Housecall Pro vs FieldPulse: a price you can see or a quote built around you

Decide how you want to buy before you compare features

Decide how you want to buy: a self-serve trial with published prices, or a tailored demo and quote. Housecall Pro lists three plans with prices, a 14-day free trial of Max with no credit card, and no long-term contracts (Housecall Pro pricing). FieldPulse says it is seat-based: “You purchase a set number of seats upfront for your contract term, and the rate depends on what each seat needs access to” (FieldPulse pricing).

FieldPulse is blunt about the trial. Asked whether it offers one, its pricing page answers “No, and we’re not going to pretend otherwise” and offers a demo built around your trade, team size and workflows instead (FieldPulse pricing).

Key takeaway: If you want to run a week of real jobs before paying, Housecall Pro is the only one of the two that lets you. If you need guided configuration, confirm the FieldPulse full-user count and contracted support scope rather than assuming every account gets it.

Price Housecall Pro at your headcount

Housecall Pro’s published prices give you the number to carry into any quote. Basic is $79 a month with one user, Essentials $189 with five, Max $329 with eight, additional users are listed at $35 a month under Max, and billed annually the plans are $59, $149 and $299 a month (Housecall Pro pricing).

Total logins	Published reference	Monthly	Annual-billed/month equivalent
1	Basic	$79	$59
3	Essentials	$189	$149
5	Essentials	$189	$149
8	Max	$329	$299
10	Max	$399	Confirm quote
12	Max	$469	Confirm quote

Computed from general published allowances, checked October 19, 2026. Get a quote for Basic or Essentials extras and annual Max extras; monthly Max extras use its displayed rate. Industry packages and feature requirements can change the tier you need; promotions are excluded.

FieldPulse gives no numbers to put beside these. Its page says third-party review sites publish estimated pricing that “hasn’t been verified by us” and asks you to request a real figure instead (FieldPulse pricing). Carry your Housecall Pro benchmark into that quote.

Watch out: Because FieldPulse seats are bought up front for the term, a quote sized for next year’s headcount means paying for empty seats now. Ask what happens to the price if you add seats mid-term, and whether you can start smaller.

Turn “customizable” into a workflow brief

FieldPulse’s pitch is workflow control, so test it with your real process, not a generic tour. Its home page says it builds “workflows that match how your business runs today”, and its new ClearPath product “lets the office guide techs through every stage of a job” so required details get collected (FieldPulse). Housecall Pro’s nearest listed tools are checklist automations and photo reports with annotations on Essentials (Housecall Pro pricing).

Need	Housecall Pro	FieldPulse
Price book	Basic; flat-rate pricing on Essentials	Pricebook is a premium add-on
Required job steps	Checklist automations on Essentials	Custom workflows; ClearPath; Custom Forms add-on
Phone and AI answering	CSR AI and Voice listed as extras	Engage VoIP, Operator AI and Chat AI as add-ons
Tracking	Employee GPS (phone) on Essentials	Fleet Tracking add-on
Service agreements	Recurring service plans on Max	Maintenance agreements listed among features
Accounting	QuickBooks Online sync on Essentials	Integrates with QuickBooks

FieldPulse’s add-on list and pricing model come from its pricing FAQ: add-on prices vary, “some are flat-rate, some are consumption-based, and others are seat-based” (FieldPulse pricing). The QuickBooks line is from its home page FAQ (FieldPulse).

Example: An illustrative garage-door company wants every install to capture spring size, photos of the opener and a signed checklist before the invoice goes out. Ask FieldPulse to build that on ClearPath or Custom Forms in the demo. In the Housecall Pro trial, build it with Essentials’ checklist automations and photo reports, then compare what the tech sees.

Match the vendor to your size and support needs

FieldPulse says who it sells to; use that as a filter. Its home page FAQ says “Most FieldPulse customers range from 5-person operations to 100-employee teams”, and it promises to “partner with you through setup, migration, and training” with US-based support (FieldPulse). Housecall Pro says it serves home service businesses from solo operators to growing teams, lists live phone and chat support on every plan, and adds a dedicated onboarding specialist on Max (Housecall Pro pricing).

Tip: Headcount alone is not a product cutoff. FieldPulse documents different onboarding for one, two and larger full-user accounts; match the actual license mix and support scope below.

Your side-by-side quote checklist

1. Your Housecall Pro monthly and annual number at today’s headcount and at next year’s.
2. FieldPulse seats quoted, by seat type, and what each seat type can access.
3. Every FieldPulse add-on in the quote (Pricebook, Custom Forms, Fleet Tracking, Engage and so on), each priced separately.
4. FieldPulse contract term, renewal terms, and the cost of adding seats mid-term.
5. Onboarding and migration scope on both sides; Housecall Pro’s dedicated specialist is listed on Max only.
6. Payment processing rates: Housecall Pro lists cards “as low as 2.59%” and 1% for bank payments; ask FieldPulse for its rates.
7. One real workflow from your brief built in each product, with notes on who can change it later.

Get these in the quote: FieldPulse’s prices, contract length, payment rates and core-versus-add-on feature split; plus Housecall Pro’s extra-seat terms below Max (its published $35 fee appears on Max).

Still considering Jobber as well? Compare Jobber, Housecall Pro and FieldPulse using the same workflow, seat list and import scope; its three-way worksheet separates software access from full-user onboarding eligibility.

Match the implementation promise to the license

FieldPulse’s Customer Success Agreement, checked October 19, 2026, distinguishes full users from the size of the company:

Full users	Documented onboarding scope	Buyer must verify
1	Self-serve; no live specialist training	Who will configure and import the records?
2	Up to two scheduled sessions within 14 days	Workflow and accounting session availability
3–9	Specialist-led onboarding within 30 days	Scope and staff preparation
10+	Structured program within 60 days	Data migration services purchased and responsibilities

Use those completion windows to schedule your work with the vendor. Put the full, field-only and other license counts in the proposal alongside the promised support. You own pricebook creation and export formatting under the agreement; give those tasks an owner at your shop.