Feature
Inventory Management in trades software
Tracking parts, materials, and equipment across vehicles and warehouses with usage automation.
Quick summary
- What it is: Tracking parts, materials, and equipment across vehicles and warehouses with usage automation.
- Tools that list it: 21 of the 127 in our directory
What is inventory management in trades software?
Inventory tracking in field service software covers parts on each truck, warehouse stock, low-stock alerts, deducting parts automatically when they are added to a work order, ordering from suppliers, barcode or QR scanning for counts, and assigning part costs to jobs so job profit is accurate. It matters more in trades where parts are a large part of each job.
Why inventory management matters
Loose inventory control costs money in several ways: parts that go missing, the wrong part on the truck and a return trip, too much stock tying up cash, and part costs recorded against the wrong job, which hides which services make money.
How to evaluate inventory management when buying
Look for: stock per vehicle (not just the warehouse), automatic deduction when parts go on a work order, low-stock alerts with reorder suggestions, supplier ordering, barcode or QR scanning, and part costs assigned to jobs. Supplier ordering differs by trade; in roofing, for example, AccuLynx, JobNimbus and Roofr list ordering from ABC Supply, SRS Distribution and QXO. Some tools have no inventory at all: Jobber advertises no inventory management on any plan.
Tools that list inventory management (21)
Tools that name it among their key features in our data. Key-feature names are not standardised across tools, so a tool can offer inventory management without being listed here; check its review.
| Tool | Starting price | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Arborgold | From $129/mo | Tree care, plant health care, lawn care and landscaping companies that want CRM, proposals, scheduling, crew time tracking and invoicing in one system, with chemical tracking and tree inventory mapping available on the higher plans |
| Broadlume | Custom quote | Flooring retailers that want their website, online advertising, reviews, lead handling and showroom visualization from one vendor, with the option of Broadlume's business management software for back-office work |
| BuildOps | Custom quote | Commercial mechanical, electrical, plumbing and HVAC contractors running both service and project work |
| Essential | Custom quote | Fire and life-safety contractors that want automated reminders and follow-ups, NFPA inspection templates, and month-to-month terms with implementation and data migration included |
| FieldPulse | Custom quote | Growing multi-trade service businesses that want custom workflows, maintenance agreements and inventory in one platform |
| Floorzap | From $399/mo | Independent flooring retailers that want quoting, scheduling, inventory, invoicing, payments and customer texting in one cloud system, with QuickBooks kept for accounting |
| Limble CMMS | Custom quote | Internal maintenance teams (5-200) that want a modern, mobile CMMS with ERP integrations |
| MaintainX | Free tier available | Internal maintenance teams (5-500) wanting modern mobile-first CMMS |
| mHelpDesk | Custom quote | Small home-service shops needing QuickBooks-tight FSM |
| Moveware | Custom quote | Mid-size and larger moving, relocation, international and storage companies that want one system for sales, surveys, operations, storage billing and accounting |
| QFloors | From $89/mo | Flooring stores that want one cloud system for sales, inventory, purchasing, job costing and full accounting in place of QuickBooks |
| RFMS | Custom quote | Flooring dealers, builder and multi-family contractors, and commercial flooring firms that want one ERP for order entry, inventory, scheduling, accounting and HR |
| RollMaster | Custom quote | Flooring retailers and contractors that want estimating, inventory, job costing and full accounting in one cloud system instead of QuickBooks |
| Scoop | Custom quote | Solar installers, O&M providers and other energy and infrastructure contractors that need to standardize project workflows, field checklists and scheduling across office staff, crews and subcontractors |
| Service Fusion | From $208/mo | Growing service businesses that want unlimited users on a flat monthly price |
| ServiceCore | Custom quote | Portable restroom, septic (including grease trap) and roll-off dumpster operators with several trucks who want scheduling, routing, unit tracking and billing in one system that syncs with QuickBooks Online |
| ServiceTitan | Custom quote | Established residential and commercial trades businesses with larger teams that want depth in dispatch, marketing attribution and reporting |
| ServSuite | Custom quote | Existing ServSuite customers, and pest, lawn or arbor companies that want to compare it with FieldRoutes' main platform |
| UpKeep | From $24/mo | In-house maintenance teams in manufacturing, facilities, property management, hospitality, food and beverage and similar operations that maintain their own assets (not contractors billing customers) |
| Uptick | Custom quote | Fire protection and fire and security contractors that inspect large numbers of buildings and assets on recurring schedules and want asset records, deficiency quoting, scheduling and billing in one system |
| ZenFire | Custom quote | Fire protection contractors, from solo inspectors to multi-company groups, that want NFPA forms, recurring inspections, scheduling and invoicing in one system and want to trial it before buying |
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Frequently asked questions
Do I need inventory tracking if my parts are simple?
We have no data on payback. If you stock few parts on few trucks, tracking may take more time than it saves; the more parts and stocked trucks you have, the more missing parts and return trips it can catch, so test it on one truck first.
How do I track inventory across multiple vehicles?
Platforms with per-vehicle inventory give each truck its own stock. When a technician uses a part on a work order, the platform deducts it from that truck and can prompt a reorder when stock runs low. Check that a tool supports stock by truck, not just a single warehouse count.
Should inventory integrate with my suppliers?
If you order often, yes: ordering from the platform saves calling the supplier or using a separate website. Check which suppliers each tool connects to; in roofing, AccuLynx, JobNimbus and Roofr list ABC Supply, SRS Distribution and QXO, and JobTread lists The Home Depot, SRS Distribution and QXO.
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