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Housecall Pro vs Workiz: published vs hidden prices, and what's really in the base plan
Pricing checked October 5, 2026
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Quick answer
- You want to know the price before talking to sales: Housecall Pro. It publishes $59, $149 and $299/mo billed annually. All Workiz plans say "Request pricing".
- You want a longer free trial: Housecall Pro. It offers 14 days of MAX features with no card. Workiz offers 7 days with no card.
- You want QuickBooks Online sync on the entry plan: Workiz (quote-only). QuickBooks Online sync is listed on Standard. Housecall Pro starts it at Essentials ($149).
- You want fleet tracking on the base plan: Workiz (quote-only). Fleet and team location tracking are listed on Standard. Housecall Pro lists employee GPS from Essentials and sells vehicle GPS separately.
- You want flat-rate pricing at a known price: Housecall Pro. It's on Essentials ($149/mo). Workiz lists flat rate on Ultimate only.
- You run multiple locations: Workiz (quote-only). Multi-location management is on Pro and Ultimate. Housecall Pro handles multi-location pricing through sales.
- You want a phone system and AI call answering: No pick. Both sell these separately, and neither publishes the price.
- Ease of use, field app, support: No pick. Usability: not yet tested.
Verdict table
| # | Your situation | Pick | Why (published pages, Oct 5, 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Want the price before sales | Housecall Pro | $59 / $149 / $299/mo annual. Workiz: "Request pricing" on all plans |
| 2 | Longer free trial | Housecall Pro | 14 days (MAX features), no card vs Workiz 7 days, no card |
| 3 | QuickBooks Online on the entry plan | Workiz (quote-only) | QuickBooks Online sync on Standard. Housecall Pro: Essentials ($149) |
| 4 | Fleet tracking on the base plan | Workiz (quote-only) | Fleet and team location tracking on Standard. Housecall Pro: employee GPS on Essentials; VGPS/Dashcams sold as a separate product |
| 5 | Flat-rate pricing at a known price | Housecall Pro | Flat-rate pricing on Essentials, $149/mo. Workiz: Ultimate only (quote) |
| 6 | Multiple locations | Workiz (quote-only) | Multi-location management on Pro and Ultimate. Housecall Pro FAQ: multi-location offers by contacting sales |
| 7 | Phone system + AI call answering | No pick | Both sold separately, prices not published (see matrix) |
| 8 | Ease of use, field app, support | No pick | Usability: not yet tested. |
Phone and AI-answering matrix: what's in the plan, and what's sold separately
From each vendor's pricing page on October 5, 2026.
| Capability | Housecall Pro | Workiz |
|---|---|---|
| Phone system / call flows | Voice: listed as a separate product, price not shown | Genius Phone: available on all plans, marked "sold separately", price not shown |
| AI answering for calls and messages | CSR AI ("answers every call and chat"): separate product, price not shown | Genius Answering (calls and inbox; English, Spanish and French; live transfers): available on all plans, "sold separately", price not shown |
| Two-way texting | Not named on plan cards | Part of Genius Phone (sold separately) |
| Call tracking / ad tracking | Not named | Part of Genius Phone (sold separately) |
| Marketing campaigns | Campaigns: separate product, price not shown | Genius Marketing (campaigns, reputation manager): "sold separately", price not shown |
| Lead pipeline | Pipeline: separate product, price not shown | Leads tracking on all plans; Genius Leads on Pro and Ultimate |
| Vehicle / fleet tracking | Employee GPS on Essentials; VGPS/Dashcams separate product | Fleet tracking and team location tracking on all plans |
| Tap to Pay | 2.59% card-present + $5/mo per active device | Listed in Workiz Pay on all plans, rate not published |
| Website | Websites: separate product, price not shown | SEO report tool on all plans |
What the matrix shows:
- Phones and AI answering cost extra at both vendors, and neither shows the price. Workiz's comparison table marks each Genius feature "Included" on every plan, but the section headers say "(sold separately)". We read that as available on any plan, at an extra cost.
- Workiz puts fleet tracking and QuickBooks Online on its base plan. Housecall Pro charges for those through Essentials or a separate product.
- Before comparing totals, get prices in writing for Voice and CSR AI (Housecall Pro) and Genius Phone and Genius Answering (Workiz).
Price transparency and trials
| Housecall Pro | Workiz | |
|---|---|---|
| Plan prices published | Yes: $59 / $149 / $299 annual; $79 / $189 / $329 monthly | No: "Request pricing" (FAQ: annual saves "$400+") |
| Extra users | $35/mo on MAX. Not published for Basic or Essentials | Not published |
| Card-processing rates published | Yes: 2.59% card-present, 2.99% online, 3.49% keyed/card-on-file and Amex/commercial, 1% ACH | No |
| Free trial | 14 days, MAX features, no card | 7 days, no card |
| Contract | FAQ: no long-term contracts | FAQ mentions monthly and annual billing. Contract terms not stated |
Plan gating side by side
The lowest plan that lists each capability (October 5, 2026).
| Capability | Housecall Pro | Workiz |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduling, estimates, invoicing, online payments | Basic ($59) | Standard |
| Price book | Basic | Standard |
| Job costing | Basic | Not named |
| QuickBooks Online sync | Essentials ($149) | Standard |
| Flat-rate pricing | Essentials | Ultimate |
| Checklists | Essentials (checklist automations) | Ultimate |
| Commissions / performance pay | Essentials (commissions) | Pro (performance pay) |
| Recurring service plans | MAX ($299) | Ultimate |
| Sales proposals | MAX | Ultimate |
| Open API / Zapier | MAX | Ultimate |
| Multi-location | Contact sales (FAQ) | Pro |
| Automations | Not counted on plan cards | 5 / 10 / 30 |
The pattern: Workiz lists more on its base plan (QuickBooks Online, fleet tracking, price book), while Housecall Pro lists more on its middle plan (flat rate, checklists, commissions at $149). Both keep service plans, proposals and the open API for the top tier.
Our analysis
- Housecall Pro is the one you can price today. Every plan, the MAX seat price and every processing rate are published. With Workiz, plan prices, add-on prices and processing rates all need a quote.
- The trial gap matters if you want to test before you buy. Workiz's 7 days is half of Housecall Pro's 14.
- For phones and AI answering, this is a draw on what's published. Both sell them separately with no price shown, so ask both vendors for written prices.
How we tested
This comparison is based on published pricing and documentation. We haven't done hands-on testing of Housecall Pro or Workiz yet. We haven't used either product, started either trial, or tested the phone or AI-answering features. On October 5, 2026, we fetched and archived both pricing pages and Housecall Pro's processing-fee help article, and we recorded every plan and listed feature in pricing-sources.csv. Full method: /disclosure#what-tested-means.
Evidence
Dated captures of the vendors' pricing pages, October 5, 2026: housecallpro_com_pricing__2026-10-05.png (prices read from page source), workiz_com_pricing-plans__2026-10-05.png.
Pricing checked
- Housecall Pro: published list prices, checked on October 5, 2026. Source — Additional-user price ($35/mo) is published on MAX only. Basic/Essentials extra seats are unpublished. Recurring Service Plans are MAX-only.
- Workiz: Quote only, checked on October 5, 2026. Source — Quote-only — Workiz shows Request pricing on Standard, Pro, and Ultimate. Per-user rates are unpublished.
Pricing page captures
