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FieldPulse vs Housecall Pro

Two field service platforms that include a business assistant in the base product and sell AI call answering separately. FieldPulse is quote-only and seat-based; Housecall Pro publishes plan prices with a set number of users. Pages read Oct 18, 2026; desk research, not tested, no winner.

DESK RESEARCH, NOT TESTED. Compiled from vendors' public websites (accessed Oct 18, 2026). Vendor claims are not verified by Means & Methods Lab. No scores or rankings.

In short: FieldPulse (Field service management with the Maverick AI assistant and Operator AI call answering; no public prices (quote / sales)) vs Housecall Pro (Home service field management with an AI Team (CSR AI, Analyst AI); vendor publishes prices). Facts last checked Oct 18, 2026. No winner declared; not tested.

Side by side

FieldPulse vs Housecall Pro: vendor-published facts side by side
Sheet rowFieldPulseHousecall Pro
CategoryField service management with the Maverick AI assistant and Operator AI call answeringHome service field management with an AI Team (CSR AI, Analyst AI)
AI role (our label)AI features added to established productAI features added to established product
What it doesField service management software for residential and commercial trade service businesses (its industry list includes HVAC-R, electrical, plumbing, garage door, locksmith, property management, appliance repair, commercial equipment, fire and security, septic and A/V installation, plus franchises): scheduling and dispatching, work orders, jobs and projects, custom workflows (ClearPath), estimates and invoices, payments and financing, job costing, QuickBooks integration, inventory, dashboards and reporting, customer communication, customer and booking portals, maintenance agreements, asset management and a mobile app. It groups its AI as Field Intelligence (pages read Oct 18, 2026). Maverick, an assistant for owners and office staff included in the base subscription, answers questions about revenue, open invoices and jobs from live FieldPulse data, finds records from loosely worded questions, builds reports you can pin to a dashboard or have emailed on a schedule, finds open times with the right team while a customer is on the phone, and drafts customers, jobs, estimates, invoices, purchase orders and 13+ other record types from typed or dictated requests using your item list and prices; every draft stops on a card a person reviews and approves. FieldPulse says Maverick never messages customers, cannot bulk create or delete records, charge cards or process payments, sees only what your account can see, and that neither FieldPulse nor its AI providers train AI on your data. Operator AI, an add-on, answers after-hours, declined or overflow calls (live staff get the call first), asks qualifying questions such as service type and location, books jobs into the schedule, alerts technicians by SMS or email, routes urgent calls by phone-tree rules you set and, per the Field Intelligence page, holds conversations in 30+ languages. Chat AI, also an add-on, answers questions and books jobs from your website chat and can hand a conversation to Operator AI or your team.Field service management software for home service businesses such as HVAC, plumbing, electrical, cleaning and landscaping (its pricing FAQ, read Oct 18, 2026): online booking, scheduling and dispatch, estimates and invoicing, payments and consumer financing, price book, job costing, review management, routes, flat-rate pricing, checklists, photo reports, employee GPS tracking, commissions, QuickBooks Online sync and, on Max, sales proposals, recurring service plans, route optimization, Zapier and an open API. Its AI Team page lists CSR AI (answers calls and website chats 24/7 and books jobs from your services, hours and availability; text answering is listed as coming soon), Analyst AI (answers questions about revenue, job trends and team performance), Coach AI (recommendations on growth, pricing and hiring), Marketing AI (drafts emails, campaigns and service descriptions) and Help AI. The FAQ says Marketing AI, CSR AI chat, Analyst AI, Coach AI and Help AI are included on all plans, while CSR AI 24/7 call answering is a paid feature sold separately. The CSR AI page says owners set scripts, hours, booking and escalation rules, choose whether the greeting discloses that it is AI, and can send a caller who asks for a person to a number of their choice or a Housecall Pro Assist rep; call summaries and booking details land in the call log. Vendor claims, not verified by us: 200,000+ pros, and that pros using CSR AI earn over 2x more revenue on average.
Who it's forResidential and commercial trade service businesses from small teams to franchises: HVAC-R, electrical, plumbing, garage door, locksmith, appliance repair, fire and security and similar trades.Home service businesses from solo operators to growing teams: HVAC, plumbing, electrical, cleaning, landscaping and similar trades.
Pricing (as publicly stated)No public prices. The pricing page (read Oct 18, 2026) says FieldPulse is seat-based: you buy a set number of seats up front for the contract term, the rate depends on what each seat can access, and a quote comes from a form that asks for industry and number of employees. Add-ons (Operator AI, Chat AI, Engage VoIP, Fleet Tracking, Pricebook, Dynamic Proposals and Custom Forms) are priced separately, some flat, some by consumption and some by seat; Engage is priced by line and license. Maverick is included in the base subscription. No free trial (a demo instead); the FAQ says prices on third-party review sites are not verified by FieldPulse. Confirm with FieldPulse.Published on housecallpro.com/pricing (read Oct 18, 2026): Basic $59 per month billed annually or $79 monthly, 1 user included; Essentials $149 annually or $189 monthly, 5 users; Max $299 annually or $329 monthly, 8 users, with $35 per month per additional user. The page also showed introductory first-month discounts. 14-day free trial of Max with no credit card; no long-term contract. Card processing from 2.59% and a 1% fee on bank payments. CSR AI 24/7 call answering is sold separately and its price was not listed on the pages we read. Franchise and multi-location pricing by contact.
Test statusNot tested. No scores.Not tested. No scores.
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Facts last checked: Oct 18, 2026. Prices change; check the vendor page before relying on them.

Where the vendor descriptions differ

  • Assistant: FieldPulse's Maverick, included in the base subscription, answers questions about revenue, open invoices and jobs from live account data, builds scheduled reports and drafts customers, jobs, estimates, invoices and purchase orders that stop on an approval card; FieldPulse says it never messages customers or takes payments. Housecall Pro lists Analyst AI (revenue, job trends and team performance), Coach AI (growth, pricing and hiring recommendations), Marketing AI and Help AI, which its FAQ says are included on all plans.
  • Call answering: FieldPulse's Operator AI is an add-on that picks up after-hours, declined or overflow calls once live staff have had the first chance, books jobs and routes urgent calls by phone-tree rules you set, in 30+ languages per its Field Intelligence page. Housecall Pro's CSR AI answers calls and website chats and books from your services, hours and availability; its FAQ says 24/7 call answering is a paid feature sold separately, and a caller who asks for a person can be sent to a number you choose or a Housecall Pro Assist rep.
  • Pricing: FieldPulse is seat-based by quote (seats bought up front for the contract term, rate by what each seat can access), with add-ons priced flat, by consumption or by seat, and no free trial. Housecall Pro lists Basic $59, Essentials $149 and Max $299 a month billed annually ($79, $189 and $329 monthly) with 1, 5 and 8 users included, $35 per added user, and a 14-day free trial of Max.
  • Who each says it serves: FieldPulse lists residential and commercial trades and franchises (HVAC-R, electrical, plumbing, fire and security and others); Housecall Pro says home service businesses from solo operators to growing teams.

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