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

Pick Contractor+ if

• Fits if you are a small contractor who wants estimates and payments in one app
• Works for crews that want to start free and add users later

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you stay free, with 5 estimates or invoices a month
• Watch out: the vendor says all sales are final, with no refunds
• Pricey if you want Max, at $500 a month for unlimited users
• Watch out: the pricing page's meta description shows older figures ($49 and $98)

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

Contractor+

• The vendor states all sales are final and it does not give refunds; cancellation is self-service.
• Pro Team includes the first 2 users; more users are $20 a month each on annual billing, $29 on monthly.
• The annual price is billed upfront in one invoice; the vendor says the page's savings run up to 40%.
• The pricing page's meta description still shows older figures ($49 and $98), which differ from the plans on the page.

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.

Contractor+

Estimates, invoices and payments

Send estimates and invoices and collect card and ACH payments; the free plan allows 5 estimates or invoices a month.

CRM and sales pipeline

A basic CRM on every plan, with advanced CRM features and opportunity tracking on the paid plans.

Job costing and scheduling

Pro Team adds automated job costing and profitability tracking; the vendor describes a job schedule and team chat among its premium features.

Business phone and messaging

A business phone system on the paid plans (usage billed separately on monthly billing) and personal, group and client chats.

AI workflow builder

Max includes unlimited AI estimating and workflow runs; the product also lists a Big Chief AI assistant.

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.

Contractor+

• Freedom$0

  Basic CRM for up to 250 leads and clients, and up to 5 estimates or invoices a month.

• Pro Team$58

  per month, billed annually ($98 billed monthly), first 2 users

  Job costing, phone system, chat, card and ACH payments, client portal, QuickBooks. Extra users $20 a month ($29 on monthly billing).

• Max$500

  per month, billed annually ($597 billed monthly), all users

  Unlimited team members, $75 a month of voice credit, unlimited AI use, Contractor+ Local, priority support and onboarding.

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.

Contractor+

• Annual discount

  Save up to 40% with annual billing

  The pricing page's toggle shows Pro Team at $58 a month billed annually against $98 billed monthly, and labels the saving as up to 40%.

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.