Housecall Pro alternative for home service pros
Zippy Pro vs Housecall Pro
Housecall Pro is field-service software for home-service companies: scheduling and dispatch, estimates, invoicing, online booking and payments, with a paid website service and other add-ons.
Zippy Pro is the app for home-service pros: customers book and pay on zippydoes.com, Zippy prices the job and gathers the details, and you claim the job with one tap and get paid when you finish — for $2/mo, deducted from the first job you complete each month — nothing in a month you don’t work.
What each one costs
Housecall Pro
$79–$329+/mo
| Basic | $79/mo | 1 user; $59/mo billed annually |
| Essentials | $189/mo | 5 users; $149/mo billed annually |
| Max | $329/mo | 8 users, $35/mo per additional user; $299/mo billed annually |
- • Prices exclude sales tax; introductory offers come and go
- • 14-day free trial on the Max plan, no credit card required
- • Online booking works “from Google or your website”; a website built and managed by Housecall Pro is a separate paid service
- • Lead follow-up (Pipeline) is an add-on
Zippy Pro
$2/mo
deducted from the first job you complete each month — nothing in a month you don’t work
- ✓$0 to join, no setup fee
- ✓No lead fees, no bidding
- ✓The payout you see is what you get — Zippy’s fee is added for the customer
- ✓Paid automatically when you finish; same-day with Instant Cash Out*
What stays on your plate
With Housecall Pro you still have to:
- ✕Find your own customers — Housecall Pro manages the ones you have
- ✕Run the website or pay for theirs
- ✕Build every estimate and set every price
- ✕Take the payment and manage the reviews and follow-ups
With Zippy Pro, Zippy:
- ✓Prices every job instantly — no quoting
- ✓Books the customer and collects payment up front
- ✓Gathers gate codes, access notes and job details
- ✓Pays you automatically when you finish
- ✓Answers your questions — and your customers’ — 24/7 with the genie
You do: the work.
Which one is right for you?
Housecall Pro is probably the right call if…
- •You run HVAC, plumbing, electrical or another trade Zippy doesn’t offer yet
- •You need dispatch across several technicians and card readers in the truck
- •You work outside the area Zippy serves today
Zippy Pro is the right call if…
- •You do house cleaning, lawn care, dog waste removal or trash-bin service and want the jobs, not the software
- •You don’t want to pay $79 to $329 a month before the first job
- •You want Zippy to price, book, collect and document while you do the work
Using both
You don’t have to choose on day one. Keep Housecall Pro if it’s working, give your customers your personal Zippy link, and let Zippy price, book and collect for the jobs that come through it. Those jobs are reserved for you first, and new Zippy customers in your area show up on your map too. Zippy charges nothing in a month you don’t complete a job.
Questions pros ask about Housecall Pro and Zippy Pro
How much does Housecall Pro cost compared with Zippy Pro?
Housecall Pro is $79 a month for one user on monthly billing ($59 billed annually), $189 for five users and $329 for eight, before tax. Zippy Pro is $2 a month, deducted from your first completed job each month.
Does Zippy Pro have online booking like Housecall Pro?
Your customers book on zippydoes.com through your personal link, see your open time slots and pay up front. There is no website to connect and no booking page to build.
Does Zippy Pro handle dispatch for a crew?
A business owner gets a business schedule to assign jobs to crews, crew leader logins for team members, team messaging and one business payment account for every payout.
Can I use Housecall Pro and Zippy Pro together?
Yes. Keep Housecall Pro for work Zippy doesn’t cover and send your home-service customers to zippydoes.com through your personal link. Those jobs are reserved for you first.
Where does Zippy operate?
Zippy is live in Frisco, Texas and the surrounding area. The app downloads anywhere, but jobs only appear where Zippy operates. If you’re farther out, tell us your ZIP code — Zippy opens new markets where Pros are already waiting.
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