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.

HVAC field service management software

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

$116–136/mo4-person crew, list · all tiers $29–499/mo

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

Built forTeams of 1 to 15 people

Housecall Pro

$149–189/mo4-person crew, list · all tiers $59–329/mo

QuickBooks Desktop sync (confirmed, alongside Online)

Built forTeams of 1 to 10 people

Service Fusion

$208–245/mo4-person crew, list · all tiers $208–627/mo

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

Built forTeams of 5 or more people (office-heavy shops)

QuoteIQ

$125–149.99/mo4-person crew, list · all tiers $25–699/mo

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

Built forTeams of 1 to 20 people

Kickserv

$48–60/mo4-person crew, list · all tiers $48–199/mo

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

Built forTeams of 2 to 20 people

ServiceBox

On requestno published pricing

RTU/boiler asset history (commercial-mechanical records)

Built forTeams of 2 or more people (20 and up via Enterprise)

ServiceTitan

On requestno published pricing

Commercial HVAC service agreement automation

Built forTeams of 10 or more people

FieldEdge

On requestno published pricing

Flat-rate pricebook native on the entry tier

Built forTeams of 5 or more people

FieldPulse

On requestno published pricing

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

Built forTeams of 2 or more people

Workiz

On requestno published pricing

Equipment tracking across install history (Ultimate)

Built forTeams of 2 or more people (20 and up multi-location)

Every price and every "on request" is documented in the pricing database; head-to-heads live under comparisons.

Deeper guides cover the parts of the day one at a time: estimating, dispatch, scheduling, invoicing, and HVAC job costing software for finding out what the change-out actually made once the truck is back.

Accounting software for HVAC shops

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 the accounting 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 review software for HVAC shops

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; the HVAC 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

A 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