FieldPulse vs Housecall Pro
We give FieldPulse a 2.0 GPA and Housecall Pro a 2.6, out of 4.0. Housecall Pro grades higher on the free plan and ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
FieldPulse
Field service software for trades, priced by seat on a quote
Housecall Pro
Scheduling, quotes and payments for home service businesses
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAFieldPulseFair | 2.6GPAHousecall ProGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo prices are published: it's priced per seat after a demo, with seats paid up front for a contract term, so there's no figure for a crew of three. No published price is a C by our rule, and the price book, phone and fleet tools are add-ons. | CBasic is $59 a month but holds 1 user, so a crew of three starts on Essentials: $149 a month billed yearly ($189 monthly) for up to 5 users. That's the middle of what this category charges. Route optimization and service plans wait for Max at $299. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan and no free trial. FieldPulse offers a live demo instead. | CA 14-day trial of the Max plan with no card needed, which is the usual deal here. There's no free plan to fall back on afterwards. |
| Features | BScheduling and dispatch, work orders and multi-step projects, estimates, invoices, payments and financing, job costing, inventory, maintenance agreements, equipment records, a booking portal and an AI that drafts estimates. The whole job. | BOnline booking, scheduling and dispatch, estimates, invoices, card and bank payments, a price book, job costing and review requests, with routes, GPS and checklists on Essentials. That's the whole job. AI call answering and payroll cost extra. |
| Ease of use | CNo App Store rating on record for it. You start with a demo and a quote, and custom workflows and add-ons mean some setting up before the crew is moving. | B4.65 from 31,013 App Store ratings, more ratings than any other app in this category. The crew app runs in English and Spanish and techs can still view jobs offline. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with QuickBooks Online and Desktop. A short list, and no desktop app. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with QuickBooks, Thumbtack, Google Local Services, Gusto, Mailchimp and CompanyCam. Zapier and the open API need Max, and there's no desktop app. |
| Best for | HVAC and electrical firms selling maintenance plans | home service crews that take bookings online |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: FieldPulse and Housecall Pro. How we grade
Where they differ
- FieldPulse also covers inventory.
- Housecall Pro also covers review collection.
At a glance
| FieldPulse | Housecall Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free trial |
| Starts at | Not published | $59 per month for 1 user, billed annually ($79 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial of the Max plan, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | FieldPulse | Housecall Pro (Codefied Inc.) |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | housecallpro.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Who each one suits
FieldPulse
- HVAC, electrical and plumbing companies that want a quote fitted to their team
- Businesses selling maintenance agreements and tracking customer equipment
- Teams that use QuickBooks Desktop as well as QuickBooks Online
Housecall Pro
- Home service trades such as HVAC, plumbing, electrical and cleaning
- Owner-operators who want booking, dispatch and payments in one app
- Teams with Spanish-speaking technicians
Worth knowing
FieldPulse
- No prices are published: pricing is per seat, quoted after a demo, and seats are bought up front for a contract term.
- There is no free trial; FieldPulse offers a live demo instead.
- Operator AI, Chat AI, the Engage phone system, fleet tracking, Pricebook, dynamic proposals and custom forms are add-ons priced separately.
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.
Key features
FieldPulse
- Scheduling and work orders
- Schedule and dispatch technicians, manage work orders and multi-step projects, and set custom workflows that crews follow job by job.
- Estimates, invoices and payments
- Send estimates and invoices, take payments through FieldPulse Payments that link to the invoice automatically, and offer customers financing.
- Job costing and inventory
- Track costs against each job and manage inventory, with automatic sync to QuickBooks Online or QuickBooks Desktop.
- Agreements and assets
- Manage recurring maintenance agreements and the equipment at each customer site, with a customer portal and an online booking portal.
- Maverick AI assistant
- On every plan, Maverick answers questions about your live data, looks up customers and drafts estimates from your own prices.
- Offline mobile app
- The iOS and Android app keeps working without signal and syncs when the technician is back online.
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.
Plans
FieldPulse
Pricing could not be confirmed. See fieldpulse.com.
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.
Ways to pay less
FieldPulse
No public discounts listed.
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.
