Best invoicing & payments for plumbers.
Cash flow kills plumbing businesses faster than bad pipes. You need invoices that go out the same day the job ends—not three days later. Payment processing that hits your account in 24 hours, not a week. And the ability to take cards on-site so customers don't vanish before paying.
Most plumbers hemorrhage money waiting for checks to clear. The right software stops that leak immediately.
Vendor fit: - ServiceTitan: enterprise shops with multiple crews and complex billing - Jobber: one-to-three-person operations that need speed over features - Housecall Pro: established plumbers scaling from spreadsheets - Workiz: teams wanting mobile-first invoicing without the price tag - Service Fusion: high-volume shops where integration with existing tools matters
| 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 the default for plumbers running multi-crew operations who need invoicing tied directly to job costing and dispatch. Choose Jobber if you're a solo or two-person shop prioritizing simplicity and speed—it gets invoices out faster with less setup. Pick Housecall Pro if your team relies heavily on mobile payments and needs the strongest offline functionality. Go with Workiz if you want transparent, per-technician pricing without enterprise overhead. Start with a free trial of ServiceTitan or Jobber based on your crew size—both handle recurring billing for maintenance contracts, which plumbers lean on heavily.