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Jobber vs Housecall Pro for a small shop

Pick Jobber if you want the lower published one-user price and a vendor that also names handyman and roofing. Pick Housecall Pro if online booking, a price book, and review management need to be in the same product.

Field-service tools are listed before phone, fleet, and general apps. Inside a group the order is alphabetical. That is not a score, and nobody paid for a slot. Affiliate disclosure.

How the tools compare

Pros, cons, and the “best for” line come from the directory record. A price appears only when we checked it on the vendor’s site, and those figures are marked as of Oct 2026. Otherwise the cell says see vendor pricing.

Jobber vs Housecall Pro for a small shop comparison
ToolBest forPros and consPrice
Housecall Pro

Field service

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Booking, payments, and reviews in one product, with a published Basic price.
  • Pro. Basic is listed at $59/mo billed annually.
  • Pro. The record includes online booking, a price book, and review management. Essentials includes 5 users and Max includes 8, then $35/mo per extra user on Max.
  • Con. Essentials and Max monthly amounts were not confirmed. The vendor does not name handyman or roofing in the trades we stored.

Basic from $59/mo, billed annually, as of Oct 2026

Price source
Jobber

Field service

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A 1–10 person shop that wants the Core price on the page, including shops the vendor calls handyman or roofing.
  • Pro. Core for 1 user is $29/mo billed annually on the pricing page we checked, or $49/mo with no commitment.
  • Pro. Quotes, scheduling, invoicing, a website on Core, and Jobber AI for drafting quotes are recorded.
  • Con. Extra users are $29/mo each. Review management is not in the Jobber features we recorded.

From $29/mo, billed annually, as of Oct 2026

Price source

Visit links on this page use each vendor’s public website. None is an affiliate link. Disclosure.

Buying advice

Compare the same crew size

Jobber’s $29 figure is the annual price for one Core user. Housecall Pro’s $59 figure is Basic billed annually. A five-person crew can land on a different plan than the sticker. Housecall Pro says Essentials includes 5 users and Max includes 8, and we did not confirm those plans’ dollar amounts. Get both totals in writing.

The feature that is actually different in our notes

Housecall Pro’s listing includes review management. Jobber’s listing includes marketing tools and a professional website on Core, and it does not list review management. Jobber’s vendor also names handyman and roofing. Housecall Pro’s stored trades are HVAC, plumbing, electrical, cleaning, and landscaping.

This is not the only write-up

A shorter head-to-head lives at the Jobber vs Housecall Pro comparison. The prices on both pages come from the same tool records. Neither Visit button is an affiliate link. Goodcall and Rosie are separate phone add-ons. Workiz is a separate field-service affiliate for general home service. None of those three is one of these two products.

Questions people ask

Is Jobber cheaper than Housecall Pro?
At the published starting prices we checked, Jobber Core is $29/mo billed annually for 1 user and Housecall Pro Basic is $59/mo billed annually. That is not the full bill. Jobber lists extra users at $29/mo. Housecall Pro’s Essentials and Max dollar amounts were not confirmed.
Which one has review requests?
Housecall Pro’s recorded features include review management. Jobber’s recorded features do not. Check the current feature list before you treat that as permanent.
Does Blue Collar Stack earn a commission on Jobber or Housecall Pro?
No. Both Visit buttons use the public website. The live affiliates are Goodcall, Rosie, and Workiz, and none of them is in this comparison.

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