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Eleven scored software comparisons for field service, HVAC, roofing, plumbing, pest control and more, plus concept guides on work orders and dispatch.
How this site is organised
One general comparison covers the platforms that serve every trade. Seven trade pages go deeper where the trade genuinely needs something different — aerial measurement, chemical records, maintenance agreements. Everything is scored on the same four criteria, and a product keeps one score across every page it appears on.
Start here
Eleven scored comparisons cover the software a construction or home services business actually buys. Field service is the general one and the place to start if your trade is not listed. The other ten exist because that trade needs something the general platforms do not have.
| Comparison | What it covers | Top score |
|---|---|---|
| Field service software7 platforms | The general comparison. Jobber, Housecall Pro, Kickserv, FieldEdge, ServiceTitan, Pipedrive and HubSpot, scored for a small crew. | 8.8/10 |
| HVAC software5 platforms | Business software for HVAC shops, not duct design. Maintenance agreements, flat-rate price book and surviving July. | 8.8/10 |
| Roofing software4 platforms | The one trade where general software is not enough. Aerial measurement, insurance supplements, supplier catalogue ordering. | 8.8/10 |
| Pest control software3 platforms | Routing rather than dispatch, chemical records that survive an inspection, and recurring contracts. | 7.5/10 |
| Cleaning business software4 options | Maid service versus commercial janitorial — two businesses that share a name and little else. | 8.0/10 |
| Home inspection software4 platforms | A different vertical: no crew to dispatch, just a report that has to be in a client’s inbox the same evening. None of the field service platforms appear here. | 8.0/10 |
| Remodeling software3 platforms | Business platforms, not 3D design. Change orders, client selections and draw schedules — the four things that break field service software. | 7.0/10 |
| Flooring software4 platforms | Retail plus installation: rolls, cuts and allocations alongside crew scheduling. The least transparent pricing of any category here. | 6.8/10 |
| Pool service software4 platforms | A route business with a chemistry problem. Billed per body of water rather than per user, and the most transparent pricing of any category here. | 8.3/10 |
| Locksmith software6 platforms | No vertical specialist owns it. Emergency inbound calls, dispatch by proximity, and general platforms fitted to the job. | 8.8/10 |
| Plumbing software7 platforms | The biggest trade here and nobody owns it either. Four of the top eight results are software firms ranking themselves, and the two highest are built for a different buyer. | 8.8/10 |
Guides
Three guides cover the decisions that come before choosing a brand: whether you need a CMMS or a field service platform, what a dispatch board does that a calendar cannot, and how the four scoring criteria on this site work. No scoring tables here; these are about framing the question.
Concept guides for the problems that cut across trades. No scoring tables — these are about deciding what you need before you compare brands.
| Guide | The question it answers |
|---|---|
| Work order software | Do you need a CMMS or a field service platform? They share a name and almost nothing else. |
| Dispatch software | What a dispatch board does that a calendar cannot, and the three levels of QuickBooks sync. |
| How we score | The four criteria, why published pricing counts, and why the most capable product does not always win. |
What is not here yet
Two trades measured well enough to be worth writing but with no page yet: plumbing and electrical. Both are served by the platforms already in the general comparison rather than by specialist products, so they will be trade pages that carry the existing scores rather than new pillars.
We do not publish placeholder pages to fill a menu. When those exist, they will appear here.
Everything published, newest first, is in the full index.