Plumbing software is the system that runs your company between the phone ringing and the money landing: dispatching the van, building the quote, invoicing from the driveway and getting paid. We read the public pricing pages of six vendors on 9 November 2026 and priced each one for a 1, 3 and 8-plumber shop. This page is about business software. If you came looking for pipe-sizing or layout tools, that is plumbing design software, a different category with a different buyer, and it is not covered here.
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Plumbing Software at a Glance
Prices are per month, as published on each vendor’s own page. ServiceTitan and Workiz do not publish a price, so they show as quote only. We do not fill the gap with numbers from review sites.
| Vendor | Entry price | Who the entry plan covers | Trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housecall Pro | $59/mo billed yearly | 1 user on Basic, 5 on Essentials, 8 on Max | 14 days, no credit card |
| Jobber | $29/mo billed yearly | 1 user on Core, team tiers from Connect | 14 days, no credit card |
| ServiceM8 | $29/mo | Unlimited users, 50 jobs a month on Starter | 14 days, no credit card |
| Service Fusion | $208/mo billed yearly | Unlimited users on every plan | Not stated on its pricing page |
| ServiceTitan | Not published: quote only | Quote only | Not stated on its pricing page |
| Workiz | Not published: quote only | Quote only | 7 days, no credit card |
A free plan exists in one place: ServiceM8 gives one user 30 jobs a month at $0/mo. Everything else is a paid plan with a trial in front of it.
What Plumbers Need from Software
A generic scheduling app handles an appointment. A plumbing business handles a burst pipe at 9 p.m., a water heater that needs a permit, a part that is on the wrong truck and a customer who wants three prices before they say yes. Use this list to test any tool, on its own trial, with your own jobs. We did not test features for this page, so open each vendor’s feature list before you pay.
Service Call Fees and Flat-Rate Pricing
Most plumbers charge in one of two ways: time and materials, or flat-rate pricing from a price book where each task has a fixed price. The software has to match how you quote. Check that you can store your own service call fee, add it automatically to a job, and build a price book with your task prices rather than retyping them. Ask one more thing: can you give a customer good, better and best options on one quote? Plumbing quotes often come in tiers, from a repair to a full replacement.
Emergency Dispatch
Emergency calls are the plumbing trade’s version of a daily curveball. You need to see which plumber is nearest and free, push the job to their phone, and move the rest of their day around it. Test this on the trial: create a job, assign it, then reschedule two others to fit. If that takes more than a minute or two, the tool will hurt you on a bad day. Also check how the tool handles after-hours calls, because answering them is where a lot of small shops lose work.
Parts on the Truck
A plumber who drives back to the supply house for a fitting loses an hour. Some tools track inventory per truck, others only let you add materials to a job. Decide which you need. A solo operator can often get by with line items on the invoice. A crew of 5 or more, with parts spread across vans, benefits from knowing what is on each one. Ask each vendor whether truck inventory sits on the plan you are pricing or on a higher one.
Water Heater Installs and Warranties
Water heater work is the plumbing job with the longest tail: serial number, install date, a manufacturer warranty and often a workmanship guarantee. Look for a place to store equipment details against the customer’s address, notes and photos on the job, and a way to recall a customer when the warranty year ends. If a tool cannot hold that history, you will keep it in a notebook, and the notebook is the thing that goes missing.
The Picks
Six options, ordered by how they fit different shop sizes, not by commission. Commission never changes a verdict. Every price comes from the vendor’s own page, on the date shown.
Housecall Pro
Housecall Pro sells three plans with the user count built in: Basic at $59/mo for 1 user, Essentials at $149/mo for 5, and Max at $299/mo for 8, all billed yearly. Month to month they are $79/mo, $189/mo and $329/mo. Extra users are $35/mo each, and only on Max. The trial gives 14 days with full access to Max, no credit card. For a longer look at the numbers, see our Housecall Pro pricing guide.
Good fit if
- You run 5 to 8 plumbers and want one flat price per tier.
- You want to test the biggest plan first: the trial runs on Max.
Skip it if
- You work alone and watch every dollar: the Basic plan is the entry point, not the cheapest option here.
- You expect to grow past 8 users soon: extras are only sold on Max.
Jobber
Jobber is the cheapest team-style entry we read: Core is $29/mo billed yearly for one user, $39/mo on a 1-year commitment and $49/mo month to month. Team plans start at Connect, from $99/mo for one user billed yearly, and Jobber tops out at 15 users on its published prices. Extra users are $29/mo each. Jobber Payments charges 1% on ACH and 2.9% plus 30 cents on cards, so steer big plumbing invoices toward bank payment. The full breakdown is in our Jobber pricing guide.
Good fit if
- You are a solo plumber or a small crew and want the lowest published entry price.
- You can pay yearly once the 14-day trial has proven it.
Skip it if
- You need more than 15 users: the published tiers stop there.
- You want one price with no add-ons: Marketing Suite, AI Receptionist and Pipeline are extra.
ServiceTitan
ServiceTitan does not publish a price. Its pricing page lists three plans, Starter, Essentials and The Works, and asks you to talk to sales, so the cost is Not published: quote only. We will not guess a number. ServiceTitan is built for larger home service companies, and the plan list suggests that: expect a sales process, not a credit card form. Read our ServiceTitan pricing guide for what we can and cannot confirm.
Good fit if
- You run a larger plumbing company and want a quoted, full-scale platform.
- You are comfortable with a sales call before you see a price.
Skip it if
- You need to know the monthly cost before you start a trial.
- You are a solo plumber or a two-van shop: ask for the quote only if the others do not fit.
Service Fusion
Service Fusion prices by plan, not by seat, and says users are unlimited on every plan. Starter is $208/mo billed yearly or $245/mo monthly. Plus is $325/mo billed yearly or $382/mo monthly, and Pro is $533/mo billed yearly or $627/mo monthly. That flat shape gets more attractive as the head count rises.
Good fit if
- You have 8 or more people logging in and do not want a price per seat.
- You want the whole crew and the office on the same account.
Skip it if
- You work alone: a flat plan costs more than a solo plan on another vendor.
- You want a trial period stated on the pricing page: ask Service Fusion directly.
Workiz
Workiz also keeps its price off the page. We read three plans, Standard, Pro and Ultimate, and a 7-day trial with no credit card, but no dollar figure, so the cost is Not published: quote only. The short trial is worth knowing about: one week is not much time to put real jobs through a new system, so line up a busy week before you start it.
Good fit if
- You want a trial before talking to anyone, even if it is only 7 days.
- You are happy to get a quote and compare it against the public prices on this page.
Skip it if
- You need the monthly cost today: there is no published price to plan around.
ServiceM8
ServiceM8 is the only vendor here with a real free plan: $0/mo for one user and 30 jobs a month. Paid plans are priced by how many jobs you run, not by users. Starter is $29/mo for 50 jobs a month, Growing is $79/mo for 150, Premium is $149/mo for 500 and Premium Plus is $349/mo for 1,500 or more. Users are unlimited on the paid plans.
Good fit if
- You are a solo plumber who wants to start at zero and see if the workflow suits you.
- You run a small crew and your job count is steady: you pay by jobs, not by seat.
Skip it if
- You do more than 50 jobs a month and want a cheap plan: the next step up is a jump.
- You need a month-to-month alternative with a yearly discount: ServiceM8 lists monthly billing only.
simPRO and Other Names You Will See
Other names come up in plumbing searches, including simPRO. We did not read a published price for simPRO, so it is not in the table or the crew maths. If you are looking at a larger commercial plumbing operation, ask it for a quote and compare against the figures here.
What Plumbing Software Costs for 1, 3 or 8 Plumbers
Move the slider to the number of people who need a login. That includes the office. The calculator picks the cheapest plan that fits and adds extras. ServiceTitan and Workiz are left out because they publish no price.
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What it costs for your crew
Runs in your browser. Prices read on Nov 9, 2026.
Your monthly cost
Jobber by crew size, lowest-priced way to buy each plan
| Crew | Core | Connect | Grow | Plus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 user | $29$49 month to month | $99$139 month to month | $149$199 month to month | $399$499 month to month |
| 3 users | $87$107 month to month | $149$197 month to month | $207$257 month to month | $399$499 month to month |
| 8 users | $232$252 month to month | $229$286 month to month | $299$386 month to month | $449$586 month to month |
Bold: per month, billed yearly. Each cell takes the cheaper of the next user tier up or a smaller tier plus extra users, before add-ons and payment fees.
The lowest published plan that fits each crew, billed yearly, for the two vendors that price by user:
| Crew | Jobber | Housecall Pro |
|---|---|---|
| 1 plumber | $29/mo (Core) | $59/mo (Basic) |
| 3 plumbers | $87/mo (Core) | $149/mo (Essentials) |
| 8 plumbers | $229/mo (Connect) | $299/mo (Max) |
Service Fusion does not change with head count: Starter is $208/mo billed yearly whether you have 1 user or 20. ServiceM8 follows your job count instead. Plans differ in what they include, so this is a price comparison, not a feature ranking.
Solo Plumber
At one user, Jobber Core and Housecall Pro Basic are the two public entry points, with ServiceM8’s free plan below both if you stay under 30 jobs a month. A solo plumber does not need dispatch. The things that matter are the quote, the invoice and getting paid before you leave the driveway.
Three-Plumber Shop
Three people is where seat pricing starts to show. Run your own number in the calculator, tick any add-ons, and compare the Service Fusion flat plan: it is the only one here that costs the same at 3 users as at 12.
Eight-Plumber Shop
At 8 users, Housecall Pro Max is built for exactly this size and includes 8 users. Jobber’s 10-user tiers cover it too. Service Fusion is worth pricing here, because it does not charge per seat. Because ServiceTitan and Workiz are quote only, request a quote from each and put the figures next to these before you decide.
How to Pick Without Wasting a Month
Run one test on two or three tools, using the same real week of work.
- Use real jobs, not demo data. Enter an actual service call, an actual water heater quote and an actual after-hours emergency.
- Time the daily tasks. Create a quote, convert it to a job, invoice it and take a payment. Write down how long each took.
- Ask the support team a real question. How quickly they answer on the trial is how quickly they answer when your dispatch screen is down.
- Price the whole thing. Add extra users, add-ons and card fees to the plan price before you compare.
- Pay yearly only after the trial. Annual prepay is the cheapest column on every vendor that offers it, but it commits you.
When you are ready to invoice, you do not need software to start. Our free plumbing invoice template gives you a clean document with labor, parts, tax and a payment line, and it is a fast way to see which fields your own jobs need before you buy a system.
Comparing a related trade? Our guide to HVAC software covers many of the same vendors with the maintenance-agreement angle that HVAC shops need.
How We Worked Out These Numbers
Every price on this page comes from the vendor’s own public pricing page, read on 9 November 2026. Where a vendor publishes no price, we say so and do not fill the gap. We do not use review sites, reseller quotes or search engine summaries as a price source.
The Rules Behind the Crew Maths
- Users, not plumbers. The calculator counts everyone who needs their own login, office staff included.
- Cheapest route per vendor. For each crew size we compare the tier that fits with a smaller tier plus extra users where the vendor sells them, and keep the lower figure.
- What is left out. Add-ons, card processing fees and sales tax are not in the headline figures.
When We Check Again
We reread the pricing pages whenever a vendor changes one and at least every three months. The date at the top of this page changes only when we have read the sources again. Our testing method explains how to tell us about a price that no longer matches.
Sources
Each one opened and checked on November 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
Is there free plumbing software?
Only in a narrow sense. ServiceM8 has a Free plan at {{price:servicem8:free}} for one user and 30 jobs a month, and its first paid plan, Starter, is $29/mo. Housecall Pro and Jobber offer 14-day trials with no credit card, and Workiz offers a 7-day trial. Past the trial, the cheapest paid entry we read is Jobber Core at $29/mo billed yearly.
Do I need a plumbing CRM?
A plumbing CRM is the customer side of the job: who called, which address, which heater you installed and when. A solo plumber can survive on a phone and a spreadsheet for a while. Once you have a second van, or customers calling back about a job from last spring, the history and the follow-up reminders start paying for themselves. Field service tools bundle the CRM with scheduling and invoicing, so you rarely buy it on its own.
What is the best invoicing software for plumbers?
The best plumbing invoice software is the one that creates the invoice on site, from the job, and lets the customer pay on the spot. Every tool in this guide does invoicing as part of the job flow, and Jobber lists a $29/mo extra-user rate, a 1% ACH fee and a 2.9% + 30 cents card fee on Jobber Payments. If you only need a document today, use our free plumbing invoice template.
Is plumbing software the same as plumbing design software?
No. Plumbing design software draws pipe layouts, riser diagrams and fixture counts for a building. Plumbing business software, the subject of this guide, runs the company: calls, schedules, quotes, invoices and payments. A plumbing contractor may use both, but they solve different problems and are bought separately.