Housecall Pro vs SmartMoving (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 it grades higher too, 2.6 against 2.0.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
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.
Housecall Pro
Scheduling, quotes and payments for home service businesses
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 SmartMoving if
- Fits if you run a moving company with trucks, crews and storage to manage
- Works for teams that want estimates and claims in the same place as dispatch
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need to see prices first, as none are published
- Not for you if you are outside the moving trade
- Watch out: Smart Pro is listed as pre-sale, with a first-year discount for signing by December 31, 2026
- Watch out: payments run through its own processor, Remedy
- Tight if you are small: Growth has 3 office users and 3 crew licences
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAHousecall ProGood | 2.0GPASmartMovingFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 price is published: both plans are sold through a demo or sales contact. |
| 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. | FNo free plan and no trial are listed on the pages read, so nothing can be tried without paying. |
| 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. | BLead capture, estimates, dispatch, a native crew app, storage and inventory, a customer portal, claims, payments and QuickBooks sync. Nothing in the listing is missing for moving 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 rating on record. A sales-led product with tariffs, crews and storage to set up. |
| 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 plus a native crew app, with QuickBooks Online and its own processor, Remedy. No desktop app is listed. |
| Best for | home service crews that take bookings online | sales and dispatch for moving companies |
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 SmartMoving. How we grade
Where they differ
- Housecall Pro also covers appointment booking and review collection.
- SmartMoving also covers sales pipeline, workflow automation, reports and inventory.
At a glance
| Housecall Pro | SmartMoving | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Paid |
| 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 | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Housecall Pro (Codefied Inc.) | SmartMoving |
| Price read from | housecallpro.com | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 13, 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.
SmartMoving
- No prices are published: both plans are sold through a demo or sales contact, so the cost cannot be shown here.
- Smart Growth includes 3 office users and 3 Crew App licenses; Smart Pro includes 10 office users and 50.
- Smart Pro is listed as available for pre-sale, with a first-year discount for signing by December 31, 2026.
- Payments use SmartMoving's own processor, Remedy; accounting sync is with QuickBooks Online.
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.
SmartMoving
- Lead management and estimates
- Captures and routes leads, tracks calls with scripts, and builds estimates from tariffs or weight with job profit shown before booking.
- Dispatch and scheduling
- Schedules crews, trucks and equipment across branches, with weekly planning and double-booking safeguards.
- Crew app
- A native mobile app for crews with time tracking, photos, forms, signatures, on-site payments and customer arrival notices.
- Storage and inventory
- Descriptive inventory with photos and barcode or QR scanning, plus multi-warehouse storage, container tracking and storage billing.
- Customer portal and claims
- A white-label portal to review estimates, choose valuation, sign and pay, with a claims workflow and customer claims portal.
- Payments and payroll
- Payments run through Remedy, SmartMoving's own processor, with invoicing, crew payroll and sales commissions from the job record.
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.
SmartMoving
Pricing could not be confirmed. See smartmoving.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.
SmartMoving
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Housecall Pro or SmartMoving?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Housecall Pro starts at $59 per month for 1 user, billed annually ($79 billed monthly), and SmartMoving has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Housecall Pro or SmartMoving?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Housecall Pro nor SmartMoving has a free plan. Housecall Pro has a free trial.
Which platforms do Housecall Pro and SmartMoving run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Housecall Pro lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.