Jobber vs Housecall Pro vs FieldFlow: the 2026 comparison

If you’re shopping for field service software, Jobber and Housecall Pro are probably on your list. But are they the best fit for a small trades business? Let’s break it down honestly.

Pricing: where it gets complicated

Jobber starts at $29/month for one user, billed annually, and every extra person is $29/month. Reminders, time and expense tracking, and QuickBooks sync sit on the Connect plan, which is $99/month for one user and $149/month with five included. Grow is $149/month for one user and $229/month for five. Month to month, Core, Connect and Grow are $49, $139, and $199 for one user.

Housecall Pro starts at $59/month for one user. Their Essentials plan is $149/month with 5 users included. The MAX plan at $299/month includes 8 users, with extra users at $35/month each, so it’s priced for a bigger crew than a 3-person shop.

FieldFlow is $19/month. That’s it. Unlimited users. Every feature included. No tiers, no add-ons, no per-user fees.

For a 3-person team, you’d pay $87/month on Jobber Core (one user plus two seats) or $149/month on Connect, $149/month on Housecall Pro, or $19/month on FieldFlow. Over a year, that’s a difference of $816 to $1,560.

Features: what actually matters

All three apps handle the basics: scheduling, dispatching, invoicing, and customer management. But the details matter.

Offline access: The FieldFlow mobile app keeps your jobs, customers, time, notes, photos, and expenses working offline (estimates, invoices, and payments need a connection) and syncs when you’re back online. If you work in basements, rural areas, or commercial buildings with poor cell service, this matters.

Expense tracking: Jobber includes it from the Connect plan ($99/month billed annually). Housecall Pro tracks expenses through its company expense cards. FieldFlow includes expense tracking with receipt photos and a mileage log on its only plan, with no card and no GPS hardware.

Payment processing: All three integrate with payment processors. Jobber charges 2.9% + $0.30. Housecall Pro advertises rates from 2.59%. FieldFlow charges 3.2% + $0.30. The rates are close enough that the monthly subscription difference matters more.

Time tracking: Jobber puts time tracking on the Connect plan ($99/month billed annually). Housecall Pro lists Time Tracking as a feature but doesn’t say which plans have it. FieldFlow includes it on all plans (because there’s only one plan).

The mobile experience

All three have phone apps. FieldFlow was designed for the phone first: the owner can run the whole business from it, and the crew app shows each tech their own jobs, their timer, and their notes. The fair test is your own jobs: run the trial beside whatever you use now and see which one you reach for in the driveway.

Who should use what

Choose Jobber if you’re a solo operator who only needs scheduling, quoting, and invoicing. The $29/month Core plan (billed annually) is a fair deal for one person.

Choose Housecall Pro if you need Campaigns for email, text and postcard marketing, online booking, or route optimization. Online booking is on its Basic plan; routes and employee GPS tracking start on Essentials, and route optimization on MAX.

Choose FieldFlow if you’re a 1-5 person trades business that wants one simple app for everything, doesn’t want to think about per-user fees, and needs the crew’s phones to keep working with no signal. For a crew of three, the difference is hundreds of dollars a year.

The bottom line

Jobber and Housecall Pro are solid products, priced for crews that grow into their higher plans. If you’re a small team that wants one app at one price for everyone on it, FieldFlow was built for you.