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Workiz vs Housecall Pro

Two field service platforms for home service trades that both sell AI call answering as a paid extra. Workiz keeps every plan behind Request pricing and sells Genius Answering as an add-on; Housecall Pro publishes plan prices and sells CSR AI call answering separately. Vendor pages read Oct 23, 2026; desk research, not tested, no winner.

DESK RESEARCH, NOT TESTED. Compiled from vendors' public websites (accessed Oct 23, 2026). Vendor claims are not verified by Means & Methods Lab. No scores or rankings.

In short: Workiz (Field service management with Genius AI answering and marketing; 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 23, 2026. No winner declared; not tested.

Side by side

Workiz vs Housecall Pro: vendor-published facts side by side
Sheet rowWorkizHousecall Pro
CategoryField service management with Genius AI answering and marketingHome 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 home service and trade businesses, from growing teams to multi-location companies and franchises: scheduling, jobs, estimates and invoices, online payments, estimate deposits and consumer financing, client portal, price book, service areas, built-in reports, subcontractor management, QuickBooks Online sync, an integrated phone system and, on higher plans, multi-location management, roles and permissions, service plans, inventory, flat rate, checklists, multi-day jobs, franchise management, purchase orders, Zapier and an open API. Its Genius AI (pricing and Genius Answering pages, read Oct 18, 2026): Genius Leads and Genius Scheduling on the Pro and Ultimate plans; Genius Call insights and Smart messaging in its phone system; and the Genius Phone, Genius Answering and Genius Marketing add-ons. Genius Answering answers calls, emails, SMS, lead sources and website forms 24/7 in English, Spanish or French, books, reschedules or cancels jobs, answers questions on services, pricing and policies, collects details for technicians, live-transfers calls to your team and lets you set custom greetings, questions and answers; you can listen to calls or read summaries. Genius Marketing covers blast and automated campaigns, an AI writer and designers, and a reputation manager. Re-read Oct 19, 2026: unchanged in substance. Re-checked Oct 21, 2026: the pricing page still lists Standard (5 automations), Pro (10 automations, Genius leads and Genius scheduling) and Ultimate (30 automations, open API, franchise management) and the Genius Phone and Answering add-ons, all behind Request pricing. Re-checked Oct 23, 2026: plan structure unchanged (Standard with 5 automations, Pro with 10 plus Genius leads and Genius scheduling and new custom reports, Ultimate with 30 plus franchise management, open API, equipment tracking and purchase orders); the comparison table labels them for growing teams, mid-size teams and multi-location larger teams and franchises. The Genius Answering page adds that you can pick the voice and that it greets clients by name using their job history. Its revenue-lift headline and customer quotes are vendor material and not used.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. Re-read Oct 19, 2026: AI Team page unchanged; text answering for CSR AI is still listed as coming soon. Re-checked Oct 21, 2026: the AI Team page still lists CSR AI answering calls and chats, with texts still marked coming soon; the pricing page still says trusted by 200,000+ pros (vendor claim, not verified). Re-checked Oct 23, 2026: AI Team page unchanged in substance (CSR AI answers calls and chats, with texts marked coming soon; Analyst AI, Coach AI and Marketing AI; CSR AI sold separately). Revenue and user figures are vendor claims and not used.
Who it's forHome service and trade businesses, including HVAC and appliance repair, from growing teams to multi-location companies and franchises.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) lists Standard, Pro and Ultimate plans behind a Request pricing button and the Genius Phone, Answering and Marketing add-ons with no prices shown; its FAQ says annual plans are discounted compared with monthly billing (no plan figures given; unchanged at our Oct 19, 2026 re-check) and offers a 7-day free trial with no credit card. Card readers are sold separately. Confirm with Workiz. Re-checked Oct 21, 2026: still no plan prices; the FAQ still offers a 7-day free trial with no credit card; it now also states an annual-billing savings amount (a savings statement, not a plan price, so not repeated here). Re-checked Oct 23, 2026: still no plan prices (Standard, Pro and Ultimate behind Request pricing; Genius Phone, Answering and Marketing add-ons unpriced); the FAQ still offers a 7-day free trial and an annual-billing saving, and the page notes subscription prices exclude sales tax.Published on housecallpro.com/pricing (read Oct 18, 2026; unchanged Oct 19, 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. Re-checked Oct 21, 2026: unchanged: Basic $59 annually, Essentials $149 annually or $189 monthly with 5 users, Max $299 annually or $329 monthly with 8 users and $35 per month per additional user, 14-day free trial with no credit card; the page again showed introductory discounts and placeholder $XX plan cells, which we do not treat as prices. Re-checked Oct 23, 2026: unchanged (Basic $59/$79, Essentials $149/$189, MAX $299/$329 a month billed annually/monthly with 1, 5 and 8 users; $35 a month per added user; 14-day MAX trial with no credit card; card processing from 2.59%, bank payments 1%). Introductory sign-up discounts on the page are not repeated here; CSR AI is still sold separately with no price shown.
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Facts last checked: Oct 23, 2026. Prices change; check the vendor page before relying on them.

Where the vendor descriptions differ

  • AI answering: Workiz Genius Answering answers calls, emails, SMS, lead sources and website forms 24/7 in English, Spanish or French; it books, reschedules or cancels jobs, dispatches a tech using skills and live availability, greets clients by name from their job history, answers questions on services, pricing and policies, live-transfers calls and lets you set greetings, questions, answers and the voice. Housecall Pro CSR AI answers calls and website chats 24/7 and books jobs from your services, hours and availability; the CSR AI page mentions texts in alpha while also saying text answering is coming soon. You set scripts, hours, booking and escalation rules, choose whether the greeting says it is AI, and send callers who ask for a person to a number you choose or a Housecall Pro Assist rep.
  • Other AI: Workiz lists Genius Leads and Genius Scheduling on Pro and Ultimate, Genius Call insights and Smart messaging in its phone system, and a Genius Marketing add-on with an AI writer and reputation manager. Housecall Pro's AI Team lists Analyst AI for questions about revenue and team performance, Coach AI, Marketing AI and Help AI, which its FAQ says are included on all plans along with CSR AI chat.
  • Plans: Workiz has Standard (5 automations), Pro (10, plus Genius leads and scheduling) and Ultimate (30, plus franchise management, open API, inventory and purchase orders), labeled for growing teams, mid-size teams and multi-location teams and franchises. Housecall Pro has Basic, Essentials and Max, with Max adding sales proposals, service plans, route optimization, Zapier and an open API; franchise and multi-location offers are by contact.
  • AI tags: both are tagged AI features added to an established product.
  • Pricing (checked Oct 23, 2026): Workiz shows no plan or add-on figures (Request pricing; 7-day free trial; annual plans discounted). Housecall Pro lists Basic $59 a month billed annually or $79 monthly with 1 user, Essentials $149 or $189 with 5 users, and Max $299 or $329 with 8 users plus $35 a month per added user, with a 14-day free trial; CSR AI 24/7 call answering is sold separately and no price is shown.
  • Not used here: Workiz's revenue-lift headline and customer quotes, and Housecall Pro's pro counts, revenue claims and sign-up discounts (vendor material). Neither tool has been tested by Means & Methods Lab.

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  • What Workiz plans and Genius Answering cost for your team size
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