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Housecall Pro alternatives for contractors (2026)

Housecall Pro alternatives worth a look in 2026: five tools, who each one fits, what it costs to start according to its own pricing page, plus one drawback apiece, ours too.

Before you switch

Why look at Housecall Pro alternatives

Housecall Pro is built for home service businesses, publishes its prices and offers a trial. Here’s what to weigh before you stay or switch, all taken from Housecall Pro’s own pages:

  • Project work. Its LLM info page says it’s “optimized for home-service businesses, not enterprise project environments,” and lists complex commercial project management among its limits. A remodeler running six-week bathroom jobs may want project stages, schedules by sub and a crew portal.
  • Users. Basic includes 1 user, Essentials 5 and MAX 8. Only MAX can add users, at $35/mo each, so the sixth person moves a team from $189 to $329 a month.
  • Add-ons. The Pipeline lead board, Voice ($65/mo plus overages for VoIP calling and call tracking, or $45/mo for call tracking only), the Sales Proposal Tool ($40/mo on Basic and Essentials) and 24/7 AI call answering sit outside the plan price.
  • Cancelling. Its help center says cancellation can’t be finished until a team member has spoken with the account owner by phone.

Last updated October 17, 2026. Prices were re-checked on each company’s own pricing page that day; other details come from their public pages and help centers, checked October 16, 2026. ECHOPS is our own product. We list it as one option and give it a drawback, same as the rest.

The picks

Five tools worth a look

Our product

ECHOPS

One workspace for a contractor’s whole job: the lead board, on-site estimates with room drawings, e-signatures, project stages, service and warranty calls, portals for clients and crews, team chat, invoices and an AI assistant.

Who it fits
Remodelers, kitchen and bath shops, builders and trades that run multi-week projects alongside service calls, with 3 to 20 people.
Starting price
Solo is $149 a month with 3 users, Crew $299 with 8 and Company $599 with 20. Paying yearly costs 10 months’ price.From our pricing page. Special price: your first two months are $49, $59 or $69 a month, then the regular price. Spots are limited.
Users included
3, 8 or 20 depending on plan; add people at $25/mo each.
Next to Housecall Pro
Three users on the entry plan instead of one. The lead board, quote options, change orders, project stages and a crew portal in English or Spanish are on every plan.
Drawback
No card reader or Tap to Pay, no native phone app yet (it runs in the browser; an iPhone app is on the way), no GPS tracking and no membership programs.

ECHOPS vs Housecall Pro

Jobber

Field service software for home and commercial service businesses: requests, quotes, scheduling, invoicing, payments, a client hub and native apps.

Who it fits
Service businesses that send crews to customer properties, from solo operators to multi-crew teams. Its home page claims over 50 industries, and its menu runs from HVAC and roofing to pool service and junk removal.
Starting price
Core $49/mo with no commitment, $39/mo on a 1-year commitment or $29/mo billed annually, for 1 user. Connect from $139, Grow from $199, Plus from $499 (5 users).Jobber pricing page, October 17, 2026.
Users included
1 on Core (it can add one seat); Connect and Grow in tiers of 1, 5, 10 or 15; extra users $29/mo.
Next to Housecall Pro
Less for one person ($49 vs $79 a month, or $29 vs $59 billed yearly), and two-way texting with a dedicated number is included from Grow up instead of sold as a Voice add-on.
Drawback
Optional line items and job costing start on Grow, an annual payment is non-refundable, and teams over 15 users are sent to sales.

Jobber pricing · ECHOPS vs Jobber

ServiceTitan

Software for residential and commercial trades: call booking, dispatch, a pricebook, mobile estimates, memberships, payroll and reporting.

Who it fits
HVAC, plumbing, electrical and other service companies, residential or commercial, that want the call center, dispatch board and payroll in one system. Its demo form asks whether you have a full-time office employee.
Starting price
Not published. Each package (Starter, Essentials, The Works) says “Request Pricing,” and pricing is per technician.ServiceTitan pricing page, October 17, 2026.
Users included
Per technician; the rate isn’t published.
Next to Housecall Pro
Adds call booking with a caller pop-up and guided scripts, configurable payroll and commissions, and accounting links such as NetSuite and Sage Intacct. Housecall Pro publishes prices and has a self-serve trial.
Drawback
No published prices and no free trial: you start with a demo. Its terms say that ending an agreed term early means a fee equal to all remaining payments.

ServiceTitan pricing · ECHOPS vs ServiceTitan

Contractor Foreman

Construction management that covers estimates and bids, Gantt schedules, change orders, service tickets, time cards with GPS checks and job costing.

Who it fits
Small and mid-sized residential and commercial builders and trade contractors who want Gantt-style project tools for a low posted price.
Starting price
Basic is $49 a month paid annually ($588 a year) for 1 user and can’t be billed monthly. Standard, for up to 3 users, is $139 a month billed monthly or $105 a month billed annually.Contractor Foreman plans page, October 17, 2026.
Users included
Plans cap at 1, 3, 8, 15 or unlimited users; to add people you move up a plan.
Next to Housecall Pro
More project tools (Gantt schedules, change orders that update the contract amount, progress invoices with retainage) and a 30-day trial. It doesn’t list Thumbtack, Yelp or Google Local Services leads, which Housecall Pro’s Job Inbox does.
Drawback
Basic is annual only, we found no business phone number for calls and texts, and its pages don’t describe a full data export.

ECHOPS vs Contractor Foreman

JobNimbus

CRM and project boards for roofing and exterior contractors, with estimates, e-signatures, supplier ordering, payments and a mobile app.

Who it fits
Roofers first, plus siding, gutter, fencing, window and door crews who sell from measurements and order from suppliers.
Starting price
Not published: each plan has a “Request pricing” button. The trial is 14 days with no credit card.JobNimbus pricing page, October 17, 2026.
Users included
Plans hold up to 3, 10 or 19 users; Enterprise covers 20 and up.
Next to Housecall Pro
Built around sales and production boards, EagleView and Hover measurement orders and supplier links (ABC, SRS, Beacon, QXO) rather than service calls and dispatch.
Drawback
Prices aren’t published, and the Communications Bundle (texting) is priced through sales and offered to current customers only.

ECHOPS vs JobNimbus

Choosing

How to choose a Housecall Pro alternative

Service calls or projects?

A water heater swap is one visit. A bathroom remodel is six weeks of demo, rough-in, tile and punch list. Visit-shaped tools schedule jobs; project-shaped tools add stages, change orders, sub schedules and client updates. Pick the shape that matches most of your revenue.

Count every login

Housecall Pro counts users per plan, Jobber sells user tiers, ServiceTitan prices per technician and ECHOPS includes 3, 8 or 20. Count office staff, estimators and crew leads, then price your real headcount instead of the entry plan.

How you get paid

If techs take cards at the door, online payments, Tap to Pay and processing rates matter. If most jobs are paid by check or bank transfer on a deposit and progress schedule, invoices built from the payment plan matter more.

Keep your lead sources

If you buy leads from Thumbtack, Angi or Google Local Services, make sure they land in the new tool without retyping. Check each tool’s integrations page for the sources you pay for today.

Read the exit terms

Monthly plans, 1-year commitments, annual prepayment and order-form terms all end differently. Find out what you owe if you leave early, and how you’ll export customers, jobs and your price book.

Test it on a live job

Run a real estimate and a real week of scheduling before you pay. Jobber, JobNimbus and ECHOPS give 14 days, Contractor Foreman 30; ServiceTitan starts with a demo.

Summary

Housecall Pro competitors side by side

Tool
Who it fits
Published starting price
Users included
Housecall Pro (for reference)
Home service trades
$59/mo billed yearly; $79 monthly (Basic)
1 / 5 / 8; extra users $35 on MAX
Remodelers, kitchen & bath shops, builders and trades with project work
$149/mo (Solo)
3 / 8 / 20; extra users $25
Service businesses that send crews out
$29/mo billed annually; $49 with no commitment (Core)
1 on Core; tiers of 1, 5, 10, 15; extra users $29
Service trades, residential and commercial
Not published
Per technician
Small to mid-sized builders and trade contractors
$49/mo billed annually (Basic); $139 monthly (Standard)
1 / 3 / 8 / 15 / unlimited
Roofers and exterior crews
Not published
Up to 3 / 10 / 19; 20+
Straight answers for Housecall Pro users: ECHOPS doesn’t offer Tap to Pay or a card reader, has no membership programs, no GPS tracking, no offline mode and no native app yet (it runs in the browser; an iPhone app is on the way). What it does have: QuickBooks Online sync, online payments on invoice links (card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or ACH), payment plans by stage or lender financing on a quote, recurring service plans, service calls with warranty dates, Google Maps routes, and Angi or Thumbtack lead emails forwarded in as leads.

Prices as published on each company’s pricing page on October 17, 2026. Where a company doesn’t publish prices, we say so instead of guessing.

Switching

Leaving Housecall Pro, step by step

  1. Export first.Housecall Pro’s help center says Admins can export customers and jobs as CSV files, which arrive by email, and the estimates list and price book export the same way. Do it while the account is active.
  2. Plan the cancel call.Cancelling starts with a chat to Support, and billing can’t be stopped until a team member has spoken with the account owner by phone; Billing replies within 1–3 business days. The 30-day money-back guarantee covers the monthly subscription fee if it was offered when you signed up.
  3. Run both for a few weeks.Put new leads and quotes in the new tool while open jobs finish where they started.
  4. Import.In ECHOPS, import leads (an ID column means a re-import updates rows instead of doubling them), past jobs into the archive, old service tickets matched by number, phone, email or name, and your price book with a row-by-row preview.
  5. Want a hand?The ECHOPS team’s white-glove setup costs $499 once; it’s free on Company billed yearly.

Full guide: switching from Housecall Pro to ECHOPS. Or read how switching works.

FAQ

Questions about Housecall Pro alternatives

What’s the cheapest Housecall Pro alternative?

For one person, Jobber Core is $29/mo billed annually ($49 with no commitment), then Contractor Foreman Basic at $49/mo billed annually. Housecall Pro Basic is $59/mo billed yearly or $79 monthly. For three people, Contractor Foreman Standard is $105/mo billed annually or $139 monthly, ECHOPS Solo is $149/mo, Housecall Pro Essentials is $189/mo and Jobber Connect’s 5-user tier is $199/mo. ServiceTitan and JobNimbus don’t publish prices.

Are there apps like Housecall Pro for remodelers?

Yes. Housecall Pro, Jobber and ServiceTitan are shaped around service visits. For remodels that run for weeks, look for project stages, change orders, sub schedules and client updates: ECHOPS adds layout drawings and AI design images for kitchens and baths, and Contractor Foreman adds Gantt schedules.

Which Housecall Pro competitors have a free trial?

Jobber (14 days of Grow features, no credit card), JobNimbus (14 days, no credit card), Contractor Foreman (30 days) and ECHOPS (14 days, no credit card). ServiceTitan offers a demo, not a trial. Housecall Pro’s own trial is 14 days of MAX with no card.

How do I get my data out of Housecall Pro?

Admins can export customers and jobs as CSV files from the Customers or Jobs page (Actions › Export › Send file), and the file arrives by email. The estimates list and the price book export the same way. Housecall Pro’s terms say it may keep your information after you leave but has no obligation to, so export before you cancel.

Can ECHOPS take a card payment at the door?

Through a link, yes: send the invoice link and the client pays on their phone by card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or ACH. There’s no card reader or Tap to Pay. On a phone, ECHOPS works in the browser and installs to the home screen; an iPhone app is on the way.

Can ECHOPS run recurring service plans like Housecall Pro MAX?

Yes. Service plans repeat visits on a schedule, put each one on the calendar ahead of time and bill per visit or monthly. There are no membership discounts or price tiers; if memberships drive your business, Housecall Pro MAX and ServiceTitan both list them.

Sources, checked October 16–17, 2026

  1. Housecall Pro Pricing & Plans: plans, prices, users, $35 extra users, trial (October 17)
  2. Housecall Pro LLM info page: who it fits and its stated limits
  3. Housecall Pro Billing and Account Management (help center): cancellation by chat and owner phone call, money-back guarantee, extra logins on MAX only (October 17)
  4. Housecall Pro Terms & Conditions: data retention after cancelling
  5. How to Import & Export Jobs and Customers (help center): CSV exports by Admins
  6. Job Inbox: Thumbtack, Yelp, Angi and Google Local Services leads
  7. Job Estimate Software: Sales Proposal Tool $40/month on Basic and Essentials
  8. Voice FAQs (help center): Voice from $65/mo plus overages ($45/mo for call tracking only)
  9. AI Team: 24/7 AI call answering sold separately
  10. Jobber Pricing: plans, user tiers, billing options, $29 extra users, trial, refunds (October 17)
  11. Jobber home page: who it’s for, over 50 industries
  12. Manage Team (Jobber help): Core can add one seat
  13. Two-Way Text Messaging (Jobber help): dedicated number, no per-message cost
  14. ServiceTitan Pricing and Plans: Request Pricing, per-technician pricing, free demo (October 17)
  15. ServiceTitan Call Booking Software: caller pop-up and guided scripts
  16. ServiceTitan Accounting Integrations: NetSuite, Sage Intacct and others
  17. ServiceTitan Terms of Use: termination fee equal to remaining payments (October 17)
  18. Contractor Foreman Plans & Pricing: plan prices, users, annual-only Basic, 30-day trial (October 17)
  19. Contractor Foreman Features: Gantt schedules, change orders, service tickets, progress invoices
  20. JobNimbus Pricing: Request pricing, user caps, 14-day trial, Communications Bundle (October 17)
  21. JobNimbus Integrations: supplier and measurement integrations

ECHOPS details are from our pricing and features pages. Housecall Pro, Jobber, ServiceTitan, Contractor Foreman and JobNimbus are trademarks of their owners; ECHOPS isn’t affiliated with any of them. Prices change; check each company’s site before you buy.

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