Housecall Pro Alternative for 2 to 20 Person Crews: FieldForge

Q: How much does Housecall Pro charge for an extra user?

As of July 2026, Housecall Pro's Basic plan includes one user and additional users run about $35 a month each, per their published pricing. Check their site for today's rate before you sign. FieldForge Starter includes 2 users for $49 a month and adds users at $15 each.

Q: Does FieldForge have GPS tracking?

No. FieldForge shows job status (assigned, on the way, in progress, done) rather than a live location for each truck. If you need a dot on a map for every van, Housecall Pro on a plan that includes GPS is the better fit, and I'd rather tell you that here than have you find out on day 3 of the trial.

Q: Is there a contract or a card required for the trial?

No card, no contract. The trial is 7 days. After that you pick a plan and add a card, or you don't and your account pauses. Your jobs, clients and invoices stay put in case you come back.

The seat math

What a crew your size actually pays

People on your crew

4people

Housecall ProBasic plan
as of July 2026

Basic plan, 1 user includedsee their site

Listed at about $59/mo billed annually in July 2026. QuickBooks sync and GPS are not in Basic.

3 more users × about $35about $105

Add-ons (each)$40 to $149

Seat fees alone~$105/mo

Estimated from Housecall Pro's published per-user rate as of July 2026, before the plan price and before any add-on. Their pricing changes; check housecallpro.com before you sign anything.

FieldForgeStarter plan
current pricing

Starter, 2 users included$49

2 more users × $15$30

Online payments, customer portal, tech appincluded

Texting, reminders, review requestsPro plan

Everything, per month$79/mo

Want the dispatch board, recurring jobs and 2-way texting? Pro is $149 with 7 users included.

FieldForge prices are the live ones: Starter $49 (2 users, +$15 each), Pro $149 (7 users, +$15 each), Business $359 (20 users, +$12 each). Month to month, no contract.

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Why you're reading this

The bill that grows every time you hire

Hey. If you're here, you probably just priced out Housecall Pro for your crew and did the math twice. The plan looked fine. Then you added your techs.

That's the part nobody puts on the big pricing banner. One user is in the plan. Everybody else on your crew is a line item. Then you find out QuickBooks sync and GPS aren't in Basic, and the add-ons run $40 to $149 a month each. You didn't go shopping for a $59 tool. You went shopping for a tool your whole crew can use, and that's a different number.

I'm Derek. I build software for trades businesses, and FieldForge is the field service app I'd want if I were running a 4-truck plumbing outfit. One flat plan price, the seats you need, and the features already in it. Nothing bolted on later. Nothing your office manager has to argue about at renewal.

FieldForge is not a Housecall Pro clone. It does less in a few places (no GPS, no inventory), and I'll say so below. It does the core loop, schedule the job, dispatch the tech, get paid, without the ladder.

Side by side

What's in the price

For a small crew	Housecall Pro Basic (as of July 2026)	FieldForge
Users included in the base plan	1	2 on Starter, 7 on Pro, 20 on Business
Each extra user	About $35/mo	$15/mo (Starter and Pro), $12/mo on Business
Paid add-ons	$40 to $149/mo each	None. Every feature is in a plan price, no add-ons
Scheduling and invoicing	Yes	Yes, every plan, with dispatch and online payments
Tech app	Check their site	Yes, opens from a link on any phone, nothing to install
Customer portal (approve quotes, pay invoices)	Check their site	Yes, every plan
QuickBooks Online sync	Not in Basic	Business plan
GPS tracking	Not in Basic	No. Job status only (on the way, in progress, done)
Public API and webhooks	Check their site	Business plan
Free trial	Check their site	7 days, no credit card
Contract	Check their site	Month to month, cancel anytime

Housecall Pro figures come from their published pricing as we recorded it in July 2026 and are shown so you can compare structure, not to the dollar. Where we haven't verified something, the cell says so. Verify current terms on their site. FieldForge figures are current as of this page's publish date.

Still deciding

Housecall Pro vs Jobber, and the third option

A lot of people land here mid-decision between Housecall Pro and Jobber. Here's the honest shape of it, from what we recorded in July 2026. They are more alike than different.

Jobber sells solo plans (Core $29, Connect $99, Grow $149) and team plans by seat count ($149 for 5 users, $299 for 10, $529 for 15), with extra users at $29 a month. Its Marketing Suite is a $79 a month add-on and the AI Receptionist is a $99 a month add-on on most plans.

Housecall Pro starts with one user on Basic, charges about $35 a month for each extra user, and sells add-ons from $40 to $149 a month. QuickBooks sync and GPS aren't in the Basic tier.

Pick by the ladder, not the sticker. Both start low and grow with every seat and every add-on. For a 2 to 20 person crew that just wants scheduling, invoicing and payments in one place, FieldForge is the flat-price option: Starter $49 with 2 users, Pro $149 with 7 users, and texting, reminders and review requests in the Pro price instead of an add-on.

If you need what we don't do (live GPS, or Jobber's AI receptionist), pick one of them and budget for the add-ons up front so the renewal doesn't surprise you.

Straight answer

Who should pick which

Stay with Housecall Pro if

You're a solo operator and one user is genuinely all you need.
You want live GPS on every truck, on a plan that includes it.
You'd rather buy add-ons one at a time ($40 to $149 a month each) than move up a plan.

Switch to FieldForge if

You've got 2 to 20 people and every one of them needs to see the schedule.
You're tired of seat fees and add-ons and want one number on the bill.
Your techs won't download an app. Ours opens from a link on any phone.
You want to be running real jobs today. Most owners have their first job scheduled inside 20 minutes.

Questions

Before you switch

How much does Housecall Pro charge for an extra user?

As of July 2026, Housecall Pro's Basic plan includes one user and additional users run about $35 a month each, per their published pricing. Check their site for today's rate before you sign. FieldForge Starter includes 2 users for $49 a month and adds users at $15 each.

Housecall Pro vs Jobber: which is cheaper for a 4-person crew?

As of July 2026 both charge per extra user (Housecall Pro about $35, Jobber $29) and both sell key features as paid add-ons, so the cheaper one depends on the seats and add-ons you end up needing. FieldForge for 4 people is Starter at $79 a month ($49 plus two extra users at $15), with online payments, invoicing, the customer portal and the tech app in the price. If you want texting, reminders and review requests, that is Pro at $149 with 7 users, still with no add-ons.

Does FieldForge have GPS tracking?

No. FieldForge shows job status (assigned, on the way, in progress, done) rather than a live location for each truck. If you need a dot on a map for every van, Housecall Pro on a plan that includes GPS is the better fit, and I'd rather tell you that here than have you find out on day 3 of the trial.

Will my techs actually use it?

That's the whole design. There's nothing to download. They open a link on their phone, see today's jobs, tap to update status and add a photo. No app store, no login they'll forget by Thursday.

Can I move over mid-season?

Yes. Add your clients, create this week's jobs, assign your techs. Most owners have their first job scheduled within 20 minutes. You can run the trial alongside your current tool and switch when you're ready.

Is there a contract or a card required for the trial?

No card, no contract. The trial is 7 days. After that you pick a plan and add a card, or you don't and your account pauses. Your jobs, clients and invoices stay put in case you come back.

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