Which field-service software actually fits a small shop?

Small Shop Fit is a decision tool for lawn, cleaning, and HVAC shop owners who need year-one cost at their crew size — not a demo-day sticker, and not a coupon page.

Updated 12 Oct 2026 (ET). Independent publisher. Not a software vendor. Operator timezone: America/New_York.

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Key takeaways

Lawn, cleaning, HVAC: pick your trade below.
Year one = official monthly rate × 12, before processing and tax.
Every dollar is labeled FACT or EVIDENCE, or left out.

Lawn care crew mowing and trimming a striped residential lawn — A real lawn crew at work — the shops this site prices software for. Photo: Michael Smith via Unsplash (Unsplash License). More credits: /photo-credits/

Pick a door

Three trades. Same two published price lists. Same rule: if a vendor does not print a dollar, we do not invent one.

Lawn care worker pushing a mower across green grass

Best lawn care software for small shopsRoutes, recurring visits, seasonal crew. Photo: Magda Ehlers via Pexels.

Cleaning crew vacuuming and sweeping a home living room

Best cleaning business softwareRecurring vs one-off, residential vs commercial. Photo: Tima Miroshnichenko via Pexels.

HVAC technician checking an outdoor air-conditioning unit with gauges

Best HVAC software for small businessMemberships, parts, dispatch. Small shops, not 40-truck fleets. Photo: José Andrés Pacheco Cortes via Pexels.

Cost only for cleaning: cleaning business software pricing.

The flagship cost table: Jobber vs Housecall Pro (2026): year-one cost by crew size.

Leaving the 1–10 user band, or a rep is quoting per technician: Jobber vs Housecall Pro vs ServiceTitan. ServiceTitan remains sales-led. Head to head: Jobber vs ServiceTitan and ServiceTitan vs Housecall Pro.

Pricing guides: Jobber pricing by crew size · how much Housecall Pro costs.

Shopping around: Jobber alternatives · Housecall Pro alternatives · Zentive review and pricing. Everything in one list: all guides.

Small contractor in a hard hat checking a tablet on a job site — On the job site, the schedule, quote and invoice have to live in one place. Photo: Mikael Blomkvist via Pexels (Pexels License).

How we calculate year-one cost

Year-one subscription = official per-month rate × 12.

Jobber numbers are the regular annual figure on getjobber.com/pricing — the “then $X/mo billed annually” rate after the intro, not the Aug 31, 2026 “up to 40%” promo.
Housecall Pro numbers are the annual (per month) list on housecallpro.com/pricing.
ServiceTitan numbers: none. servicetitan.com/pricing is Request Pricing / Free Demo. We will not guess a per-tech rate.
Card and bank processing sit on top. They are not in the subscription tables.
Sales tax is excluded on both published lists.
Every dollar is labeled FACT (official pricing page), EVIDENCE (another first-party page), or omitted if we cannot source it.

Full tier math: Jobber pricing (2026) and Housecall Pro pricing (2026).

The 12 Oct 2026 snapshot

USD. Subscription only. Annual billing.

Shop	Jobber (post-promo annual)	Housecall Pro (annual)	ServiceTitan
Solo, cheapest published plan	Core $29/mo → $348/yr	Basic $59/mo → $708/yr	not published — sales-led
~5 users, mid-tier annual	Connect $149/mo → $1,788/yr	Essentials $149/mo → $1,788/yr	not published — sales-led

At five users, the mid-tier annual plans tie at $149/mo. Posts that say Jobber is always $20–40 cheaper are wrong at this tier. That is the information-gain. The rest of the math — 8–10 users, extra seats, processing, add-ons — is on the compare page.

Monthly annual rate × 12. Sources: vendor pricing pages, 12 Oct 2026.

Jobber’s dated “Offer ends Aug 31” intro is over. On 12 Oct 2026 Core was still $29/mo annual, $49/mo with no commitment.

What we do not do

We do not run fake “we tested” writeups. We do not invent contractor quotes, G2 verdicts, or ServiceTitan dollars. We do not publish coupon codes. How the tables are built: About.

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