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Consent is not required to buy anything. Reply STOP to opt out. Have Maya call me To opt in here, pick your industry, enter your mobile number and tick the consent box above. Top Rated Cities and our assistant Maya may then text and call you about your request, including with an automated or AI voice. Consent is not a condition of any purchase. We do not share your mobile information with third parties or affiliates for marketing. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. Reply STOP to cancel, HELP for help. See our [privacy policy](https://topratedcities.com/privacy). ## How to pick a painting company in Sarasota The best painters prep more than they paint, use their own crews, and put the scope and paint spec in writing. Cheap paint jobs cost more when they peel in a year. Sarasota homeowners expect work done right the first time - and the pros who deliver earn customers for life. When you compare painting companies in Sarasota, ask every one of them the same three questions: are you licensed and insured for this exact work, who is actually showing up (your crew or a sub), and what does the warranty cover in writing. Searching for painting companies near me in Sarasota? Everyone ranked below serves Sarasota and the surrounding neighborhoods, including Lakewood Ranch, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Venice, Bradenton. Check the address and service area on a listing before you call, because the closest one is not always the one a search engine puts first. How we rank these Sarasota businesses Today this order comes from public Google ratings and review volume, and nothing else. - **A quality floor.** At least a 4.0 rating and 15 or more reviews to be listed at all. - **Confidence, not just stars.** A thin rating gets pulled toward the typical rating for its own category, in proportion to how few reviews back it up; a well-reviewed rating is trusted almost entirely as is. A 4.9 from 7 reviews is a weaker claim than a 4.5 from 890, and the order says so. - **Recent counts for more.** A five star review from four years ago is not evidence about the crew working today. - **One customer, one voice,** and a burst of reviews in a single day counts for less than the same reviews earned over a month. - **Local means local.** A business has to actually serve Sarasota to be listed here. We measure the distance from the business to the city and drop the ones that are really in another market, which is why you will not see a clinic an hour away sitting above the one down the road. - **The ranked order is not for sale.** No business can pay to move up in the numbered list. Every position in it is earned on public ratings and review volume and nothing else. - **Featured is a labelled spotlight, not a rank.** The starred card above the rankings is reserved for businesses that have recently joined Top Rated. A new client can be excellent and still have a short review history, and the numbers alone would bury them for months, so the spotlight gives them visibility while that history builds. It carries no position number, it never moves anyone in the numbered list below it, and it is clearly marked every time it appears. We also rotate it: promotions and seasonal events cycle different clients through the slot, so it is a turn in the spotlight rather than a permanent purchase. **What is changing.** We are adding a second signal: reviews left here by customers whose job we can actually trace. It is built and published below so you can see it before it counts, and it is not part of the order yet. A review will count more when we can prove the job happened, not because it was left on our site. How much each kind of review counts - 1.6x**Verified job** A Top Rated review from a customer whose job we can trace: we brokered the lead, the work was booked, and the review came after the job. - 1.2x**Verified account** A Top Rated review from a real, signed-in account that we cannot tie to a specific job. - 1x**Google** A public Google review. This is the baseline and it is not discounted. - 0x**Unverified** Anything we cannot stand behind. Shown if we show it, counts for nothing. Still curious? [The full methodology](/methodology/) and [the FAQ](/faq/). ## The full Sarasota ranking Show independents only 1 [Hershberger Painting Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/hershberger-painting/) ★★★★★ 5 · 246 Google reviews · 1566 Apex Rd [View profile](/biz/hershberger-painting/) [Call](tel:+19414009109) [Website](http://hershbergerpainting.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 2 [Southern Painting - Sarasota/Bradenton Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/southern-painting-sarasota-bradenton/) ★★★★★ 5 · 162 Google reviews · 677 N Washington Blvd [View profile](/biz/southern-painting-sarasota-bradenton/) [Call](tel:+19417773710) [Website](http://southernpainting.com/sarasota?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 3 [That 1 Painter Sarasota](/biz/that-1-painter-sarasota/) ★★★★★ 5 · 137 Google reviews · 1343 Main St #705 [View profile](/biz/that-1-painter-sarasota/) [Call](tel:+19418676545) [Website](https://that1painter.com/sarasota/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 4 [PaintSRQ - Sarasota Painting Contractor Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/paintsrq-sarasota-painting-contractor/) ★★★★★ 5 · 135 Google reviews · 1635 W University Pkwy [View profile](/biz/paintsrq-sarasota-painting-contractor/) [Call](tel:+19414084964) [Website](https://paintsrq.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 5 [Jeff Schultz Painting Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/jeff-schultz-painting/) ★★★★★ 5 · 106 Google reviews · 5310 Southerly Way [View profile](/biz/jeff-schultz-painting/) [Call](tel:+19413743672) [Website](https://jeffschultzpainting.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 6 [Gulf Coast Painting SRQ Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/gulf-coast-painting-srq/) ★★★★★ 5 · 92 Google reviews · 4190 S Taggart Cay #303 [View profile](/biz/gulf-coast-painting-srq/) [Call](tel:+19414025033) [Website](https://gulfcoastpaintingsrq.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 7 [Sarasota Painters](/biz/sarasota-painters/) ★★★★★ 5 · 72 Google reviews · 1680 Fruitville Rd Ste. 516 [View profile](/biz/sarasota-painters/) [Call](tel:+19413373777) [Website](https://sarasotapainters.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 8 [Cooper Services of Sarasota, LLC. Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/cooper-services-of-sarasota-llc/) ★★★★★ 5 · 60 Google reviews · 2888 Indianwood Dr [View profile](/biz/cooper-services-of-sarasota-llc/) [Call](tel:+19412646324) [Website](http://www.cooperservicesofsarasota.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 9 [Sarasota Painting Company](/biz/sarasota-painting-company/) ★★★★★ 5 · 46 Google reviews · 1756 Livingstone St [View profile](/biz/sarasota-painting-company/) [Call](tel:+19417350571) [Website](http://www.sarasotapaintingcompany.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 10 [Apex Painting Group - Sarasota/ Bradenton Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/apex-painting-group-sarasota-bradenton/) ★★★★★ 5 · 39 Google reviews · 630 S Orange Ave Unit 201 [View profile](/biz/apex-painting-group-sarasota-bradenton/) [Call](tel:+19412138657) [Website](https://paintwithapex.com/sarasota/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 11 [Fresh Look Painting Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/fresh-look-painting/) ★★★★★ 5 · 26 Google reviews · 4609 Antrim Dr [View profile](/biz/fresh-look-painting/) [Call](tel:+19419779377) [Website](https://fresh-look-painters.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 12 [Pablo's Painting Company of Sarasota Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/pablo-s-painting-company-of-sarasota/) ★★★★½ 4.9 · 175 Google reviews · 3947 Clark Rd [View profile](/biz/pablo-s-painting-company-of-sarasota/) [Call](tel:+19413561089) [Website](http://www.pablospaintingco.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 13 [Five Star Painting of Sarasota](/biz/five-star-painting-of-sarasota/) ★★★★½ 4.9 · 161 Google reviews · 164 Cohosh Rd [View profile](/biz/five-star-painting-of-sarasota/) [Call](tel:+19418456291) [Website](https://www.fivestarpainting.com/sarasota/?cid=LSTL_FSP-US000189&utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 14 [West Coast Painting Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/west-coast-painting/) ★★★★½ 4.9 · 107 Google reviews · 2420 Sunnyside St [View profile](/biz/west-coast-painting/) [Call](tel:+19413200332) [Website](https://paintinginsarasota.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? 15 [Manatee County Turner Painting Independent · Locally Owned](/biz/manatee-county-turner-painting/) ★★★★½ 4.9 · 90 Google reviews · 8997 Royal River Cir [View profile](/biz/manatee-county-turner-painting/) [Call](tel:+19414995516) [Website](https://www.turnerpaintingfl.com/?utm_source=topratedcities&utm_medium=referral) Unclaimed - is this yours? Ratings and review counts sourced from Google. Businesses shown are the highest-rated in Sarasota; owners can claim and verify their listing free. ## Painting in Sarasota: common questions ### Who are the best painting companies in Sarasota? Based on Google ratings and review volume as of October 2026, the top rated painting companies in Sarasota are Hershberger Painting, Southern Painting - Sarasota/Bradenton, That 1 Painter Sarasota. See the live ranked list, ratings, and contact details on this page. ### How do I find painting companies near me in Sarasota? Every company ranked on this page serves Sarasota and the surrounding area, including Lakewood Ranch, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Venice, Bradenton. Open any listing for its address, phone number and service area, then call the two or three closest to you. Distance is worth checking yourself: the nearest painting company is not automatically the best one, so this page ranks on rating and review volume first and leaves proximity to you. ### How do I choose a painting company in Sarasota? The best painters prep more than they paint, use their own crews, and put the scope and paint spec in writing. Cheap paint jobs cost more when they peel in a year. ## Are you a top-rated Sarasota pro? Listings and claims are free. Early claimants receive Premium at no charge, a $297 value, after confirmation. No purchase is required. [Claim your free listing](#) Prefer to talk? Call or text the Top Rated directory on [(813) 454-0813](tel:+18134540813). This is our number, not the number of any business listed here. Related in Sarasota: [Flooring](/flooring/) · [Concrete & Masonry](/concrete/) · [Pressure Washing](/pressure-washing/) · [Landscaping & Lawn Care](/landscaping/)