The short answerHousecall Pro is cheaper at 3 users, level with Jobber at 8 on annual billing, and Jobber is cheaper at 15.
At 3 users Housecall Pro Essentials ($149 billed annually) undercuts Jobber Connect ($157) and Grow ($207). At 8 users Housecall Pro Max and Jobber Grow both come to $299 billed annually, so the tiebreaker is features and card fees (on monthly billing Housecall Pro's $329 beats Jobber Grow's $386). At 15 users Jobber Grow ($399) is $145 a month below Housecall Pro Max ($544). Card processing can move the total more than the subscription gap does.
Cost at 3 usersA 3-person shop
Jobber sells per plan with one user included, so the rest of the crew is added at $29 each. Housecall Pro Essentials includes 5 users.
| 3 users, per month | Billed annually | 1-year, billed monthly | No commitment | How we got it |
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| Jobber Connect | $157 | $177 | $197 | 1 user included plus 2 extra at $29 each |
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| Jobber Grow | $207 | $227 | $257 | 1 user included plus 2 extra at $29 each |
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| Housecall Pro Essentials | $149 | not offered | $189 | 5 users included (monthly billing = $189) |
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Jobber Core ($29 to $49) and Housecall Pro Basic ($59 to $79) include one user and do not publish an add-user price, so they are left out of the 3-user line. Totals are Worthd's arithmetic from the vendors' published prices.
Cost at 8 usersAn 8-person shop
| 8 users, per month | Billed annually | 1-year, billed monthly | No commitment | How we got it |
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| Jobber Grow | $299 | $346 | $386 | Cheapest of the 10-user tier or the 5-user tier plus extras |
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| Jobber Plus | $449 | $499 | $586 | Cheapest of the 10-user tier or the 5-user tier plus extras |
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| Housecall Pro Max | $299 | not offered | $329 | 8 users included |
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Jobber Connect is not shown at 8 or 15 users: Worthd could not confirm its multi-user prices. Housecall Pro Max includes exactly 8 users, which is why it is a clean fit here.
Cost at 15 usersA 15-person shop
| 15 users, per month | Billed annually | 1-year, billed monthly | No commitment | How we got it |
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| Jobber Grow | $399 | $429 | $499 | 15-user tier |
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| Jobber Plus | $529 | $599 | $699 | 15-user tier |
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| Housecall Pro Max | $544 | not offered | $574 | 8 users included plus 7 extra at $35 each (annual $299, monthly $329) |
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At this size Jobber's published 15-user tier undercuts Housecall Pro's extra-user pricing. Housecall Pro does not publish a plan above Max on its pricing page.
What the headline price leaves outCard fees, extra users and add-ons
| Payment processing | Jobber | Housecall Pro |
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| Card | 2.9% + 30c | "As low as 2.59%"; exact rate by card type and any per-transaction fee are not published |
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| Bank (ACH) | 1% | 1% |
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| Tap to Pay / mobile | 2.7% + 30c | Not published |
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| Extra user | $29 a month (Connect, Grow, Plus) | $35 a month (Max); not published for Basic or Essentials |
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| Paid add-ons | Marketing Suite $99, Pipeline $49, Receptionist $29 a month | Not published on the pricing page |
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Worked example (illustration only): a shop that collects $20,000 a month by card across 40 invoices pays Jobber about $592 (2.9% = $580, plus 40 x 30c = $12). At Housecall Pro's lowest published rate of 2.59% it would pay about $518 before any per-transaction fee, which the vendor does not publish. That is roughly a $74 monthly gap, about as much as the whole subscription difference at 8 users. Ask each vendor for your exact rate before you decide. Moving customers to bank payments at 1% cuts the fee on either tool.
Contract termsWhat you commit to
Jobber prices every plan three ways: no commitment, a 1-year commitment billed monthly, or billed annually. The annual price is the lowest, and the gap between no commitment and annual is $20 to $170 a month depending on plan and team size. Housecall Pro shows monthly and annual billing. It also showed first-month and 3-month promotional prices on Oct 4 that will change, so compare the regular price. Both offer a 14-day trial with no card. Cancellation and refund terms are not on either pricing page: read the vendor's terms before you sign a year.
Switching effortPlan for the move before you pay for a year
Moving between the two means re-entering or importing your client list, recurring jobs, price book and open quotes, and re-pointing card processing. Worthd has no verified switching time for these two tools, so we do not quote one. Use the 14-day trials to import a copy of your real client list and run a week of jobs before you commit annually.
When Jobber may not fitSkip Jobber if you want the lowest price for a 3 to 5 person crew on monthly billing and do not want to pay $29 for every added person. Check whether Marketing Suite, Pipeline or Receptionist are needed: each adds $29 to $99 a month.
When Housecall Pro may not fitSkip Housecall Pro if you will grow past 8 users: every extra Max user is $35 a month, and at 15 users it costs $145 a month more than Jobber Grow. Also be cautious if card processing is your biggest cost, because the exact card rate is not published.
SourcesVendor pricing pages checked Oct 4, 2026
Prices are US list prices. The vendor's checkout, order form or written quote controls: verify before you buy. Totals marked as arithmetic are Worthd's calculation from those prices. Report a correction.
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