Service Autopilot vs. Housecall Pro

Looking for the right software to run and GROW your service business? Service companies just like yours reach out to us all the time for a Housecall Pro alternative or wondering if they should choose Service Autopilot vs Housecall Pro.

Even though Service Autopilot and Housecall Pro are both service management software systems, with Service Autopilot you can:

Bulk invoice for quicker daily operations
Access our Launch team to quickly get set up for success
Get paid FAST with same-day automated payments
Make accounting easy with 2-way QuickBooks sync
Book jobs faster and route your entire day in one click
Automatically complete follow-ups, service reminders, and more with automations
And much MORE!
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Service Autopilot Support  vs. Housecall Pro

As many Housecall Pro customers have told us, not having the support you need (when you need it most), can put service businesses in a tough spot… it could even cost you clients. 

That’s a tough price to pay, which is why we always deliver amazing support to the service businesses that trust us.

Here are just a few ways our AMAZING customer success team helps SA members:

91% chat satisfaction rate
88% phone satisfaction rate
Average response time is 2 minutes or less
85% of support cases are resolved in a single touchpoint

Plus, if you’re looking for the proven strategies for GROWTH and support in your business, you’ll love Service Autopilot’s Field Services Academy! Join our exclusive community for business coaching and the opportunity to learn from other successful businesses.

Service Autopilot vs. Housecall Pro

Where Service Autopilot Wins

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Housecall Pro

Scheduling & Dispatching
One-time and Recurring Scheduling
Bridge the gap between your office and crews by streamlining communication—quickly book jobs, reschedule, edit job notes, and instantly communicate with dispatched crews.
Multi-Day Jobs
When you're completing a large lawn and landscaping project, you NEED to be able to create multi-day jobs.
Dispatching
Quickly dispatch crews in just a few clicks.
Route Optimization + AI
Generating instantly optimized routes is crucial for quick and efficienct daily operations using Service Autopilot. There's even an option to further optimize routes with AI-powered features, like traffic predictions. With Housecall Pro, you have to sign up for an additional paid integration in order to get optimized routes.
Smart Maps
More than just an integration—Service Autopilot offers IN-HOUSE Smart Maps, which automatically optimizes your routes, captures new clients in real-time, and even measures properties from your office.
Snow Dispatch
With snow removal, navigating the unexpected with quick storm operations is a NECESSITY. With Service Autopilot, you can create pre-built master routes for INSTANT operations, which Housecall Pro is not set up to do.
Dispatching Calendar
View your dispatch calendar from anywhere at a glance to quickly see your crews' schedules.
Customer Management
CRM
More than just a CRM, Service Autopilot allows you to fully manage client accounts from anywhere.
Prospect & Lead Tracking
Track leads and prospects to increase conversions. Easily tag leads and prospects to segment them into the right email campaign funnel and convert them into a client in no time!
Automations Workflows
Whether you want to access a template, report, or automation, the Service Autopilot's marketplace library hosts an infinite wealth of tools and knowledge. This automations marketplace feature is EXCLUSIVE to Service Autopilot!
LIMITED
Business Management
Business User Licenses
Customize your plan to meet your unique business needs. Add business user licenses to easily designate set permissions for various users.
Mobile-only Licenses
Customize your plan inin Service Autopilot by adding mobile-only licenses for crew members who don't need a full business user license.
Two-Way QuickBooks Sync
Eliminate double-data entry and make accounting easy with Service Autopilot's two-way QuickBooks sync. Plus, this is the ONLY two-way sync in the industry to fully integrate with QuickBooks API!
LIMITED
Expense Tracking
Automatically track expenses for effortless accounting and reporting.
Asset Tracking
Track and manage assets in Service Autopilot to stay on top of maintenance.
Job Costing & Analysis
Quickly generate custom job costing reports to view your business' financial health at a glance.
Chemical Tracking
Use Service Autopilot to track chemicals and manage your inventory so that you know when (and how much) to order new products. While you can track and report materials in Housecall Pro, it is not specifically developed to tracking chemicals.
LIMITED
Employee Tracking
Track crew locations and time-clocking to get an accurate view of real-time job progress. Housecall Pro also offers this but it's an additional add-on.
LIMITED
Pre-built & Customized Reports
Create detailed custom reports to meet the unique needs of your business.
Marketing & Communications
Automated Marketing and Sales Workflows
Service Autopilot offers marketing support to meet the unique needs of your business in a variety of different ways, including: exclusive access to marketplace templates, reports, and automations. Plus, businesses with automations will be assigned a dedicated launch advisor from the start.
LIMITED
Two-way Texting
Automate client communications with two-way texting in Service Autopilot—allowing you to automatically send reminders for appointments and payments, conduct surveys, and so much more.
Smart Forms
Smart forms allow real-time changes to be made to forms.
Email Integration
Service Autopilot's email integration takes Housecall Pro's Mailchimp integration a step further. With Service Autopilot, you can seamlessly connect your Gmail AND Outlook email accounts. This email integration is EXCLUSIVE to Service Autopilot!
Estimates & Quoting
Job Proposals
Create quick professional job proposals using custom or pre-built marketplace templates.
Professional Quotes
Generate rapid estimates on-the-go with custom or pre-built marketplace templates.
Invoicing & Payments
Same-Day Payments Integration
You can access payments in just about any software—but Service Autopilot's same-day, automated, IN-HOUSE payments are what truly stand out from other competing software. Housecall Pro also offer same-day payments but it's powered through a third-party service.
Instant Invoices
Instantly generate invoices in a few quick clicks. Plus, you have the option to bulk invoice multiple clients at once.
Client Portal
The client portal eliminates unnecesssary phone calls. Your clients can access this 24/7 portal to pay their invoice and update payment information—allowing you to get paid faster.
Support & Training
Easily Accessible Support Team
Many field service businesses have told us that not having the support they need has been them in a tough spot. With Service Autopilot's highly-rated customer support team, you'll have access to reliable support you can count on when you need it most.
Experienced Trainers
Access a dedicated training team who are especially trained in applying Service Autopilot to your field services business.
LIMITED
Various Training Styles
From group sessions to 1:1 training hours to onsite training right in your office, Service Autopilot offers several training styles to fit your team's needs. Housecall Pro only offers virtual group trainings.
Dedicated Customer Growth Manager
When you join Service Autopilot, you'll be assigned a dedicated Customer Growth Manager (CGM)—ensuring you ALWAYS get the support you need, when you need it most.
Marketplace Access
Whether you want to access a template, report, or automation, the Service Autopilot's marketplace library hosts an infinite wealth of tools and knowledge.
Interactive Learning
Service Auotpilot has an extensive online training library with interacting learning exercises designed to quickly train your team! Housecall Pro offers tutorials and other training materials but none of them are interactive.
Business Growth
Academy Business Coaching
You NEED a coaching organization like Field Services Academy to connect and network with like-minded successful field service businesses from across North America. Learn from the best experts in the industry and access exclusive events, learnings, and content.
LIMITED
Live Entrepreneurial Events
From conferences to webinars and other events, Service Autopilot's team has endless ways you can connect with them throughout the year—both online and in-person.
LIMITED
Business Tools & Templates
Service Autopilot's free tools are ALWAYS GROWING—hiring ad templates, email campaigns, growth guides, pricing calculators, wage calculators, and so much more!
Extensive Searchable Blog
Access Service Autopilot's blogs, lead magnets, and podcast episodes directly from the website, and search for virtually any topic you need insight on from within the extensive search base.
LIMITED
Bi-Weekly Podcast (The Profit Roadmap)
Since 2017, the Profit Roadmap has been a highly-rated podcast dedicated to providing value to field service businesses like yours. The hosts have a combined tenure of over 20 years and are some of the best field service experts in the industry.
LIMITED
Online Community Group
Join our groups of Service Autopilot and Academy members on Facebook to network and connect with our team and fellow service members.
Additional Tools
Multi-location Management
Seamlessly manage all of your franchises from different locations or regions within a single account.
Accelerate Program
Service Autopilot's accelerate program is EXCLUSIVE to Service Autopilot. Get unlimited documents, forms, and automations created by a Service Autopilot Team Member. FULLY AUTOMATE your business and experience true life on autopilot.
Fleetsharp Integration (GPS)
Access the complete solution for tracking and reporting in your business with Service Autopilot's FleetSharp integration—track report things like vehicle and asset locations, driver behavior, and vehicle maintenance needs.
Industry-leading Partnerships
Service Autopilot partners with some of the biggest leading organizations in the industry: FleetSharp, QuickBooks, Deep Lawn, Service Cart, VensureHR, and so much more. We're ALWAYS adding new industry-leading partnerships to help Members just like you!
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Why Choose Service Autopilot vs. Housecall Pro

Service Autopilot Payment Processing vs. Housecall Pro

Seriously, unlike some of the billing and invoicing challenges that come with Housecall Pro, our instant invoicing is a GAME-CHANGER for your business. 

With Service Autopilot, our goal is to help you get paid FAST. That means no more chasing clients for payment. 

Our professional invoices charge clients in just one click. Plus, our business reports give you DEEP insight into your business… so you can fix any “profit holes” that might be eating into your business.

Service Autopilot as an Alternative Housecall Pro

Service Autopilot is the all-in-one software that will STREAMLINE your service business. We created TONS of tools to help you automatically route jobs, manage crews, schedule recurring jobs, GPS track your team while on the job, and even WIN more new business.

Book a quick demo to learn more and see why Service Autopilot is the best Housecall Pro alternative to automate, streamline, and GROW your service business TODAY!

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