Jobber vs Housecall Pro
Jobber wins on transparent multi-rate tax handling and a cleaner field-service workflow, Housecall Pro wins on its polished mobile apps and broad add-on ecosystem — but neither keeps the books natively, which is where Stairkey fits for contractors who also need projects and real double-entry accounting in one place.
Jobber and Housecall Pro are the two best-known names in field-service management for home-service trades. Both do the core job well — booking, scheduling, dispatch, quotes, invoicing, and integrated card payments — with mature mobile apps and large customer bases. Jobber publishes its tiers and leans on QuickBooks Online or Xero for the books; Housecall Pro starts higher, layers a heavy menu of paid add-ons on top, and also relies on QuickBooks for accounting.
This page is written by Stairkey, a competing tool, so we'll be straight about where each rival genuinely wins. Jobber and Housecall Pro are more established field-service platforms than we are, with bigger brands and bigger integration marketplaces. Where Stairkey differs is scope: native double-entry accounting with HST/GST built in, a projects/estimating workflow, and — for realtor-contractors — a real estate module, all at one flat capped price.
At a glance
- Jobber
- $49/mo monthly, $29/mo billed annually (Core, 1 user)
- Housecall Pro
- $59/mo billed annually, $79/mo monthly (Basic, 1 user)
- Stairkey
- $20/mo core, capped at $100
- Jobber
- Published tiers, user caps
- Housecall Pro
- Published tiers + heavy paid add-ons
- Stairkey
- Published, flat, usage-capped
- Jobber
- No — syncs to QuickBooks/Xero
- Housecall Pro
- No — syncs to QuickBooks (or paid bookkeeping service)
- Stairkey
- Yes — native double-entry GL
- Jobber
- Manual rates; tax groups stack GST+PST
- Housecall Pro
- One rate per invoice; AST is US-focused
- Stairkey
- Native HST/GST built in
- Jobber
- Yes — strong
- Housecall Pro
- Yes — strong
- Stairkey
- Yes (recurring + double-booking checks)
- Jobber
- Professional quotes
- Housecall Pro
- Quotes (Sales Proposal add-on)
- Stairkey
- Quotes + measured takeoff
- Jobber
- Job-focused
- Housecall Pro
- Job-focused
- Stairkey
- Yes — projects + change orders
- Jobber
- Field app
- Housecall Pro
- Field app
- Stairkey
- Yes — phone-first, offline cache
- Jobber
- Focuses on field-service ops
- Housecall Pro
- CSR AI add-on focuses on calls
- Stairkey
- Yes — built in, human-confirmed
- Jobber
- No
- Housecall Pro
- No
- Stairkey
- Yes
- Jobber
- Trades wanting clean FSM ops
- Housecall Pro
- US trades wanting all-in-one add-ons
- Stairkey
- Contractors/realtors wanting one tool with books
Who each one is for
you want a clean, well-regarded field-service workflow — online booking, professional quotes, two-way SMS, automatic reminders — and you're in a province that needs to stack GST + PST, since Jobber's tax groups handle that on a single invoice. You'll run QuickBooks Online or Xero alongside it for the actual books.
you're a US-centric home-service team that wants a polished mobile experience and an all-in-one feel from its add-on menu (marketing, call answering, pipeline, websites, payroll), and you're comfortable that the effective cost runs well above the headline tier and that the books still live in QuickBooks.
you want scheduling, estimating, invoicing, projects, and real double-entry accounting with native HST/GST in one flat-priced workspace — without bolting on QuickBooks — plus AI photo/voice task capture and, for realtor-contractors, a built-in real estate deal module.
Pricing
Prices verified June 18, 2026. Quote-gated vendors change pricing without notice — confirm before you buy.
Published tiers (monthly | annual/mo): Core (1 user) $49 | $29, Connect (5) $139 | $99, Grow (10) $199 | $149, Plus (15) $699 | $529; annual billing discounts. Accounting lives in a separate QuickBooks Online or Xero subscription.
Basic (1 user) $59 annual / $79 monthly, Essentials (up to 5 users) $149 annual / $189 monthly, MAX $299 annual / $329 monthly (additional users $35/mo each); many capabilities (proposals, websites, marketing, accounting, payroll, voice) are extra-cost add-ons, so effective cost typically runs 30–50% higher.
Optional +$20/mo accounting add-on (=$40/mo) adds extra usage allowance and native double-entry books. First month free, no credit card — usage capped at $100/mo so there are no surprise bills.
Where the others win
Both of these earned their place. Jobber is a stronger, more mature field-service platform than we are — its online booking, two-way SMS, automatic reminders, and tax groups that stack GST + PST on one invoice are genuinely well-executed, and its app marketplace and QuickBooks/Xero syncs are broader than ours. Housecall Pro's mobile apps are polished, and its add-on ecosystem (marketing, call answering, websites, payroll, AST that calculates US tax by service address) gives it reach Stairkey doesn't match. Stairkey is the newer, smaller-brand product with a smaller third-party integration marketplace; it has no built-in telephony, automated SMS dispatch, AI phone agent, or aerial measurement, and it is not a full payroll system (contractor tax slips and mileage, yes; running payroll, no). Where we win is a narrower claim: the accounting is built in natively, the tax handling is HST/GST-first for Canada, and the pricing is flat and capped.
Common questions
Is Jobber or Housecall Pro cheaper?
Jobber is cheaper at the entry tier — $29/mo billed annually ($49 monthly) for one user, versus Housecall Pro's $59/mo annually ($79 monthly). Housecall Pro also pushes more capabilities into paid add-ons, so its effective cost typically runs 30–50% above the headline price. Both gate larger teams behind higher tiers.
Do Jobber or Housecall Pro include accounting?
Neither includes native double-entry accounting. Jobber syncs one-way to QuickBooks Online or Xero; Housecall Pro syncs to QuickBooks (or sells a separate human bookkeeping service). In both cases you run and pay for a second accounting product. Stairkey includes native double-entry accounting with HST/GST in the same workspace via an optional +$20/mo add-on.
Which handles Canadian HST/GST better?
Of the two, Jobber handles Canadian tax more gracefully because its tax groups can stack GST + PST on a single invoice and print a tax ID. Housecall Pro applies only one tax rate per invoice and its Automated Sales Tax is oriented to US state obligations, making GST/PST stacking awkward. Stairkey is built HST/GST-first for Canadian contractors, with tax handled natively inside the books.