Housecall Pro's Basic plan covers one user. Add a second person and you are into Essentials at $189/mo. Jobkeepr adds users at $10/mo each. Here's the full breakdown.
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Housecall Pro is a capable, widely used platform, especially strong on consumer-facing booking and payments. The pricing pressure shows up the moment you add a crew. The Basic plan at $79/mo covers one user; team features push you to Essentials at $189/mo, which is where most small businesses land.
That is $2,268 a year before add-ons, for a three-person crew that mostly needs scheduling, invoicing, and texting. Housecall Pro also carries a large feature surface, a lot of which you pay for and never touch.
Jobkeepr covers the same daily jobs, scheduling, estimates, invoicing, two-way texting, and profit tracking, at $39/mo base with users at $10 each. A three-person crew is $59/mo on Jobkeepr versus $189/mo on Housecall Pro.
See also: why crews switch from Housecall Pro.
Everything included. $10/mo per additional user. 3-person crew = $59/mo.
Start Free Trial| Scenario | Jobkeepr | Housecall Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Solo operator | $39/mo | $79/mo (Basic) |
| 2-person crew | $49/mo | $189/mo (Essentials) |
| 3-person crew | $59/mo | $189/mo (Essentials) |
| 5-person crew | $79/mo | $189/mo (Essentials) |
| Annual cost (3-person crew) | $708/yr | $2,268/yr |
| Feature | Jobkeepr | Housecall Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $39/mo | $79/mo |
| All features included | ✓ | ✗ |
| Two-way SMS texting | ✓ | ✓ |
| Online booking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Estimates & invoices | ✓ | ✓ |
| Job scheduling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Profit tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Add 2nd user cost | +$10/mo | +$110/mo (Basic to Essentials) |
| 3-user team cost | $59/mo | $189/mo |
| No contracts | ✓ | ✓ |
Switching from Housecall Pro takes minutes: export your customer and invoice history, import into Jobkeepr, and keep working. No onboarding fee, no contract, and a 14-day free trial so you can run both side by side before deciding.
Housecall Pro runs $79/mo for Basic (1 user), $189/mo for Essentials, and $329/mo for Max, billed monthly. Team features effectively require Essentials, so most crews pay $189/mo.
Jobkeepr covers the same core work, scheduling, invoicing, texting, online booking, and profit tracking, for $39/mo base plus $10 per additional user. A three-person crew is $59/mo versus Housecall Pro's $189/mo.
The $79/mo Basic plan is built for a single user with limited team features. As soon as you need to add crew members or team tools, you move to Essentials at $189/mo, a $110/mo jump for the second seat.
Yes. Two-way SMS texting and online booking are included in Jobkeepr's single $39/mo plan, not gated behind a higher tier.
Yes. Export your customers and invoices from Housecall Pro as CSV and import them into Jobkeepr. Most businesses are running the same day, with no setup fee.
That is the point. Jobkeepr focuses on the tools a working service crew uses every day, without the large enterprise feature surface you pay for but rarely use in Housecall Pro's higher tiers.
Prefer the intent-focused version? See our Housecall Pro alternative page, or browse all field service software comparisons.
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