Best accounting for roofing contractors.
Roofing jobs span weeks or months. Your accounting software must track labor, materials, and subcontractor costs across multiple projects without drowning you in manual entries. Most generic accounting tools fail here—they don't speak the language of job costing or material waste.
You need software that ties invoicing directly to job phases, flags budget overruns before they happen, and handles the seasonal cash-flow swings that wreck roofing businesses. Integration with your existing estimating and scheduling tools matters too. A disconnected system costs you hours every week.
ServiceTitan: enterprise-grade job costing for large crews. Jobber: lightweight, best for solo operators and small teams. Housecall Pro: balanced features at mid-market pricing. Workiz: strong project tracking, good for regional companies. Service Fusion: full-stack platform if you're already locked into their ecosystem.
| Feature | ServiceTitanStarter | JobberCore | Housecall ProBasic | WorkizLite | Service FusionStarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Custom | $49 | $79 | $65 | $165 |
| Billing model | custom | monthly | monthly | per user monthly | monthly |
| Seat basis | Per technician, custom | 1 user | 1 user | Per user / month | Unlimited users (flat rate) |
| Free trial | — | 14 days | 14 days | 14 days | 14 days |
| Plan tiers | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Headquarters | Glendale, CA | Edmonton, Alberta | Denver, CO | Tel Aviv, Israel / San Diego, CA | Irving, TX |
| Founded | 2007 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2014 |
| Company size | 2,000+ | 500-1,000 | 500-1,000 | 100-500 | 100-500 |
ServiceTitan
Glendale, CA · est. 2007
Enterprise-grade field service software for residential trades. Strong in HVAC, plumbing, electrical. Sales-led pricing.
Jobber
Edmonton, Alberta · est. 2011
Self-serve field service software favored by small-to-mid trades. Strong onboarding, transparent pricing.
Housecall Pro
Denver, CO · est. 2013
Field service operating system with strong consumer-app polish. Popular with HVAC, plumbing, cleaning.
Workiz
Tel Aviv, Israel / San Diego, CA · est. 2015
Field service software with strong call-tracking and lead-source attribution. Growing in HVAC and locksmith verticals.
Service Fusion
Irving, TX · est. 2014
Flat-rate field service software (no per-user pricing). Targets cost-sensitive growing trades businesses.
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ServiceTitan is your default choice—its roofing-specific workflows, integrated accounting, and job costing tools handle the complexity of material-heavy projects without forcing workarounds. Pick Jobber if you're under 5 crews and want simplicity over power. Choose Housecall Pro if your team lives on mobile and rarely sits at a desk. Go with Workiz if you need white-label client portals for high-end residential work. Start with ServiceTitan's free trial to see how its estimate-to-invoice pipeline matches your roofing operations.