Updated June 29, 2026. All pricing verified from public pricing pages.
ServiceTitan is the heavyweight of field service software. It does everything: full CRM, dispatch, inventory, marketing ROI tracking, fleet management, analytics. It is also expensive. Custom quotes start around $200/month and most shops pay significantly more once implementation, training, and per-user costs are added. For a 50-truck HVAC company with dedicated dispatchers, that is money well spent. For everyone else, it is overkill.
I looked at four alternatives that cover the same core ground (scheduling, dispatch, invoicing, payment processing) at a fraction of the cost. None of them will replace ServiceTitan for a large multi-location operation. But if you have fewer than 50 techs and you are tired of paying enterprise prices, one of these will fit.
| Starting Price | Trial | Best For | Key Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jobber | $39/mo | 14 days | 1-50 employee shops | Client Hub portal |
| Housecall Pro | $59/mo | 14 days | Trades with dispatch | Built-in marketing |
| Workiz | $65/mo | 14 days | Teams needing phone+CRM | Built-in VoIP phone |
| ServiceM8 | $19/mo | Free tier | Solo operators | Cheapest real option |
For reference, ServiceTitan starts around $200/month with a custom quote and offers demo only, no free trial. The gap between ServiceTitan and these alternatives is not small. It is 3 to 10 times cheaper.
Jobber is the most direct ServiceTitan alternative for small to mid-size shops. It covers scheduling, invoicing, client management, GPS tracking, and QuickBooks sync. The interface is clean and linear: you schedule a job, assign it to a tech, the tech completes it on mobile, the invoice goes out, the client pays. No friction in the workflow.
The feature that sets Jobber apart is Client Hub. Customers get their own portal where they can approve quotes, check job status, pay invoices, and message your team. For shops that spend hours fielding "when are you coming?" calls, this alone justifies the switch. ServiceTitan has nothing comparable at the small-shop tier.
Where Jobber falls short of ServiceTitan: no inventory management, no marketing ROI tracking, no fleet-level analytics. If you need those, you probably need ServiceTitan. If you do not, Jobber is the better choice at a quarter of the price.
Housecall Pro is built for HVAC, plumbing, and electrical shops that want to win more jobs, not just manage the ones they have. The dispatch board is the best in this list. Drag and drop, color coded, shows travel time between appointments. If you have multiple techs running all day, this is the screen your dispatcher will live in.
The marketing tools are what differentiate Housecall Pro from the others. Email campaigns, automated review requests, and direct mail postcards are all built in. ServiceTitan charges extra for marketing features that Housecall Pro includes at $59/month.
Housecall Pro raised its starting price from $49 to $59/month recently (verified June 2026). Still significantly cheaper than ServiceTitan. The tradeoff is weaker accounting and reporting. If your dispatcher needs deep financials, pair it with QuickBooks.
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Workiz is the only field service tool on this list with a built-in VoIP phone system. If your techs make and receive calls through a business number (not their personal cell), Workiz handles that natively. No separate phone provider, no integration to maintain. Calls log to jobs automatically.
The scheduling and dispatch features are solid. Invoicing, inventory, and payment processing are all there. Where Workiz is weaker than Jobber or Housecall Pro is in the client-facing side. There is no customer portal equivalent to Jobber's Client Hub, and the marketing tools are thinner than Housecall Pro's.
Workiz makes the most sense for field service businesses that currently pay separately for a phone system. If you are paying $30-50/month for a VoIP service on top of your field service software, Workiz consolidates that into one platform.
ServiceM8 is the budget pick. At $19/month (raised from $9 earlier this year), it is still the cheapest real field service tool on the market. You get job management, quoting, invoicing, scheduling, and GPS tracking. It does the basics well.
The catch is that ServiceM8 is built for solo operators and very small teams. If you have one to three techs, it is excellent. If you have ten techs and a dedicated dispatcher, you will outgrow it fast. There is no dispatch board, no marketing tools, no inventory management.
ServiceM8 also has a free tier with limited jobs per month. If you are just starting out and want to test the waters before committing to $39/month for Jobber, the free tier is a low-risk way to do that.
ServiceTitan costs more for a reason. It does things none of these alternatives do:
If you need three or more of those features, none of these alternatives will work. You need ServiceTitan or a comparably enterprise platform. But if you are paying for ServiceTitan and only using scheduling, invoicing, and basic dispatch, you are overpaying.
Pick Jobber if you want the best all-around replacement. At $39/month it covers 80% of what ServiceTitan does for small shops, and the Client Hub feature alone saves hours of admin work every week.
Pick Housecall Pro if growth is your priority. The dispatch board and built-in marketing tools mean you close more jobs without paying for separate software. At $59/month it is the best value for trades.
Pick Workiz if you need a phone system bundled in. It eliminates a separate VoIP bill and keeps call logs tied to jobs.
Pick ServiceM8 if you are solo or just starting. At $19/month (or free for limited use), it handles the basics without commitment.
If I had to recommend one for the average shop with 5-25 techs leaving ServiceTitan: Jobber. The pricing gap is too large to ignore, and most shops do not use the enterprise features they are paying for.
Pricing note: Housecall Pro raised its starting price from $49 to $59/month in 2026. ServiceM8 raised from $9 to $19/month. Jobber ($39/mo), Workiz ($65/mo), and ServiceTitan ($200+/mo) were unchanged. All prices verified from public pricing pages on June 29, 2026.