Product

All featuresECHOEstimates & quotesProjects & schedulePhone & texts

Company

IndustriesPricingResourcesSign in

Resources/Compare/Jobber alternatives

Alternatives

Best Jobber alternatives for contractors (2026)

Five tools worth a look if you’re weighing Jobber: who each one fits, what it costs to start, and one drawback for each, ECHOPS included.

Why people look

Why contractors look for an alternative to Jobber

A few things to check when you compare Jobber with other tools, based on what Jobber publishes:

  • Who it’s built for. Jobber’s industries menu lists 18 home service trades, from HVAC and plumbing to lawn care, cleaning and remodeling. Some teams want a tool shaped closer to their own work, such as long remodeling projects or kitchen and bath design.
  • Contract terms. Jobber’s help center says that if you cancel, access lasts until the end of the billing period, or the full term on annual or 1-year plans.
  • Price and users. Check what your team size costs on Jobber’s pricing page, then compare it with the published prices below.

Last updated October 16, 2026. Competitor details are from each company’s public pages, checked October 16, 2026 (Housecall Pro: October 15–16, 2026). ECHOPS is our product; it’s one pick here, with a drawback like the others.

The picks

Five Jobber competitors worth a look

Our product

ECHOPS

All-in-one software for contractors: leads, estimates with layout drawings, e-signatures, projects, service calls, client and crew portals, calls and texts, invoicing and AI.

Best for
Remodelers, kitchen and bath shops, builders and service trades who want sales, design, projects and client updates in one place.
Starting price
Solo $149/mo (3 users), Crew $299/mo (8), Company $599/mo (20). Yearly is 10 months’ price.From our pricing page, October 16, 2026.
Users included
3, 8 or 20 by plan; extra users $25/mo.
Drawback
There’s no native phone app yet: ECHOPS runs in your phone’s browser, and an iPhone app is on the way.

See ECHOPS pricing

Housecall Pro

Home service software with scheduling, dispatching, estimates, invoicing, payments and a mobile app.

Best for
Home service pros in trades like HVAC, plumbing, electrical, cleaning and handyman work (its industries menu lists 16 trades).
Starting price
Basic $59/mo billed annually or $79/mo billed monthly; Essentials $149 or $189; Max $299 or $329.Housecall Pro pricing page, read October 15–16, 2026.
Users included
1 on Basic, 5 on Essentials, 8 on Max ($35/mo per extra user).
Drawback
Basic includes one user and Essentials five; past 8 users on Max, each extra user is $35/mo.

ECHOPS vs Housecall Pro

ServiceTitan

Field service software for residential and commercial trades: call booking, dispatch, mobile estimates, payments, payroll and reporting.

Best for
HVAC, plumbing, electrical and other service companies, residential or commercial, that want dispatch, call booking and memberships in one system.
Starting price
Not published. Each package says “Request Pricing”; pricing is per technician.ServiceTitan pricing page, October 16, 2026.
Users included
Per technician; rate not published.
Drawback
No published prices and no self-serve signup; you start with a demo.

ECHOPS vs ServiceTitan

Contractor Foreman

Construction management for trade and general contractors: estimates, bids, change orders, Gantt schedules, service tickets, time cards and job costing.

Best for
Small and mid-sized general, trade and service contractors who want low published prices.
Starting price
Basic $49/mo billed annually ($588 a year, 1 user). Monthly plans from $139/mo (Standard, up to 3 users).Contractor Foreman plans page, October 16, 2026.
Users included
1, 3, 8, 15 or unlimited by plan; no per-user add-on.
Drawback
No built-in phone system and no 3D design, and the Basic plan is annual only.

ECHOPS vs Contractor Foreman

JobNimbus

CRM and project management for roofing and exterior contractors, with estimates, e-sign, boards, supplier ordering and payments.

Best for
Roofing and exterior contractors: siding, gutters and fencing, plus window and door, deck and patio and remodeling work.
Starting price
Not published. Every plan says “Request pricing.” 14-day free trial, no credit card.JobNimbus pricing page, October 16, 2026.
Users included
Up to 3, 10 or 19 by plan; 20+ on Enterprise.
Drawback
Prices aren’t published, and texting (the Communications Bundle) and the AssistAI call agent are priced through sales.

ECHOPS vs JobNimbus

Summary

Software like Jobber, side by side

Tool
Best for
Published starting price
Users included
Contractors: remodeling, kitchen & bath, builders, service trades
$149/mo (Solo)
3 / 8 / 20 by plan
Home service trades
$59/mo billed annually; $79 monthly (Basic)
1 / 5 / 8 by plan
Residential and commercial service trades
Not published
Per technician
Small and mid-sized GCs and trade contractors
$49/mo billed annually (Basic); $139 monthly (Standard)
1 / 3 / 8 / 15 / unlimited
Roofing and exterior trades
Not published
Up to 3 / 10 / 19; 20+

Prices as published on each company’s site on the dates above. Where a company doesn’t publish prices, we say so instead of guessing.

Switching

How to switch, step by step

  1. Export before you cancel.Download what you need from Jobber while you still have access. Its help center says access lasts until the end of your billing period (or the full term on annual and 1-year plans), and after that “you’ll lose access to your account data, including clients, jobs, invoices.”
  2. Try the new tool on real work.Run new leads and quotes through it while open jobs finish in Jobber. Keep both until the open work is done.
  3. Move your data.In ECHOPS, import leads (with an ID column so a re-import updates rows), past jobs, service tickets, time sheets and your price book from CSV, and put files on projects in folders.
  4. Get help if you want it.ECHOPS white-glove setup is $499 once, and free with Company billed yearly.

Step-by-step: how to switch from Jobber to ECHOPS. Or read how switching works.

FAQ

Questions about Jobber alternatives

Which Jobber alternative is cheapest?

Of the tools here that publish prices, Contractor Foreman Basic is $49/mo billed annually for 1 user, Housecall Pro Basic is $59/mo billed annually or $79/mo monthly for 1 user, and ECHOPS Solo is $149/mo with 3 users. ServiceTitan and JobNimbus don’t publish prices.

What happens to my Jobber data when I cancel?

Jobber’s help center says access lasts until the end of the billing period, or the full term on annual or 1-year plans. After that you lose access to your account data. If you permanently close the account, the information is no longer retrievable. See our Jobber switching guide.

Does ECHOPS take card payments online?

Yes. Clients pay invoice links by card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or ACH through your own Stripe account, and ECHOPS sends the reminders. Payments taken another way are recorded by hand.

Is there a free Jobber alternative?

Not among these picks: none lists a free plan, but most let you try before you pay. On October 16, 2026, ECHOPS, Housecall Pro and JobNimbus offered 14-day free trials with no credit card and Contractor Foreman a 30-day trial; ServiceTitan starts with a demo. Jobber itself has a 14-day trial with no card. With ECHOPS your workspace is ready in minutes: start a free trial.

What apps are like Jobber?

Software like Jobber for home service work includes Housecall Pro, with free iOS and Android apps in English and Spanish, and ServiceTitan, with a native field app that works offline. Contractor Foreman and JobNimbus lean toward construction and roofing. ECHOPS runs in the phone’s browser and installs to the home screen; an iPhone app is on the way. Compare two of them in Jobber vs Housecall Pro.

Which Jobber competitor fits remodelers?

Look for project stages, change orders and a sub portal, which we didn’t find on Jobber’s pages. Contractor Foreman lists change orders and Gantt schedules from $139/mo billed monthly for up to 3 users. ECHOPS adds layout drawings, AI design images and a crew portal from $149/mo with 3 users (both checked October 16, 2026). See ECHOPS for remodeling.

Your next job,
from one place

Try ECHOPS free for 14 days with your own leads and jobs. No credit card, and your workspace is ready in minutes.

Special price: your first 2 months from $49/mo. Limited spots, so sign up today.