private answer to what one driveway should cost from its method, thickness, and failed-base extent before opening a business system is in the right place here.
Is this page affiliated with JobNimbus?
No. This site is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by JobNimbus, Inc. JobNimbus is a trademark of its owner, named here only to describe what this calculator is and is not.
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