Jobber vs Housecall Pro at a glance
Dialbridge sells neither one and gets nothing if you pick either, so we can call it straight. Everything below is from the vendors' own pricing and feature pages as of October 2026.
| Jobber | Housecall Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Core, 1 user: $29/mo billed annually, $49/mo month to month | Basic, 1 user: $59/mo billed annually, $79/mo month to month |
| Plans | Core, Connect, Grow, Plus, sold in 1, 5, 10 or 15 user sizes | Basic (1 user), Essentials (5 users), Max (8 users) |
| Extra users | $29/mo each, every plan | $35/mo each on Max. Not shown for Basic or Essentials. |
| Free trial | 14 days of Grow, no card | 14 days of Max, no card |
| Online booking | Every plan | Every plan |
| Routing | Route optimization on Connect and up | Routes on Essentials, one-click route optimization on Max |
| Crew GPS | Connect and up | Employee GPS on Essentials and up |
| Automatic quote follow-ups | Connect and up | With the Pipeline add-on |
| Job costing | Grow and up | Every plan |
| QuickBooks | QuickBooks Online and Xero sync on Connect and up | QuickBooks Online sync on Essentials and up |
| Card fees | 2.9% + 30¢ online, 2.7% + 30¢ Tap to Pay, 1% bank payments | "As low as 2.59%" for cards, 1% bank payments |
| Review requests | Paid add-on, not in the base plans | Every plan |
| Website | Builder included on every plan. You build it. | Add-on, built by their team. Price not listed. |
| AI call answering | AI Receptionist, $29/mo add-on, included in Plus | CSR AI add-on. Price not listed. |
| Spanish app | Field team, not admins or owners | Every role |
The short read: Jobber is cheaper for one or two people and for route work. Housecall Pro packs more into its first plan (reviews, job costing, financing) and fits shops with a few techs running service calls.
What each one costs, as of October 2026
Both price by plan and by how many people log in. Here is the regular price at three team sizes, billed annually, with the month-to-month price under it.
Just you 1 user
Crew of 5 5 users
Team of 10 10 users
A few things the pricing pages say that are easy to miss:
- Jobber has three ways to pay. Month to month with no commitment, monthly with a 1-year commitment (Core is $39 that way), or annual prepaid, which is not refundable if you cancel mid-year.
- Housecall Pro says it has no long-term contracts. Its prices are annual or monthly.
- Both were running sign-up promos. Jobber's ends October 30, 2026. We used regular prices so the numbers hold after the promo.
- Housecall Pro does not show extra-user prices for Basic or Essentials, and the Max plan's sign-up button books a demo instead of starting a trial.
- Add-ons are where the bill grows. Jobber lists its add-ons: Marketing Suite $99/mo, AI Receptionist $29/mo, Pipeline $49/mo. Housecall Pro lists CSR AI, Pipeline, Campaigns, Websites, Voice, Payroll and others with no price on the page.
Scheduling, dispatch and routing
Both do the basics on every plan: a drag-and-drop calendar, online booking and job details on the tech's phone.
Routing is where they split. Jobber puts route optimization on Connect, so a solo lawn guy pays $99 a month (billed annually) to have Jobber order his day. It plans one day or a whole week and pushes changes to each phone. Grow adds "Find a Time," which suggests slots based on who is free and drive time. Crew scheduling is on Plus only.
Housecall Pro puts "Routes," grouping and ordering jobs to cut drive time, on Essentials. One-click route optimization based on real drive time and live traffic is on Max. Employee GPS from the tech's phone starts on Essentials, and vehicle GPS and dashcams are an add-on.
If your day is 15 short stops, test routing in the trial. If it is three service calls across town, quoting and getting paid matter more.
Quotes, invoices and payments
Jobber
Core covers quotes, invoices and online payments. Connect adds automatic quote and invoice follow-ups, reminders, automatic payments for recurring work, and QuickBooks Online sync. Grow adds quotes with photos and optional line items (so the customer can pick the bigger package) plus job costing. Progress invoicing is on every plan, which helps on bigger jobs. Card fees are 2.9% + 30¢ online and 2.7% + 30¢ with Tap to Pay; bank payments are 1%, and instant payouts cost an extra 1%.
Housecall Pro
Basic already includes estimates, invoices, a price book, job costing and consumer financing. Essentials adds flat-rate pricing and QuickBooks Online sync. Max adds a sales proposal tool and recurring service plans for maintenance agreements. Cards are "as low as 2.59%," bank payments 1%, and checks can be deposited from the app at no fee. Financing goes through Wisetack and is subject to the customer's credit approval.
The mobile app
Both have iOS and Android apps for the schedule, time clock, photos, quotes and payments. Two real differences:
- Spanish. Housecall Pro's app is in English and Spanish for every role. Jobber's app is in Spanish for team members, but not for admins or account owners.
- No signal. Housecall Pro lets you view jobs and the schedule offline, but not edit them. If your crews work in basements or rural areas, test this on both during the trial.
Marketing add-ons: reviews, websites and campaigns
Jobber includes a website builder and Google Business Profile syncing on every plan. You build the site yourself from a template Jobber writes for your services, and you can use your own domain. Email campaigns, social and Google posts, and referrals are in Marketing Suite, which is $99 a month or included in Plus. Automatic review requests are a paid add-on too, not part of the base plans, and Jobber has been changing how it bundles them, so check its pricing page for the current price. Jobber drafts the plan and posts; nothing goes out until you approve it.
Housecall Pro includes review management on every plan, even Basic: automatic requests after each job or payment, follow-ups to people who did not respond, and one dashboard for Google and Facebook reviews. Its website is an add-on that its own team builds, in 1, 5 or 15 page versions, with booking and chat built in. Automated email and text campaigns come with the Campaigns add-on, and postcards sit next to it in the Marketing Center. None of those add-on prices are on the pricing page.
If reviews are your main marketing, Housecall Pro Basic gives you more for less. If you want a website included and will build it yourself, Jobber wins.
Which one fits your size and trade
Pick Jobber if
- You work alone and mostly need quotes, a calendar and invoices. Core is the cheapest way in.
- You run routes: lawn care, cleaning, pest control, pools, window washing. Routing starts on Connect.
- You want automatic quote follow-ups without buying an add-on. They start on Connect.
- You want a website included and will build it yourself.
- Your team is small and growing, and you want to add people one at a time at $29 a month each.
Pick Housecall Pro if
- You run service calls: HVAC, plumbing, electrical, garage doors, appliances.
- You sell bigger tickets and want customer financing on every plan.
- You want review requests without paying for a marketing add-on.
- You price flat-rate or sell maintenance plans (Essentials and Max).
- Owners or office staff need the app in Spanish.
Solo owner: Jobber Core at $29 a month (annual) is the cheapest, but it has no automatic reminders, no quote follow-ups and no QuickBooks sync. Housecall Pro Basic at $59 includes review requests, job costing and financing. If you would add review requests to Jobber anyway, that is a paid add-on on top, so Basic likely comes out ahead.
Crew of 2 to 5: Jobber Connect for 5 users and Housecall Pro Essentials are both $149 a month billed annually. Essentials includes routes, flat-rate pricing and review requests. Connect includes quote follow-ups and route optimization. Pick by which of those you would use every day.
Team of 8 to 15: Housecall Pro Max covers 8 users for $299 a month billed annually. Jobber Grow for 10 is $299 too, and Plus for 10 is $449 with Marketing Suite, AI Receptionist and Pipeline included. At this size, book a demo with both and ask for the add-on prices in writing.
What neither one does well
Both are built to run the job once it is on the calendar. Getting it onto the calendar is a set of tools you switch on, often pay extra for, and run yourself.
- Found on GoogleWebsite and profile tools. No ads management listed.
- ChosenReview requests: HCP every plan, Jobber add-on
- CapturedAI call answering is an add-on on both
- BookedScheduling, dispatch, routing
- Done and paidQuotes, invoices, payments
- Followed upJobber Connect+, HCP Pipeline add-on
- Getting found on Google. Jobber's builder is "SEO-friendly" and Housecall Pro's team says it tunes keywords and speed on the site it builds. Neither pricing page lists Local Services Ads or Google Ads management, See how contractors rank higher in Google Maps.
- Catching the lead. Software only sees leads that reach it. A missed call to your cell or a voicemail you hear at 8 PM is not in the system until someone types it in. Both now sell AI call answering, as add-ons.
- Following up. Both chase quotes you already sent, on the right plan. The lead that never got a quote, the person who asked for a price and went quiet, is the one that slips. Here is how to follow up on quotes that go quiet.
- Someone has to run it. Every review request, campaign and follow-up rule needs to be set up, written and checked. It is easy to pay for these features and never turn them on.
See how many jobs slip before they ever reach your software. The free Lost Job Report checks your missed calls, response time and reviews against other businesses in your town.
Get the free reportSwitching from one to the other
Both import customers from a spreadsheet, so switching takes a few evenings.
- Export your customers and jobs from the one you are leaving as a CSV file.
- Import into the new one. Jobber takes CSV, TSV or PSV files under 2.5MB, about 5,000 rows per file, and only an admin can import. Housecall Pro takes CSV or Excel files for customers and jobs; its basic transfer is free, and Max customers get help from its data team, including the price book.
- Rebuild your price book, templates and automations by hand. The imports cover customers and jobs, so reminders, follow-up rules and review settings get set up again.
- Switch over between busy seasons, and keep the old account until the last open invoices are paid.
Check your contract first. A Jobber annual plan is prepaid and not refunded if you cancel early, and the 1-year monthly option keeps billing until the 12 months are up.
Pick one to run jobs. Then fill the schedule.
You will be fine with either. Run the trial on real jobs and pick the one your techs like on their phones.
Then look at the other half: how people find you, whether they pick you, whether every call gets an answer, and whether the quiet ones get followed up. That is what Dialbridge does, next to whichever one you choose. We compare it with each one directly in Dialbridge vs Jobber and Dialbridge vs Housecall Pro.
Sources: Jobber: Pricing (checked Oct 26, 2026); Jobber: Marketing Tools and Marketing Suite; Jobber: Website builder; Jobber: Reviews; Jobber: Email campaigns; Jobber: Local search; Jobber: Route optimization; Jobber: Client communication and quote follow-ups; Jobber: Mobile app; Jobber Help: Import clients; Housecall Pro: Pricing (checked Oct 26, 2026); Housecall Pro: Review management; Housecall Pro: Websites; Housecall Pro: Automated marketing; Housecall Pro Help: Postcards and Campaigns in the Marketing Center; Housecall Pro: Route optimization; Housecall Pro: Dispatching; Housecall Pro: Payments; Housecall Pro: Mobile app; Housecall Pro: CSR AI; Housecall Pro: Pipeline; Housecall Pro Help: Pipeline FAQs; Housecall Pro Help: Import and export jobs and customers