Jobber is the default starting point for small residential service businesses: transparent tiers, a polished quote-to-cash workflow, and broad trade coverage.
Starting price: $49/mo monthly ($29/mo billed annually) · Free trial: Yes — free trial (no card required per site)
Best for: Owner-operators and small crews (1–15 people) in residential recurring or quote-driven work who want an easy app that clients can pay through.
Housecall Pro is the mid-market residential favorite: more marketing and membership tooling than Jobber, far simpler and cheaper to adopt than ServiceTitan.
Starting price: $79/mo monthly ($59/mo billed annually) · Free trial: Yes — 14 days, no credit card
Best for: Residential HVAC, plumbing and electrical shops of 2–20 techs that want marketing, reviews and service plans bundled with dispatch.
ServiceTitan is the enterprise platform of the trades: unmatched depth, but quote-only pricing and a heavy rollout.
Starting price: Quote only · Free trial: No public free trial (demo only)
Best for: Established HVAC, plumbing and electrical companies (typically 10+ techs, often $3M+ revenue) that want enterprise-grade reporting and will invest in implementation.
Workiz is built for phone-heavy, dispatch-on-demand trades and is strongest where calls and subcontractors drive the business.
Starting price: Quote only · Free trial: Yes — 7 days, no credit card
Best for: Call-driven on-demand trades (locksmith, garage door, appliance, small HVAC/plumbing) that live on the phone and use subcontractors.
FieldPulse targets the gap between Housecall Pro and ServiceTitan, especially for install-plus-service contractors.
Starting price: Quote only · Free trial: Not advertised (demo-led)
Best for: HVAC and electrical contractors (5–50 techs) that mix service calls with multi-day install projects and want job costing without ServiceTitan's price.
ServiceM8 flips the pricing model—pay per job volume, not per user—which suits bigger crews doing fewer, larger jobs.
Starting price: $0/mo · Free trial: Yes — 14 days, no credit card; also a free plan
Best for: Small trade teams with many staff but modest job volume, especially iPhone-based crews and Xero users.
Kickserv is a value pick: multi-user plans at prices that undercut per-seat competitors.
Starting price: $60/mo · Free trial: Yes — 30 days
Best for: Budget-conscious teams of 3–20 that need multiple users without per-seat pricing.
mHelpDesk is a long-standing general FSM tool whose main selling point is guided onboarding.
Starting price: Quote only · Free trial: Yes — free trial offered
Best for: Small home-service contractors who want hands-on onboarding and data migration help.
GorillaDesk is the affordable, route-based choice for small pest and lawn operators.
Starting price: $49/mo (1 route) · Free trial: Yes — free trial
Best for: Owner-operator and small pest, lawn and pool route businesses (1–10 routes).
PestPac is WorkWave's enterprise pest platform for multi-branch, compliance-heavy operations.
Starting price: Quote only · Free trial: No public trial (demo)
Best for: Mid-size and large pest control companies with multiple branches, commercial accounts and compliance requirements.
FieldRoutes is a pest-and-lawn platform with standout route and door-to-door sales tools.
Starting price: Quote only · Free trial: No
Best for: Growing pest and lawn companies, especially those with door-to-door sales teams.
Service Autopilot is the automation-heavy choice for recurring lawn and cleaning routes.
Starting price: $49/mo + sign-up fee · Free trial: Free trial offered (Startup)
Best for: Lawn care and residential cleaning companies that want heavy automation of recurring work.
LMN is built around landscape budgeting and job costing—great for profitability, pricey for solos.
Starting price: Starting at $297/mo · Free trial: Not advertised (demo)
Best for: Landscape companies ($1M+ revenue) focused on budgeting, estimating accuracy and profitability.
Aspire is the enterprise landscape ERP for commercial contractors.
Starting price: Quote only · Free trial: No (demo)
Best for: Commercial landscape contractors, typically $3M+ revenue, needing ERP-style controls.
Skimmer is the specialist leader for pool service routes with simple per-pool pricing.
Starting price: $1/mo per serviced location (starts at $49/mo) · Free trial: Yes — free trial
Best for: Pool service companies of any size, from solo routes to 1,000 pools.
Joist is a lightweight estimating and invoicing app for solo contractors.
Starting price: $12/mo monthly ($8.34/mo annual) · Free trial: Free tools/templates; check site for trial
Best for: Solo contractors and remodelers who mainly need fast estimates and invoices.
QuoteIQ is a quoting-first app popular with pressure washing and lawn operators.
Starting price: $29.99/mo · Free trial: Yes — 14 days
Best for: Exterior-cleaning and lawn businesses that quote from satellite measurements.
Markate is an inexpensive all-in-one for cleaning and exterior services with à-la-carte add-ons.
Starting price: $49.95/mo monthly ($45.95/mo billed yearly) · Free trial: Yes — 14 days, no credit card
Best for: Cleaning and exterior-service owner-operators wanting low per-employee pricing.