Everything contractors buy,
reviewed honestly.
The first independent directory covering all five categories trades contractors actually spend on: software, lead-gen platforms, business insurance, payroll, and marketing agencies. 222+ vendors compared, with reputation flags on the ones that earn them.
Independent and reader-funded. We earn affiliate commissions when you sign up with some vendors, but vendors can't pay for a higher score or to be featured — and we flag the ones with documented bad track records. How we rate · how we make money.
Pick your category
Why these 5 →These are the five categories that absorb the majority of a trades shop's vendor spending. We cover all of them — independently — so you're not stuck with five directories run by five different lead-gen companies.
Field service, CMMS, construction PM, CRM — the operational stack.
Google LSA, Service Direct, Thumbtack — and honest warnings on Bark, HomeAdvisor, Angi.
NEXT, Hiscox, Simply Business, Acuity, Erie — direct carriers + brokers + mutuals.
Gusto, OnPay, Patriot, Hourly.io — modern SMB payroll plus honest ADP/Paychex coverage.
Hook Agency, Plumbing & HVAC SEO — with FrownSquare.com warnings on Townsquare.
Recently verified pricing
How we verify →We re-check pricing quarterly. These are the tools we've verified most recently — every price you see has a date stamp underneath. Capterra's ServiceTitan profile, by comparison, is dated August 2025.
Pick your trade
Each vertical has its own ranked picks, pricing comparisons, and feature matrices.
HVAC
→47 tools ranked · pricing, features, head-to-head
Plumbing
→50 tools ranked · pricing, features, head-to-head
Electrical
→48 tools ranked · pricing, features, head-to-head
Roofing
→24 tools ranked · pricing, features, head-to-head
General Contractors
→35 tools ranked · pricing, features, head-to-head
Landscaping & Lawn Care
→23 tools ranked · pricing, features, head-to-head
Cleaning Services
→19 tools ranked · pricing, features, head-to-head
Pest Control
→13 tools ranked · pricing, features, head-to-head
Pool Service
→8 tools ranked · pricing, features, head-to-head
Locksmith
→1 tools ranked · pricing, features, head-to-head
Garage Door
→5 tools ranked · pricing, features, head-to-head
Appliance Repair
→16 tools ranked · pricing, features, head-to-head
Handyman Services
→19 tools ranked · pricing, features, head-to-head
Solar
→8 tools ranked · pricing, features, head-to-head
Moving
→7 tools ranked · pricing, features, head-to-head
Restoration
→6 tools ranked · pricing, features, head-to-head
Painting
→6 tools ranked · pricing, features, head-to-head
Flooring
→6 tools ranked · pricing, features, head-to-head
Waste & Junk Removal
→8 tools ranked · pricing, features, head-to-head
Fire Protection & Life Safety
→7 tools ranked · pricing, features, head-to-head
Pressure Washing & Window Cleaning
→8 tools ranked · pricing, features, head-to-head
Popular head-to-head comparisons
The most-searched matchups in the trades software space — decision matrix, pricing side-by-side, pros and cons.
Jobber vs Housecall Pro
The most-searched residential FSM comparison
Jobber vs ServiceTitan
Entry-tier vs enterprise — when to upgrade
Housecall Pro vs ServiceTitan
Mid-market vs enterprise residential
FieldEdge vs ServiceTitan
QuickBooks Desktop depth vs enterprise reporting
BuildOps vs ServiceTitan
Commercial mechanical vs residential leader
Buildertrend vs Procore
Residential builders vs commercial GCs
AccuLynx vs JobNimbus
Storm-restoration roofing head-to-head
Workiz vs Jobber
On-demand specialty vs broad multi-vertical
Browse by feature
Have a specific must-have feature? Jump straight to tools that have it.
QuickBooks Integration
Bidirectional sync between FSM and QuickBooks for customers, invoices, payments, and chart of accounts.
AI Dispatcher
AI-powered job assignment that automatically routes calls to the optimal technician based on skill, location, history, and availability.
Consumer Financing
In-app financing offers (Wisetack, GreenSky, Synchrony, FinanceIt) for big-ticket repairs and installations.
Membership Management
Recurring service plans with auto-renewal billing, member-priority dispatching, and tier-specific pricing.
Online Booking
Customer-facing self-scheduling with real-time technician availability.
GPS Tracking
Real-time location tracking of technician vehicles for dispatching, route verification, and accountability.
The editorial position no competitor can copy
Every other directory in the trades space is either a single-category lead-gen funnel (Capterra, Software Advice for software; BeltStack for lead-gen; ContractorNerd for insurance) or a vendor publishing its own competitor comparisons. We're the only independent multi-category directory — which means we can name the FTC settlements, document the audit-pattern complaints, and recommend the unaffiliated carriers when they're the best fit.
HomeAdvisor's $7.2M FTC settlement. Angi's multiple consent decrees. Bark's "Bark scam" search query. Pie Insurance's audit pattern. Townsquare's FrownSquare.com complaint site. Marketing 360 lock-ins. We name them — competitors structurally can't.
Acuity Insurance has no affiliate program; we recommend it anyway because it's the best fit for many contractors. Google LSA too. Erie Insurance too. Recommending the right vendor regardless of commission is the entire credibility flywheel.
Every pricing tier verified directly from vendor pages with a date stamp. Every affiliate relationship disclosed in our per-vendor ledger. The WrenchStack Score formula is published — same rubric for every tool.
Filter by trade, team size, integration need — not generic SaaS taxonomy. Matching quiz, ROI calculator, cost-of-switch math — tools that make the decision real.
Editorial designations across 18 categories. No vendor paid for placement — same methodology as everything else. Updated annually.
All 50 states × top 5 trades with licensing context. Software, insurance, and lead-gen recommendations framed for your specific market.