The cheapest published option, per crew size
Just you
GorillaDesk Basic
$7,966 a year (est.)
$826 software + $7,140 card fees
- 2. Jobber$7,966
- 3. ServiceM8$7,968
5 people
ServiceM8 Starter
$7,968 a year
$348 software + $7,620 card fees
- 2. GorillaDesk$10,159
- 3. Housecall Pro$10,363
10 people
ServiceM8 Starter
$7,968 a year
$348 software + $7,620 card fees
- 2. Service Fusion$10,935
- 3. Kickserv$12,053
Estimate from published prices: 50 invoices a month at $400 each, all paid by card online, monthly billing, no features required. Cheapest plan that covers the users. US-dollar plans converted at the Bank of Canada rate of 1.4054 (Oct 20, 2026). Apps whose card rate or user limit isn't published, and quote-only apps, are left out of this box (they're in the table below). Use your own numbers.
The short answer for Canadian buyers
- Most of these apps bill you in US dollars. Only Tradify and ServiceM8 publish Canadian-dollar plan prices. Every other price on this page is in US dollars (marked US$), and the yearly totals convert them at the Bank of Canada rate of 1.4054 on Oct 20, 2026. Your card issuer will add its own conversion fee on top.
- Card fees cost more than the software. At 50 invoices of $400 a month paid by card online, Jobber™’s 2.9% + 30¢ comes to $595 a month. Jobber’s page doesn’t say whether that 30¢ is Canadian or US for Canadian accounts.
- No bank payments on Jobber in Canada. Jobber’s 1% bank (ACH) option is US only, so every online payment is a card payment.
- How an app counts users decides your price. ServiceM8 tops the 5-person box because it prices by jobs a month, with unlimited users on paid plans, and its Canadian prices are in Canadian dollars.
- 6 of the 19 apps publish no price at all: ServiceTitan, Workiz, FieldEdge, FieldPulse, Zuper, Simpro.
Our pick, per crew size
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For a solo owner · must have QuickBooks sync
Our pick
ServiceM8 $7,968 a year
Starter plan
Lowest cost of the options with every must-have.
Lowest cost: GorillaDesk $7,966 a year (Basic plan)
Cheapest overall on its Basic plan, which doesn't include QuickBooks sync; the plan that does costs $8,810.
Why not the others?
Left out: Connecteam (no quotes, invoices or customer payments); Yardbook (built for lawn businesses only).
Missing a must-have: Service Autopilot (misses: QuickBooks sync).
Can't confirm here (a must-have or the full price isn't published): ServiceTitan, Workiz, FieldEdge, Fergus, FieldPulse, Zuper, Simpro, QuoteIQ.
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For a 5-person crew or a 10-person crew · must have QuickBooks sync
Our pick
ServiceM8 $7,968 a year
Starter plan
Lowest cost, and it has QuickBooks sync.
Why not the others?
Left out: Service Autopilot (published plans stop at 6 users); Connecteam (no quotes, invoices or customer payments); Yardbook (built for lawn businesses only).
Can't confirm here (a must-have or the full price isn't published): ServiceTitan, Workiz, FieldEdge, Fergus, FieldPulse, Joist, Zuper, Simpro, QuoteIQ.
How we picked
Software plus card fees on the hub's example jobs (50 invoices of $400 a month, paid by card), cheapest plan that covers the crew and every must-have. Our pick is the lowest cost option that has every must-have; within 10% of it, no contract, faster payouts and longer support hours win. Payment from a provider never changes it. How we pick
Just starting out, with fewer jobs? See what your first year costs below.
Just starting: what your first year costs
A new business runs fewer jobs, so the hub’s example numbers don’t fit. Here we price one person sending 15 invoices of $400 a month, all paid by card online, for the whole first year in Canadian dollars: intro prices for as long as each app says they last, then the regular price. Our must-haves for a new business: free plan or free trial with no card, month to month at the price shown and quotes, invoices and card payments on the plan.
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For a solo owner just starting · must have Free plan or free trial with no card, Month to month at the price shown, Quotes, invoices and card payments on the plan
Our pick
ServiceM8 $2,430 the first year, software plus card fees
Free plan
Lowest cost, and it has a free plan or a trial with no card, month-to-month billing at the price shown and quotes, invoices and card payments.
Why not the others?
Left out: Connecteam (no quotes, invoices or customer payments); Yardbook (built for lawn businesses only).
Missing a must-have: FieldEdge, QuoteIQ (misses: a free plan or a trial with no card); FieldPulse (misses: a free plan or a trial with no card and month-to-month billing at the price shown); Service Autopilot (misses: month-to-month billing at the price shown).
Can't confirm here (a must-have or the full price isn't published): ServiceTitan, Workiz, Fergus, Kickserv, GorillaDesk, Service Fusion, Zuper, Simpro.
How we picked
First year on month-to-month billing: intro prices for the months the app publishes, then the regular price, plus card fees on 15 invoices of $400 a month, paid by card online. Our pick is the lowest cost option that has every must-have; within 10% of it, no contract, faster payouts and longer support hours win. Payment from a provider never changes it. How we pick
| App and plan | Software | Card fees | First year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ServiceM8 Free | $0 | $2,430 | $2,430 |
| Free plan · month to month | |||
| Jobber Core (1 user) | $767 | $2,142 | $2,909 |
| 14-day trial, no card · month to month Includes US$35 a month for 3 months, then US$49 (sign up by Oct 30, 2026). Paying the year up front: US$252, not refundable if you cancel. | |||
| GorillaDesk Basic | $826 | $2,142 | $2,968 |
| Trial terms not published · month to month Paying the year up front: US$539, not refundable if you cancel. | |||
| Tradify Lite | $744 | $2,286 | $3,030 |
| 14-day trial, no card · month to month | |||
| Housecall Pro Basic | $1,258 | $2,153 | $3,411 |
| 14-day trial, no card · month to month Includes US$26 a month for 1 month, then US$79 (new customers who sign up). Paying the year up front: US$708, refund terms not published. | |||
| Joist Run | $1,686 | $2,142 | $3,828 |
| 14-day trial, no card · month to month Joist shows an intro price (US$70 a month) but doesn't publish how long it lasts, so it isn't counted. | |||
| Kickserv Start | $1,265 | $2,862 | $4,127 |
| 30-day trial, no card · month to month · quotes and payments on this plan not published Paying the year up front: US$720, not refundable if you cancel. | |||
| Service Fusion Starter | $3,795 | $2,142 | $5,937 |
| Trial terms not published · month to month Paying the year up front: US$2,304, not refundable if you cancel. | |||
- Card fees are the bigger cost. They come to $2,142 to $2,862 in the first year, more than the software at 7 of the 8 apps above. Check the card rate as closely as the plan price. See card fees by app.
- The cheapest Jobber plan: Core, billed in US dollars. Its page title says "Jobber Pricing: Plans Starting at $29/Month | Free Trial", but that price is for paying a year up front. Month to month, the first year is $767 with the intro offer at the stored exchange rate:
| Jobber Core (1 user): how you pay | First year |
|---|---|
| Month to month US$35 a month for 3 months, then US$49 a month. "If you subscribe to Jobber on a monthly plan with no commitment, you can cancel at any time. Your subscription will end at the end of your current billing period." | US$546 |
| 1-year commitment, billed monthly US$24 a month for 3 months, then US$39 a month. "your subscription has a 12-month minimum term, billed monthly. If you cancel during the year, your subscription will remain active and you'll continue to be billed monthly until the end of the 12-month term." | US$423 |
| Paid a year up front US$21 a month for 12 months, then US$29 a month, all charged at the start. "you'll be billed for the full term at the start of your subscription. If you cancel during the year, you'll continue to have access until the end of your annual term, but your initial payment is non-refundable." | US$252 |
- A free alternative to Jobber: ServiceM8 (1 user, 30 jobs per month, SMS 10c each, self-serve support). A paid plan is still needed once you pass the free plan’s limits.
Free trials test the top plan
Jobber’s and Housecall Pro’s free trials run on a higher plan than a new business usually buys, so features you set up during the trial can disappear when you pick a plan:
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Jobber: 14 days on Grow
"For 14 days you get full access to all of Jobber’s features on the Grow plan" ... "no credit card required." Jobber
Grow for one person is US$199 a month. The plan a one-person business starting out would buy is Core (1 user) at US$49 a month, which doesn't include QuickBooks sync, GPS tracking and quote follow-ups. Before the trial ends, check that what you set up still works on Core.
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Housecall Pro: 14 days on Max
"Enjoy full access to all Housecall Pro features on our MAX plan for 14 days, absolutely free" ... "no credit card needed to start!" Housecall Pro
Max for one person is US$329 a month. The plan a one-person business starting out would buy is Basic at US$79 a month, which doesn't include QuickBooks sync, maintenance agreements and GPS tracking. Before the trial ends, check that what you set up still works on Basic.
Every app, side by side
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| App | Price | Priced by | Card paid online | Contract | Billed in | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecteam ↗ A crew scheduling and time clock app, not a quote-to-invoice system. Billed in USD · Visit Connecteam | Free plan; paid from US$35/mo | Plan with users included, then per extra user | Not published | Not published | USD | Visit Connecteam |
| ServiceM8 ↗ Priced by jobs per month with unlimited users on paid plans. Billed in CAD · Visit ServiceM8 | Free plan; paid from $29/mo | Jobs per month; unlimited users on paid plans | 3.3% + 30¢ | None | CAD | Visit ServiceM8 |
| Yardbook ↗ Free plan for lawn care, with an extra fee on online payments on the free plan. Billed in USD · Visit Yardbook | Free plan; paid from US$34.99/mo | Plan; user limits not published | 2.9% + 30¢ | None | USD | Visit Yardbook |
| Joist ↗ An estimating and invoicing app first; scheduling only on its top plan. Billed in USD · Visit Joist | From US$10/mo | Plan; user limits not published | 2.9% + 30¢ | None | USD | Visit Joist |
| QuoteIQ ↗ Per-plan user allowance plus a fixed price per extra user; card rate not published. Billed in USD · Visit QuoteIQ | From US$29.99/mo | Plan with users included, then per extra user | Not published | None | USD | Visit QuoteIQ |
| Fergus ↗ Priced per user from a published starting price, monthly billing only. Billed in USD · Visit Fergus | From US$31/user/mo | Per user | 2.95% + 30¢ | None | USD | Visit Fergus |
| GorillaDesk ↗ Priced per route; office users are free; card fees are your own Stripe or Square account's. Billed in USD · Visit GorillaDesk | From US$49/mo | Per route; office users free | Your own Stripe or Square account | None | USD | Visit GorillaDesk |
| Jobber ↗ Priced by team-size band (1, 5, 10 or 15 users), with three ways to pay. Billed in USD · Visit Jobber Full Jobber pricing | From US$49/mo | Team-size band (1, 5, 10, 15 users) | 2.9% + 30¢ | None | USD | Visit Jobber |
| Service Autopilot ↗ A sign-up fee of unstated size, automatic renewal for the same term and an early exit fee. 12-month contract · billed in USD · Visit Service Autopilot | From US$49/mo | Plan, capped by users | Not published | 12 months | USD | Visit Service Autopilot |
| Tradify ↗ Every user pays the plan price; prices published in Canadian dollars on its Canadian site. Billed in CAD · Visit Tradify | From $62/user/mo | Per user | 3.1% + 30¢ | None | CAD | Visit Tradify |
| Kickserv ↗ Plans capped at 5, 10 or 20 users; online card payments cost more than in person. Billed in USD · Visit Kickserv | From US$75/mo | Plan, capped by users | 3.9% + 30¢ | None | USD | Visit Kickserv |
| Housecall Pro ↗ Each plan includes 1, 5 or 8 users; card rates are a percentage with no fixed fee. Billed in USD · Visit Housecall Pro Full Housecall Pro pricing | From US$79/mo | Plan, capped by users | 2.99% | None | USD | Visit Housecall Pro |
| Service Fusion ↗ Unlimited users on every plan, month to month. Billed in USD · Visit Service Fusion | From US$225/mo | Flat plan; unlimited users | 2.9% + 30¢ | None | USD | Visit Service Fusion |
| FieldEdge ↗ Quote only, no free trial, a contract of unstated length. Billed in USD · Visit FieldEdge | Quote only | Quote only | Not published | Contract length not published | USD | Visit FieldEdge |
| FieldPulse ↗ Quote only, 12-month term that auto-renews and cannot be cancelled early. 12-month contract · billed in USD · Visit FieldPulse | Quote only | Quote only | Not published | 12 months | USD | Visit FieldPulse |
| ServiceTitan ↗ Quote only, priced per technician. Billed in USD · Visit ServiceTitan Full ServiceTitan pricing | Quote only | Quote only | Not published | Not published | USD | Visit ServiceTitan |
| Simpro ↗ Quote only, with a required setup fee of unstated size. Billed in USD · Visit Simpro | Quote only | Quote only | Not published | Not published | USD | Visit Simpro |
| Workiz ↗ Now quote only on every plan. Billed in USD · Visit Workiz | Quote only | Quote only | Not published | Not published | USD | Visit Workiz |
| Zuper Quote only, non-cancellable terms that auto-renew. Contract: non-cancellable, auto-renews · billed in USD · Visit Zuper | Quote only | Quote only | Not published | Non-cancellable, auto-renews | USD | Visit Zuper |
Prices checked Oct 20 to 26, 2026 on each app's own pricing page (↗ opens it). "From" is the lowest published monthly price, before tax and before limited-time offers. No contract (month to month) unless a contract is shown; contract terms not published: Connecteam, FieldEdge, ServiceTitan, Simpro, Workiz. "Not published" and "Quote only" mean the app doesn't publish that number, so we don't show one.
We may earn a fee if you sign up with some providers in this table. It never changes the prices we show or what we recommend.
Jobber and Housecall Pro get the most searches in Canada, so they have their own pages: Jobber pricing in Canada, Housecall Pro pricing, and Jobber vs Housecall Pro.
Which apps sync with QuickBooks, and on which plan
| App | QuickBooks sync: lowest plan | That plan costs |
|---|---|---|
| Jobber | Connect | US$139/mo |
| Housecall Pro | Essentials | US$189/mo |
| ServiceTitan | Not listed | Quote only |
| Workiz | Standard | Quote only |
| FieldEdge | Select | Quote only |
| Tradify | Every plan | $62/user/mo |
| Fergus | Every plan | US$31/user/mo |
| ServiceM8 | Every plan | $0/mo |
| Kickserv | Start | US$75/mo |
| GorillaDesk | Pro | US$99/mo |
| FieldPulse | Not listed | Quote only |
| Service Fusion | Starter | US$225/mo |
| Joist | Pro | US$17/mo |
| Zuper | Not listed | Quote only |
| Simpro | Not listed | Quote only |
| Service Autopilot | Elite; a paid add-on on Pro and Pro Plus (price not published) | n/a |
| QuoteIQ | Pro | US$199.99/mo |
| Yardbook | Enterprise | US$49.99/mo |
Jobber and Housecall Pro both start QuickBooks sync on their second plan, not their cheapest. Jobber’s sync also covers Xero.
Free field service software
- ServiceM8 Free: 1 user and 30 jobs a month, in Canadian dollars. Paid plans start at $29 a month with unlimited users.
- Yardbook Starter: lawn care and landscaping only; adds 1% to online card payments on top of Stripe’s fee.
- Connecteam Small Business Plan: free under 10 employees, but no quotes, invoices or payments.
Cleaning, plumbing, electrical and handyman businesses
The general answer applies to these trades in Canada. Cleaning companies with many part-time cleaners should look hard at how each app counts users: per-user apps like Tradify get expensive fast, while ServiceM8 (by jobs) and Service Fusion (unlimited users) don’t charge per person. Tradify, built for trade businesses, is one of the two apps that publish Canadian prices.
HVAC businesses
HVAC is the one trade where the general answer changes: maintenance agreements sit on a higher plan at several apps (Housecall Pro only on Max). HVAC software in Canada prices the cheapest plan with agreements at every app for a 5-tech shop, in Canadian dollars. For ServiceTitan, which publishes no price, see ServiceTitan pricing in Canada.
What field service management software does
Field service management (FSM) software runs the work a crew does at customers’ homes and businesses: taking requests, quoting, scheduling and dispatching jobs, sending invoices and taking payment, usually with a phone app for the people in the field. The apps on this page are built for small trades businesses and publish what they charge, except the 6 quote-only ones.
Switching apps: what it costs to leave
If you already run an app, the saving from switching is the yearly gap below, minus whatever you still owe on a prepaid year or a minimum term. Month-to-month plans cost nothing extra to leave; a prepaid year at Jobber, Kickserv, GorillaDesk or Service Fusion isn’t refunded, so the best time to switch is at renewal. Export your customer list before you cancel.
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ServiceM8 · $7,968 a year at 5 people
Our pick at 5 people.
- Contract:
- Monthly.
- If you leave:
- Terms require notice at least 30 days before the end of the payment period; fees pro-rata to the termination day.
- Your data:
- "Advanced Reporting Pack add-on: Job List, a .CSV file export of your job history; Client List, a .CSV file export of all your clients. (The add-on's price isn't stated on that page.)" ServiceM8
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GorillaDesk · $10,159 a year at 5 people
$2,191 a year more than ServiceM8, our pick at 5 people.
- Contract:
- None (monthly) or annual prepaid.
- If you leave:
- No refunds for partial months or unused months.
- Prepaid year:
- not refunded if you cancel early.
- Moving in:
- "No setup fees, no contracts, no annual lock-in, and we move your data for free." GorillaDesk
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Housecall Pro · $10,363 a year at 5 people
$2,395 a year more than ServiceM8, our pick at 5 people.
- Contract:
- None.
- If you leave:
- Annual-billing refund policy not stated on pricing page.
- Your data:
- "export your Customers and Jobs list to an Excel or Google Sheets file ... Only employees who are listed as Admins will have the ability to export the Customers and Jobs lists." Housecall Pro
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Jobber · $10,496 a year at 5 people
$2,528 a year more than ServiceM8, our pick at 5 people.
- Contract:
- None (monthly) | 12 months (1 year commitment, billed monthly) | 12 months prepaid (annual).
- If you leave:
- Monthly: cancel any time, ends at period end. 1-year commitment: billed monthly to end of 12-month term. Annual prepaid: non-refundable. Annual: cancel at least 30 days before renewal.
- Prepaid year:
- not refunded if you cancel early.
- Your data:
- "You can export your Jobber client list from Jobber as either a CSV or vCard file. ... Client exporting is available on select plans." Jobber
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Kickserv · $10,805 a year at 5 people
$2,837 a year more than ServiceM8, our pick at 5 people.
- Contract:
- None (monthly or prepaid annual).
- If you leave:
- Monthly: runs to end of paid month, refund only if account unused; annual: not pro-rated or refundable.
- Prepaid year:
- not refunded if you cancel early.
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Service Fusion · $10,935 a year at 5 people
$2,967 a year more than ServiceM8, our pick at 5 people.
- Contract:
- None (month-to-month); annual saves 15%, semi-annual 10%.
- If you leave:
- Non-refundable; 30 days written notice before term end.
- Prepaid year:
- not refunded if you cancel early.
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Tradify · $11,340 a year at 5 people
$3,372 a year more than ServiceM8, our pick at 5 people.
- Contract:
- None.
- If you leave:
- No refund of monthly or yearly charges on cancellation.
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Fergus
- Contract:
- Monthly.
- If you leave:
- Pay to end of the month you cancel; no refunds on termination except where Fergus terminates or is in breach.
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FieldEdge
- Contract:
- Contract period (length not published).
- Moving in:
- "All plans have access to training and growth resources: An Onboarding Specialist to help you learn FieldEdge ... your business data will be transferred into your new FieldEdge account" FieldEdge
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FieldPulse
- Contract:
- 12 months (annual) unless order form says otherwise; month-to-month at up to 50% premium.
- If you leave:
- Non-refundable; 60 days written notice before term end (annual), 30 days (month-to-month).
- Prepaid year:
- not refunded if you cancel early.
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Joist
- Contract:
- None (monthly) or annual.
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QuoteIQ
- Contract:
- None (monthly) or annual prepaid.
- If you leave:
- Access continues to end of billing period; data exportable.
- Your data:
- "When you cancel, you'll continue to have access until the end of your current billing period. Your data remains available for export." QuoteIQ
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Service Autopilot
- Contract:
- Initial License Period set in Order Form (pricing is annual subscription rates); renews for the same length unless cancelled 30 days before the end.
- If you leave:
- No refunds (Special Terms: 'Xplor does not issue refunds.').
- Prepaid year:
- not refunded if you cancel early.
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Simpro
- Contract:
- Monthly or annual billing.
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Yardbook
- Contract:
- Monthly, or a prepaid Premium Package term.
- If you leave:
- Non-refundable; early termination keeps billing until the current term ends.
- Prepaid year:
- not refunded if you cancel early.
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Zuper
- Contract:
- Per Order Form; auto-renews for equal term.
- If you leave:
- Non-cancellable, non-refundable.
- Prepaid year:
- not refunded if you cancel early.
Contract and refund terms from each app's own pricing page or terms of service; data export from each app's help pages, read Oct 24, 2026. Yearly totals use the hub's example jobs. "Your data" is shown only where the app publishes how to export.
Your own numbers
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Common questions
Which field service software bills in Canadian dollars?
Of the 19 apps we track, only Tradify and ServiceM8 publish Canadian-dollar plan prices. Jobber shows Canadians US-dollar prices ('All prices in USD'), and Housecall Pro shows Canadian visitors a plan-finder quiz with no prices. The rest publish US-dollar prices or no prices at all.
How much does field service software cost in Canada?
Published plans run from free (ServiceM8's 1-user plan) to several hundred US dollars a month. For most crews card fees cost more than the software: at 50 invoices of $400 a month paid by card online, a 2.9% + 30¢ rate is $595 a month.
Can Canadian businesses take bank payments through Jobber?
No. Jobber's bank payment (ACH) option is available in the US only, so Canadian customers paying an invoice online pay by card. Card payments through Jobber are available in Canada.
Is there free field service software in Canada?
ServiceM8's Free plan covers 1 user and 30 jobs a month and is priced in Canadian dollars on its Canadian site. Yardbook's free plan is for lawn care only. Connecteam is free under 10 employees but doesn't send quotes or invoices.
What is field service management software?
Software that runs the work a crew does at customers' homes and businesses: taking requests, quoting, scheduling and dispatching jobs, invoicing and taking payment, usually with a phone app for the field. Of the small-business apps we track, only ServiceM8 and Tradify publish Canadian-dollar prices.