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Best-value field service apps

Going by our grades, ServiceM8, Jobber and Joist give the most for the money among field service apps: no tool on this chart scores higher without costing more.

Paid plans start at a middle price of $49 a month across the 11 that charge, from $8.34 (Joist) to $208 (Service Fusion). 3 of the 11 score above the category's average while starting at or below its middle price. 3 cost more than the middle price and score below the average.

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Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged

C2.0B3.0A4.0$5$10$20$50$100$200$500More for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessServiceM8JobberJoistKickservService Fusion

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

  • Nothing scores higher without costing more
  • The best score at each price
  • Has a free plan
  • No free plan
11 of the 16 field service apps in this directory. Scores are ToolGPA’s own grades; prices are each vendor’s own, read up to Oct 18, 2026. The lines cross at the middle starting price ($49) and the average score (2.8). The data as JSON · The chart as a picture
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The best at every price

Each step is the highest score field service apps reach at that price or below. Nothing on the chart beats these without costing more.

  1. $8.34

    a month to start · scores 3.0 of 4

    • Joist$8.34 per month, billed annually ($10 billed monthly)CAB

  2. $29

    a month to start · scores 3.3 of 4

    • Jobber$29 per month for 1 user, billed annually ($49 billed monthly)BAB
    • ServiceM8$29 per month for up to 50 new jobs, unlimited usersBBA

Paying more for less

The field service apps that the most others beat on both counts: a higher score and a lower starting price.

  1. KickservStarts at $60 a month and scores 2.3 of 4.7 of 10 score higher for lessCCB
  2. Service FusionStarts at $208 a month for each person and scores 2.7 of 4.4 of 10 score higher for lessCBB
  3. Houzz ProStarts at $99 a month and scores 2.7 of 4.4 of 10 score higher for lessCBB
  4. TradifyStarts at $47 a month for each person and scores 2.3 of 4.4 of 10 score higher for lessCCB
  5. Contractor ForemanStarts at $49 a month and scores 2.7 of 4.3 of 10 score higher for lessBCB

A high starting price often means a product is sold to companies and has no small plan, and a score is three letters, not the whole product. Read a tool’s own page before ruling it out.

The four quarters

Where the tools fall when the chart is cut at the middle price and the average score.

More for less3

Each scores above the category's average and starts at or below its middle price.

Jobber, ServiceM8, Joist

Costs more, scores more1

Each scores above the average and starts above the middle price.

Housecall Pro

Costs less, scores less4

Each scores below the average and starts at or below the middle price.

Fergus, Contractor Foreman, GorillaDesk, Tradify

Costs more, scores less3

Each scores below the average and starts above the middle price.

Houzz Pro, Service Fusion, Kickserv

All 11 on the chart

Highest score first, then lowest price. The last column counts the tools that score higher and start lower.

#ToolScoreFeatures, ease, platformsA monthAs its listing states itScore higher for less
1Jobber3.3BAB$29$29 per month for 1 user, billed annually ($49 billed monthly)None
2ServiceM83.3BBA$29$29 per month for up to 50 new jobs, unlimited usersNone
3Joist3.0CAB$8.34$8.34 per month, billed annually ($10 billed monthly)None
4Housecall Pro3.0BBB$59$59 per month for 1 user, billed annually ($79 billed monthly)2
5Fergus2.7BCB$31$31 per full user / month and up, billed monthly3
6Contractor Foreman2.7BCB$49$49 per month for 1 user, billed annually3
7GorillaDesk2.7BCB$49$49 per month for 1 route schedule, billed monthly3
8Houzz Pro2.7CBB$99$99 per month for 1 user, annual subscription4
9Service Fusion2.7CBB$208$208 per month for unlimited users, billed annually ($245 billed monthly)4
10Tradify2.3CCB$47$47 per user / month4
11Kickserv2.3CCB$60$60 per month for up to 5 users, billed annually ($75 billed monthly)7

How field service apps grade

Every bar is all the field service apps we grade, cut by the letter each got on that count.

  • Value for moneyaverage 2.1
  • Free plan and trialaverage 1.6
  • Featuresaverage 2.6
  • Ease of useaverage 2.7
  • Platforms and integrationsaverage 3.1

An A is worth 4 and an F nothing. C is the ordinary grade. Every field service grade in one table

Not on the chart

Sold for a single payment, or with no public price that can be put as dollars a month. They are graded like the rest.

Common questions

Which field service apps give the most for the money?

ServiceM8, Jobber and Joist. Each is the highest-scoring tool at its price or below: Joist scores 3.0 out of 4 and starts at $8.34 a month; Jobber scores 3.3 out of 4 and starts at $29 a month; ServiceM8 scores 3.3 out of 4 and starts at $29 a month. This goes by ToolGPA's own grades for features, ease of use and platforms, averaged out of 4, set against the price each tool's paid plans start at.

Which field service apps cost the most for what they offer?

On this chart, Kickserv (starts at $60 a month, scores 2.3 out of 4, and 7 tools score higher for less), Service Fusion (starts at $208 a month for each person, scores 2.7 out of 4, and 4 tools score higher for less) and Houzz Pro (starts at $99 a month, scores 2.7 out of 4, and 4 tools score higher for less). A high starting price often means a product is sold to companies and has no small plan, so check what the price includes before ruling one out.

How much do field service apps cost?

The middle starting price is $49 a month: half of the 11 field service apps with a recurring price start below that and half above. 0 of the 16 in this directory have no paid plan, and 2 of those that charge also have a free plan.

How is the score on this chart worked out?

It is the average of three of the five grades ToolGPA gives every tool: features, ease of use, and platforms and integrations, with an A worth 4 and an F worth 0. The other two grades, value for money and the free plan, are about price, so they are left out and price gets an axis of its own. 11 of the 16 field service apps are on the chart; 5 are left off because they are sold for a single payment or publish no price that can be put as dollars a month.

How this chart is made

  • The score is the average of three of a tool’s five grades: features, ease of use, and platforms and integrations. An A is 4 points and an F none. Value for money and the free plan are left out because they are about price, and price has an axis of its own.
  • The price is what paid plans start at, in dollars a month, on the cheapest way of paying the listing names. A yearly price is divided by twelve, and a price in another currency is converted. A price for each person is shown for one person.
  • A tool with no paid plan sits in the band marked Free. A tool with a free plan beside paid ones is placed at its paid price and drawn as a filled dot.
  • The grades are ToolGPA’s own judgement from each vendor’s pages and from public reviews, not from testing, and no vendor can pay for one. How we grade

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