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 29 Aug 2026 (MDT). Independent publisher. Not a software vendor. Operator timezone: America/Denver.
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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 — routes, recurring visits, seasonal crew.
- Cleaning — recurring vs one-off, residential vs commercial.
- HVAC — memberships, parts, dispatch. Small shops, not 40-truck fleets.
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.
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 29 Aug 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.
Jobber still showed a dated intro on 29 Aug 2026 (“Offer ends Aug 31”). Do not budget Core at $21/mo after that date unless the live pricing page still says so.
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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