Housecall Pro alternative
Housecall Pro is a polished service product. Field PM Service does the same dispatch, mobile tech, pricebook, SMS, and invoicing — and adds construction PM, productivity tracking, and weld mapping for shops that do both service contracts AND new construction installs.
Housecall Pro — Service software for HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and home-services contractors. Strong consumer-facing brand and online booking; service-only feature scope.
Field PM
$49/mo
starting · no contract · cancel anytime
Housecall Pro
$79/mo
starting · per-tech scaling
Feature by feature, dollar for dollar.
| Feature | Field PM | Housecall Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Service dispatch board | Included | Included |
| Mobile technician app | Included — PWA | Included — native |
| Pricebook / Good-Better-Best | Included | Included |
| Two-way SMS to customers | Included | Included |
| Service invoicing | Included | Included |
| Customer portal | Included | Included |
| Recurring maintenance contracts | Included | Included |
| Online booking widget | Roadmap | Included (strong) |
| Construction PM module | Included | Not offered |
| Daily field reports | Included | Not offered |
| Productivity by cost code | Included | Not offered |
| Weld mapping | Included free | Not offered |
| QAQC + safety modules | Included | Not offered |
| T&M billing (ST/OT/DT) | Add-on $19/mo | Limited |
| Starting price (service-only) | $49/month | $79/month |
| Pricing model | Flat tiers | Per-tech + features |
| Free trial | 30 days, no credit card | 30 days, no credit card |
For pure service-only shops focused on residential customers, Housecall Pro's online booking, consumer brand, and marketing automation are stronger out of the box. Field PM matches HCP on the operational workflow (dispatch, mobile tech, pricebook, SMS) but doesn't yet have HCP's consumer-facing booking polish.
Field PM. Housecall Pro is service-only — no construction PM, no daily reports for crew installs, no productivity tracking. If you're bidding $50K+ install jobs and want to track them like projects (budget vs actual, daily field reports, change orders), Field PM is the only one of the two that does that.
Yes via CSV. HCP exports customers, equipment, work orders, invoices, and pricebook items. Field PM imports all of those. Plan an afternoon for the migration + a week to verify pricebook bundle structure.
Housecall Pro at ~5 techs runs $200-400/month depending on tier. Field PM Service add-on is $49/month flat regardless of tech count (we don't charge per technician). For shops scaling past 5-10 techs, Field PM saves substantially.
Yes — automated SMS templates for appointment confirmation, on-my-way, arrived, complete, and payment due ship out of the box. Email reminders are also supported.
Online payment via Stripe Connect is on the deferred roadmap — we're waiting for customer demand before building it (deliberate choice to use Stripe Connect for direct contractor payouts rather than a money-transmitter approach). Today the customer portal shows invoice status and accepts manual payment.
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