TL;DR
Housecall Pro's published 2026 pricing: Basic $59/mo, Essentials $149/mo, MAX $299/mo on annual billing, or $79, $189, and $329 billed monthly. Basic covers 1 user, Essentials 5, MAX 8, with extra seats at $100 and $75 a month on the upper tiers. Card processing starts at 2.59% plus a 1% fee on bank payments. Here's the part the ads skip: when we ran their own plan-picker as a plumbing company with a 2-to-5-person crew, the quotes came back higher than the advertised tiers, with a team Essentials at $299 and a team Max at $649 a month. Budget from the quote, never the billboard. Most solo operators comparing tools should also price Jobber Core at $29 a month before signing anything.
Quick disclosure: Skill Mammoth builds websites and runs SEO for the trades. We don't sell field service software, we don't have a Housecall Pro affiliate deal, and several of our clients run their businesses on it happily. This is the same treatment we gave Jobber's pricing: every number from the published page, quoted exactly, plus what the sales funnel actually quoted us when we walked through it.
The published plans
| Plan | Annual billing | Monthly billing | Users included | Extra users |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | $59/mo | $79/mo | 1 | Upgrade required |
| Essentials | $149/mo | $189/mo | 5 | $100/mo each |
| MAX | $299/mo | $329/mo | 8 | $75/mo each |
| Verdict | Essentials annual is the realistic floor for any business with employees. Basic exists to make the ads say "from $59." | |||
What separates the tiers matters more than the sticker. Basic gets you scheduling, invoicing, online booking, quotes, and review management. Essentials adds the things a crew actually needs: QuickBooks Online sync, employee GPS tracking, flat-rate pricing, photo reports, and commission tracking. MAX adds the sales proposal tool, recurring service plans, route optimization, API access, and a dedicated onboarding specialist. The 14-day free trial, live phone support, mobile apps, and offline viewing come with every plan.
What the plan-picker actually quoted us
We completed the wizard as a plumbing company with 2 to 5 people on the team. The results page offered a team Essentials plan at $299 a month and a team Max at $649 a month. Flipping the toggle to Individual showed Basic at $79, Essentials at $229, and Max at $349 on monthly billing. Same software, same company, different door. None of this is dishonest, exactly: team plans bundle more seats, and monthly billing costs more than annual everywhere. But the distance between "from $59/mo" in the ad and $299 to $649 in the quote is the size of a truck payment, so price your actual crew through the wizard before you budget.
The fees that don't appear on the plan cards
Payment processing is where software companies quietly make their second margin. Housecall Pro's published rates start at 2.59% for card payments plus a 1% fee on bank (ACH) payments. On $600,000 a year of card revenue, 2.59% is about $15,500, which is more than you'd pay for the software itself on any tier. That's not unique to Housecall Pro, and collecting by card is still usually worth it for speed, but put processing in the spreadsheet when you compare platforms, because a plan that looks $40 cheaper can cost more after the rate difference.
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Housecall Pro vs Jobber on price
Jobber undercuts Housecall Pro at every tier on list price: Core $29 vs Basic $59, Connect $99 vs Essentials $149, Grow $149 vs MAX $299, all annual billing. Housecall Pro's counterargument is seats: its tiers include 5 and 8 users where Jobber's plans are single-user with $29-per-seat add-ons, so a 5-person crew comparison is closer than the chart implies. Run your own head count through both, and read our full Jobber vs Housecall Pro breakdown for the feature-level differences. If you're outgrowing both, that conversation is Housecall Pro vs ServiceTitan, and the honest ServiceTitan number lives in our ServiceTitan pricing guide.
Which plan to actually pick
Solo operator doing under $250K: Basic annual at $59, and spend the savings on lead flow, because software has never booked a job for a company the phone doesn't ring at. Crew of 2 to 5: Essentials annual, and turn on the QuickBooks sync the same week, since untangling six months of double entry costs more than the plan does. Established shop running memberships and sales techs: MAX earns it back on recurring service plans and route optimization alone. If the wizard quotes you a number that makes you flinch, say so on the sales call; like every SaaS company with a demo team, there's more flex in the quote than in the rate card.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Housecall Pro cost per month?
Published 2026 pricing runs $59 to $299 a month on annual billing (Basic, Essentials, MAX) or $79 to $329 billed monthly. Team quotes from their own plan-picker can run higher: we were quoted $299 for team Essentials and $649 for team Max as a 2-to-5-person plumbing crew. Card processing adds 2.59%+ per transaction and bank payments carry a 1% fee.
Is there a free version of Housecall Pro?
No free tier. There's a 14-day free trial with no credit card required, which is enough to test scheduling, invoicing, and the mobile app on real jobs before committing. Price the annual plan if you stay: it saves $20 to $40 a month over monthly billing depending on tier.
Is Housecall Pro cheaper than Jobber?
On list price, no. Jobber's equivalent tiers publish at $29, $99, and $149 a month annual against Housecall Pro's $59, $149, and $299. But Housecall Pro includes 5 users on Essentials and 8 on MAX where Jobber charges $29 per extra seat, so crews of 4+ should price both against their real head count before deciding.
What do Housecall Pro's payment processing fees cost?
Card processing starts at 2.59% per transaction, and bank (ACH) payments carry a 1% fee. On $50,000 a month of card volume that's roughly $1,300 in processing, which exceeds the cost of any plan. Every competitor charges something similar; the mistake is comparing subscription prices while ignoring the processing line.
Is Housecall Pro worth it?
For a residential service business between solo and about 10 trucks that wants scheduling, dispatch, invoicing, and payments in one place, yes, it's one of the two defaults alongside Jobber. The product is mature and support is live. Where it stops being worth it is the same place every platform does: when you're paying for MAX features you don't run, or when your real bottleneck is lead flow, which no field service app fixes.
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