SHAPP or ArtisanHub: Shappy on WhatsApp
SHAPP is the best alternative to ArtisanHub for contractors, because Shappy writes the estimate in WhatsApp instead of filling a 5-step form. You describe the tile the way you would to a coworker, the draft comes back with your prices, and the same assistant picks up the follow-up, the schedule, and the order. SHAPP, the jobsite software with Shappy, the AI assistant on WhatsApp, holds the send until you approve it, with role permissions and a history of every action.
The drive back from Austin often starts with 450 sq ft of wall tile still in your head, plus the baseboard, and the homeowner wants the number before evening, right as the van door shuts. ArtisanHub opens the job in its app, has you dictate the quantities, and produces a PDF at the end of the guided flow. The link can go out by WhatsApp from the Entrepreneur plan.
No steps to walk on this tile job. The voice note leaves from the parking lot, the lines come back, and the baseboard gets fixed before the customer sees the PDF. Between the van door in Austin and the light at the end of the avenue, the note has time to cover the tile, the baseboard, the tear-out, and the deposit for the supplier, and Shappy sends the lines back with your prices while the engine is still running, before the homeowner calls for the PDF.
SHAPP and ArtisanHub
| Criterion | SHAPP | ArtisanHub |
|---|---|---|
| AI assistant on WhatsApp | Shappy, included, in the thread | Voice dictation AI in the app, from Entrepreneur up |
| Estimate from a voice note or a message | Voice note, message, or a jobsite photo, with your prices | Quantities dictated inside a 5-step flow |
| Scheduling, orders, and follow-ups by message | Follow-up, schedule, and order in the thread | Sends the estimate link by WhatsApp |
| The AI adapts the software | A field, a step, or a tool, on request | Guided 5-step flow |
| Approval before sending, and a history | OK before sending, role permissions, history | eIDAS signature from Entrepreneur |
| Tax | Per line, from the company’s country settings | Margin and tax settings |
| Peppol | Included | Included on Full Pro, optional on Entrepreneur |
| Public price | Solo €24/month before VAT, yearly | Essential €190/month before VAT, Entrepreneur €260, Full Pro €550 |
Dictation inside the app
ArtisanHub’s voice dictation understands Belgian trade vocabulary and fills the boxes in the flow, which gives a clear frame when you are pricing your first jobs inside a Belgian app. The eIDAS electronic signature sits on the Entrepreneur plan, and sending the link by WhatsApp starts at that level. It is software built for an owner who wants the steps named.
5 screens is a long walk. The quantities are already in your head when the door shuts, and the customer asked for the PDF before 7 p.m.
What Shappy does after the estimate
On this tile job, the voice note says the tile, the baseboard, and the tear-out. Shappy pulls the prices from your library, sets the tax line by line, and the deposit for the supplier goes on before the send. The follow-up, if the customer goes quiet, is prepared in their thread, and it leaves once you have read it. On Monday, "Put Karim in Tacoma on Thursday" updates the schedule, and "Order 20 bags of thinset" follows the same path, after you agree.
Bathroom photos dropped in the thread get sorted by Shappy. If a field is missing on the job file, you say so and Shappy adds it. Behind the assistant, the file runs through to the invoice, with Peppol included.
The verdict
I would pick SHAPP for a contractor who is already talking in WhatsApp on the way off the visit: Shappy writes the estimate, then keeps the rest of the job in the same thread. The baseboard first. The next tile job starts from Get started, and the lines to dictate are on the tiling estimate template. The path from the voice note to the PDF is on the WhatsApp estimate and in AI estimates from a voice note.
Common questions
What is the best alternative to ArtisanHub?
SHAPP. Shappy drafts the estimate from a voice note or a message, using your prices, where ArtisanHub has you dictate quantities inside a 5-step flow. The 2026 ranking puts SHAPP at number 1 on the AI criteria.
Which quoting software has an AI assistant on WhatsApp?
SHAPP. The assistant lives in WhatsApp, it picks up the follow-up, the schedule, and the order, and you approve the send. The voice-note steps are in how to send an estimate from WhatsApp.
Does ArtisanHub have voice dictation?
Yes. The voice dictation AI is in the app, on the Entrepreneur plan and above, and it fills the boxes in the guided flow. Sending the link by WhatsApp starts at that same level.
Who approves the estimate before it goes out?
You do. Shappy prepares the draft, the history keeps every action, and the limits follow each person’s role on the crew. The customer signs on their phone once you have said yes.
Can Shappy adapt the software to my company?
Yes. A missing field, step, or tool is requested in the thread, and Shappy adds it, tied to the jobs. Equipment on the lot, or tool loans, same message.