Tools for Trades

HVAC Software

An HVAC shop runs on three kinds of software: one to run the work, one to keep the books, and one to keep the phone ringing. Below is all three, with prices from the vendors' own pages and honest markers where they hide them.

Field service management

This is the system the day runs on: seasonal call surges scheduled around maintenance-agreement visits, flat-rate quotes at the kitchen table, dispatch, invoicing on-site, and getting paid before the truck leaves. One system instead of texts, paper and a whiteboard. Ten platforms, verified against their own pages.

Run the Stack Builder

Jobber

$29–499/molist price band

Published per-seat pricing with a real one-person plan ($29/mo annual)

Built forsolo, 2-5, 5-15

Housecall Pro

$59–329/molist price band

QuickBooks Desktop sync (confirmed, alongside Online)

Built forsolo, 2-5, 5-10

FieldEdge

On requestno published pricing

Flat-rate pricebook native on the entry tier

Built for5-20, 20+

Service Fusion

$208–627/molist price band

Unlimited users on every plan - no per-seat fee (beats per-seat rivals from ~6 users)

Built for5-20, 20+, office-heavy shops

QuoteIQ

$25–699/molist price band

Flat plans with bundled seats - 4-user shop pays $149.99 total

Built forsolo, 2-5, 5-20

FieldPulse

On requestno published pricing

Field-only seats priced below full-access (tech-heavy shops not billed office rates)

Built for2-5, 5-20, 20+

Workiz

On requestno published pricing

Equipment tracking across install history (Ultimate)

Built for2-5, 5-20, 20+ multi-location

Kickserv

$48–199/molist price band

Cheapest multi-seat entry in set: $60/mo for 5 users flat

Built for2-5, 5-20

ServiceBox

$75–330/molist price band

RTU/boiler asset history (commercial-mechanical records)

Built for2-5, 5-20, 20+ via Enterprise

Every price and every "on request" is documented in thepricing database; head-to-heads live undercomparisons.

Accounting software

The books decide whether that change-out actually made money, and they only work if they reconcile themselves: invoices flowing from the field software into the ledger instead of lying around until tax season. The sync question decides this purchase, and it's covered in theaccounting guide for HVAC contractors.

Xero

$25–90/molist price band

Cheapest full double-entry entry point at $25/mo

Works with1 field platforms

FreshBooks

$23–70/molist price band

Easiest invoicing-first bookkeeping for a solo operator

Works withno field platform we track

Wave

$0–19/molist price band

The only real free tier in the set

Works withno field platform we track

Marketing and reviews

Maintenance agreements and referrals carry an HVAC business through the shoulder seasons, and reviews are where new customers check you out first. Your field software may already bundle some of this; theHVAC CRM and marketing guide covers what to check before paying twice.

GoHighLevel

$97–497/molist price band

One subscription replaces a stack of marketing point tools

Rolereplaces separate review, SMS and funnel tools; overlaps with FSM marketing add-ons

Podium

On requestno published pricing

The best-known reviews-and-messaging layer for local businesses

Rolereviews and messaging layer on top of your field software

Birdeye

On requestno published pricing

Deepest reviews-plus-listings platform in the set

Rolereputation and listings layer on top of your field software

NiceJob

$75–125/molist price band

Published prices in a category that hides them

Rolereview automation layer on top of your field software