Both are full back-office suites with quotes, invoicing, payments, online booking and phone apps on every plan. The differences show up in which plan unlocks GPS, routing and customer texts, and what that plan costs for a small team. We make Navigrate, a different kind of tool, so neither of these is ours.
The short answer
- You want Xero sync (from Connect)
- You want automated client reminders and on-the-way texts on the same plan as GPS and routing (Connect)
- You want a choice of monthly, 1-year or annual billing
- You run residential service and want review management on every plan
- You want one-click route optimization using real drive time and live traffic (MAX)
- You want routes and GPS a little cheaper for a small team (Essentials, $189)
Plan by plan
| Jobber | Housecall Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Price for 1 user, billed monthly | Core $49 · Connect $139 · Grow $199 | Basic $79 |
| Price for a small team, billed monthly | 2–5 people (5 users): Connect $199 · Grow $299 · Plus $499 | Essentials $189 (5 users) · MAX $329 (8 users, then $35 a user) |
| Billed yearly, per month | 2–5 people: $149 · $229 · $399 | $59 · $149 · $299 |
| Free trial | 14 days on Grow, no card | 14 days on MAX, no card |
| Contract | Monthly with no commitment, monthly with a 1-year minimum, or annual prepaid | No long-term contracts |
| Quotes, invoicing, payments, online booking | Every plan | Every plan |
| Card processing fees | 2.9% + 30¢ | As low as 2.59% |
| Automated client reminders and on-the-way texts | Connect and up | On-the-way texts available; its pricing page doesn't name the plan |
| Review requests | Marketing Suite add-on ($99), included on Plus | Review management on every plan |
| Accounting sync | QuickBooks Online and Xero, Connect and up | QuickBooks Online, Essentials and up |
| GPS tracking | Connect and up | Essentials and up |
| Routing | Connect and up: optimizes routes for anytime visits, up to 7 days at a time | Essentials: routes that sequence jobs. MAX: one-click reordering using real drive time and live traffic |
| Onboarding help | Connect: 2 sessions · Grow: 3 · Plus: unlimited | MAX: dedicated onboarding specialist |
| Phone apps | iPhone and Android, every plan | iPhone and Android, every plan |
Checked on each vendor's own site 16–17 Sep 2026: getjobber.com/pricing · Jobber route optimization help · housecallpro.com/pricing. US dollars. Introductory offers come and go; these are regular prices.
What a 3-person team pays
For a 3-person team that wants GPS and routing, billed monthly: Jobber Connect is $199 a month (5 users). Housecall Pro Essentials is $189 a month (5 users, routes and GPS), and one-click route optimization means MAX at $329.
Without routing: Housecall Pro Basic is $79 but covers 1 user. Jobber's Core plan is for 1 user only, so a 2–5 person team starts at Connect.
A third option
If you mainly need the schedule and a check on long drives, and already handle quotes and invoices elsewhere, Navigrate is a third option at $29 a month for 3 technicians. It doesn't do quotes, invoicing, payments, texts, GPS or route optimization, so it isn't a replacement for either suite. See Navigrate vs Jobber and Navigrate vs Housecall Pro, or all comparisons.
Common questions
Which is cheaper for a small team, Jobber or Housecall Pro?
Which has better route optimization?
Do Jobber and Housecall Pro have free trials?
Where does Navigrate fit?
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