Outgrew per-seat pricing? This is your next move.
HCP charges more every time you hire. Ormi doesn't. A shop with 10 technicians pays $250/month on Ormi — same as a 50-tech shop. That's $2,748/year vs HCP MAX and the gap grows with every new hire.
Housecall Pro is a solid tool for solo operators. The math changes when you grow.
The terms, side by side
Not what the software does, but what you are agreeing to — off Housecall Pro's own published terms.
Ormi is better on 9 of 101 row is a tie, and it is marked
Cheapest way in, month to month
What you actually pay in month one, without prepaying a year to get the headline rate.
Five technicians, three office staff
The shape of a real shop. Only the technicians are billable on Ormi.
Office staff and dispatchers billed
Hiring someone to run the office should not raise a software bill.
A technician who worked no jobs this month
Seasonal crews, a tech on leave, someone who left in October.
User ceiling that forces an upgrade
Hitting a ceiling means a tier jump, not a small increase.
Features held above the entry plan
The feature you need is usually one tier up from the price you were quoted.
Price published on their own site
If you cannot see the price, you cannot compare without a sales call.
Try it without talking to anyone
Twenty real jobs tells you more than a fortnight of an empty account.
Commitment
Whether leaving costs you anything.
Setup or implementation fee
A five-figure implementation is a different decision from a subscription.
Figures from vendor pricing pages, verified September 2026. Where a vendor does not publish, this says so rather than estimating, and where a price is third-party reported rather than published, it is marked as reported. Prices in this category change often; re-check before relying on any of it.
Everything Ormi ships, on the one plan
All 27 are included at $25 per active field technician. 15 of them Housecall Pro either does not offer, charges extra for, or keeps above its entry plan.
| Capability | Ormi | Housecall Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Run the work | ||
| Scheduling and dispatchDrag-and-drop board, crew assignment, recurring visits and bulk reschedule. | Included | Included |
| Technician mobile appOffline-capable, biometric login, photos, signatures and payment in the field. | Included | Included |
| Time tracking and timesheetsClock in against a job, approvals, and an edit trail for corrections. | Included | Included |
| Equipment and asset historySerial numbers, service history and findings tied to the customer site. | Included | Not offered |
| Inventory and purchasingParts on hand, consumption against jobs, and purchase orders to suppliers. | Included | Not offered |
| Get paid | ||
| Invoicing and card paymentsInvoice from the job, take a card on site or online, chase what is unpaid. | Included | Included |
| Tap to Pay and card terminalsTake a contactless card on the phone itself, without extra hardware. | Included | Paid add-onPaid add-on |
| Bank transfer (ACH)Lower fees than card on large tickets, with authorisation captured properly. | Included | Included |
| Job costing and profitabilityWhat a job actually cost in labour and parts against what it billed. | Included | Included |
| Progress billingBill a long project in stages instead of one invoice at the end. | Included | Not offered |
| Chargeback and dispute handlingEvidence gathered and submitted from the job record when a card is disputed. | Included | Not offered |
| Win the work | ||
| Estimates with e-signatureOptional line items the customer can add themselves, signed online. | Included | Included |
| Online bookingA booking widget on your own site that lands straight on the schedule. | Included | Included |
| Customer portalCustomers see history, approve estimates, pay invoices and message you. | Included | Included |
| Two-way customer textingReal conversations from the job record, not one-way notifications. | Included | Included |
| Business phone systemYour own number with call routing, voicemail and recording against the customer. | Included | Paid add-onHCP Voice, price not published |
| Review requestsAsk for the review automatically once the job is closed and paid. | Included | Paid add-onMarketing add-on |
| Campaigns and lead trackingWhere leads came from, what they became, and follow-up that runs itself. | Included | Paid add-onPaid add-on |
| Service agreements and plansRecurring maintenance contracts that schedule and bill themselves. | Included | Higher tierMax ($329/mo at 8 users) |
| AI assistantAnswers questions about your own jobs, customers and revenue, and drafts replies. | Included | Paid add-onCSR AI, price not published |
| Run the business | ||
| QuickBooks syncInvoices, payments and customers flow into the books without re-keying. | Included | Higher tierEssentials ($189/mo at 5 users) |
| Custom and scheduled reportsBuild a report, save it, and have it emailed on a schedule. | Included | Included |
| Payroll exportApproved hours out of timesheets and into whatever runs your payroll. | Included | Paid add-onPaid add-on |
| Open API and webhooksBuild against your own data, and get pushed events when things change. | Included | Higher tierMax ($329/mo at 8 users) |
| Audit logWho changed what, when. Signed, so it cannot be quietly edited. | Included | Not offered |
| Multiple companies and locationsRun more than one business from one login, with separate books. | Included | Not publishedNot published |
| Work NetworkJobs posted in your coverage area reach you first. Claiming is free and the customer stays yours. | Included | Not offered |
✓ included · $ costs extra or sits above the entry plan · — not offered · ? the vendor does not publish enough to say · · not yet researched by us. Competitor terms from vendor pricing pages, verified September 2026; re-check before quoting. Where a vendor does not publish, this says so rather than guessing, and where we have not checked, it says that instead of claiming a win.
Ormi vs Housecall Pro
Honest comparison. We highlight where we win — and where Housecall Pro wins — so you can decide.
Pricing & plans
Pricing model
Ours scales with work done. Theirs scales with heads hired.
Who counts as billable
HCP Essentials covers five users and charges $100 for each one after. On Ormi the office is free and only technicians count.
Starting price
Unlimited users
Essentials covers 5 users, Max covers 8, then $75 for each seat beyond.
All features on one tier
Several HCP features are gated behind Essentials or MAX.
Free trial
Contract
Core platform
Scheduling & dispatch
Mobile app for techs
Invoicing + payments
Estimates with e-sign
Customer portal
Recurring service plans
Communications
SMS / two-way messaging
Automated job reminders
Online booking
Growth & marketplace
Homeowner lead-gen marketplace
HCP's Pro Plus network is a real thing — call it out if you need it.
Email campaigns
Integrations & data
QuickBooks sync
Stripe payments
Data export / no lock-in
Housecall Pro plan details and prices come from their public pricing page: Basic $79 for one user, Essentials $189 for up to five, Max $329 for up to eight, then $75 per additional seat. Enter your own quote in the calculator if yours differs.
What Housecall Pro does better today
We'd rather lose the sale than oversell. Here's where HCP earns its spot.
Homeowner lead marketplace (Pro Plus)
HCP's lead-gen network for homeowners is a real differentiator. If you rely on it today, weigh that directly.
Brand recognition with homeowners
HCP markets to homeowners through TV and digital spend. Some customers recognize the brand — we don't.
Longer track record in solo / 1-tech shops
If you're a solo contractor happy with HCP Basic ($79), the math is close. Our pitch gets sharper at 3+ techs.
Why shops switch
It's almost always one of these four.
Per-seat pricing punishes growth
Hire a sixth tech and Housecall Pro pushes you from Essentials ($189) to Max ($329), then $75 for every seat past the eighth. With Ormi, five techs or fifty techs hit the same free office users.
You outgrew the Essentials feature ceiling
Recurring plans, advanced reporting, and team permissions live on MAX. Ormi ships everything on the one $25 per technician plan — no upsell path.
You want pricing that stays put
No tier upgrades surprise you next quarter, and the office never lands on the bill. The number on the homepage is the number on your bill.
You're done with 'Add-on for X'
Every module a line item is the HCP pattern. Ormi ships the core platform — scheduling, invoicing, estimates, mobile, payments, communications, reporting — at the base.
Switch in an afternoon
Export from HCP
Customers, jobs, and invoices export as CSV from Housecall Pro. Takes minutes.
Import to Ormi
Our importer maps HCP fields automatically. Most shops are live the same day. We can also run the migration for you — no charge.
Keep everything working
QuickBooks sync, Stripe, SMS, and email all stay connected. Your existing phone numbers and domain survive the switch.
Run your own numbers
Paste your current Housecall Pro bill into the override field for exact math.
Your shop today
Move the sliders.
Busier shops save more — the math updates live.
Your Ormi subscription
5 field technicians × $25· office users free
Hire a dispatcher, an office manager or a second owner and this number does not move.
You save vs ServiceTitan
90% less · every year, forever
You save the most vs. ServiceTitan (full breakdown below)
$13,200
| Platform | Monthly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| OrmiYou pick | $125 | $1,500 |
| ServiceTitan (est.)$245 per tech per month, the low end of a reported $245-$398 (third-party reported, not published by the vendor) | $1,225 | $14,700 |
| FieldPulse (est.)About $65 per user per month on the mid tier; FieldPulse quotes rather than publishes (third-party reported, not published by the vendor) | $325 | $3,900 |
| Jobber (est.)Grow: $199 at 1 user, $299 at 5, $399 at 10, $499 at 15, then $29 each | $299 | $3,588 |
| Service Fusion (est.)$245 a month on Starter, unlimited users at every tier | $245 | $2,940 |
| Housecall Pro (est.)Basic $79 (1 user), Essentials $189 (up to 5), Max $329 (up to 8), then $75 each | $189 | $2,268 |
| ServiceM8 (est.)Priced by job volume with unlimited users: $29 to 50 jobs, $79 to 150, $149 to 500 | $149 | $1,788 |
| Kickserv (est.)Start $60 (up to 5 users), Run $119 (up to 10), Scale $199 (up to 20) | $60 | $720 |
Have a real quote? Replace the estimates above›
Enter your actual monthly cost for either platform and the table + savings update live.
Over 3 years: $39,600 back in your pocket.
ServiceTitan publishes no price, so this uses $245 per technician — the low end of the range third parties report. Housecall Pro is their own published tiers: $79 for one user, $189 to 5 users, $329 to 8, then $75a seat above that. Enter your real quote above for exact math — we built this tool so you don't have to trust our numbers.
What every HCP customer asks
We're on HCP Basic or Essentials — will Ormi be too much?
Usually the opposite. Ormi is designed to be no more complex than HCP while unlocking features you'd otherwise have to upgrade to MAX for. If you hit any rough edges, reach out via /contact-us — we reply same-day.
What about the Pro Plus homeowner marketplace?
Straight answer: we don't have an equivalent today. If that marketplace is a meaningful lead source for you, keep HCP for that piece or tell us what you need — this feedback shapes our roadmap.
Do recurring / membership plans work?
Yes — recurring jobs, maintenance programs, and renewal reminders are standard. You can migrate existing plans directly, even the ones HCP gates behind MAX.
Is there a limit on how many users or locations?
No user cap, no location cap. The free office users is the only cap we have — and it works in your favor.
What about card processing fees?
Standard rates (comparable to HCP Payments). Ormi does not mark them up. Our platform fee is $25 per field technician — card processing is a separate, transparent line.
Comparing other platforms too?
Every one of these is Housecall Pro's neighbours on the same ten terms, researched the same way.
Ormi vs
ServiceTitan
Stop paying for every login.
Ormi vs
Jobber
One plan, every feature, no tier tax.
Ormi vs
FieldPulse
Drop per-user pricing. The office is free.
Ormi vs
FieldRoutes
They price on your customer count, not your crew.
Ormi vs
Buildertrend
Published pricing, no annual contract, live same day.
10 commercial terms, from their own pricing pages, re-checked September 2026. See how the comparisons are built.
Try Ormi for 20 jobs. On us.
Keep your HCP account running during trial if you want. Move when you're ready.