Housecall Pro Alternatives for Small Contractors (2026)
Housecall Pro is field-service software: dispatch, online booking, service plans and built-in payments, priced by user count. Five alternatives for one to ten person residential crews moving into remodeling, priced by team size from each vendor's own pages, with where each one is stronger.
By Clamp ResearchReviewed by Emmanuel ForgePublished Oct 15, 2026✓ Reviewed Oct 2026
Direct answer: For a one to ten person residential crew moving into remodeling, Clamp is the closest fit at the lowest published price: change orders, job costing and mileage on every plan, from $12.50 a month billed annually, and $83.33 for up to 10 people with no per-user fee. Contractor Foreman prices by user tier with progress billing and retainage; JobTread includes every feature for $199 plus $20 per user; Knowify suits progress and AIA billing; Joist fits a solo; Jobber is the closest field-service swap. Stay with Housecall Pro if dispatch, online booking, service plans and built-in payments run your business.
Change order, priced
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.
At a glance
Housecall Pro is good software for a service business: dispatch, online booking, recurring service plans and built-in payments. A residential remodeler runs a different job. One project lasts weeks, the price moves with signed change orders, the customer pays in progress invoices, and the question at the end is what the job actually cost against the estimate. This list compares the alternatives on that work.
The usual reasons people look past Housecall Pro are the team price and the move into project work: Housecall Pro is priced by user count, and a change order workflow was not found on its pages. Every price and feature here comes from each vendor's own pricing, feature or help pages, read between October 10 and 14, 2026. Where a page doesn't mention something, this list says 'not found on official pages' rather than 'can't'.
Every Clamp feature, next to each alternative
Solo includes 28 of Clamp's 44 features. In full, across their plans: Housecall Pro 18, Contractor Foreman 21, JobTread 25, Knowify 21, Jobber 18, Joist 12.
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Clamp plan
Every Clamp feature, next to each alternative
Feature
Clamp
Housecall Pro
Contractor Foreman
JobTread
Knowify
Jobber
Joist
CRM and leads
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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
PartlyPlan not stated. Crew schedule texts and emails; expiration reminders
PartlyFollow-ups on unsigned estimates and unpaid invoices; task emails
PartlyUnpaid invoice and service appointment reminders; app alerts for schedule changes
From Connect$99 a month
Run, $70Visit reminder emails to the client and payment reminders; none to you
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
Not foundReminders go to crews, not clients
Not foundGeneral notifications only
Service work onlyAutomated reminders; confirm or reschedule not described
From Connect, $99Confirm only; the business reschedules
Run, $70Email reminders of visits; no confirm or reschedule by the customer
Five-factor lead scoringA clear yes, no, or maybe on a lead before driving out.
✓ Every planSolo, $12.50 a month billed annually
Not foundPipeline follow-ups, no scoring
Not foundLead stages and sources; custom fields only
Not foundLead forms and pipeline only
Not foundCRM pipeline stages only
Not foundRequest forms only
Not foundClient profiles record how each customer found you; no lead scoring or pipeline
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 annually
PipelineReporting and pipeline plan not stated; close rate by source not found
PartlyPlan not stated. Lead stats by source, stage and timing; no close rate
PartlyCustom reports, Leads by Source; close rate not stated
PartlyPipeline board and bid value; no close rate or source reports
Plus, or $49 add-onSales pipeline
Elite, $32Sales and estimate reports; no close rate by lead source or lost reasons
Daily briefingOverdue invoices, detected trips, follow-ups, appointments, and open proposals in one morning view.
✓ Every planSolo, $12.50 a month billed annually
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PartlyPlan not stated. Dashboard of widgets you pick
PartlyCustom KPI dashboards
PartlyDashboard: today's jobs and check-ins; no overdue invoices
PartlyHome: today's visits, overdue balances
Elite, $32Monthly Snapshot of the current month; no daily view
Estimating
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Design agreementsPaid preconstruction sits in the document chain, so planning work is paid work.
✓ Every planSolo, $12.50 a month billed annually
Not foundNo paid design agreement
Not foundDocument Writer contracts and warranties
Not foundContract language on estimates
Not foundProposals carry terms
Not foundContract text on quotes
Not foundContracts and terms attach to an estimate; no 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
✓ IncludedPlan not stated. Estimates; 1build pricing not on Basic or Standard
✓ IncludedBudgets from a cost catalog, takeoff quantities
✓ Every planBudget, then markup per line
✓ Every planQuotes
✓ Pro, $17Basics makes estimates; the pricing page lists line items from Pro
Estimate templatesSave an estimate as a template for work done often.
✓ Every planSolo, $12.50 a month billed annually
PartlyPrice book of saved items; whole-estimate templates not stated
✓ IncludedPlan not stated. Estimate templates (KB title only)
✓ IncludedBudget and job templates
✓ Every planBudget templates
✓ Every planQuote templates
✓ IncludedProject templates; the pricing grid does not show which plan
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
PartlyPlan not stated. Optional items, selections and options (KB titles only)
✓ IncludedGood, better, best options
WorkaroundOptions as $0 lines; client notes choices when signing
Grow, $149Optional line items; Quote Options in beta
Not foundNo options or packages in one estimate
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 annually
Not foundAI team members only; no estimate from a description
Not foundAI assistant for takeoffs only
PartlyAI Estimating drafts budgets; input not described
Not found'Knowify AI' teased; no AI estimating described
PartlyJobber AI drafts from your quote templates
✓ Every planEstimate with AI from a typed or spoken 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 annually
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Not foundResidential and commercial templates; no job-type detection
Not foundNo job-type detection
Not foundNo job-type detection
Not foundNo job-type detection
Not foundJoist says it is not a construction cost estimating program
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 annually
Not foundLabor costed from tracked time, not estimated hours
Not foundLabor pricing in the cost database; no hour ranges
Not foundNot stated on estimating pages
Not foundLabor priced in the budget; no hour ranges described
Not foundUnit cost and markup only
Not foundLabor is a line item you price yourself
Contracts and invoicing
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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
✓ IncludedPlan not stated. Schedule of values and progress invoicing; deposits not stated
✓ IncludedPayment schedules, progress billing
✓ Every planProgress billing, AIA G702/G703
✓ Every planProgress invoicing
✓ IncludedDeposits and milestone payments; the pricing grid does not show which plan
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 annually
PartlyRates on job invoices; estimates and tax reports not stated
PartlyPlan not stated. Tax rates by location; no tax report found
✓ IncludedTax rate or fixed amount; no tax report found
PartlyTax rates sync from QuickBooks; no tax report described
✓ Every planTax rates and Taxation report
✓ IncludedSaved taxes per line item; Sales Tax Summary in reports
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 annually
Not foundCard on file only
Not foundKB credit article did not load; offline payments recorded
✓ IncludedLog credits and refunds (2023 update)
Not foundRetainage adjustments only
PartlyRefunds only, no credits
Refunds onlyRefunds of Joist Payments within 60 days; no credits or balance adjustments
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 annually
Not foundProgress invoices cannot exceed 100% of the job
✓ IncludedPlan not stated. Contract amount updates on approval
✓ IncludedFrom the budget, approved by link
✓ Every planE-signed, feed the billing schedule
Not foundThrough DocuSign
✓ Elite, $32
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
✓ IncludedPlan not stated. Progress, AIA and time and material invoices
✓ IncludedTurned from estimates
✓ Every plan
✓ Every plan
✓ Every planEstimates convert to invoices
Customer portal
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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
PartlyPlan not stated. Client Portal per contact; no-account access stated only for estimate links
✓ Customer portalOpens from the email link; password for app or payments
✓ Advanced, $329 or $399No-login link; portal page says from $99, pricing page says Advanced
✓ Client HubEvery plan
Shared linksCustomers review, sign and pay each document by link; no persistent project portal
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 annually
PartlyEstimates and invoices in the portal; job photos and documents not stated
✓ IncludedPlan not stated. Pick files and photos to share; limits not stated
✓ IncludedUnlimited documents and files
✓ Advanced, $329 or $399Photos, invoice PDFs, shared files
PartlyAttachments
Pro, $17Up to 20 photos on each estimate or invoice; no portal
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
✓ IncludedPlan not stated. Estimates by link, no account; change orders
✓ IncludedSign and approve in the portal
✓ Every planBids and change orders
✓ Quote approvalsTyped or drawn
✓ IncludedClient signs from the emailed link on any device
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 annually
Not found
Not foundCourtesy copies on estimate approvals only
Not foundOne signer described
Not found
Not foundOne client signs
Several recipientsSends to several emails; signing shows you and one client, no per-signer tracking or reminders
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 annually
Not foundEstimate approval only
PartlyPlan not stated. Approvals of estimates, change orders, RFIs and submittals
✓ IncludedMessages and e-signed selections
Advanced, $329 or $399Optional project log; no decisions
Not foundChoices at quote time only
Not foundNo project updates or customer decisions after signing
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 annually
Not found
Not foundKB troubleshooting article only; body did not load
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✓ Every planUndelivered status in the document list plus an email to you; resend by text
Expense tracking
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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 annually
Not foundEmployee and vehicle GPS, no mileage log
Not foundVehicle logs record mileage for maintenance
Not foundNot on pricing or mobile pages
Not foundFleet vehicle tracking add-on from $25 a vehicle
Not foundGPS waypoints only
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Automatic time on siteGPS geofence tracking of hours at the jobsite.
✓ Every planSolo, $12.50 a month billed annually
Location promptsPrompts to start or stop at a job site; clock locations recorded
PartlyPlan not stated. GPS and geofenced time cards; automatic clock-in not stated
Not foundManual clock-in with location on a map
Every planClock in with optional geofence; not detected automatically
✓ Grow, $149Location timers by geofence; need a connection
Not found
Receipts and expenses on the jobReceipts logged against the job they belong to.
✓ Every planSolo, $12.50 a month billed annually
PartlyMiscellaneous expenses in job costing; receipt capture not stated
✓ IncludedPlan not stated. Expenses; receipt photos not stated
✓ IncludedAI receipt scanning
✓ Every planPurchases with receipt photo
✓ From Connect, $99Expenses with receipt photo
✓ IncludedExpense tracking with receipt photos tied to jobs; plan not shown on the grid
Purchase ordersCommitted costs captured between the estimate and the receipt.
✓ Every planSolo, $12.50 a month billed annually
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✓ IncludedPlan not stated. One-click bill from a PO
✓ IncludedPOs and work orders
✓ Every planPurchases; POs from the budget
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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 annually
Bill PayPays vendor bills; retiring before Dec 31, 2026
✓ IncludedPlan not stated. Bills tied to POs and subcontracts
✓ IncludedBill approval, reconciled with POs
✓ Every planBills sync both ways with QuickBooks
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Not foundExpenses and receipts only; no bills or vendor records
Job costing and reports
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Job costingWhat the job actually cost, with a variance and catalog learning loop.
✓ Every planSolo, $12.50 a month billed annually
✓ Every planJob costing
✓ IncludedPlan not stated. Original and revised budgets; job costing reports
✓ IncludedBudget vs actual, variance
✓ Advanced, $329 or $399Feature page says from $99; pricing page lists Advanced only
Grow, $149Not on Core or Connect
Elite, $32Job expenses and profit-margin reports; no estimate-against-actual review
Accountant export packageA package of the business's records prepared for an accountant.
✓ Every planSolo, $12.50 a month billed annually
QuickBooks Online syncEssentials, $149
QuickBooks syncTwo-way, Online and Desktop
QuickBooks OnlineTwo-way sync
QuickBooks syncSync and Accountant's View, no export package
QuickBooks, XeroIntegrations
CSV and QuickBooksMonthly CSV of document totals from the web; QuickBooks Online sync
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
✓ IncludedPlan not stated. Time card reports; Gusto export
PartlyHours to QuickBooks Time; CSV table export
✓ Every planTime, labor and payroll reports; export format not stated
✓ From Connect, $99Timesheet report, Excel export
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Jobsites and teams
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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
✓ Standard, $105Up to 3 users; feature pages say unlimited users
✓ Priced per user$20 each extra, users 2 to 10
✓ Priced per user1 user on Core, 10 on Advanced, $29 each extra
✓ IncludedPlan not stated. Custom roles, four access levels per feature
✓ IncludedCustom roles
✓ Per-user permissionsAccess type plus module checkboxes; plan not stated
✓ Every plan
NoOne user, one login per account
Unlimited subcontractor linkingSubs share jobsite photos and notes into the business account without consuming a seat.
✓ TeamsTeams, $83.33 a month billed annually
Not foundUsers counted per plan
Not foundSub project access exists; seat use not stated
✓ Free, unlimitedSub and vendor portals
Paid seatsSubs who need the app are paid users; no guest access
Not foundSubs need a paid seat
NoOne user, one login per account
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
✓ IncludedPlan not stated. Projects
✓ IncludedUnlimited jobs
✓ Every planJobs, job board and calendars
✓ Every planJobs
Run, $70Jobs and visits in a calendar, for one person; no photos, crew or subs
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
✓ IncludedPlan not stated. Gantt scheduling per project
✓ IncludedCalendar, Gantt and list
✓ Every planGantt with dependencies
✓ Every planScheduling
Run, $70Visits on each job with overlap alerts; no suppliers or assignees
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
✓ IncludedPlan not stated. Gantt and crew schedule; no clash alerts found
✓ IncludedTasks to multiple people, calendar sync
✓ Every planJob and resource boards, crew notifications
✓ Every plan
NoRun scheduling is for one person
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 annually
ChecklistsAttach to jobs and invoices; plan not stated
✓ IncludedPlan not stated. Punchlists, sent as PDF
PartlyTasks and to-dos
Not foundTasks and deficiency notes only
From Connect, $99Checklists, emailed as PDF
Not found
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
✓ IncludedPlan not stated. Files and Photos, with markup
✓ IncludedFiles, photos and video; daily logs
✓ Mobile appPhotos uploaded to the job; plan not stated
✓ Every planAttachments
Pro, $17Photos attach to estimates and invoices (up to 20); not to jobs
Backup and offline
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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 annually
Offline viewingCreating records offline not stated
Not foundOffline use not stated
Not foundOffline not stated
PartlyTime check-in only; estimates and invoices not stated
PartlyForms, visit details and time only
NoJoist says it needs an internet connection to work
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
✓ Cloud softwareWeb and mobile app
✓ Cloud software
✓ Cloud software
✓ Cloud software
✓ Every planData lives on Joist's servers; data may be deleted without a paid plan
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
✓ Web app
✓ Web app
✓ Web appFull office web app
✓ Web app
✓ Every planFull web app at pro.joistapp.com, not read-only
Device backup, restore, CSV export, bulk importLocal backup and restore with CSV export and bulk import.
✓ Every planSolo, $12.50 a month billed annually
PartlyCustomers and jobs CSV; no full backup
PartlyCSV import and export of some records
PartlyCSV export of tables, data imports
PartlySpreadsheet import only; no export or backup described
PartlyClient CSV import and export only
CSV export onlyMonthly CSV from the web; no backup, restore or import
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 annually
Not found14-day trial, no card, needs an account
Not foundStarts from a 30-day trial on the plans page
Not foundStarts from a paid subscription
Not foundStarts from a 14-day trial account
Not foundStarts from a Jobber subscription
NoData is hosted online and reached with your login; 14-day trial, no card
Only in Housecall Pro
Where Housecall Pro is ahead
Online booking
Not in Clamp
✓ Every plan, including Reserve with Google
Dispatch and routing
Not in Clamp
✓ Dispatch on every plan; routes on Essentials; route optimization on Max
Recurring service plans
Not in Clamp
✓ Max, $299
Automated follow-ups
Email reminders (Assistant)
✓ Text and email on estimates, jobs and leads
Built-in payments and financing
Your own payment link
✓ Cards from 2.59%, bank 1%, consumer financing
Review management
Not in Clamp
✓ Every plan
Only in Contractor Foreman
Where Contractor Foreman is ahead
Plan takeoffs
Not in Clamp
✓ Measure plans and link quantities to estimates
Bid management and subcontracts
Not in Clamp
✓ Vendor bid invites, convert to a PO or subcontract
AIA G702 and G703 billing with retainage
Payment schedules, no AIA forms
✓ Schedule of values and retention tracking
Two-way QuickBooks sync
Accountant export package
✓ QuickBooks Online and Desktop
Gantt scheduling
Shared job schedule, no Gantt
✓ Dependencies, critical path, baselines
Built-in payments and client financing
Your own payment link
✓ Stripe card and ACH; SweetPay financing
Only in JobTread
Where JobTread is ahead
On-screen takeoff from plans
Not in Clamp
✓ Synced to the budget
Sub and vendor bids, POs and work orders e-signed by subs
Purchase orders, no sub bidding
✓ Free sub and vendor portals
Two-way QuickBooks Online sync
Accountant export package
✓ Included
Built-in online payments
Your own payment link
✓ Card, ACH, Apple Pay, Google Pay
Gantt scheduling with calendar sync
Not in Clamp
✓ Google, Outlook, iCal
Custom reports and KPI dashboards
Fixed lead and job reports
✓ Included
Only in Knowify
Where Knowify is ahead
Two-way QuickBooks Online sync
Accountant export package
✓ Every plan
AIA billing, retainage and WIP reports
Residential milestones
✓ Every plan; WIP with job costing
Gantt scheduling with dependencies and a resource board
Shared job schedule (Teams)
✓ Every plan
Service dispatch board
Not in Clamp
✓ Service Pro add-on
Daily logs with automatic weather
Not in Clamp
✓ Advanced
Built-in payments
Your own payment link
✓ Card and ACH via QuickBooks Payments
Only in Jobber
Where Jobber is ahead
Route optimization
Not in Clamp
✓ From Connect
Recurring jobs and online booking
Not in Clamp
✓ Every plan
Built-in payments
Your own payment link
✓ Cards 2.9% + 30¢, ACH 1%
Automated quote and invoice follow-ups
Email reminders (Assistant)
✓ From Connect
Only in Joist
Where Joist is ahead
Built-in payments
Clamp records payments; it does not process them
✓ Every plan
Homeowner financing
Not in Clamp
✓ Every plan, 30+ lenders
QuickBooks Online sync
Accountant export only
✓ Daily sync of estimates and invoices
AI Receptionist
Not in Clamp
✓ Add-on from $49 a month
Review requests
Not in Clamp
✓ Elite, $32
Contractor lending
Not in Clamp
✓ Joist Lending
Nothing here matches. Pick All or another filter.
Competitor columns from each vendor's own pricing page, feature pages and help center, checked October 14, 2026. Not found means not on those pages, not that the product can't do it another way. Partly means something narrower than the Clamp feature. No product was tested against another.
Housecall Pro Basic is $59 a month billed annually ($79 month to month) for one user. Essentials is $149 for 5 users and Max is $299 for 8, billed annually, with extra users on Max at $35 a month. Online booking, dispatch, estimates, payments and job costing are on every plan; recurring service plans and route optimization are on Max.
A change order workflow was not found on Housecall Pro's pricing, remodeler, estimates or Help Center pages, and its progress invoices cannot bill past 100% of the job total.
The price climbs with the crew: one user on Basic at $59 a month billed annually, 5 on Essentials at $149, 8 on Max at $299, then $35 a month for each user past 8.
QuickBooks Online sync starts on Essentials, $149 a month billed annually.
Free subcontractor access and a business mileage log were not found on Housecall Pro's official pages; its GPS tracks employees and vehicles, not trips.
6 Housecall Pro alternatives
In order of fit for a one to ten person residential crew moving from service calls into project work. Each entry says where it is stronger, not only where it falls short.
1ClampBest for one to ten person residential crews running the job from a phone
Price
Solo $19.99 a month or $149.99 a year. Teams $99.99 a month or $999.99 a year for up to 10 accounts.
Team
One account on Solo and Assistant; up to 10 on Teams, plus free sub invites who never see your prices.
Where it is stronger
The whole residential job in one record, first call to final invoice: lead score, design agreement, AI estimate at cost, proposal, change orders and invoices.
Change orders, job costing, receipts and punch lists on every plan, including Solo.
Mileage and time on site detected automatically and costed to the job, on every plan.
A customer portal with e-signatures and email reminders from Assistant, $41.67 a month billed annually.
Teams covers up to 10 people plus unlimited free sub invites, who never see your prices, for $99.99 a month.
Where it falls short for a small residential contractor
No takeoff from plans and no Gantt schedule; the shared schedule is whole days, on Teams.
Clamp does not process payments; you add your own payment link and record what was paid.
No QuickBooks sync; an accountant export package instead.
Not a lead source; it scores and follows up the leads you already get.
2Contractor ForemanBest for small residential crews that want change orders, progress billing and job costing at a low tier price
Price
Basic $49 a month billed annually for one user, annual only. Standard $105 (up to 3 users), Plus $166 (up to 8), Pro $221 (up to 15) and Unlimited $332 billed annually; $139, $199, $279 and $399 month to month. 30-day free trial.
Team
Priced by user tier, not per user. Its feature pages say plans include unlimited users with no per-user charges, while the pricing page lists user caps, so confirm the cap for your crew.
Where it is stronger
Change orders signed online, and the contract amount updates when one is approved.
Progress invoices with retainage, plus AIA G702 and G703 billing.
Punchlists, and purchase orders that become bills in one click.
Two-way QuickBooks Online and Desktop sync.
Gantt scheduling with critical path, and GPS time cards with geofencing.
Where it falls short for a small residential contractor
Which plan includes which feature did not render on the pricing page; the only readable note is that Basic and Standard leave out Local Material Database pricing.
Basic is sold on annual billing only.
AI is for takeoffs only; AI estimating was not found on official pages.
Vehicle logs record mileage for maintenance; trip detection was not found on official pages.
3JobTreadBest for remodelers who estimate from plans and work with many subs and vendors
Price
$199 a month with one internal user, plus $20 a month per user for users 2 to 10; 20% off billed annually; no contract or setup fees.
Team
Per-user pricing for your staff; vendors, subs and customers are free and unlimited.
Where it is stronger
One plan with every feature: change orders approved by link, payment schedules and job costing against the budget.
Free sub and vendor portals where subs submit bids and e-sign purchase orders and work orders.
On-screen takeoff on calibrated plans, synced to the budget.
Good, better, best options and e-signed selections in the customer portal.
Two-way QuickBooks Online sync.
Where it falls short for a small residential contractor
A one-person shop pays $199 a month, or $159.20 billed annually, before adding anyone.
The mobile app is a web app added to the home screen, not an App Store or Google Play download.
Clock-in is manual with the location on a map; a business mileage log was not found on official pages.
4KnowifyBest for trade contractors who bill progress or AIA-style and run their books in QuickBooks
Price
Core $99 or $149 a month with one user; Advanced $329 or $399 with 10 users; extra users $29 a month. The page does not label which price is yearly billing.
Team
One user on Core and 10 on Advanced; extra users $29 a month. Subs who need the app are paid users.
Where it is stronger
Change orders on every plan, e-signed, that feed the budget and the billing schedule.
Progress billing, AIA G702 and G703 pay apps and retainage on every plan.
Two-way QuickBooks Online sync of bills, expenses and payments.
Gantt charts with dependencies and a resource board for crews and equipment.
Where it falls short for a small residential contractor
The pricing page puts job costing and the client portal on Advanced only, while feature pages say from $99.
Subs who need the app take paid seats; guest access is not offered.
AI estimating and a business mileage log were not found on official pages.
5JobberBest for service-first crews that want to stay with field-service software and add people for less
Price
Billed annually: Core $29 a month for one user ($49 month to month); Connect from $99; Grow $149 for one user, $229 for 5 and $299 for 10; Plus from $399 with 5 users. Extra users $29 a month.
Team
Priced by user count; extra users $29 a month. Free sub access was not found on Jobber's official pages.
Where it is stronger
Recurring jobs and online booking on every plan, and route optimization from Connect.
Progress invoicing on every plan, by percentage or fixed amount tied to milestones.
Built-in payments: card 2.9% + 30¢, Tap to Pay 2.7% + 30¢, ACH 1%.
Ten people on Grow, with job costing, is $299 a month billed annually; Housecall Pro Max with 2 extra users is $369.
Where it falls short for a small residential contractor
Job costing starts on Grow, $149 a month billed annually; Core and Connect don't include it.
A native change order workflow was not found; Jobber documents signed change orders through DocuSign.
Business mileage was not found; its GPS records waypoints from field actions, not trips.
6JoistBest for a solo remodeler who mainly needs estimates, change orders and invoices
Price
Basics $10 a month (up to 5 documents a month), Pro $17, Elite $32, Run $70 a month introductory (from $100); annual plans get two months free; 14-day trial, no card.
Team
One user with one login per account; no crew or sub access.
Where it is stronger
Change orders from Elite at $32 a month.
AI estimates and invoices from a typed or spoken description on every plan.
Homeowner financing offers from 30+ lenders on estimates.
QuickBooks Online sync of estimates and invoices.
Where it falls short for a small residential contractor
One user per account, so it does not grow into a crew.
Joist says it is not a construction cost estimating program; you price your own labor and material lines.
Time tracking and a mileage log were not found on official pages.
Joist needs an internet connection to work.
What each costs by team size
What the whole business pays each month for one person, a three-person crew and ten people. Housecall Pro includes job costing on every plan; for Jobber the row is Grow, its first plan with job costing.
Per-user pricing is what moves the total. Housecall Pro Basic covers one user, so a three-person crew moves to Essentials at $149 (5 users), and ten people need Max at $299 for 8 users plus 2 extra users at $35 each: $369 a month. JobTread is $199 plus $20 for each user after the first, less 20% billed annually: $159.20 for one, $191.20 for three, $303.20 for ten. Knowify Core is $99 plus $29 per extra user, $157 for three, and ten people fit Advanced at $329. Jobber Grow goes from $149 to $299, and Contractor Foreman steps up by user tier. Clamp Teams is one flat $83.33 a month billed annually for up to 10 people, and subs are free.
$369 billed annually ($399 monthly), Max (8 users) plus 2 at $35
Contractor Foreman
$49 billed annually, Basic (annual only)
$105 billed annually ($139 monthly), Standard
$221 billed annually ($279 monthly), Pro (up to 15)
JobTread
$159.20 billed annually ($199 monthly)
$191.20 billed annually ($239 monthly)
$303.20 billed annually ($379 monthly)
Knowify
$99 or $149, Core
$157 or $207, Core plus 2 users
$329 or $399, Advanced
Jobber
$149 billed annually ($199 monthly), Grow; Core at $29 has no job costing
$229 billed annually, Grow at 5 users
$299 billed annually, Grow at 10 users
Joist
$32, Elite (first plan with change orders)
Not offered: one user per account
Not offered: one user per account
Per month for the whole business, from each vendor's own pricing page read 2026-10-14. Billed annually where the vendor offers it, with the monthly-billing price in parentheses where published; 'calculated' figures add the vendor's per-user price. Housecall Pro lists its $35 extra-user price on Max. The plans compared are not equivalent: check what each includes before you compare totals.
When to stay with Housecall Pro
You dispatch technicians to several service calls a day and rely on drive times, live vehicle GPS and 'On my way' texts.
Customers book you online, including through Reserve with Google.
You sell recurring service plans with scheduled visits and billing (Max).
You want card and bank payments and consumer financing built in.
Automated text and email follow-ups on open estimates and leads matter more than change orders.
How to choose
Write down the jobs you ran last month and what each one needed: service calls, estimates, change orders, progress invoices, crew hours, mileage.
Count everyone who needs a login, including subs, and price that number on each vendor's current pricing page.
Check which plan each feature you need starts on; change orders and job costing are often on a higher tier than the advertised price.
Run one real remodel through a trial from first call to final invoice before you move your records.
Keep Housecall Pro until the trial job closes cleanly, and keep it for the service side if you still run service calls.
Before you switch
Export your customers and jobs from Housecall Pro before you cancel; the export is a CSV sent by email to admins, and a full backup was not found, so save estimates and invoices you need as PDFs.
Check your renewal date if you pay annually.
Finish open jobs where they started, and start new jobs in the new software.
If you take card payments or offer financing through Housecall Pro, set up a payment link and a financing partner first.
How this list was made
Published by Clamp, which is one of the options listed. Clamp's own facts come from its pricing page and method guide.
Competitor prices and features come only from each vendor's own pricing, feature or help pages, read between October 10 and 14, 2026. Prices change; check the vendor's page before you buy.
'Not found on official pages' means exactly that. It does not mean the product cannot do it another way.
No product was tested against another. No speed or accuracy claim is made.
Small residential contractor here means one to ten people doing residential project work: remodeling, specialty trades and small builds.
Questions
Does Housecall Pro have change orders?
A change order workflow was not found on Housecall Pro's pricing page, remodeler page, estimates page or the Help Center articles checked; the phrase 'change order' does not appear on its remodeler page. Its progress invoices bill a percentage or fixed amount of the job and cannot exceed 100% of the job total. Clamp, Contractor Foreman, JobTread and Knowify list change orders, and Joist from Elite at $32 a month.
How much does Housecall Pro cost for a 10-person crew?
Max covers 8 users for $299 a month billed annually or $329 month to month, and each extra user is $35 a month. Ten people is Max plus 2 extra users: $369 a month billed annually, or $399 month to month, about $4,428 a year on annual billing. Clamp Teams covers up to 10 accounts for $83.33 a month billed annually, but it has no dispatch, booking or built-in payments.
Is there a Housecall Pro alternative without per-user fees?
Yes. Clamp Teams is $99.99 a month or $999.99 a year for up to 10 accounts, with free sub invites. Contractor Foreman prices by plan tier with a user cap: Standard is $105 a month billed annually for up to 3 users and Pro is $221 for up to 15. JobTread, Knowify and Jobber charge per user, and Joist has one login per account.
Does Housecall Pro include job costing?
Yes. Housecall Pro lists job costing on every plan, from Basic at $59 a month billed annually, with labor from tracked time at a loaded rate, materials, miscellaneous expenses, commissions and profit per job. Among the alternatives, Clamp has it on every plan, JobTread on its one plan at $199, Jobber from Grow at $149 and Knowify from Advanced at $329 or $399.
Is Jobber cheaper than Housecall Pro?
It depends on the crew and the plan. Jobber Core is $29 a month billed annually against Housecall Pro Basic at $59, but Core has no job costing; Jobber's job costing starts on Grow at $149 for one user. At ten people, Jobber Grow is $299 a month billed annually and Housecall Pro Max with 2 extra users is $369. Neither documents a native change order workflow; Jobber signs change orders through DocuSign.
When is Housecall Pro the better choice?
When your work is service calls: Housecall Pro has drag-and-drop dispatch with live vehicle GPS and 'On my way' texts, online booking including Reserve with Google, recurring service plans on Max, and built-in payments with card processing from 2.59%, bank payments at 1% and consumer financing. Automated text and email follow-ups on open estimates and leads are part of it too.
