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Jobber

Jobber is the default starting point for small residential service businesses: transparent tiers, a polished quote-to-cash workflow, and broad trade coverage.

Starting price: $49/mo monthly ($29/mo billed annually) · Free trial: Yes — free trial (no card required per site)

Best for: Owner-operators and small crews (1–15 people) in residential recurring or quote-driven work who want an easy app that clients can pay through.

Housecall Pro

Housecall Pro is the mid-market residential favorite: more marketing and membership tooling than Jobber, far simpler and cheaper to adopt than ServiceTitan.

Starting price: $79/mo monthly ($59/mo billed annually) · Free trial: Yes — 14 days, no credit card

Best for: Residential HVAC, plumbing and electrical shops of 2–20 techs that want marketing, reviews and service plans bundled with dispatch.

ServiceTitan

ServiceTitan is the enterprise platform of the trades: unmatched depth, but quote-only pricing and a heavy rollout.

Starting price: Quote only · Free trial: No public free trial (demo only)

Best for: Established HVAC, plumbing and electrical companies (typically 10+ techs, often $3M+ revenue) that want enterprise-grade reporting and will invest in implementation.

Workiz

Workiz is built for phone-heavy, dispatch-on-demand trades and is strongest where calls and subcontractors drive the business.

Starting price: Quote only · Free trial: Yes — 7 days, no credit card

Best for: Call-driven on-demand trades (locksmith, garage door, appliance, small HVAC/plumbing) that live on the phone and use subcontractors.

FieldPulse

FieldPulse targets the gap between Housecall Pro and ServiceTitan, especially for install-plus-service contractors.

Starting price: Quote only · Free trial: Not advertised (demo-led)

Best for: HVAC and electrical contractors (5–50 techs) that mix service calls with multi-day install projects and want job costing without ServiceTitan's price.

ServiceM8

ServiceM8 flips the pricing model—pay per job volume, not per user—which suits bigger crews doing fewer, larger jobs.

Starting price: $0/mo · Free trial: Yes — 14 days, no credit card; also a free plan

Best for: Small trade teams with many staff but modest job volume, especially iPhone-based crews and Xero users.

Kickserv

Kickserv is a value pick: multi-user plans at prices that undercut per-seat competitors.

Starting price: $60/mo · Free trial: Yes — 30 days

Best for: Budget-conscious teams of 3–20 that need multiple users without per-seat pricing.

mHelpDesk

mHelpDesk is a long-standing general FSM tool whose main selling point is guided onboarding.

Starting price: Quote only · Free trial: Yes — free trial offered

Best for: Small home-service contractors who want hands-on onboarding and data migration help.

GorillaDesk

GorillaDesk is the affordable, route-based choice for small pest and lawn operators.

Starting price: $49/mo (1 route) · Free trial: Yes — free trial

Best for: Owner-operator and small pest, lawn and pool route businesses (1–10 routes).

PestPac (WorkWave)

PestPac is WorkWave's enterprise pest platform for multi-branch, compliance-heavy operations.

Starting price: Quote only · Free trial: No public trial (demo)

Best for: Mid-size and large pest control companies with multiple branches, commercial accounts and compliance requirements.

FieldRoutes

FieldRoutes is a pest-and-lawn platform with standout route and door-to-door sales tools.

Starting price: Quote only · Free trial: No

Best for: Growing pest and lawn companies, especially those with door-to-door sales teams.

Service Autopilot

Service Autopilot is the automation-heavy choice for recurring lawn and cleaning routes.

Starting price: $49/mo + sign-up fee · Free trial: Free trial offered (Startup)

Best for: Lawn care and residential cleaning companies that want heavy automation of recurring work.

LMN

LMN is built around landscape budgeting and job costing—great for profitability, pricey for solos.

Starting price: Starting at $297/mo · Free trial: Not advertised (demo)

Best for: Landscape companies ($1M+ revenue) focused on budgeting, estimating accuracy and profitability.

Aspire

Aspire is the enterprise landscape ERP for commercial contractors.

Starting price: Quote only · Free trial: No (demo)

Best for: Commercial landscape contractors, typically $3M+ revenue, needing ERP-style controls.

Skimmer

Skimmer is the specialist leader for pool service routes with simple per-pool pricing.

Starting price: $1/mo per serviced location (starts at $49/mo) · Free trial: Yes — free trial

Best for: Pool service companies of any size, from solo routes to 1,000 pools.

Joist

Joist is a lightweight estimating and invoicing app for solo contractors.

Starting price: $12/mo monthly ($8.34/mo annual) · Free trial: Free tools/templates; check site for trial

Best for: Solo contractors and remodelers who mainly need fast estimates and invoices.

QuoteIQ

QuoteIQ is a quoting-first app popular with pressure washing and lawn operators.

Starting price: $29.99/mo · Free trial: Yes — 14 days

Best for: Exterior-cleaning and lawn businesses that quote from satellite measurements.

Markate

Markate is an inexpensive all-in-one for cleaning and exterior services with à-la-carte add-ons.

Starting price: $49.95/mo monthly ($45.95/mo billed yearly) · Free trial: Yes — 14 days, no credit card

Best for: Cleaning and exterior-service owner-operators wanting low per-employee pricing.