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Clamp vs Housecall Pro: A service dispatch business or residential project control

Housecall Pro is built for a service business: online booking, dispatch, routing, recurring service plans, automated follow-up and integrated payments. Clamp is built around one residential project at a time: estimate at cost, signed milestones, change orders, customer decisions and job cost review.

Direct answer: Housecall Pro starts at $59 a month billed annually for one user, with job costing included; change orders were not found on its pages. Clamp has job costing, change orders and mileage on every plan from $12.50 a month billed annually, and $83.33 covers up to 10 people. Choose Housecall Pro when online booking, dispatch, routing, service plans and built-in payments run your business.
Change order showing the added work, the new contract total and the schedule impact

Change order, priced

Invoice schedule showing milestone payments against the signed contract

Milestone invoices

Sample data. A change order shows its effect on the contract before it is signed, and the invoice schedule bills each milestone as the stage starts.

What it costs

Published prices only, read from each vendor's own pricing page. Verified Oct 14, 2026
SituationClampHousecall Pro
One person, entry plan, billed annuallySolo, billed annually
$12.50 a month
$149.99 a year
Basic, billed annually
$59.00 a month
$708.00 a year, calculated
One person, entry plan, billed monthlySolo, billed monthly
$19.99 a month
$239.88 a year, calculated
Basic, billed monthly
$79.00 a month
$948.00 a year, calculated
One person with a customer portal and e-signaturesAssistant, billed annually
$41.67 a month
$499.99 a year
Basic, billed annually
$59.00 a month
$708.00 a year, calculated
A crew of 5 that needs job costingTeams (up to 10 people), billed annually
$83.33 a month
$999.99 a year
Essentials (5 users), billed annually
$149.00 a month
$1,788.00 a year, calculated

Every Clamp feature, next to Housecall Pro

Solo includes 28 of Clamp's 44 features. Housecall Pro's pages show 18 of the 44 in full and 11 in part, across its plans.

Clamp plan
Every Clamp feature, next to Housecall Pro
FeatureClampHousecall Pro
CRM and leads3 of 52 of 5
Email remindersEmail reminders before appointments, follow-ups, and scheduled installs, deliveries, and inspections.✓ Assistant and TeamsAssistant, $41.67 a month billed annually✓ Every planAutomated text and email reminders
Customer appointment remindersHomeowners get an email before an appointment, with confirm and reschedule built in.✓ Assistant and TeamsAssistant, $41.67 a month billed annually✓ Automated remindersReschedule requested in the portal
Five-factor lead scoringA clear yes, no, or maybe on a lead before driving out.✓ Every planSolo, $12.50 a month billed annuallyNot foundPipeline follow-ups, no scoring
Lead reportingClose rate, revenue won, open pipeline, close rate by lead source, and lost leads by reason, on Home and the stats screen, with CSV and PDF export. Revenue by source does not exist; see _excluded.✓ Every planSolo, $12.50 a month billed annuallyPipelineReporting and pipeline plan not stated; close rate by source not found
Daily briefingOverdue invoices, detected trips, follow-ups, appointments, and open proposals in one morning view.✓ Every planSolo, $12.50 a month billed annuallyNot found
Estimating7 of 72 of 7
Design agreementsPaid preconstruction sits in the document chain, so planning work is paid work.✓ Every planSolo, $12.50 a month billed annuallyNot foundNo paid design agreement
Itemized estimatesAssembly-based estimates with quantities and rates the contractor can inspect line by line.✓ Every planSolo, $12.50 a month billed annually✓ Every planEstimates
Estimate templatesSave an estimate as a template for work done often.✓ Every planSolo, $12.50 a month billed annuallyPartlyPrice book of saved items; whole-estimate templates not stated
Proposals with multiple package tiersGood, better, best packages in one proposal.✓ Every planSolo, $12.50 a month billed annually✓ Good-better-bestEstimates page names no plan; visual proposal tool on Max, $299
AI estimating from a plain-language job descriptionDescribe the job in plain words and get an itemized draft: assemblies, quantities, researched baseline rates, with the contractor's own saved rates taking over once set.✓ Every planSolo, $12.50 a month billed annuallyNot foundAI team members only; no estimate from a description
Remodel and new-home estimatingOne estimator covers remodels and new homes and detects which one a description is. Detect is the default job type; a contractor can pick Remodel or New home per estimate, or set Kind of work to Remodeling to turn the choice off.✓ Every planSolo, $12.50 a month billed annuallyNot found
Labor hours on estimatesEstimated labor hours, shown as a range, on every labor line, with an allowance for setup, cleanup, and material runs (15% by default) the contractor can change in Settings or per estimate. A planning figure; it never appears on proposals, PDFs, or the portal.✓ Every planSolo, $12.50 a month billed annuallyNot foundLabor costed from tracked time, not estimated hours
Contracts and invoicing5 of 52 of 5
Payment schedulesSplit a proposal into a deposit, milestone payments, and a final payment, then invoice each one from the signed contract.✓ Every planSolo, $12.50 a month billed annually✓ Progress invoicingPercentage or fixed amount, plus deposits; plan not stated
Sales tax on documentsAdd a sales tax rate or a flat amount to invoices and other documents, with collected tax totaled by quarter and year. The contractor enters the rate; Clamp does not look rates up.✓ Every planSolo, $12.50 a month billed annuallyPartlyRates on job invoices; estimates and tax reports not stated
Customer credits and refundsApply a customer's credit to an open invoice, record a refund, or adjust a balance, with the history kept on the job. Recorded only; Clamp moves no money.✓ Every planSolo, $12.50 a month billed annuallyNot foundCard on file only
Change orders that update the contractScope changes get written up and tied to the original contract, so verbal changes stop costing money.✓ Every planSolo, $12.50 a month billed annuallyNot foundProgress invoices cannot exceed 100% of the job
Invoices tied to the contractEvery invoice belongs to the contract or change order it bills.✓ Every planSolo, $12.50 a month billed annually✓ Every planEstimates and invoicing
Customer portal0 of 62 of 6
Password-free customer portalThe homeowner opens a link. No account, no password, no app to install.✓ Assistant and TeamsAssistant, $41.67 a month billed annually✓ Customer portalMagic-link login; plan not stated
Unlimited documents and photos shared to the portalShare job documents and photos to the customer portal without a count cap, subject to per-item size limits.✓ Assistant and TeamsAssistant, $41.67 a month billed annuallyPartlyEstimates and invoices in the portal; job photos and documents not stated
E-signing on the homeowner's phoneDocuments get signed on the homeowner's own phone, no account required.✓ Assistant and TeamsAssistant, $41.67 a month billed annually✓ Estimate e-signatureFrom phone or email
Several signers on one documentSend one document to up to five people, each signing their own line, see who has signed, and remind anyone who has not.✓ Assistant and TeamsAssistant, $41.67 a month billed annuallyNot found
Project updates and decisions in the portalPost project updates to the customer's portal and ask the customer to make a decision, which they answer from their phone.✓ Assistant and TeamsAssistant, $41.67 a month billed annuallyNot foundEstimate approval only
Not delivered email handlingWhen a customer email Clamp sends bounces, the document is marked Not delivered so the contractor can fix the address and resend, or copy the link to text it.✓ Assistant and TeamsAssistant, $41.67 a month billed annuallyNot found
Expense tracking5 of 50 of 5
Automatic GPS mileage trackingBackground trip detection, route maps, IRS rates, trips linked to the job that caused the drive.✓ Every planSolo, $12.50 a month billed annuallyNot foundEmployee and vehicle GPS, no mileage log
Automatic time on siteGPS geofence tracking of hours at the jobsite.✓ Every planSolo, $12.50 a month billed annuallyLocation promptsPrompts to start or stop at a job site; clock locations recorded
Receipts and expenses on the jobReceipts logged against the job they belong to.✓ Every planSolo, $12.50 a month billed annuallyPartlyMiscellaneous expenses in job costing; receipt capture not stated
Purchase ordersCommitted costs captured between the estimate and the receipt.✓ Every planSolo, $12.50 a month billed annuallyNot found
Accounts payable and vendor billsVendor bills tracked and surfaced in the attention flows, with first-class vendor records.✓ Every planSolo, $12.50 a month billed annuallyBill PayPays vendor bills; retiring before Dec 31, 2026
Job costing and reports3 of 32 of 3
Job costingWhat the job actually cost, with a variance and catalog learning loop.✓ Every planSolo, $12.50 a month billed annually✓ Every planJob costing
Accountant export packageA package of the business's records prepared for an accountant.✓ Every planSolo, $12.50 a month billed annuallyQuickBooks Online syncEssentials, $149
Time reporting with CSV exportReported labor time with a time-tracking CSV export for payroll preparation and per-person rate decomposition.✓ Every planSolo, $12.50 a month billed annually✓ TimesheetsExportable; plan not stated
Jobsites and teams2 of 86 of 8
Teams: up to 10 linked accountsUp to 10 accounts, including the owner, sharing one business.✓ TeamsTeams, $83.33 a month billed annually✓ Priced per user5 users on Essentials; $35 each extra beyond 8 on Max
Role-based permissionsFive roles: owner, admin, staff, contributor, viewer.✓ TeamsTeams, $83.33 a month billed annually✓ Three rolesAdmin, office staff, field tech
Unlimited subcontractor linkingSubs share jobsite photos and notes into the business account without consuming a seat.✓ TeamsTeams, $83.33 a month billed annuallyNot foundUsers counted per plan
Jobsites tab: jobs and schedule in one placeA Jobsites tab with Jobs and Schedule views. With Assistant each job has its own screen with its schedule, photos, and updates, and the Schedule view holds every install, delivery, inspection, appointment, and follow-up; Teams adds the crew and subs on each job, shaped by role. Subs invited to a job use it free and see their own jobs grouped by builder.✓ Assistant and TeamsAssistant, $41.67 a month billed annually✓ Every planJobs with multiple visits
Job scheduleSchedule installs, deliveries, and inspections on each job, with the contractor, a supplier, or nobody yet on each item, and see them all in the Jobsites tab. Putting crew or subs on an item is the Teams shared schedule.✓ Assistant and TeamsAssistant, $41.67 a month billed annually✓ Every planDrag-and-drop dispatch
Shared job scheduleOne schedule for the business: installs, deliveries, and inspections visible to the team, with clash notes when dates collide.✓ TeamsTeams, $83.33 a month billed annually✓ Every planDrag-and-drop schedule
Punch listsThe small final items that close a job out, tracked per job and shareable as a text message or a PDF.✓ Every planSolo, $12.50 a month billed annuallyChecklistsAttach to jobs and invoices; plan not stated
Job site photosPhotos saved to the project with full-screen viewing.✓ Every planSolo, $12.50 a month billed annually✓ AttachmentsPhoto reports and annotations on Essentials
Backup and offline3 of 52 of 5
Full job workflow, offlineLeads, design agreements, estimates, proposals, change orders, and invoices on the phone, working without a connection.✓ Every planSolo, $12.50 a month billed annuallyOffline viewingCreating records offline not stated
Cloud backupBusiness data backed up to the cloud and restorable on a new device.✓ Assistant and TeamsAssistant, $41.67 a month billed annually✓ Cloud software
Business portal: read-only web viewA read-only view of the business in a browser.✓ Assistant and TeamsAssistant, $41.67 a month billed annually✓ Web appOffice roles use the web portal
Device backup, restore, CSV export, bulk importLocal backup and restore with CSV export and bulk import.✓ Every planSolo, $12.50 a month billed annuallyPartlyCustomers and jobs CSV; no full backup
No account required to startThe app opens to local use; an account is needed only for server features or subscribing.✓ Every planSolo, $12.50 a month billed annuallyNot found14-day trial, no card, needs an account
Only in Housecall ProWhere Housecall Pro is ahead
Online bookingNot in Clamp✓ Every plan, including Reserve with Google
Dispatch and routingNot in Clamp✓ Dispatch on every plan; routes on Essentials; route optimization on Max
Recurring service plansNot in Clamp✓ Max, $299
Automated follow-upsEmail reminders (Assistant)✓ Text and email on estimates, jobs and leads
Built-in payments and financingYour own payment link✓ Cards from 2.59%, bank 1%, consumer financing
Review managementNot in Clamp✓ Every plan

Housecall Pro column from its pricing page, feature pages and help center, checked October 14, 2026. Not found means not on those pages, not that Housecall Pro can't do it another way. Partly means something narrower than the Clamp feature. No product was tested against another.

Where each Housecall Pro answer comes from

Verdict

Clamp may fit when

Housecall Pro may fit when

Before you compare them

Workflow

Feature by feature, Clamp and Housecall Pro
FeatureClampHousecall Pro
Estimate at cost, then markupEvery line at direct cost; the markup from your overhead and profit goal goes on onceEstimates with cost breakdowns and profit margin, from the price book; good-better-best options; how markup is applied per line was not found on Housecall Pro's pages
AI estimatesA draft at direct cost from a plain description, then your markup (3 free credits, then 25 or 50 a month by plan; an estimate is 1 credit, a revision half)'AI team members' on all plans and AI-generated service agreements; an AI estimate from a job description was not found on Housecall Pro's pages
Paid design agreementA design agreement document on every planA dedicated paid design agreement was not found on Housecall Pro's pricing, remodeler or estimates pages
Quote or proposal e-signatureProposals signed in the customer portal (Assistant and Teams)Customers approve and e-sign estimates from phone or email; the visual sales proposal tool with side-by-side packages is on Max
AllowancesAllowance lines on the estimate for selections not yet made, priced like every other lineGood-better-best options at quote time; a dedicated allowance workflow was not found on Housecall Pro's pages
Customer decisions after signingA Decisions needed list: needed by, what it blocks, who owes the answer, the resolutionOptions are chosen when the estimate is approved; a decision list after signing was not found on Housecall Pro's pages
Change ordersA change order on every plan: priced and billed, e-signed in the portal on Assistant and Teams, with its effect on the contract total shown before signingNot found on the pricing page, remodeler page, estimates page or Help Center articles checked; progress invoices cannot exceed 100% of the job total, so added scope means changing the job
Progress billingMilestones tied to job events, each with a checklist of evidence; billed as the stage startsProgress invoicing on a job by percentage or fixed amount, each invoice with its own terms; deposits on a job as an amount or percentage
Job costingEvery plan: receipts, vendor bills, time at the loaded rate, labor, returns; reviewed against the estimate at closeListed on every plan: labor from tracked time at a fully loaded rate, material and miscellaneous inputs, commissions; profit margin per job and profit reports
Time on siteLogged by role, or detected automatically when you leave a job site; no geofenced crew time clockClock in and out in the app, travel and on-job time per job, clock locations recorded, location prompts at the job site, exportable timesheets
Business mileage logAutomatic trip detection, confirmed per trip, at the IRS rate for its dateEmployee GPS on Essentials and live vehicle GPS; an IRS-style mileage log was not found on Housecall Pro's pages
Customer portalSign proposals and change orders, see milestones, invoices and photos, answer decisions (Assistant and Teams)View appointments, approve estimates, pay invoices, request a reschedule, book online, keep a card on file, share a referral link
Payments and financingNot processed by Clamp: add your own payment link and record what was paid; no financingCards 'as low as 2.59%', bank payments 1%, checks through the app free; consumer and business financing on all plans
Automated follow-upEmail reminders from Assistant; you send a payment reminder from the invoicePipeline automations by text and email: up to three estimate follow-ups, scheduling attempts and lead follow-ups
Scheduling, dispatch and routingA shared job schedule your crew and subs confirm (Teams); no dispatch board or route optimizationDrag-and-drop dispatch with multiple visits on every plan; routes on Essentials; route optimization by drive time and traffic on Max; 'On my way' texts with GPS ETAs
Online booking and recurring service plansNot offeredOnline booking on every plan, including Reserve with Google; recurring service plans on Max
External subcontractor accessUnlimited free sub invites on Teams; subs see the job and schedule, never your pricesSubcontractors can be scheduled; users are counted per plan, $35 a month each beyond 8 on Max; free external sub access was not found on Housecall Pro's pages
Lead qualificationA five-question score on the first callPipeline with automated lead follow-ups and lost-lead handling; a lead-scoring workflow was not found on Housecall Pro's pages
AccountingAn accountant export package; no general ledger, payroll, bank feeds or tax filingQuickBooks Online sync on Essentials and Max; the remodeler page also names QuickBooks Desktop

What was and was not tested

What was compared: Hands-on testing of either product. Neither was tested against the other, and no speed or accuracy claim is made. Documented, not tested.

What this page rests on
StatementBasis
Published by Clamp, using each product's own pricing pages, feature pages and Help Center.Clamp's own statement
Solo contractor, entry plan, billed annually: Housecall Pro Basic is $708 a year (calculated) and Clamp Solo is $149.99. Billed monthly: Housecall Pro Basic is $79 a month and Clamp Solo is $19.99.Calculated from published prices
Five people with job costing, billed annually: Housecall Pro Essentials is $1,788 a year (calculated) for 5 users; Clamp Teams is $999.99 for up to 10 accounts. The plans are not equivalent: Essentials includes dispatch, routes, employee GPS, payments and QuickBooks sync that Clamp does not offer, and Teams includes change orders, milestones and decision records that Housecall Pro does not document.Calculated from published prices
Housecall Pro's pricing page labels Basic '$59/mo (Billed annually)' and shows a 'Billing cycle: Save with annual' toggle; the $149 and $299 figures for Essentials and Max are read from that same annual layout, and the $189 and $329 figures from the monthly one.Verified against a published source

Switching

Questions

Can Housecall Pro handle a remodel with several phases and progress payments?

Yes. Housecall Pro markets to remodelers and documents phase, trade and subcontractor scheduling, multi-day jobs, digital signatures and staged invoicing by milestone, fixed amount or percentage, plus job costing and QuickBooks sync. A separate signed change-order workflow and a customer decision list after signing were not found on its official pages, so confirm those if your remodels depend on them.

How much is Housecall Pro Basic for a one-person business?

Housecall Pro Basic is $59 a month billed annually or $79 month to month for one user, $708 a year on annual billing. Its pricing page lists booking, dispatch, estimates, invoices, payments and job costing on Basic. Clamp Solo is $19.99 a month or $149.99 a year, but it does not replace Housecall Pro's booking, dispatch or built-in payment processing.

How much is Housecall Pro for a five-person crew?

Housecall Pro Essentials covers five users for $149 a month billed annually or $189 month to month, and Max covers eight users for $299 or $329, with extra users at $35 a month. Clamp Teams covers up to 10 accounts for $83.33 a month billed annually. Housecall Pro's price includes dispatch, online booking and built-in payments that Clamp does not have.

Does Housecall Pro track actual job costs and signed change orders?

Housecall Pro includes job costing on every plan, tracking labor, materials, miscellaneous costs, commissions and job profit. A separate signed change-order workflow was not found on the official pages checked. Clamp has change orders on every plan, with e-signing on Assistant and Teams. Confirm Housecall Pro's current workflow if signed scope changes are essential to your jobs.

What would I lose by switching from Housecall Pro to Clamp?

Switching from Housecall Pro to Clamp means giving up online booking, dispatch, routing, recurring service plans, automated text follow-up and built-in card processing. Clamp instead connects residential scope, milestones, customer decisions, change orders and actual job costs. A contractor who runs service calls alongside remodels should weigh those losses before switching.

Does Housecall Pro work offline?

Housecall Pro's pricing page lists offline viewing, but creating estimates or invoices offline is not described on its official pages. Clamp's leads, estimates, proposals, change orders and invoices work with no signal on every plan; AI drafts, e-signing and the customer portal need a connection when you use them. If you work in basements or rural lots, test the offline steps you need during a trial.

Related

Sources & provenance

  1. Housecall Pro Pricing Housecall Pro (official source)
  2. Construction management software for remodelers Housecall Pro (official source)
  3. Using job costing Housecall Pro Help Center (official source)
  4. Progress invoicing FAQs Housecall Pro Help Center (official source)
  5. Deposits Housecall Pro Help Center (official source)
  6. Time tracking overview Housecall Pro Help Center (official source)
  7. What are Pipeline Automations? Housecall Pro Help Center (official source)
  8. Using the customer portal Housecall Pro Help Center (official source)
  9. Estimates Housecall Pro (official source)
  10. Recurring service plans Housecall Pro (official source)
  11. Sales proposal tool Housecall Pro (official source)
  12. Dispatching software Housecall Pro (official source)
  13. Online booking Housecall Pro (official source)
  14. Clamp Pricing Clamp Research
  15. The Clamp Method Clamp Research
  16. Mobile photo uploads on iOS and Android Housecall Pro Help Center (official source)
Changes: Oct 14, 2026: Initial draft. Verified Housecall Pro's Basic, Essentials and Max prices, user counts, extra-user fee, trial and processing fees on its pricing page; its remodeler page, estimates, booking, dispatching, service plan and sales proposal feature pages; and Help Center articles on job costing, progress invoicing, deposits, time tracking, Pipeline automations and the customer portal, all on 2026-10-14. Housecall Pro's booking, dispatch, service plans, routing, automated follow-up, integrated payments and brand are credited; 'change order' was not found on any page checked and is stated as not found. Direct answer rewritten price first (owner ruling 2026-10-14).; Oct 14, 2026: Published after owner approval; FAQ structured data on.