HomeMaxx Pro vs Housecall Pro.
Housecall Pro runs the job once you have the customer. HomeMaxx Pro runs the job too, and brings you the Homeowner first. Here is the whole table, row by row, and what each one costs a 5-person shop.
The score counts every row on the comparison table once: included is one point, partial is half. Value divides the score by what a 5-person shop pays a month on the plan that covers the most of the table.
Who Housecall Pro is for.
Housecall Pro is home service software aimed at small shops in HVAC, plumbing, electrical, cleaning and handyman work, with scheduling, dispatch, estimates, invoicing, online booking and a set of marketing tools.
Online booking and payments are strong, the marketing tools (review requests, postcards, email campaigns) are built in on the upper plans, and it connects to lead marketplaces so a shop can buy leads from inside the app.
What buyers watch for.
The leads from marketplaces are paid per lead and shared with competitors, the sales pipeline is an add-on, and the price per user on the top plan adds up for a growing crew.
HomeMaxx Pro is priced per shop, not per technician, every plan includes texting from your own number and the customer portal, and the Homeowner requests outside a franchise territory are free. The rows below are where the two part ways.
What HomeMaxx Pro has that Housecall Pro does not. (18 rows)
| Feature | HomeMaxx Pro | Housecall Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Homeowner requests sent to you from a consumer brandHomeMaxx advertises to Homeowners and distributes their requests to local Pros. | Free outside territories; exclusive inside one | Marketplace integrations; you pay the marketplace |
| Exclusive territory where every request is yours | Franchise | |
| Verified by HomeMaxx: vetted license, insurance, warranty and reviewsOne-time vetting; the shield goes on everything the Homeowner sees. | ||
| Verified Pros first in line for requests | ||
| Public Pro page and a pin on a Find a Pro map | Booking page | |
| Ask the Pros: answer Homeowner questions, they message you | ||
| Tracked QR codes for signs, trucks and mailers | Free profile code; $29.99 per tracked code | |
| Storm warnings and after-the-storm outreach to your customers | ||
| Customer credibility score before you take the jobtiipstr, the credibility platform: see whether other Contractors flagged non-payment or a hard time; rate customers and be rated by them. | Master and franchise; $49.99/mo on Foreman | |
| Know when the estimate was opened | ||
| Sales pipeline board | Add-on | |
| Standard warranty issued automatically when the invoice is paid | ||
| Warranty claims from the customer portal | ||
| Xero sync | ||
| Business operating system: scorecard, priorities, issues, weekly meeting | BOSS | |
| Accountability chart for the whole team | BOSS | |
| Knowledge base and a community of Pros in your trade | ||
| Runs a franchise: territories, royalties, disclosure receipts |
Where Housecall Pro is ahead today. (6 rows)
Said plainly. Rows marked "Coming" are on the HomeMaxx build list; the compare table is the roadmap.
| Feature | HomeMaxx Pro | Housecall Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Review requests and referral links | Coming | |
| Route optimization | Coming | |
| Job photos and checklists | ||
| Deposits and progress billing | Coming | |
| Financing offers on the estimate | Coming | |
| Job costing, estimated against actual | Coming |
What both do well. (12 rows)
Table stakes now. Any tool a Contractor should consider has these.
- Online self-booking by the Homeowner
- Customers, contacts and properties with one timeline
- Good, better, best estimates from a price book
- Online approval with e-signature
- Automated follow-up texts and emails from your own number
- Jobs, crews and visits
- Dispatch calendar
- Personal calendar sync (Google) so nobody is booked over their own life
- On-my-way texts with a live tracking link
- Invoices with card and ACH payment
- Customer portal: estimates, invoices, documents, pay online
- QuickBooks Online sync
Pricing, side by side.
| Pricing | HomeMaxx Pro | Housecall Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $124.99/mo, 3 users | $79/mo, 1 user |
| Mid tier | $179.99/mo, 5 users, QuickBooks or Xero | $189/mo, 5 users |
| Top tier | $299.99/mo, 10 users, BOSS included | $329/mo, 1 user plus $35 each |
| Extra user | $19.99/mo | $35/mo on MAX |
| Setup fee | None | None |
| Free trial | 14 days of everything, no card | 14 days |
| Cost of a Homeowner request | Free for independents; $100 in a franchise territory | Marketplace rates |
| Verified badge for Homeowners | $999 once; included with the franchise | Not offered |
| Customer credibility scores (tiipstr) | Included on Master and the franchise; $49.99/mo on Foreman | Not offered |
Housecall Pro ratings and prices are from vendor documentation and third-party reviews as of September 2026, month-to-month rates before add-ons and payment processing, and change often. Confirm in a demo before relying on any single cell. HomeMaxx cells reflect what is live today.
Questions Contractors ask.
- Is HomeMaxx Pro a Housecall Pro alternative?
- Yes. HomeMaxx Pro covers the estimating, scheduling, invoicing and customer portal a shop uses Housecall Pro for, and adds what Housecall Pro does not have: Homeowner requests from a consumer brand, the Verified by HomeMaxx shield, a written warranty issued when the invoice is paid, storm warnings, and BOSS (Business Operating Success System) for running the company.
- What does HomeMaxx Pro have that Housecall Pro does not?
- 18 rows on the comparison table, among them: homeowner requests sent to you from a consumer brand; exclusive territory where every request is yours; verified by homemaxx: vetted license, insurance, warranty and reviews; verified pros first in line for requests; public pro page and a pin on a find a pro map.
- Where is Housecall Pro ahead of HomeMaxx Pro?
- 6 rows today: review requests and referral links; route optimization; job photos and checklists; deposits and progress billing; financing offers on the estimate; job costing, estimated against actual. The ones marked "Coming" are on the HomeMaxx build list.
- How does the price compare?
- For a 5-person shop, HomeMaxx Pro is $$179.99/mo, 5 users, QuickBooks or Xero against Housecall Pro at $189/mo, 5 users. Every HomeMaxx plan starts with a 14-day trial of everything, no card.
Switching from Housecall Pro.
Export your customers from Housecall Pro as a CSV and import them on the first day of the trial; the estimates, jobs and invoices you are running now finish where they are. Everything in HomeMaxx Pro is on for 14 days with no card, including Ask the Pros, the public Pro page and the storm warnings, so you can see the Homeowner side before you decide.
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