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Scheduling & dispatch

Calendars techs actually open, dispatch that doesn’t live in a group text, and quotes and invoices from the field.

Guides

Tools in this category

Jobber

Best for: Small crews; simple onboarding

Starting price: Core from $29/mo billed annually (1 user); $49/mo no commitment. Extra users $29/mo.

Built for contractors who want quoting, scheduling, and invoicing without a long rollout. Core plan is the usual solo start. Add users as the crew grows. Good first trial for shops that hate spreadsheet calendars.

Housecall Pro

Best for: Residential trades SMB

Starting price: Basic from $59/mo billed annually / $79/mo month-to-month (1 user). Promos rotate — confirm live page.

Common pick for residential HVAC, plumbing, and similar home services. Online booking and dispatch sit next to estimates and payments. Check current Basic vs Essentials seats against how many people touch the schedule.

ServiceTitan

Best for: Larger HVAC / plumbing / electrical

Deep field-service platform used by larger trades companies. Roundups often flag it as heavy for shops under roughly 8–10 techs. Expect a demo and implementation conversation — not a self-serve price page.

FieldPulse

Best for: Growing multi-trade mid-market

Positioned for growing multi-trade teams that have outgrown the lightest tools but don’t need enterprise complexity. Pricing is seat-based and quote-led.

FieldEdge

Best for: Established HVAC/plumbing; QuickBooks Desktop shops

Frequently shortlisted for established HVAC and plumbing shops, especially ones living in QuickBooks Desktop and caring about equipment history and agreements. Pricing is sales-led.

Workiz

Best for: Home services with heavy communications needs

Leans into scheduling plus customer communications for home services. Public pricing page is request-based; start with their trial if you want to pressure-test texting and dispatch together.

Service Fusion

Best for: All-in-one FSM; shops that want published unlimited-user plans

Starting price: Starter $208/mo billed annually ($245 month-to-month); unlimited users.

All-in-one FSM with published Starter / Plus / Pro bands and unlimited users on each plan. Useful when you want a clear monthly number before a sales call. Confirm which features sit in base vs add-ons (GPS, portal, etc.).