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Housecall Pro vs Joist pricing (2026)

Housecall Pro starts at $79 a month and Joist at $10. Every figure below was read from the two companies' own pricing pages on September 28, 2026.

The Housecall Pro homepage
The Housecall Pro homepage on September 6, 2026. Visit Housecall Pro
The Joist homepage
The Joist homepage on September 6, 2026. Visit Joist

Side by side

Price both for your crew

Every line is a figure one of the two publishes, or the words not published.

Starts at
Housecall Pro$79 a month
Joist$10 a month
A crew of 5 pays
Housecall Pro$189 a month
JoistNot published
Plans published
Housecall ProBasic, Essentials, Max
JoistBasics, Pro, Elite, Run
Entry plan seats
Housecall Pro1 user
Joist1 user
Free trial
Housecall Pro14 days, no card
Joist14 days, no card
Card rate
Housecall ProAs low as 2.59%
Joist3.49% plus $0.49 a transaction
Bank transfer
Housecall Pro1%
Joist1%, capped at $15 a payment
Priced by
Housecall ProFlat, seats included
JoistFlat, seats included
Crew size
Housecall Pro1 to 20 people
Joist1 to 3 people
Trades named
Housecall ProHVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, Cleaning, Pest control, Lawn care, Handyman
JoistHandyman, Roofing, Painting, Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC, Landscaping, Construction

Every Housecall Pro plan

All Housecall Pro pricing

  • Basic

    1 user

    Billed monthly
    $79 a month
    Billed annually
    $59 a month
    Seats included
    1 user
    One more costs
    Not published

  • Essentials

    5 users, then $100 a month each

    Billed monthly
    $189 a month
    Billed annually
    $149 a month
    Seats included
    5 users
    One more costs
    $100 a seat

  • Max

    8 users, then $75 a month each

    Billed monthly
    $329 a month
    Billed annually
    $299 a month
    Seats included
    8 users
    One more costs
    $75 a seat

Every Joist plan

All Joist pricing

  • Basics

    Up to 5 documents a month

    Billed monthly
    $10 a month
    Billed annually
    $8.34 a month
    Seats included
    1 user
    One more costs
    Not published

  • Pro

    Unlimited documents and clients

    Billed monthly
    $17 a month
    Billed annually
    $14.17 a month
    Seats included
    1 user
    One more costs
    Not published

  • Elite

    Adds change orders and reporting

    Billed monthly
    $32 a month
    Billed annually
    $26.67 a month
    Seats included
    1 user
    One more costs
    Not published

  • Run

    For managing several jobs at once

    Billed monthly
    $70 a month
    Billed annually
    $58.33 a month
    Seats included
    1 user
    One more costs
    Not published

What the prices do not tell you

Housecall Pro
Extra seats are the real cost driver: a five-person crew on Essentials is a different number from the headline. Card processing is charged separately. The Sales proposal tool is included in Max, listed as a $40/mo value; other plans can add it through a Success Advisor at a price the vendor does not publish. The 'How many users? Teams / Individual' toggle on the page is unfinished and shows $XX.
Joist
This is a quoting and invoicing app, not a field service platform: there is no dispatch board and no crew scheduling. For a solo contractor who only needs to look professional on paper it is a tenth of the price of everything else here.

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Where the numbers came from

Every figure above was read from Housecall Pro and Joist on their own pricing pages on September 28, 2026. Nothing here ranks the two, because the ranking would be ours and you could not check it. These prices change, so check the current number with both before you buy.

Full pricing for Housecall Pro and Joist. To put your own crew size, add-ons and what you take on cards against both, open the true cost calculator with the two already side by side. To start from your trade and crew size instead of from these two, open the picker with Housecall Pro pinned, and it will say whether Housecall Pro makes the list for your answers.