Housecall Pro vs JobNimbus
We give Housecall Pro and JobNimbus the same GPA: 2.6 out of 4.0. Housecall Pro grades higher on features. JobNimbus grades higher on ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Housecall Pro
Scheduling, quotes and payments for home service businesses
JobNimbus
CRM and project management for roofing and exterior contractors
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAHousecall ProGood | 2.6GPAJobNimbusGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | CNo prices are published: every plan is quoted by users and add-ons, so there's no figure for a crew of three. Its smallest plan caps users at 3, which fits a crew that size. No published price is a C by our rule. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | CA 14-day free trial with no card needed. No free plan. |
| Features | 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. | CSales boards, automations, unlimited estimates and e-signatures, roof measurements, supplier ordering, a profit tracker, invoicing, payments and financing. Strong for exterior jobs, but the listing says dispatching and recurring visits aren't its focus. |
| Ease of use | 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. | A4.79 from 12,805 App Store ratings, one of the best in this category. The phone app handles jobs, photos and teams out on site. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with QuickBooks, SumoQuote and Snowflake, plus an API with webhooks. Only three integrations are listed, and there's no desktop app. |
| Best for | home service crews that take bookings online | roofing and exterior contractors with a sales team |
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: Housecall Pro and JobNimbus. How we grade
Where they differ
- Housecall Pro also covers job scheduling, appointment booking and review collection.
- JobNimbus also covers sales pipeline, workflow automation and business texting.
At a glance
| Housecall Pro | JobNimbus | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $59 per month for 1 user, billed annually ($79 billed monthly) | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of the Max plan, no credit card required | 14-day free trial, no credit card required |
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| Made by | Housecall Pro (Codefied Inc.) | JobNimbus |
| Price read from | housecallpro.com | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Who each one suits
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
JobNimbus
- Roofing and restoration contractors selling jobs to homeowners
- Siding, gutter, solar and fencing companies with a sales team
- Contractors who order materials from suppliers for each job
Worth knowing
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.
JobNimbus
- No prices are published: Essentials, Pro, Premium and Enterprise are all quoted by plan, number of users and add-ons.
- Plans cap users at 3, 10 and 19, with Enterprise for 20 or more; boards, automations and integrations are capped below Premium.
- It is built around exterior construction jobs, so service trades that need dispatching and recurring visits are not its focus.
- The Marketing and Communications bundles, including Engage texting, are add-ons priced on request.
Key features
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.
JobNimbus
- Sales boards and automations
- Leads and jobs move across boards from first contact to payment, with automations capped at 10, 30 or 100 a month by plan and unlimited on Enterprise.
- Estimates, proposals and e-sign
- Unlimited estimates, documents and e-signatures on every plan, plus SumoQuote proposals that homeowners can sign on the spot.
- Roof measurements and suppliers
- Order roof measurements for a job, order materials straight from suppliers, and see each job's profit and cost breakdown in the profit tracker.
- Invoices, payments and financing
- Invoice, collect payments by text through JobNimbus Payments, offer homeowner financing and sync the books with QuickBooks.
- Reports and data sharing
- Unlimited reports and analytics on every plan, with Data Share sending your JobNimbus data to Snowflake, and an API with webhooks.
- Mobile app and AI assistant
- iOS and Android apps handle jobs, photos and teams in the field, and JobNimbus Scout, an AI assistant in beta, works inside the app.
Plans
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.
JobNimbus
Pricing could not be confirmed. See jobnimbus.com.
Ways to pay less
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.
JobNimbus
No public discounts listed.
