Software for home-service businesses, explained by an IT technician
Invoicing, scheduling, CRM and field service apps compared trade by trade, with dated prices, honest downsides and what it really takes to switch.
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Free calculators
- Hourly Rate Calculator for TradespeopleWork out the hourly rate you need to charge to cover your pay, your truck, insurance, tools and taxes, and still make a profit. Free, no sign-up.
- Job Quote Calculator: Price a Job With Overhead and ProfitPrice a job from labor, materials, markup, overhead and a target profit margin. See your real margin and the sales tax before you send the quote.
- Software Cost Per Job Calculator: Compare Two PlansCompare two field service software plans by what they really cost per job: subscription, extra users, add-ons, card fees and setup. Free, no sign-up.
How we review software
- Every price and plan is checked on the vendor's own website and dated on the page.
- We look at the boring parts that cost money later: data export, accounting sync, per-user pricing and contracts.
- Each guide is written for one trade's real workflow, not a generic list with the trade name swapped in.
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