Fixerlane vs Housecall Pro: pricing and features compared
Housecall Pro is a full-featured field service platform for residential trades, with consumer financing, GPS, route tools and a long list of add-ons. Fixerlane is a smaller, cheaper tool that also brings you customers through its free directory listing.
Last updated . Competitor prices and features are taken from each vendor's own website on that date and linked below; they change, so check the source before you buy.
The short answer
Choose Housecall Pro if you need:
- Consumer financing on every plan — useful for HVAC, plumbing and roofing replacements
- GPS tracking and route grouping (Essentials), live-traffic route optimisation (Max)
- QuickBooks Online sync (Essentials) and an open API and Zapier (Max)
Choose Fixerlane if you want:
- Price: $19.99/mo for any team size, against $59/mo billed annually for one user on Basic and $149/mo for five on Essentials
- No user caps — Housecall Pro includes 1, 5 or 8 users depending on the plan
- Customers as well as software: a free directory listing that sends you homeowner enquiries at no charge
Price for one person: Fixerlane $19.99/mo, or $149.99/yr (about $12.50/mo); Housecall Pro from $59/mo billed annually, or $79/mo monthly (Basic).
Pricing side by side
| Plan | Price | Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Fixerlane | $19.99/month or $149.99/year | Unlimited users |
| Fixerlane + AI | $29.99/month or $249.99/year | Unlimited users |
| Housecall Pro Basic | $59/mo billed annually; $79/mo monthly | 1 user included |
| Housecall Pro Essentials | $149/mo billed annually; $189/mo monthly | 5 users included |
| Housecall Pro Max | $299/mo billed annually; $329/mo monthly$35/mo per additional user | 8 users included |
| Team size | Fixerlane | Housecall Pro |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | $19.99/mo, or $149.99/yr (about $12.50/mo) | from $59/mo billed annually, or $79/mo monthly (Basic) |
| 5 users | $19.99/mo — the same price; every plan has unlimited users | from $149/mo billed annually, or $189/mo monthly (Essentials, 5 users included) |
- The extra-user price ($35/mo) is published for Max only; the page does not give one for Basic or Essentials.
- Introductory offers were shown on the day we checked (e.g. “$26/mo for 1 month” on Basic and Essentials).
- Card processing “as low as 2.59%”; bank payments 1%.
- Many tools are paid add-ons with prices not shown on the pricing page, including CSR AI, Pipeline, Payroll, Voice, Campaigns and Websites.
- The pricing page has a Teams / Individual switch filled in by script; the figures here are the ones in the page as served.
Features compared
| Feature | Fixerlane | Housecall Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Users included | YesUnlimited on every plan, at no extra cost per user | Partly1, 5 or 8 included by plan |
| Free plan | PartlyListing, marketplace leads and replying are free forever; the business tools need a plan | No |
| Free trial | Yes7 days of everything, no card needed | Yes14 days of Max, no credit card |
| Contract | YesNone. Monthly or yearly, cancel any time | Yes“Does not require long-term contracts” |
| iOS, Android and web | YesiPhone, Android and web — the same features in each | YesiOS and Android in English and Spanish |
| Mobile app works offline | YesThe mobile app keeps working without signal and catches up when it reconnects | Partly“Offline viewing” on every plan |
| Quotes approved online | YesCustomer approves from a link, no account; deposits on quotes; client hub in the Fixerlane app | Yes |
| Scheduling and recurring jobs | YesDay, week and month views, arrival windows, recurring visits, crew assignment | Yes |
| Online card payments | YesCard payments through Stripe, paid into your own Stripe account. Fixerlane takes no cut — only Stripe’s standard processing fee applies | Yes |
| Online booking | YesBooking page and a link for your own website | YesAll plans |
| Text messages (SMS) to customers | NoFixerlane does not send text messages. Reminders and “on my way” go by email and app notification | Not publishedLists “On My Way Texts” as a feature but does not tie texting to a plan |
| Route optimisation | NoShows the day’s stops on a map; you set the order yourself | YesRoute grouping from Essentials; live-traffic optimisation on Max |
| GPS tracking of crews | NoNo live location tracking of crews | YesFrom Essentials |
| QuickBooks sync | NoOne-way import from QuickBooks export files; nothing syncs back | YesQuickBooks Online sync from Essentials |
| Consumer financing | No | YesBusiness and consumer financing on every plan |
| Service plans / memberships billing | NoRecurring jobs and invoices, but no membership or service-agreement billing product | YesRecurring service plans on Max |
| Marketing campaigns | NoNo email or postcard campaigns | Paid add-onCampaigns add-on |
| Brings you new customers (marketplace) | YesFree listing in the Fixerlane directory; enquiries arrive as leads at no charge | NoSoftware only; no consumer marketplace |
| AI assistant | YesFixerlane + AI plan: drafts quotes, schedules visits and answers questions about your business | Yes“AI team members” on every plan; CSR AI is an add-on |
“Not published” means Housecall Pro's own site did not say either way when we checked; it is not a claim that the feature is missing.
Where Housecall Pro is the better choice
- Consumer financing on every plan — useful for HVAC, plumbing and roofing replacements
- GPS tracking and route grouping (Essentials), live-traffic route optimisation (Max)
- QuickBooks Online sync (Essentials) and an open API and Zapier (Max)
- Service plans/memberships, sales proposals, commissions and flat-rate pricing on the upper plans
- Live phone and chat support on every plan, and a Spanish-language app
Where Fixerlane is the better choice
- Price: $19.99/mo for any team size, against $59/mo billed annually for one user on Basic and $149/mo for five on Essentials
- No user caps — Housecall Pro includes 1, 5 or 8 users depending on the plan
- Customers as well as software: a free directory listing that sends you homeowner enquiries at no charge
- A mobile app that works offline, not just offline viewing
- Fewer add-ons to price up: one plan, or one plan plus AI
What Fixerlane does not do
If any of these is something you use every day, stay with Housecall Pro or pick a tool that has it.
- Text messages (SMS) to customers — no reminders, “on my way” texts or two-way texting by SMS
- Route optimisation — you see the day on a map and set the order yourself
- GPS tracking of technicians
- QuickBooks sync — QuickBooks is a one-time import, not a live connection
- Consumer financing for customers
- Change orders and progress (milestone) billing
- Membership or service-agreement billing
- Equipment and asset tracking
- Marketing campaigns (email or postcards) and call tracking
- Aerial or satellite measurements
Switching from Housecall Pro
Fixerlane imports from QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop export files — Excel, CSV, IIF or the Export data .zip — and brings in customers, products and services, past invoices and estimates. You check what it found before anything is saved, nothing is emailed to your customers, and an import can be undone. There is no direct import from Housecall Pro.
If your Housecall Pro account syncs to QuickBooks, your customers and invoices are already there: export them from QuickBooks and upload the files to Fixerlane. Jobs, schedules and photos stay in Housecall Pro. Every list and report in Fixerlane exports as CSV, so leaving is as easy as arriving.
The trial is 7 days with no card, so you can run a real week in Fixerlane alongside Housecall Pro before you cancel anything.
Common questions
- Is Fixerlane cheaper than Housecall Pro?
- Yes. On October 4, 2026 Housecall Pro listed Basic at $59/mo billed annually ($79 monthly) for one user and Essentials at $149/mo billed annually for five. Fixerlane is $19.99/mo or $149.99/yr for unlimited users.
- What does Housecall Pro have that Fixerlane does not?
- Consumer financing, GPS tracking, route tools, QuickBooks Online sync, service-plan memberships, sales proposals and a long list of add-ons. Fixerlane has none of these.
- Does Fixerlane offer financing for customers?
- No. Housecall Pro does, on every plan.
- Can I switch from Housecall Pro to Fixerlane?
- There is no direct Housecall Pro import. If your account syncs to QuickBooks, export customers, products and invoices from QuickBooks and upload them to Fixerlane.
- Which is better for a one-person business?
- If you want the basics at the lowest price and would like new customers from a directory, Fixerlane. If you sell big-ticket replacements and need financing, Housecall Pro.
Sources
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- Housecall Pro pricing page (plans, users, trial, contract, card rates): https://www.housecallpro.com/pricing/
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