ServiceTitan
has 500 features.
You need fifty.
Every field-service platform claims to be "built for contractors." Most aren't — they're built for the 500-tech mega-shops that can afford a dedicated ops team and a six-figure software budget. Here's where everybody actually lands.
ROUND 01 · THE PRICE
The check you write every month.
OPTION A
ServiceTitan
/mo, annual contract, onboarding team
OPTION B
Housecall Pro
/mo for Essentials, +$70/user
OPTION C
Jobber
/mo Grow plan, 7-user cap
→ YOU
TradeFix
/mo Growth plan, 5 techs, memberships
The spec sheet.
| Feature | TradeFix | ServiceTitan | Housecall Pro | Jobber | Spreadsheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 · CORE WORKFLOW | |||||
| Dispatch boardDrag-and-drop scheduling | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Good/Better/Best estimates | ✓ | ✓ | $ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Memberships & service agreements | ✓ | ✓ | $ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Customer portalSelf-serve pay & book | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Mobile app for techs | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| QuickBooks Online sync | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ◐ |
| 02 · MONEY | |||||
| Price (5-tech shop) | ✓ | ✗ | ◐ | ◐ | ✓ |
| Month-to-month billing | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| No implementation fee | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| No per-user fees | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Stripe payments included | ✓ | $ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| 03 · ONBOARDING | |||||
| Self-serve setup (< 1 hr) | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| No dedicated onboarding team required | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Import pricebook CSV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ◐ |
| Sample data for testing | ✓ | ◐ | ◐ | ◐ | ✗ |
| 04 · FITS YOUR SHOP | |||||
| Built for 1–25 techs | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Works for 100+ techs | ◐ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Modern mobile UX | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Actually looks like 2026 | ✓ | ✗ | ◐ | ✓ | ✗ |
Every tool
has a sweet spot.
Here's ours.
ServiceTitan
What they doSells to shops with $10M+ revenue, quotes you a custom price, requires a dedicated onboarding team, 12-month lockup.
Public pricing. Self-serve sign-up. Ship in 30 minutes. Month-to-month.
Housecall Pro
What they doGreat UI, but tiered pricing escalates fast — memberships and Good/Better/Best are expensive add-ons.
Memberships included on Growth plan ($99). Tiered estimates built in, zero add-ons.
Jobber
What they doBuilt for handyman-style businesses and 1-person shops. Weak on dispatch for growing crews. No memberships.
Real dispatch board with tech GPS and live status. Memberships and Stripe Subscriptions from day one.
Spreadsheets / whiteboard
What they areFree. Visible. Flexible. Also: no SMS dispatch, no payment collection, no reminders, no reports, no tech app.
Everything a spreadsheet will never do — without the price tag of the enterprise tools.
ONE MORE THING
We are not
trying to be
ServiceTitan.
ServiceTitan is a fine platform — for a 200-truck shop with a COO, a dedicated dispatcher, and a software budget. That is not your shop. TradeFix is built for the 1–25 tech segment. We're the platform you graduate into, not the one you beg to get out of.