Housecall Pro vs Orderry (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Housecall Pro: it is third in our ranking of field service apps, and they share a 2.6 GPA.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Housecall Pro grades higher on ease of use. Orderry grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features 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
Orderry
Job, repair-shop and field service software with built-in inventory
Which one is for you
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
Pick Orderry if
- Fits if you run a repair shop with parts to track and a handful of staff
- Works for shops that sell online through Shopify, WooCommerce or Etsy too
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you are on Hobby: it stops at 100 work orders or sales per 30 days and basic features
- Pricey if you add people, since every extra employee and location is a charge
- Skip it if you need a personal manager or live human support, which sit on higher plans
- Watch out: Startup stops at 15 employees, and the 7-day trial is short
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAHousecall ProGood | 2.6GPAOrderryGood | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | BHobby is $39 a month for 2 employees and Startup $69 for 3, about $23 a head, inside the category's cheaper quarter. Extra employees are $6 a month and extra locations $49 on Startup. |
| 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 7-day free trial needs no credit card, and there is 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. | BJob management and a scheduler, estimates and invoices, inventory and warehousing, customer communication, employee time and payroll, and an API with webhooks and MCP. The listing shows no gap in the core work. |
| 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. | CNo store rating on record. Inventory, work order types and statuses have to be set up before it fits your shop. |
| 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 Shopify, WooCommerce, Etsy, Square, Stripe and phone links. No desktop app. |
| Best for | home service crews that take bookings online | repair shops and small service businesses |
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 Orderry. How we grade
Price against what you get
Housecall Pro starts at $59 a month and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Orderry starts at $39 a month and scores 2.7.
Housecall Pro scores higher, and starts $20 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other field service apps on the chart, 2 score higher than Housecall Pro for less, and 3 score higher than Orderry for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Housecall Pro also covers appointment booking and review collection.
- Orderry also covers time tracking, inventory and barcode scanning.
At a glance
| Housecall Pro | Orderry | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $59 per month for 1 user, billed annually ($79 billed monthly) | $39 per month, billed monthly (Hobby, 2 employees) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of the Max plan, no credit card required | 7-day free trial, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Housecall Pro (Codefied Inc.) | Orderry |
| Price read from | housecallpro.com | orderry.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
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.
Orderry
- Pricing is per month for 3 employees (2 on Hobby) plus per-employee and per-location add-ons, so the total grows with headcount.
- Hobby is capped at 100 work orders or sales per 30 days and basic features, and Startup at 15 employees.
- Priority human support, a personal manager and customized team training are limited to higher plans; Startup gets automated support assistance and the help center.
- The pricing page notes a separate Asia site for products and prices in that region.
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.
Orderry
- Job management and scheduler
- Jobs move through configurable types, statuses and deadlines, and employees and resources are scheduled in day and week calendar views.
- Estimates and invoices
- Estimates can be shared with clients, approved online with an e-signature and turned into jobs. Invoices track status and send payment reminders.
- Inventory and warehousing
- Barcode generation and scanning, serial tracking, bin locations, purchase orders and stocktaking across any number of warehouses.
- Customer communication
- Email, SMS, WhatsApp two-way messaging, Facebook and Instagram messages, and call recording with transcription are listed on the pricing page.
- Employee time and payroll
- Work schedules, clock in/out, timesheets and payroll calculation from hours, commissions, bonuses and penalties.
- API, webhooks and MCP
- API access, webhooks, an MCP connection and Zapier and Make integrations are listed under workflow automation.
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.
Orderry
Hobby$39
per month for 2 employees, billed monthly
Basic features and 100 work orders or sales per 30 days.
Startup$69
per month for 3 employees, billed monthly
Extra employees $6 a month and extra locations $49 a month, up to 15 employees. The price rises with headcount.
Business$99
per month for 3 employees, billed monthly
Tailored onboarding included. Extra employees $9 a month and extra locations $79 a month, up to 150 employees.
Enterprise$199
per month for 3 employees, billed monthly
Onboarding and premium support included. Extra employees $19 a month and extra locations $179 a month, up to 1,500 employees.
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.
Orderry
- Annual discount
10% off annual billing
The pricing page offers a 10% saving on annual subscriptions; for example Startup is billed at $745.20 a year, equal to $62.10 a month.
- Other savings
6 months free with an annual subscription, new users until Nov 30
A banner on the pricing page offers new users 6 months free with an annual subscription until Nov 30.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Housecall Pro or Orderry?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Orderry is cheaper to start with: $39 a month, against $59 a month for Housecall Pro. Housecall Pro starts at $59 per month for 1 user, billed annually ($79 billed monthly), and Orderry starts at $39 per month, billed monthly (Hobby, 2 employees).
Which has a free plan, Housecall Pro or Orderry?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Housecall Pro nor Orderry has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.