Where Housecall Pro fits, and where it stops
Housecall Pro was built to be a one size fits most tool for the trades. It schedules, it invoices, and it takes card payments. If you run a small handyman shop, it is more than enough.
Sewer and drain is a different animal. You are selling five figure repairs off a camera in a homeowner's basement, competing with the franchise, and losing jobs when the phone goes to voicemail. General trade software does not solve those three problems. It just organizes the work you already close.
What FieldMetrx does that Housecall Pro does not
FieldMetrx™ was built inside a working sewer and drain shop. Every screen exists because it fixes a real leak in the job flow.
- ·Axel™ answers the phone day and night and books the visit while you are under a house.
- ·Flat rate drain and sewer price book that lives on the tech's phone, priced for the trade.
- ·Camera footage attached to a good, better, best proposal the homeowner signs from the couch.
- ·Signed proposal, timestamped photos, and field report captured automatically to defeat chargebacks.
- ·Sewer inspection reports built for a regular homeowner to actually understand.
Pricing and fit
Housecall Pro charges per user seat and adds fees for the features that matter most. FieldMetrx™ is priced for a small residential shop and does not charge you more for taking payment or sending a proposal.
If you are running 2 to 15 techs on residential sewer, drain, or trenchless work, FieldMetrx™ replaces the phone, the price book, the proposal, and the report. Housecall Pro replaces the schedule.
When to stay on Housecall Pro
If you run mixed trades and drain work is a side of what you do, keep Housecall Pro. If your bottleneck is scheduling and dispatch and not lost calls or weak proposals, Housecall Pro handles that fine.
If you are a residential sewer and drain owner operator and you are tired of losing high ticket repairs to a slow phone and a scribbled quote, FieldMetrx™ is what you switch to.
Frequently asked
Can I move my customer list from Housecall Pro to FieldMetrx?
Yes. Export your customers from Housecall Pro and we import them during onboarding, no data lost.
Does FieldMetrx do scheduling like Housecall Pro?
Yes. It schedules visits, but the bigger win is Axel booking them for you without you touching the phone.
Is FieldMetrx cheaper than Housecall Pro?
For a small residential sewer and drain shop it usually is, because you are not paying for seats and features you do not use.
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