Jobber alternatives for small contractors (2026)

Jobber is not in the four. This is for a small US contractor. Estimates, leads and invoices, in dollars. Sales tax is mentioned only where the company's own page mentions it. Every figure was taken from that company's site on 21 October 2026, except Jobber, which was checked again on November 2, 2026. Where a page did not state a fact, it is left out.

What Jobber does well

Jobber's Core plan is built for one user. The help page says that user gets an unlimited number of quotes, jobs and invoices. Clients can request work and book online, approve a quote online, and pay an invoice online. Jobber Payments is available in the US. For a one-person team the pricing page lists a professional website, reporting, and a marketplace of other tools. There is a mobile app. An AI receptionist is an add-on, listed at $29 a month on the pricing page. The trial is 14 days of Grow features, with no card.

A user is anyone at the office or in the field who views or manages the schedule. Extra users are $29 a month. On November 2, 2026 Core was $49 a month with no commitment, $39 a month on a one-year commitment, and $29 a month billed annually. Subscription prices are in US dollars and exclude sales tax where it applies. The sums below use the $49 monthly price with no commitment, plus $29 for each extra user. They do not use the annual price.

Stay if that set is what you wanted, especially as one person on Core. Connect, Grow and Plus include more users before the extra-user fee, at higher monthly prices. The four below are for a bill that should not move every time someone gets a login, or for a company large enough that Jobber's plans are no longer the conversation.

How we compared

Five things, and nothing else. No star ratings, and no review sites.

1. Price for the whole crew. A price per business stays put when you hire. A price per user is multiplied by every login.
2. Getting work in. A website and a place for leads, or a job system that assumes the work is already there.
3. Estimates and invoices. Can you send an estimate, turn it into a job, and get paid from the same record. Jobber calls the estimate a quote.
4. A mobile app. Can the person on site see the job.
5. AI help. Named only where the company describes it.

The four

Prices as listed on each company's website on 21 October 2026, except Jobber, checked again on November 2, 2026. Monthly prices, not the annual discount. Jobber's column is $49 with no commitment, not $29 billed annually. ServiceTitan's pricing page does not list a dollar figure.

Mortar

Best for: a small contractor that wants the website, the leads, the estimates and the invoices on one price, with no per-user fee.

What it does well. Core is $49 a month for the business, not each login: a website built by Morris, a leads inbox, estimates, jobs, scheduling, forms signed on site, the mobile app, and invoices with card payments. Morris drafts replies and writes estimates from your notes. You approve what a customer sees. Pro is $79 a month when Morris should answer chat, texts and the phone, and book jobs. Invoices, payments and expenses sync to QuickBooks or Xero. Build the site free. The first 14 days after it goes live are free. Prices do not include sales tax. Any sales tax due is added at checkout.

Grow is $29 a month, on Core or Pro. Morris asks ChatGPT, Google AI and Perplexity the questions your customers ask, prepares directory details for you to submit, keeps your Google Business Profile in sync, and sends a review request after a job. You approve the fixes. It does not promise a mention.

Watch-outs. Mortar is newer, and it lists fewer supplier and field-service connections than a long-running platform. Pro and Grow are separate prices. They are still per business, not per user.

Price. Core $49 a month for the whole crew. Pro $79. As listed on 21 October 2026.

Official page: mortar.site/us/pricing.

Housecall Pro

Best for: a contractor that wants scheduling, estimates and invoices, and a plan that says how many users are included.

What it does well. Basic includes online booking, invoices and payments, scheduling and dispatch, quotes and proposals, and review tools. The pricing page says every plan includes a free iOS and Android app, and card processing from 2.59%. Essentials adds routes, checklists, employee GPS and QuickBooks Online, and it includes 5 users. Max includes 8 users, then $35 a month for each additional user, plus recurring service plans and a dedicated onboarding specialist. The page says prices are in US dollars and exclude sales tax. The trial is 14 days of Max, with no card. Cancelling does not require a long-term contract.

Watch-outs. Basic is shown as $79 a month, and as $59 a month billed annually, with 1 user included. The page does not publish a price for a second user on Basic, or for a sixth user on Essentials. Those seats are not invented in the table below. For three or five people the sum uses Essentials, which includes 5 users and is a higher plan, not just more seats. Websites are listed as a Housecall Pro product. The plan cards do not show a website price. CSR AI, which answers calls and chat, is described on the page and is not given a separate price there. The page also shows introductory months. The sums do not use them, and they do not show an end date.

Price. Basic $79 a month. Essentials $189 a month, or $149 a month billed annually. Max $329 a month, or $299 a month billed annually, then $35 for each user past eight. As listed on 21 October 2026.

Official page: housecallpro.com/pricing.

Joist

Best for: estimates and invoices when you do not need a published price per person.

What it does well. Basics is $10 a month and includes up to 5 documents a month, online payments, estimates that become invoices, and built-in AI tools. Pro is $17 a month for unlimited documents, a logo, line items and work orders. Elite is $32 a month and adds change orders, reports and reviews. Run is the plan that adds jobs and scheduling: organize jobs, schedule visits, and link them to estimates, invoices and clients. The compare table lists access on mobile and web. The trial is 14 days of Run, with no card. Annual billing is described as two months free. There are no setup fees. Monthly plans are not a long-term contract.

Watch-outs. Run is shown at $70 a month, with $100 crossed out, and the page calls the discount 30% off. It does not say when that price ends. The one-person row uses that $70 figure, and it is not a forecast of the later price. The pricing page does not say how many people Run covers, so the three-person and five-person rows are not stated. No website was listed. An AI receptionist is listed at $49 a month. The page does not mention sales tax. QuickBooks sync is named on the page. The public compare table did not show which plan includes it, so that detail is left out.

Price. Basics $10 a month. Pro $17. Elite $32. Run $70 a month on the introductory figure, against $100 crossed out. As listed on 21 October 2026.

Official page: joist.com/pricing.

ServiceTitan

Best for: a larger contracting business that expects to talk to sales.

What it does well. The pricing page does not sell a self-serve plan. It describes dispatch, call recording, marketing statistics tied to revenue, checklists, reporting, instant estimates, mobile service reminders, and GPS tracking for technicians on the way. The next step on the page is a demo. That is a different buying motion from Jobber Core.

Watch-outs. There is no dollar price, no per-user figure, no website price, and no named AI feature on the page checked. None of those are guessed. It is the option for a business that has outgrown a small-contractor plan, not a cheaper Core.

Price. Not listed on 21 October 2026. The page offers a demo.

Official page: servicetitan.com/pricing.

What a team of one, three and five costs

Monthly prices. The figures other than Jobber are as listed on 21 October 2026. Jobber was checked again on November 2, 2026. ServiceTitan is left out because its pricing page has no price. Jobber is in the last column so you can see the bill you would be leaving. It is Core at the monthly price with no commitment: one user at $49, then $29 each. The same page lists $29 a month billed annually, which this table does not use.

Housecall Pro is Basic for one person, because that plan includes 1 user at $79 a month. For three and five people the column switches to Essentials at $189 a month, because that plan includes 5 users. Basic does not publish a second-user price, so it is not multiplied. Essentials is a wider plan, not only more seats. Joist Run is shown at $70 a month, with $100 crossed out. The page does not say how many people that price covers, so the one-person cell is $70 (team size not stated) and the three-person and five-person cells are not stated. Mortar is Core for every row.

Mortar's prices do not include sales tax. Housecall Pro says its prices exclude sales tax. Jobber says subscription prices exclude sales tax where it applies. Joist's pricing page does not mention sales tax.

At one person, Jobber Core at the monthly price with no commitment matches Mortar Core on the monthly figure, and Joist Run is $70 with jobs and scheduling and without a website on the page. The page does not say how many people that $70 covers. At five people, Jobber Core is $165 before sales tax. Mortar Core is still $49. Housecall Pro Essentials is $189 and already includes those five users. Joist's five-person price is not stated.

Where Mortar isn't the best fit

Stay on Jobber if you already run requests, online booking and the website there, and the per-user price is acceptable. Core is a fair stay for one person. Housecall Pro is the clearer pick when you want the plan itself to say "5 users included" and you want GPS, routes and QuickBooks on Essentials. Joist is the clearer pick when the work is estimates, invoices and a light schedule, and you do not need a website in the same subscription. ServiceTitan is the clearer pick when dispatch, call recording and a sales conversation fit the size of the business. Mortar is the wrong first choice if you need a field-service feature this page could not find on Mortar's pricing page. It is the flat price, with the website included, for a small crew.

How to choose

1. Does the next hire need a login? On Jobber Core, that hire is $29. On Mortar, the Core price stays $49. On Housecall Pro, check the included-user line before you assume Basic will stretch.
2. Where do leads come from today? If the website is out of date, a job system with no site leaves that problem where it is. Read what a contractor website has to do, then see which tools include one. Mortar does. Jobber does on Core. Housecall Pro lists websites without a price on the plan card. Joist does not list one.
3. Is the business still small? Jobber, Housecall Pro, Joist and Mortar publish a starting price. ServiceTitan asks you to book a demo. That split is the size test.
4. What should the software do while you are on the tools? Draft an estimate for you to send, or answer the phone. On Mortar those are Core and Pro. On Jobber the receptionist is a $29 add-on. On Joist it is $49. Housecall Pro describes CSR AI and does not price it on the page checked.

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