Fixerlane vs Kickserv: pricing and features compared
Kickserv is field service software for plumbing, HVAC, restoration and other trades, priced by plan with a user cap on each. Fixerlane is one flat price with no user cap.
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 Kickserv if you need:
- Automated text reminders on the cheapest plan
- QuickBooks Online sync on every plan, and QuickBooks Desktop as an add-on
- Customer financing through Klarna
Choose Fixerlane if you want:
- No user cap: $19.99/mo for any team, against $119/mo billed annually once Kickserv passes 5 users
- A lower subscription for a solo pro: $149.99/yr against $720/yr for Kickserv Start billed annually
- Online booking customers can use to pick a time
Price for one person: Fixerlane $19.99/mo, or $149.99/yr (about $12.50/mo); Kickserv $60/mo billed annually, or $75/mo monthly (Start).
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 |
| Kickserv Start | $60/mo billed annually; $75/mo monthly | Up to 5 users |
| Kickserv Run | $119/mo billed annually; $149/mo monthly | Up to 10 users |
| Kickserv Scale | $199/mo billed annually; $249/mo monthly | Up to 20 users |
| Team size | Fixerlane | Kickserv |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | $19.99/mo, or $149.99/yr (about $12.50/mo) | $60/mo billed annually, or $75/mo monthly (Start) |
| 5 users | $19.99/mo — the same price; every plan has unlimited users | $60/mo billed annually, or $75/mo monthly (Start includes 5 users) |
- No contract; annual plans are “not pro-rated or refundable”.
- Card payments 3.9% + 30¢ (2.9% + 30¢ with Tap to Pay); ACH 1% + 30¢; instant payouts an extra 1.5%.
- QuickBooks Desktop is a $50/mo add-on on Run.
Features compared
| Feature | Fixerlane | Kickserv |
|---|---|---|
| Users included | YesUnlimited on every plan, at no extra cost per user | Partly5, 10 or 20 users 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 | Yes30 days, no credit card |
| Contract | YesNone. Monthly or yearly, cancel any time | YesNo contract |
| iOS, Android and web | YesiPhone, Android and web — the same features in each | Yes |
| Mobile app works offline | YesThe mobile app keeps working without signal and catches up when it reconnects | Not published |
| Quotes approved online | YesCustomer approves from a link, no account; deposits on quotes; client hub in the Fixerlane app | Not published |
| Scheduling and recurring jobs | YesDay, week and month views, arrival windows, recurring visits, crew assignment | YesDispatch mapping from Run |
| Online card payments | YesCard payments through Stripe, paid into your own Stripe account. Fixerlane takes no cut — only Stripe’s standard processing fee applies | YesCard, Tap to Pay, ACH; Klarna |
| Online booking | YesBooking page and a link for your own website | PartlyEmbeddable contact form and a customer centre, not a booking calendar |
| Text messages (SMS) to customers | NoFixerlane does not send text messages. Reminders and “on my way” go by email and app notification | YesAutomated email and text reminders on Start |
| Route optimisation | NoShows the day’s stops on a map; you set the order yourself | Not published |
| GPS tracking of crews | NoNo live location tracking of crews | PartlyGPS check-ins from Run, not live tracking |
| QuickBooks sync | NoOne-way import from QuickBooks export files; nothing syncs back | YesQuickBooks Online on Start; Desktop $50/mo on Run |
| Consumer financing | No | YesKlarna |
| Service plans / memberships billing | NoRecurring jobs and invoices, but no membership or service-agreement billing product | Not published |
| Marketing campaigns | NoNo email or postcard campaigns | Not published |
| 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 | Not published |
“Not published” means Kickserv's own site did not say either way when we checked; it is not a claim that the feature is missing.
Where Kickserv is the better choice
- Automated text reminders on the cheapest plan
- QuickBooks Online sync on every plan, and QuickBooks Desktop as an add-on
- Customer financing through Klarna
- A 30-day free trial
Where Fixerlane is the better choice
- No user cap: $19.99/mo for any team, against $119/mo billed annually once Kickserv passes 5 users
- A lower subscription for a solo pro: $149.99/yr against $720/yr for Kickserv Start billed annually
- Online booking customers can use to pick a time
- Customers as well as software: a free directory listing that sends you homeowner enquiries
What Fixerlane does not do
If any of these is something you use every day, stay with Kickserv 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 Kickserv
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 Kickserv.
If your Kickserv 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 Kickserv. 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 Kickserv before you cancel anything.
Common questions
- How much does Kickserv cost?
- On October 4, 2026: Start $60/mo billed annually ($75 monthly) for up to 5 users, Run $119 ($149) for 10 and Scale $199 ($249) for 20.
- What does Kickserv do that Fixerlane does not?
- Text reminders, QuickBooks sync, GPS check-ins and Klarna financing. Fixerlane has none of these.
- How long is the free trial?
- Kickserv offers 30 days with no credit card; Fixerlane offers 7 days with no card.
Sources
Each checked on .
- Kickserv pricing page (plans, users, payment rates): https://www.kickserv.com/pricing
- Kickserv sign-up (no credit card): https://app.kickserv.com/app/signup
Keep reading
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