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Housecall Pro (CA) vs Method:CRM
Two Canada software options, compared side by side for Canada trades.
Which should you choose?
Housecall Pro (CA) and Method:CRM are both Tier S: our check found each one's prices published on its own website, so you can compare their costs before talking to sales. The tier is not a quality ranking: weigh the pros, cons, pricing and Canada-specific notes below against your trade and region.
Housecall Pro (CA)
Tier S · Published pricesSan Diego field service software used by Canadian pros, priced in USD, with some payment and tax features US-only
Housecall Pro is field service software for home service businesses, founded in 2013 and based in San Diego; it says over 200,000 home service professionals use it. Its help center covers businesses in Canada, but several payment and tax features are limited or unavailable there. The pricing page lists one set of plans, in USD.
Pros
- + Published pricing, from $59/mo billed annually (USD)
- + 14-day free trial with no credit card required
- + Scheduling, dispatching, invoicing and customer communication in one app
- + Instapay instant payouts work for Pros in Canada
Cons
- − Prices are in USD and exclude sales tax
- − Card readers, ACH payments and Wisetack financing are not available in Canada
- − Automated Sales Tax is not available to Canadian Pros, and only one tax rate applies per invoice
- − Instapay is capped at $10,000 per transaction in Canada, against $50,000 in the US
Canada note
Housecall Pro's pricing page says all prices are in USD and exclude sales tax. Its help center says card readers, ACH payments, Wisetack consumer financing and Automated Sales Tax are not available to Canadian businesses, and Instapay instant payouts are capped at $10,000 per transaction for Pros in Canada, against $50,000 in the US. Only one tax rate can be applied to an invoice at a time, which matters in provinces that charge GST and PST separately.
Method:CRM
Tier S · Published pricesToronto-based CRM with a real-time, two-way QuickBooks sync, plus a separate CRM for Xero users
Method:CRM is made by Method Integration, whose careers page places its office in downtown Toronto. It is a customizable CRM built around what Method calls a real-time, two-way sync with QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop, with a separate version for Xero, and covers leads, estimates, customer portals, work orders and workflow automation. Scheduling and dispatch for field crews are sold separately as Method:Field Services. Method says more than 18,000 users rely on it.
Pros
- + Real-time, two-way sync with QuickBooks Online and Desktop, and a separate Xero version
- + Canadian customers are billed in CAD
- + Customizable fields, templates and workflows
- + 10-day free trial with no credit card
Cons
- − Per-user pricing ($35 to $97 per user a month) grows with headcount
- − Crew scheduling and dispatch is a separate Method:Field Services product with its own licenses
- − A general small-business CRM, not built only for trades, so it needs setup for your workflow
- − CAD amounts are not shown on the pricing page
Canada note
Method Integration's office is in downtown Toronto, and its pricing page says Canadian customers are billed in CAD while all other customers are billed in USD. The listed prices are shown in US dollars only.
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