CleanGuru vs Housecall Pro (2026): which should you pick?

Pick CleanGuru if

• Fits if you clean offices and other commercial buildings and price contracts by cleaning time
• Works for crews of 5 to 15 users who want bids and schedules in one tool

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want more than one bid template, as Starter includes a single one
• Pricey if you add people: extra cleaners are $5 a month each and admins beyond 2 are $15 each
• Watch out: the $59, $89 and $119 prices last two months, then the standard rates apply
• Tight if you need mobile checklists or QuickBooks, which start on Guru at $129 a month
• Not for you if you want inspections, since the QC inspection app is Guru Plus only

Pick Housecall Pro if

• Fits if you run an HVAC, plumbing or cleaning crew and want bookings, jobs and payments in one app
• Works for teams that win work through Thumbtack or Google Local Services

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you need route optimization or service plans, which only come with Max at $299 a month
• Skip it if you want AI call answering or payroll priced up front, as both are add-ons with no price shown
• Not for you if you want Zapier or the API on a small plan, since both are Max only
• Tight if you're a crew of 2 to 5, as Basic holds 1 user and Essentials at $149 is the floor
• Watch out: card processing starts at 2.59% and bank payments carry a 1% fee

CleanGuru

• Starter includes only one bid template; all eight need Guru or higher.
• Mobile checklists and the QuickBooks integration are not on Starter, and the QC inspection app is Guru Plus only.
• Additional cleaners cost $5 per cleaner per month (no charge past 50 additional cleaners), and admin users beyond the 2 included cost $15 per user per month.
• The advertised first-two-months prices are $59, $89 and $119; the standard rates apply afterward.

Housecall Pro

• Basic includes 1 user, Essentials 5 and Max 8; the pricing page prices extra users only on Max, at $35 a month each.
• Route optimization, recurring service plans, Zapier and the open API are only on Max, the plan sold through a demo.
• Card processing starts at 2.59% a transaction and bank payments carry a 1% fee.
• AI call answering, payroll, bookkeeping, websites and vehicle GPS are add-ons with no price on the pricing page.

CleanGuru

Time-based bidding

Pricing is built from cleaning time calculated from building type, frequency and size, using preloaded layouts and production rates.

Proposals and bid templates

Proposals are generated from bid templates for janitorial, construction, maid, tile, move in/out, carpet, window cleaning and disinfecting work.

Scheduling and timekeeping

Drag-and-drop scheduling and mobile timekeeping with a geofence are on every plan.

Checklists and inspections

Mobile checklists start on Guru; the separate QC inspection app is part of Guru Plus.

Invoicing

Invoicing is on every plan, and the Guru and Guru Plus plans add a QuickBooks integration.

Housecall Pro

Scheduling and dispatch

Assign technicians to jobs on a shared schedule. Essentials adds routes and phone-based employee GPS tracking; Max reorders a day's jobs by live drive time.

Estimates, invoices and payments

Send estimates by text or email, invoice from the field, take cards and bank payments, deposit checks in the app and offer customers financing.

Online booking and reviews

Customers can book and pay online from Google or the business's own website, and review tools ask for reviews after the job and help share them.

Price book and job costing

A price book keeps service prices current and job costing tracks what each job costs. Essentials adds flat-rate pricing with margins and commission rates.

Crew mobile app

The iOS and Android app works in English and Spanish, with offline viewing, and from Essentials adds job checklists and annotated photo reports.

Service plans and add-ons

Max adds recurring maintenance agreements and visual sales proposals. AI call answering, payroll, bookkeeping, websites and vehicle GPS are sold separately.

CleanGuru

• Starter$79

  per month at the standard rate, after a first two months at $59

  5 users included, one bid template of your choice, drag-and-drop scheduling, mobile timekeeping with geofence and invoicing. Advertised at $59 for the first two months.

• Guru$129

  per month at the standard rate, after a first two months at $89

  10 users included and all eight bid templates, plus mobile checklists and a QuickBooks integration. Advertised at $89 for the first two months.

• Guru Plus$159

  per month at the standard rate, after a first two months at $119

  15 users included, plus the QC inspection app, coaching videos and guided onboarding. Advertised at $119 for the first two months.

Housecall Pro

• Basic$59

  per month for 1 user, billed annually ($79 billed monthly)

  Online booking, scheduling and dispatch, estimates, invoicing and payments, a price book, job costing and review management.

• Essentials$149

  per month for up to 5 users, billed annually ($189 billed monthly)

  Adds routes, flat-rate pricing, checklists, photo reports, employee GPS tracking, commissions and QuickBooks Online sync.

• Max$299

  per month for up to 8 users, billed annually ($329 billed monthly)

  Adds route optimization, recurring service plans, the sales proposal tool, the open API and a dedicated onboarding specialist. Extra users $35/mo each.

CleanGuru

• Other savings

  First two months at a reduced rate

  The pricing page lists $59 for Starter, $89 for Guru and $119 for Guru Plus for the first two months, then $79, $129 and $159 a month.

Housecall Pro

• Annual discount

  Save $20 to $40 a month with annual billing

  Annual billing lowers Basic from $79 to $59 a month, Essentials from $189 to $149 and Max from $329 to $299.