ServiceTitan doesn’t publish prices. Its Starter, Essentials and The Works packages are quoted per technician after a demo. What each package includes, what drives your quote, and the fees to get in writing (as of October 12, 2026).
Housecall Pro pricing as of October 12, 2026: Basic $79/mo (1 user), Essentials $189/mo (5 users), Max $329/mo (8 users), or $59/$149/$299 billed annually. What costs extra, which plan fits, and when Housecall Pro is the wrong tool.
One division tells you the monthly revenue your shop needs before it makes a dollar. How to calculate your break-even point — and the decisions it changes.
Jobber, CompanyCam and others now let you connect your trade software to ChatGPT or Claude and ask about your own jobs. What MCP is, who offers it, three ways to connect, and the security part.
Your $30/hour tech does not cost $30. How to calculate labor burden — employer taxes, workers’ comp, and non-billable time — with every federal figure sourced.
Pressure washing software compared on dated pricing: the CRMs with a pressure washing page, the quoting layer that bolts onto them, and where your bottleneck really is.
Appliance repair software compared on dated pricing: diagnostic-to-quote flow, the parts gap, warranty dispatches, and what each platform really costs at your headcount.
Irrigation service software for contractors, compared on dated pricing: seasonal start-ups and blow-outs, backflow records, and irrigation-only vs landscape-division fit.
Tree service software compared on dated, vendor-page pricing: general platforms vs arborist-specific tools, and which one your shop actually needs.
Plumbing scheduling is an operations problem before it is a software problem. The three scheduling models plumbing shops run, what a dispatch board must know that a calendar cannot, on-call and after-hours, routing, and inspection holds.