Free · 6 questions · about 60 seconds
The right tools for your trade. No sales pitch.
Answer 6 quick questions and get software and AI tools picked for your shop. Free options first, real monthly prices, and no paid rankings.
- Free options first. Every stack starts with what you can do for $0.
- Real, dated prices. Read from each vendor's own pricing page. Hidden prices are marked, never guessed.
- No paid rankings. The rules are published and identical whether or not a vendor pays us.
- 34tools tracked
- 12trades covered
- Oct 17, 2026last price check
Prices read from vendor pages, including
- Jobber
- Housecall Pro
- ServiceTitan
- QuickBooks Online
- Gusto
- Square
- CompanyCam
- Podium
- Workiz
- Rosie
- Google Business Profile
- Wave
How it works
Three steps. No sales calls.
The quiz follows published rules, so you can see exactly why each tool made your list.
- 01Tell us about your shopTrade, crew size, budget, what you use now and your biggest headache.
- 02Get a free-first stackThe $0 tools to set up today, then one core job app and one fix for your headache.
- 03See the real monthly totalList prices for your crew size, dated, with anything unpublished flagged, plus which tools say they connect.
Built on facts
Every price dated. Every source linked.
Nothing here is estimated. If a vendor hides a price, we say so.
34tools
The tool directory
Job management, phones, AI receptionists, estimating, reviews, books and payroll across 10 jobs. Filter by trade, crew size, price and Spanish support.
Browse the directoryPrice-change log
Dated, sourced price and plan changes.
- Goodcall: discrepancy
- Gusto: plan change
- QuickBooks Online: price increase
The $0 stack
Get found, send invoices and stop missing calls without paying for software.
Read the guidePublished rules, no paid rankings
Free options first, then one core system matched to your trade and crew, then one fix for your biggest headache. The rules are the same whether or not a vendor pays us.
Read the methodologyWhat's new
The latest launches, in plain English
New AI and software for the trades, checked against the vendor's own announcement, with what it means for a small shop.
- CompanyCam adds custom fields to projects (open beta)Roofing and restoration crews can finally keep the insurance claim number and job status on the project instead of buried in the description, which makes handoffs between the office and the field cleaner.Read the take
- ServiceTitan opens its Max AI package to every residential contractor and launches the Atlas mobile appThis one is for established shops: ServiceTitan's live blog says Max opens to plumbing, heating, electrical and garage-door customers with four or more technicians, and ServiceTitan doesn't publish prices.Read the take
- Jobber now works inside ChatGPT and ClaudeThe quick win is admin you'd otherwise type twice: paste a work-order email and have it become a request, or ask which approved quotes never got scheduled to catch money slipping through.Read the take
Software by trade
The best software for your trade
The quiz's picks for a solo owner and a 2–5 person crew in each of the 12 trades we cover, with dated prices.
Pick your trade:HVACPlumbingElectricalRoofingLandscaping / lawnCleaningRemodeling / general contractingPaintingPest controlHandymanPool serviceGarage doorsAll trades
Guides
Popular comparisons & guides
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- GuideBest free software for a one-truck trade businessThe $0 stack: listing, invoices, books, AI, call answering, website.Read
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