Guides · US · Prices and facts checked 29 Oct 2026

Best plumbing software: job management for plumbers

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Our shortlist for plumbers

US residential, flat-rate quoting: Housecall Pro
Solo or 2-person, lowest cost: ServiceM8 or Jobber Core
UK / Australia: Tradify, ServiceM8 or Fergus
10+ plumbers with an office team: ServiceTitan or FieldEdge (quotes)

Plumbers need four things from job software: fast quoting on site, scheduling for emergencies alongside planned work, invoicing and card payment before leaving the job, and parts pricing that doesn’t fall behind supplier price rises.

Compared on published facts

	Housecall Pro	Jobber	ServiceM8	Tradify	Fergus	FieldEdge
Lowest listed price	$59/mo (Basic, billed annually) [source]	$29/mo (Core, billed annually) [source]	Free plan; paid from $29 · £25 · A$29/mo [source]	$47 · £34 · A$48 per user/mo [source]	From $31 · £39 · A$53/mo [source]	Not published [source]
How you pay	Per plan, user bundles [source]	Per plan, user bundles [source]	By jobs per month, unlimited users [source]	Per user [source]	Per plan (user basis not stated) [source]	Quote only, by technicians [source]
Free trial	14 days, no card [source]	14 days, Grow plan features, no card [source]	14 days [source]	14 days, all features, no card [source]	14 days, no card [source]	No [source]
Price book / flat rate	Yes (Price Book with flat-rate pricing, from Basic) [source]	Partial: no price book named; saved products/services and markups only [source]	Not listed on vendor site [source]	Supplier price lists (import); flat-rate not stated [source]	Not listed on vendor site [source]	Yes (flat-rate, all plans) [source]
QuickBooks Online	Yes: 'QuickBooks Online sync' on Essentials and above (integrations page lists QuickBooks Desktop sync) [source]	Yes (syncs customers, invoices, payments) [source]	Yes [source]	QuickBooks sync (edition not stated) [source]	QuickBooks sync of contacts, invoices, payments (edition not stated) [source]	Yes (Online and Desktop, all plans) [source]
Xero	No (not listed on integrations page) [source]	Yes per Jobber help centre: USA, CA, UK, AU, NZ, Connect and Grow plans; one-way sync Jobber to Xero (not on features page) [source]	Yes (also MYOB) [source]	Yes (invoices, bills, payments, contacts) [source]	Yes [source]	Not listed
Card payments	Yes (card and bank payments, card reader, Instapay) [source]	Yes (online payments included, Tap to Pay; ACH US only, auto-pay US and CA) [source]	Yes (mobile card payments, Tap to Pay, online card incl. Apple Pay, payment links) [source]	No: online card payments via Stripe connection [source]	Yes (Fergus Pay, Tap to Pay on iPhone/Android; 2.95% + $0.30 card fee on global page) [source]	Not listed
Customer financing	Yes ('Payments & consumer financing' on Basic; financing on every plan) [source]	Yes (Wisetack, in quotes) [source]	Not listed on vendor site [source]	Not listed on vendor site [source]	Not listed on vendor site [source]	Not listed

Read from each vendor's own website on 29 Oct 2026. Vendors change plans often: check before you buy.

The options

Housecall Pro (US)

Flat-rate Price Book, online booking, payments and financing from Basic ($59/mo annual, $79 monthly, 1 user). QuickBooks Online from Essentials. Pricing.

Jobber (US, CA, UK, AU)

Cheapest full app for a solo plumber at $29/mo billed annually. Quotes, invoices, online payments and Wisetack financing. No named price book. Pricing.

ServiceM8 (AU, UK, US)

Free for 30 jobs a month, then priced by jobs with unlimited users. QuickBooks and Xero. Card payments and Tap to Pay. A price book isn’t listed on its site.

Tradify (AU, UK, US)

$47-$61 per user a month in the US, £34-£44 in the UK, A$48-A$62 in Australia. Imports supplier price lists, which helps keep parts pricing current. Built for plumbing, gas, electrical and HVAC.

Fergus (AU, NZ, UK, US)

Lists electricians and plumbers first among its trades. Month to month, built-in Fergus Pay with Tap to Pay. Prices vary by region (see the pricing tracker), and it was running a 90%-off offer until December when we checked.

FieldEdge, Service Fusion, ServiceTitan (bigger shops)

FieldEdge includes QuickBooks and a flat-rate pricebook on every plan (quote-only). Service Fusion is flat-priced with unlimited users ($208+/mo annual). ServiceTitan is per technician, quote-only.

How to choose

US and quoting flat rates? Housecall Pro trial first.
Under 50 jobs a month? ServiceM8 Starter at $29 covers unlimited users.
Outside the US? Tradify vs ServiceM8: see ServiceM8 vs Tradify.
Growing past 10 plumbers? Get FieldEdge and ServiceTitan quotes and compare with Service Fusion’s flat price.

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FAQ

What is the best software for a plumbing business?

For a US residential plumber who wants flat-rate pricing on site, Housecall Pro (Price Book from Basic, $59/mo billed annually). For a solo plumber on a budget, Jobber Core ($29/mo annual) or ServiceM8 (free for 30 jobs a month). For plumbers in the UK or Australia, Tradify, ServiceM8 and Fergus publish local-currency prices.

Is there free plumbing software?

ServiceM8 had a free plan on 29 Oct 2026 (1 user, 30 jobs a month). The other tools here offer free trials, not free plans.

Which plumbing software works with Xero?

Tradify, ServiceM8, Fergus and Jobber (Connect and Grow) list Xero integrations.

How much does plumbing software cost?

On published prices, from free (ServiceM8 Free) to about $30-$80 a month for one user (Jobber Core, Housecall Pro Basic, Tradify), and $150-$250 a month for a five-person team. ServiceTitan and FieldEdge are quote-only.