Guide · prices checked October 13 and 14, 2026

What is a good cheaper alternative to Jobber for a small trades business?

By Omar, founder, ohelloo. We make ohelloo Work, so we’re one of the options here. Every other price is linked to its source at the bottom.

ohelloo Work is $79 a month for your whole team, with no charge per person, no setup fee and your first 14 days free, where Jobber Grow for a crew of 5 is $299 a month with no commitment ($229 paid yearly). It includes the things Jobber keeps for pricier plans or sells as add-ons, like an AI receptionist for missed calls, two-way texting and good, better, best quotes, and we move your customers over from Jobber for you.

Honestly, it depends on your size. Working alone, Jobber Core ($49 a month, or $29 paid yearly) costs less. A crew of up to 5 that only needs the basics pays less on Kickserv Start ($60 a month). Past that, the per-person price is what makes Jobber expensive.

ohelloo Work in five lines

What it is: ohelloo Work, a jobs app for trades: schedule, quotes, invoices, card payments and maintenance plans, with each tech’s jobs on their phone.
Who it’s for: Small trades and home service crews, about 1 to 15 people: plumbing, heating and cooling, electrical, cleaning, landscaping, roofing, pest control and handymen.
Price: Free to start for you and one helper. Get booked, $79 a month, has the whole app for the whole team, month to month, with your website and Google listing; Get regulars ($299) is the same app with us doing more of the work.
What’s included: Everything, with no add-ons: the schedule, quotes approved online with a deposit, invoices paid by card, maintenance plans, an AI receptionist (100 calls a month), Tap to Pay, a texting inbox, timesheets and profit per job.
How it compares: Jobber charges by plan and team size, then $29 a month for each extra person. ohelloo Work is one price however many people you have.

Side by side

	Jobber	Housecall Pro	Kickserv	Service Fusion	ohelloo Work
One person, month to month	Core: $49 ($29 paid yearly)	Basic: $79 ($59 paid yearly)	Start: $60, for up to 5 users	Starter: $245 ($208 paid yearly)	Free with one helper, or $79 a month in Get booked with your website and Google listing
A crew of 5, month to month	Connect $199 or Grow $299 ($149 or $229 paid yearly)	Essentials: $189 ($149 paid yearly)	Start: $60 (20% off paid yearly)	Starter: $245, any number of users	$79 a month in Get booked
Charged per person	Yes: plans for 1, 5, 10 or 15 users, then $29 a month each	Plans for up to 1, 5 or 8 users, then $35 a month each on MAX	Plans for 5, 10 or 20 users	No: any number of users	No: one price for the whole team
AI answering your calls	Add-on: $29 a month for 30 conversations, then 79¢ each	Add-on, no price shown	Not offered	Not offered; a phone add-on only	Included: 100 calls a month, booking into your schedule
QuickBooks sync	Connect and up	Essentials and up	Every plan (Desktop is $50 a month more)	Every plan	In Get booked: invoices, payments and card fees copied in
Setup	You set it up yourself, 14-day free trial	You set it up yourself, 14-day free trial	You set it up yourself, 30-day free trial	Month to month, no contract	Set up for you, your customers moved over free, first 14 days free

US prices before tax, from the sources at the bottom, checked October 13 and 14, 2026. Prices change, so check before you buy.

Which should you pick?

Jobber, if

You work alone and are happy paying yearly ($29 a month on Core)
You want a big app marketplace and to set it all up yourself

Kickserv, if

You have up to 5 people and only need the basics: estimates, scheduling, invoices
You don’t need AI call answering or financing. Reviewers on G2 complain about its phone app

ohelloo Work, if

You have a crew and are tired of paying per person
You want the AI receptionist and texting without add-ons
You want someone to move you over and set it up

Try ohelloo Work free for 14 days, or talk it through with Omar first. We move your customers over for you.

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Questions

What is the cheapest alternative to Jobber?

For one person, Jobber Core itself is hard to beat at $29 a month paid yearly. For a crew of 5, Kickserv Start ($60 a month) is the cheapest published price we found, with the basics only. ohelloo Work is $79 a month for any size of team, with the AI receptionist, two-way texting and maintenance plans included.

How do Housecall Pro and Workiz compare?

Both charge by team size too. Housecall Pro Essentials is $189 a month for up to 5 people, and maintenance plans are only on MAX at $329 a month. Workiz has priced by request since August 2026. It last showed $225 to $325 a month, paid yearly, for the first 3 to 5 users, then $55 to $65 a month for each extra user. Both sell AI call answering as an add-on. See Housecall Pro and Workiz side by side.

Is Jobber expensive for a small crew?

It adds up. Grow, the first Jobber plan with good, better, best quotes and two-way texting, is $299 a month for 5 people month to month, $3,588 a year, and every extra person is $29 a month. See every Jobber plan and price.

Can I move my customers from Jobber?

Yes, and we do the moving for free. You download your customer list from Jobber (Clients, then Export), we bring it in with repeats skipped, and set up your price list, team and plans with you on a call. Keep Jobber until you’re ready. How the move works.

Does ohelloo Work charge more on card payments than Jobber?

No. Never more than Jobber: 2.9% + 30¢ for a card (all Stripe’s fee, ohelloo takes nothing), 2.7% + 15¢ for Tap to Pay (all Stripe’s) and 1% for a bank payment. The money goes straight into your own Stripe account.

Is there a contract?

No. $79 a month, month to month, with your first 14 days free. Cancel before then and you pay nothing.

Sources

Checked October 13 and 14, 2026. Spot something out of date? Email omar@ohelloo.com and we’ll fix it.

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