A shop with two or three plumbers, maybe one person in the office. Which tool costs less, which plan holds service plans and flat-rate pricing, and what the card fees add.
Estimates selected plans at published subscription and card-payment rates, before tax. Check add-ons and feature fit separately.
Both prices are billed annually. The bigger split is the plan: Housecall Pro puts recurring service plans only on Max, $299 a month with 8 users, while Jobber lists recurring jobs as a standard job type. On $10,000 a month of online card payments the two tools are within about $3 a month of each other, and the card line is about $300, double the subscription. Prices checked Oct 28, 2026.
| Shop | Jobber | Housecall Pro | How we got it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 plumbers, billed annually | Connect $128 | Essentials $149 | Jobber: Connect 1 user $99 plus 1 extra user $29. Housecall Pro: Basic is 1 user and prints no extra-user price, so 2 users means Essentials (5 users included). |
| 3 plumbers, billed annually | Connect $149 | Essentials $149 | Jobber: the 5-user tier ($149) beats 1 user plus 2 extra ($157). Housecall Pro: Essentials, 5 users. |
| 3 plumbers who want job costing, billed annually | Grow $207 | Essentials $149 | Jobber job costing starts on Grow: 1 user $149 plus 2 extra at $29 is $207, under the 5-user Grow tier at $229. Housecall Pro lists job costing on every plan. |
| Month to month, no commitment | Connect: 2 users $168, 3 users $197 | Essentials $189 for 2 or 3 | Jobber: $139 for 1 user plus $29 per extra user; for 3 users that is under the $199 5-user tier. Housecall Pro: monthly price on its pricing page. |
Worthd arithmetic from published prices. Confirm the exact total at checkout. Jobber's new-customer intro discount ends Oct 30, 2026 and is not used here; see Jobber pricing 2026: did it go up?.
| Need | Housecall Pro | Jobber |
|---|---|---|
| Flat-rate price book | Price book on Basic; flat-rate pricing on Essentials and Max | Product and service list; the pricing page does not name a flat-rate price book |
| Recurring maintenance (water heater flush, annual backflow test) | Recurring service plans on Max only, $299 a month billed annually | Recurring jobs are a standard job type in Jobber Help; the pricing page states no plan limit, and automatic payments on recurring jobs are on select plans |
| QuickBooks Online sync | Essentials and Max | Connect and up |
| Job costing | Basic, Essentials and Max | Grow and up |
| Free trial | 14 days on Max, no card | 14 days of Grow, no card |
From each vendor's pricing page and Jobber Help, read Oct 28, 2026. "The pricing page does not say" means the page is silent, not that the feature is missing.
| Payment type | Jobber | Housecall Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Online card invoice | $302 (2.9% + 30c) | $299 (2.99%) |
| Card reader | $282 (Tap to Pay, 2.7% + 30c) | $259 (2.59%) |
| Bank transfer (ACH) | $100 (1%) | $100 (1%) |
Method: fee per invoice = rate x $250 plus any fixed part, times 40. Housecall Pro's pricing page prints only "as low as 2.59%" and 1% for bank payments; the 2.99% online-invoice rate is from Worthd's Housecall Pro pricing page. Jobber rates from Jobber's pricing page. Worked example, not a quote.
A 2-plumber shop that wants maintenance memberships but not a $299 a month plan, because service plans are on Max only.
A shop that wants a built-in flat-rate price book from day one. Jobber's pricing page does not list one, so look at its product list before you commit.
Shops over 8 users: see Jobber vs Housecall Pro at 3, 8 and 15 users. A solo plumber under about 30 jobs a month: see plumbing software cost. Leaving either tool: cancellation and contract terms. Do not pick on the headline price alone: at 2 to 3 plumbers the card fee line is about $300 a month.
For 2 plumbers, Jobber Connect is about $128 a month billed annually ($99 for 1 user plus $29 for the second). Housecall Pro Essentials is $149 for up to 5 users, because Basic is 1 user only. At 3 plumbers both are $149. Prices checked Oct 28, 2026.
Only on Max, $299 a month billed annually with 8 users included. Basic and Essentials do not list them. Jobber's pricing page does not say which plan holds recurring jobs; its help article treats a recurring job as a standard job type.
Jobber charges 2.9% + 30c per card payment and 1% for bank (ACH) payments. Housecall Pro's pricing page says card rates start 'as low as 2.59%' and bank payments are 1%; its online-invoice rate is 2.99% per Worthd's Housecall Pro pricing page. On $10,000 a month in 40 invoices that is about $302 on Jobber and $299 on Housecall Pro.
Jobber gives 14 days of full access to the Grow plan with no credit card. Housecall Pro gives 14 days on the Max plan with no credit card, per each pricing page on Oct 28, 2026.
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