The three reasons owners go looking
It is almost always one of these. The price stopped matching the value once the modules stacked up. The onboarding never finished, so half the company is still on paper. Or the system is so big that nobody uses the parts that would have made the money back.
None of those get solved by swapping in another enterprise platform with a different logo.
What to look for instead
For a residential drain shop, the shortlist is short. The system has to answer calls you physically cannot answer. It has to price a job in the driveway without a call to the office. It has to put a proposal in the homeowner's hand while your tech is still standing there. And it has to tell you at the end of the month which jobs actually made money.
- ·Every inbound call captured and booked, including nights and weekends.
- ·A price book your techs cannot fumble, with good better best options built in.
- ·Proposals with photos and camera footage attached, sent from the driveway.
- ·Job costing that shows the real margin per job, not just revenue.
- ·A number you can pay out of one repair job, not a line item you have to defend.
Where FieldMetrx™ fits and where it does not
FieldMetrx™ is for residential sewer, drain, and trenchless companies running roughly 3 to 10 trucks. If you are commercial, municipal, or running fifty crews with a full back office, the enterprise platforms are genuinely a better match and we will say so.
If you are the owner, the sales manager, and the after hours dispatcher all at once, Core is live today at $197 a month billed annually, five techs included, with a 30 day money back window.
Frequently asked
Do I qualify for FieldMetrx?
Core is a fit if you run residential sewer, drain, or trenchless work with roughly 3 to 10 trucks and up to five techs. Core is self start with no application. Falcon and Phoenix are larger builds and go through an application so we can confirm the fit both ways.
Is there a cheaper alternative to ServiceTitan?
Yes, several, but cheaper is the wrong filter on its own. The question is whether the cheaper tool still prices a liner job in the driveway and puts camera footage inside the proposal. If it does not, the savings show up on the invoice and disappear in lost tickets.
Can I run FieldMetrx alongside my current system while I switch?
Yes. Most shops keep the old system read only until the contract runs out and move new work into FieldMetrx from day one.
Does it work with QuickBooks?
Yes. QuickBooks stays connected on both sides so your books do not change shape when your field system does.
What is the best ServiceTitan alternative for a small plumbing shop?
It depends on what broke. If cost was the problem, look at per seat pricing with no onboarding fee. If adoption was the problem, look for a system your techs can run from a phone in a driveway. FieldMetrx is built for the second case in residential sewer and drain.
Do I have to migrate all my history to switch?
No. Most shops start clean with an active customer list and their price book, and keep the old system read only until the contract ends.
How long does it take to get running?
Core is self start. You can be sending priced proposals the same week rather than waiting on a multi month implementation.
What does it cost?
Core is $197 a month billed annually, or $297 month to month, for up to five techs. Falcon and Phoenix are larger builds and go through an application.
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