The Housecall Pro Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Housecall Pro in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Housecall Pro
The Insider’s Guide
Scheduling, quotes and payments for home service businesses
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among field service apps, read from Housecall Pro’s own pages.
Made by Housecall Pro (Codefied Inc.) · checked Oct 18, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Housecall Pro’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Housecall Pro’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 18, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.6
GPA, above 9 of the 15 other field service apps we grade
Housecall Pro is field service software for home service trades such as HVAC, plumbing, electrical, cleaning and landscaping. It covers online booking, scheduling and dispatch, estimates, invoices and card payments, with a mobile app for technicians in English and Spanish. It is sold in three plans that each include a set number of users, and AI call answering, payroll and websites are extra.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Housecall Pro, taken from its own pages and our grades.
The crew app runs in English and Spanish and techs can still view jobs offline.
- 1
Best for home service crews that take bookings online
Housecall Pro covers the whole home-service day, from online booking and dispatch to invoices and card payments, and techs can use the app in Spanish.
- 2
Paid plans start at $59 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $59 per month for 1 user, billed annually ($79 billed monthly).
- 3
You can try it first
14-day free trial of the Max plan, no credit card required
- 4
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, iOS and Android.
- 5
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.
- 6
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.
- 7
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.
- 8
A 2.6 GPA, above 9 of 15
That is against the other field service apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
The plain part of Housecall Pro you could make: job scheduling, quotes and estimates, invoicing, appointment booking and review collection. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
Housecall Pro at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $59 per month for 1 user, billed annually ($79 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial of the Max plan, no credit card required
- Runs on
- Web, iOS, Android
- Made by
- Housecall Pro (Codefied Inc.), since 2013
- Category
- Field Service Software
- Our grade
- 2.6 GPA, good
- Store rating
- 4.7 on the App Store, 31,013 ratings
The report card
Best for home service crews that take bookings online
Housecall Pro covers the whole home-service day, from online booking and dispatch to invoices and card payments, and techs can use the app in Spanish. The catch for a small crew is that Basic holds just 1 user, so three of you start on Essentials at $149 a month billed yearly.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Basic 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 | C | A 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 | B | Online 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 | B | 4.65 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 | B | Web, 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. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Housecall Pro is for
- Great if you run an HVAC, plumbing or cleaning crew and want bookings, jobs and payments in one app
- Handy when some of your techs would rather use the app in Spanish
- Good for teams that win work through Thumbtack or Google Local Services
Who it is not for
- 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
Good to know
Good for
- 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
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$59
A month to start
Housecall Pro is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $59 per month for 1 user, billed annually ($79 billed monthly).
That's the middle of what this category charges.
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.
Trying it first
14-day free trial of the Max plan, no credit card required
Read from housecallpro.com on Oct 18, 2026.
Ways to pay less
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.
Stated on housecallpro.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
3
Places it runs: Web, iOS and Android
Scheduling, quotes and payments for home service businesses. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, invoicing, job scheduling, quotes and estimates, appointment booking, review collection.
AI call answering and payroll cost extra.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- QuickBooks
- Thumbtack
- Google Local Services
- Gusto
- Mailchimp
- CompanyCam
- Wisetack
- Zapier
Housecall Pro is made by Housecall Pro (Codefied Inc.), and has been around since 2013.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
9/15
Other field service apps it is graded above
Housecall Pro's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 9 of the 15 other field service apps we grade, and level with 4.
It stands best on features (B, above 7 of 15) and worst on value for money (C, above 2).
Its paid plans start at $59 a month, against a middle price of $49 for the category: 7 of the 10 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.0 out of 4. 2 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 16 field service apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Housecall Pro’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 2 of 15
- CFree plan and trialAbove 4 of 15
- BFeaturesAbove 7 of 15
- BEase of useAbove 7 of 15
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 15
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 11 field service apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Housecall Pro is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
The plain part of Housecall Pro you could make: job scheduling, quotes and estimates, invoicing, appointment booking and review collection. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It costs $708 a year.
What you could make
- Job scheduling, quotes and estimates, invoicing, appointment booking and review collection: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, QuickBooks, Thumbtack and Google Local Services among them, and has an API.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Housecall Pro’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Jobber, ServiceTitan, Workiz, FieldPulse and Service Fusion
The 5 tools Housecall Pro is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.8GPA
Jobber
Free trial · from $29/mo
Quotes, scheduling and payments for home service businesses.
- Housecall Pro also covers review collection.
- Jobber also covers time tracking and business texting.
- 1.8GPA
ServiceTitan
Paid
Field service platform for residential and commercial trades.
- Housecall Pro also covers appointment booking and review collection.
- ServiceTitan also covers reports and call tracking.
- 2.6GPA
Workiz
Free trial
Field service software with a built-in phone system and AI answering.
- Housecall Pro also covers appointment booking and review collection.
- Workiz also covers business phone line, business texting and call tracking.
- 2.0GPA
FieldPulse
Paid
Field service software for trades, priced by seat on a quote.
- Housecall Pro also covers review collection.
- FieldPulse also covers inventory.
- 1.8GPA
Service Fusion
From $208/mo
Field service software with flat pricing and unlimited users.
- Housecall Pro also covers appointment booking and review collection.
- Service Fusion also covers business phone line and inventory.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
15
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Housecall Pro free?
No, Housecall Pro is a paid product, but you can try it first. 14-day free trial of the Max plan, no credit card required.
How much does Housecall Pro cost?
Housecall Pro lists 3 plans. Basic: $59 per month for 1 user, billed annually ($79 billed monthly).
What platforms does Housecall Pro work on?
Housecall Pro is available on Web, iOS and Android.
Does Housecall Pro offer any discounts?
Housecall Pro publicly lists the following: Save $20 to $40 a month with annual billing.
How is Housecall Pro rated?
Housecall Pro's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.7 out of 5 from 31,013 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 18, 2026.
Does Housecall Pro have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Housecall Pro is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Housecall Pro have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Housecall Pro is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Housecall Pro open source?
Housecall Pro is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 18, 2026.
Does Housecall Pro have an API?
Yes. Housecall Pro offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Housecall Pro integrate with?
Housecall Pro's listing names QuickBooks, Thumbtack, Google Local Services, Gusto, Mailchimp, CompanyCam, Wisetack and Zapier.
Who makes Housecall Pro?
Housecall Pro is made by Housecall Pro (Codefied Inc.). It dates from 2013.
What are the alternatives to Housecall Pro?
The closest alternatives to Housecall Pro in our directory are Jobber, ServiceTitan, Workiz, FieldPulse and Service Fusion.
How does Housecall Pro compare with other field service apps?
Housecall Pro's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 9 of the 15 other field service apps we grade, and level with 4.
Is Housecall Pro good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Housecall Pro C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $59 a month, against a middle price of $49 for the category: 7 of the 10 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Housecall Pro?
The plain part of Housecall Pro you could make: job scheduling, quotes and estimates, invoicing, appointment booking and review collection.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Housecall Pro’s own pages on Oct 18, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 18, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Housecall Pro's own pages on 18 October 2026, and its App Store rating. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Housecall Pro (Codefied Inc.). Prices change, so check housecallpro.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
2,068
Tools graded, in 57 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
ToolGPA is free to read. It may earn a commission from affiliate links and it works with sponsors, but anything paid for is labelled and no one can pay for a grade. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
2,068
tools graded
57
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Housecall Pro, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/housecall-pro
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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