Housecall Pro Alternatives for Estimating: 10 Best Apps

Why contractors look for Housecall Pro alternatives

SimplyWise Cost Estimator is the best Housecall Pro alternative for contractors who only need estimates and invoices, not scheduling and dispatch: snap a photo and get an itemized estimate in about 6 seconds, $29.99 a month or $239.99 a year, with a 7-day free trial.

Housecall Pro is built to run a service shop. Booking, scheduling, dispatch, invoices and payments all live in one app. Basic is $59 a month on annual billing, or $79 month to month, for 1 user. Its pricing page lists no photo to estimate tool, so quotes are built from the price book and line items. If you only need the estimate and the invoice, you pay for a dispatch board you never open.

Housecall Pro alternatives at a glance

If the quote is your bottleneck, try the SimplyWise Cost Estimator. Snap a photo and get an itemized estimate in about 6 seconds. Free to try.

The 10 best Housecall Pro alternatives for estimating, ranked

Prices come from each vendor’s own pricing page, with read dates in Sources.

1. SimplyWise Cost Estimator

   Best for contractors who only need the estimate and the invoice.

   Snap a photo of the job and get an itemized estimate in about 6 seconds. Each line carries material, labor or fees, and you can edit it before you send. A saved estimate turns into an invoice, and you can add a deposit or payment schedule there. Housecall Pro still wins if you dispatch a crew every morning.

   Price. $29.99/mo or $239.99/yr, about $20/mo on annual, with a 7-day free trial. Try it free, or see SimplyWise vs Housecall Pro.

2. Jobber

   Best for home service crews that need scheduling and dispatch.

   Quotes, invoices, online booking, scheduling and payments in one app. It can auto-draft a quote from a new request or by voice, but no photo to estimate tool is listed. It is the closest swap if you want to keep a dispatch board.

   Price. Core is $29 a month on annual billing for 1 user, or $49 month to month. The 14-day free trial runs on Grow. See Jobber alternatives.

3. QuoteIQ

   Best for exterior crews that price a job by the size of the property.

   Estimates, invoices, scheduling and online payments start on Essentials. So does its photo estimating tool, which reads a job description and up to 5 property photos and builds a line-item estimate. It spends monthly IQ Credits. MapMeasure Pro measures and prices a property from a map, starting on Beginner.

   Price. Essentials is $29.99 a month billed monthly for 1 user. Beginner is $99.99 a month for 2 users. Every plan has a 14-day free trial, and a card is required to start.

4. Joist

   Best for solo owners who type their own line items.

   Estimates and invoices on your phone, with online payments. There is no photo estimate listed, but you can save project templates and reuse line items.

   Price. Basics is $10 month to month, or $8.34 a month on annual billing, capped at 5 documents a month. Pro is $17 month to month for unlimited documents. The trial is free for 14 days.

5. CompanyCam

   Best for crews who sell the job with photos.

   Timestamped job photos, photo reports, a price book and invoicing. The Crew plan adds proposals built from voice notes and photos.

   Price. Core is $63 a month on annual billing, or $79 month to month, for 1 user. Extra users are $29 each on annual billing, or $34 month to month.

6. ServiceM8

   Best for very small crews that want a free start.

   Jobs, quotes, invoices and scheduling in one app. Starter lists proposals, deposits and progress invoices.

   Price. Free for 1 user, capped at 30 jobs a month. Starter is $29 a month with unlimited users and 50 jobs. The trial is free for 14 days.

7. Kickserv

   Best for small teams that want more seats for less.

   Jobs and invoices, plus text and email reminders, time and expense tracking, and QuickBooks Online sync on Start.

   Price. Start is $60 a month for 5 users. Annual billing saves 20 percent. Free for 30 days.

8. Workiz

   Best for service shops that want jobs and phones in one place.

   Scheduling, invoices, jobs and estimates, online payments and QuickBooks sync on Standard. Phone and answering tools sell separately.

   Price. Pricing by quote; no rate is published. Every tier reads Request pricing. The trial is free for 7 days. See SimplyWise vs Workiz.

9. Service Fusion

   Best for growing offices that keep adding seats.

   Estimates, jobs, scheduling, dispatch, invoicing and payments, with unlimited users on every plan.

   Price. Starter is $208 a month on annual billing, or $245 month to month.

10. Projul

    Best for remodelers and builders who run longer projects.

    Lead management, estimating, invoicing and scheduling on Starter. It is more project manager than service app.

    Price. Starter is $199 a month on annual billing, or $249 month to month, for up to 3 users.