At a glance (prices checked October 13, 2026)
- Housecall Pro Basic
- $59/mo billed annually, 1 user
- Housecall Pro Essentials
- $149/mo billed annually, 5 users
- Workiz plans
- Standard, Pro, Ultimate; prices by request
- Trials
- Housecall Pro 14 days, Workiz 7 days, no card either
- Price book
- Included on every Housecall Pro account
Prices and rules change. Verify every item with the vendor or agency before you rely on it.
Short answer: Housecall Pro publishes its prices, from $59 per month billed annually for one user, and gives a 14-day trial with no card. Workiz publishes no prices and gives 7 days. For a one or two truck shop that wants to know the cost before the demo, Housecall Pro is the easier comparison; run both trials on real jobs before you decide.
Updated October 12, 2026. Requirements and fees change; confirm with the agency named on this page.
These two show up in the same search because they chase the same owner: a residential service shop with one to a few trucks. The products overlap heavily. The differences that matter at your size are price transparency, trial length and how each handles users. Prices checked October 13, 2026 on each vendor’s own pricing page. Vendors change prices and plan names without notice; confirm before you buy.
What each one publishes about price
Housecall Pro
Basic, 1 user: "$59/mo" billed annually or "$79/mo" month to month. Essentials, 5 users: "$149/mo" billed annually or "$189/mo" month to month. Max, 8 users: "$299/mo" billed annually, with "$35/mo per additional user." A price book is on every plan: "Every Housecall Pro account includes a built-in price book."
Workiz
Three plans, Standard, Pro and Ultimate. No prices are printed; each shows a request button. The FAQ says an annual plan lets you "save $400+" but does not say against what. You get the number from a sales call.
Trials
Housecall Pro: "Try 14 days free. No credit card required. Cancel anytime." on the Max plan. Workiz: "Start your 7-day free trial today." and "No credit card is required for the trial period." Seven days is tight for a working contractor; plan the Workiz trial for a week you can actually run jobs through it.
Where they are the same
Scheduling, dispatch, quotes, invoices, card payments, customer records, review requests, and a service catalog you can quote from. For a one or two truck shop doing residential service, either one does the daily work.
How to compare them properly
- Build your price book in a spreadsheet first, then load the same 20 lines into both trials.
- Run five real jobs through each: book, dispatch, quote, invoice, collect.
- Price both at the user count you will have in 12 months. Housecall Pro's jump from 1 user to 5 is $59 to $149 billed annually; get Workiz's equivalent in writing.
- Ask both about card processing rates, since that is the cost that scales with revenue.
Other comparisons: Jobber vs Housecall Pro, and every plan side by side in field service software pricing compared.
This guide is general business education, not legal, tax or financial advice. Your numbers come from your own books.
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Common questions
Is Workiz cheaper than Housecall Pro?
Workiz does not publish prices, so there is no printed number to compare. Housecall Pro publishes $59 per month billed annually for one user and $149 for five. Get a written Workiz quote at your user count before deciding.
Does Workiz have a free trial?
Yes, 7 days with no credit card required, per its pricing page. Housecall Pro offers 14 days with no credit card.
Which is better for a one-truck plumber?
Both cover the daily work. Housecall Pro is easier to budget because the price is printed and the trial is longer. Run both trials on real jobs with your own price book loaded and pick the one your tech finds faster.
Sources
Official pages checked on 2026-10-12.