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The short answer

Jobber wins on polish, app marketplace, and ease of use, Housecall Pro on built-in payments and US field-service breadth, and Workiz on native phone/lead tools; Stairkey fits the one-truck owner who wants estimating, scheduling, invoicing, and real double-entry books (with HST/GST) in one tool instead of bolting on QuickBooks.

Updated June 18, 2026

If you run a one-truck field-service business, the hard part isn't picking a scheduling app — it's that almost every popular tool stops at field-service ops and hands your books off to QuickBooks Online or Xero. Jobber, Housecall Pro, and Workiz are all strong at quoting, dispatching, and getting paid, but none of them keep a real general ledger; you pay for and maintain accounting software separately. The right pick depends on whether you want a polished ops tool plus a QuickBooks subscription, or one workspace that also closes your books.

This page is written by Stairkey, which is itself a competing tool, so we're going to be straight about where each rival genuinely wins rather than pretend we're the answer for everyone. Jobber has a far bigger brand and integration marketplace than we do, Housecall Pro has built-in payment processing we don't match, and Workiz has a native phone system and SMS automation that Stairkey simply doesn't offer. Where we're different is that accounting (real double-entry, with native HST/GST) is built in, not bolted on — so below we lay out the trade-offs honestly and tell you who each tool is actually best for.

At a glance

Starting price
Jobber
$49/mo ($29 annual), 1 user
Housecall Pro
$79/mo ($59 annual), 1 user
Workiz
Quote-only (free Lite ≤2 users)
Stairkey
$20/mo core, capped at $100
Built-in accounting
Jobber
No — syncs to QBO/Xero
Housecall Pro
No — syncs to QuickBooks
Workiz
No — one-way to QuickBooks
Stairkey
Yes — native double-entry (+$20 add-on)
Sales tax (HST/GST)
Jobber
Line-item, relies on sync
Housecall Pro
Line-item, relies on sync
Workiz
Line-item, relies on sync
Stairkey
Native HST/GST handling
Estimating / takeoff
Jobber
Quotes, strong workflow
Housecall Pro
Estimates
Workiz
Estimates
Stairkey
Line items OR measured takeoff + approvals
Payments processing
Jobber
Built-in (2.9% + $0.30)
Housecall Pro
Built-in (as low as 2.59%)
Workiz
Via Stripe integration
Stairkey
Invoices & payments (no own processor)
Crew / phone portal
Jobber
Mobile app
Housecall Pro
Mobile app
Workiz
Mobile app
Stairkey
Phone-first crew portal, offline cache
Built-in telephony / SMS
Jobber
Add-on (AI Receptionist)
Housecall Pro
Marketing/automation
Workiz
Native phone + call tracking
Stairkey
None
AI features
Jobber
AI Receptionist add-on
Housecall Pro
Marketing automation
Workiz
Genius AI (upper tiers)
Stairkey
Photo/voice → task capture, workspace AI
Real estate / deal module
Jobber
No
Housecall Pro
No
Workiz
No
Stairkey
Yes — buying, listing, deal P&L
Integration marketplace
Jobber
Large
Housecall Pro
Large
Workiz
Good (lead-gen)
Stairkey
Smaller, newer
Best for
Jobber
Polished ops + QBO/Xero
Housecall Pro
US field-service + payments
Workiz
Trades wanting phone/lead tools
Stairkey
Owners wanting books built in

Who each one is for

Jobber

You want the most polished, well-supported quoting-to-payment workflow with a large app marketplace, and you're fine running QuickBooks Online or Xero alongside it for your actual books.

Housecall Pro

You're a US home-service business that wants strong built-in payments (rates as low as 2.59%), robust marketing and review tools, and you'll add the QuickBooks sync (Essentials tier) or its bookkeeping add-on for the books.

Workiz

Your trade lives and dies by inbound calls — locksmith, appliance repair, garage doors, HVAC — and you want a native phone system, call tracking, and missed-call automation built right into your field-service tool.

Stairkey

You're a one-truck owner (or a contractor who also touches real estate) who'd rather have estimating, scheduling, invoicing AND real double-entry books with native HST/GST in one capped-price workspace than pay for and maintain a separate QuickBooks subscription.

Pricing

Prices verified June 18, 2026. Quote-gated vendors change pricing without notice — confirm before you buy.

Jobber
$49/mo (Core, monthly) or $29/mo billed annually, 1 user

Published tiers climb with seat caps ($29/user/mo extra) and add-ons; you'll still pay separately for QuickBooks or Xero for real books.

Housecall Pro
$79/mo (Basic, monthly) or $59/mo billed annually, 1 user

QuickBooks sync starts at the Essentials tier ($149/mo annual), and per-user MAX pricing plus add-ons can inflate the real bill well above sticker.

Workiz
Quote-only

Paid Standard/Pro/Ultimate tiers are quote-only on the official site (a free Lite plan covers up to 2 users); extra users run roughly $46–$55/user/mo.

Stairkey
$20/mo core, capped

Usage is capped at $100/mo so there are no surprise bills; the optional accounting add-on is +$20/mo (=$40/mo) for native double-entry books, and the first month is free with no credit card.

Where the others win

Each rival genuinely beats us somewhere. Jobber has a far stronger brand, a larger app marketplace, mature two-way QuickBooks/Xero sync, and a longer track record. Housecall Pro has built-in payment processing at competitive rates (as low as 2.59%) plus deeper US marketing/review tooling and an optional bookkeeping service — Stairkey takes card payments through Stripe rather than an in-house processor with its own posted rates. Workiz has a native phone system, call tracking, and missed-call/SMS automation that we flatly don't offer. And Stairkey's own limits are real: we're a newer, younger product with a smaller brand and a smaller third-party integration marketplace than Jobber, Housecall Pro, or QuickBooks; we have no built-in telephony, automated SMS dispatch, or AI phone agent; no aerial roofing measurement; we are not a full payroll system (we do contractor tax slips, year-end, and mileage, but don't run payroll); and we're focused on North America, strongest on Canadian HST/GST. If a big integration ecosystem or a built-in phone system is your top requirement, an incumbent likely fits you better.

Common questions

Which Jobber alternative has accounting built in so I don't need QuickBooks?

Among these, Stairkey is the one with native double-entry accounting — trial balance, bank reconciliation, and reports — built in as a +$20/mo add-on, with invoices and expenses posting straight from your job records. Jobber, Housecall Pro, and Workiz all keep field-service ops only and sync to QuickBooks (or Xero) for the actual books, so you'd pay for and maintain that separately.

Do any of these handle Canadian HST/GST natively?

Jobber, Housecall Pro, and Workiz apply line-item tax rates on invoices and pass them through their QuickBooks/Xero sync, and their tax handling is oriented to US sales tax. Stairkey handles HST/GST natively in its accounting add-on, including year-end packages and Canadian contractor tax-slip workflows, which is its strongest fit for Canada-based trades.

I need a built-in phone system and SMS — which tool should I look at?

Workiz is the clear pick there: it has a native phone system, call tracking, and missed-call automation built in. Stairkey has no telephony, automated SMS dispatch, or AI phone agent at all, so if inbound-call handling is core to your business, Workiz (or Jobber's paid AI Receptionist add-on) will serve you better than Stairkey.

One tool, books included.

Estimating, projects, invoicing, and real double-entry accounting in one workspace — first month free, no card required.