Housecall Pro vs Repair-CRM
Housecall Pro scores 8.1/10 vs 7.5/10. Best for: Solo plumbers, HVAC techs, and cleaning crews with 1-10 trucks who want easy mobile invoicing and card payments from the job site.
Housecall Pro scores higher overall at 8.1/10 vs 7.5/10. Buy Housecall Pro if you run 1-10 trucks and want the easiest app for scheduling, invoicing, and collecting payment. Your techs will actually open it. Skip if you need pricebooks, inventory tracking, or deep reporting, because you will hit the ceiling fast.
Housecall Pro 
Repair-CRM Rank
#2 of 35
Rank
#11 of 35
Features
16/17
Features
12/17
Starting at
$79/mo
Starting at
$89/mo
User reviews
4.3/5 (2800)
User reviews
— (21)
What they cost
| Housecall Pro | Repair-CRM | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting at | $79 /mo | $89 /mo |
| Free trial | 14 days | No |
| Number of plans | 3 | 1 |
What the pricing really means
At first glance, Housecall Pro looks cheaper at $79/month vs $89/month. But sticker price is only part of the story. Look at what is included on the base plan, how many users you get, and whether you need add-ons to get the features you actually need. The $99/month plan that requires $200 in add-ons is actually more expensive than the $250/month plan that includes everything.
Where Housecall Pro wins
- Mobile app is genuinely easy. Even your tech who still uses a flip phone can figure out clock-in, job notes, and invoicing in under a day
- Techs send the invoice from the truck and homeowners tap to pay by card on the spot. No more chasing checks two weeks later
- Email and postcard campaigns help fill slow weeks. The shoulder season tool alone pays for the subscription if you use it
- 14-day free trial, no credit card required. You can test it with real jobs before committing
Where Repair-CRM wins
- $89/month flat for 5 users. No per-user fees, no contracts. A 5-tech HVAC crew pays $17.80 per user per month, which is less than half what Jobber charges
- Direct QuickBooks sync pushes invoices and payments over automatically. No CSV exports or manual double-entry
- 4.9/5 on Capterra. Only 21 reviews, but the people using it rate it higher than almost any FSM tool on the market
- Dead simple to set up. Most teams are running jobs within a day, not the weeks it takes to onboard something like ServiceTitan
Where Housecall Pro falls short
- Support response times have slipped. Expect 24-48 hours for non-urgent tickets, which hurts when payroll is stuck
- No inventory tracking at all. If you stock truck parts or materials, you need a separate spreadsheet or tool
- No maintenance agreement module. Recurring service plans have to be hacked together with workarounds
- Reporting is thin: you get basic revenue numbers but nothing like per-tech profitability or marketing ROI
Where Repair-CRM falls short
- Only 21 reviews on Capterra and no meaningful G2 presence. This is a very small company, so the risk of limited support or slow feature updates is real
- No customer portal and no online booking. Customers call you, period
- No maintenance agreement tracking. If you sell annual service contracts, you need to manage renewals somewhere else
- No inventory or parts tracking. Techs managing truck stock will still need a spreadsheet or separate app
Who is each product built for?
Housecall Pro
Target: 1-15 technicians
Buy Housecall Pro if you run 1-10 trucks and want the easiest app for scheduling, invoicing, and collecting payment. Your techs will actually open it. Skip if you need pricebooks, inventory tracking, or deep reporting, because you will hit the ceiling fast.
Repair-CRM
Target: 1-15 technicians
Buy Repair-CRM if you are a small crew of 1-5 techs who just needs scheduling, invoicing, and QuickBooks sync at a price that does not hurt. The flat $89/month with no per-user fees is hard to beat at this size. Skip if you have more than 10 techs or need a customer portal, online booking, or service agreement management, because Repair-CRM does not do any of that.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Housecall Pro | Repair-CRM |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduling & Dispatching | ||
| Scheduling | ||
| Dispatching | ||
| GPS tracking | ||
| Online booking | ||
| Invoicing & Payments | ||
| Invoicing | ||
| Estimates | ||
| Payment processing | ||
| QuickBooks integration | ||
| Operations | ||
| Mobile app | ||
| Customer portal | ||
| Inventory management | ||
| Maintenance agreements | ||
| Reporting | ||
| Growth | ||
| Marketing tools | ||
| Review management | ||
| AI features | ||
| API access | ||
Common questions
Housecall Pro scores 8.1/10 vs Repair-CRM's 7.5/10 in our ranking. Housecall Pro is the better pick for 1-15 technicians. Repair-CRM is better if you need small hvac, plumbing, and appliance repair teams with 1-5 techs that want the cheapest flat-rate fsm tool with quickbooks sync.
Housecall Pro starts at $79/month. Repair-CRM starts at $89/month. Watch for add-on costs — the base price often does not include all features. Pricing last verified 2026-03-01.
Housecall Pro: Yes, 14-day free trial. Repair-CRM: No free trial. Always test with your actual workflow before committing to an annual plan.
Housecall Pro covers 16 of 17 features we track. Repair-CRM covers 12 of 17. Housecall Pro has broader feature coverage, but more features does not always mean better — pick the tool that covers what your business actually needs.
Yes, Housecall Pro has a mobile app. Repair-CRM does too.
Yes. The main effort is migrating your data (customer lists, job history, invoices). Plan for 1-2 weeks of overlap where you run both. Most field service management tools can import CSV data. Ask both vendors about migration support before you sign.
The bottom line
Pick Housecall Pro if...
Solo plumbers, HVAC techs, and cleaning crews with 1-10 trucks who want easy mobile invoicing and card payments from the job site
Pick Repair-CRM if...
Small HVAC, plumbing, and appliance repair teams with 1-5 techs that want the cheapest flat-rate FSM tool with QuickBooks sync