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Honest comparison

ProJobCalc vs. FieldEdge.

Solo and 2-3 person HVAC/plumbing/electrical shops doing job-by-job proposals rather than flat-rate service tickets, or who want AI-generated proposals over manual price-book builds.

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Competitor
FieldEdge
custom, typically $99–$250/mo per user

Field-service management for HVAC, plumbing, electrical contractors. Strong on dispatch, recurring service agreements, and price-book-driven flat-rate quoting.

ProJobCalc
ProJobCalc
Free · Pro $19/mo · Agency $49/mo

AI proposal generator + voice estimator + 40+ free trade calculators. Built for the solo contractor and small-shop bidding workflow.

Where FieldEdge is stronger.

  • Flat-rate price book — service techs build quotes from a pre-loaded library of tasks + parts with set prices, drives consistency across crews.
  • Service agreement (membership/maintenance plan) tracking with renewals + scheduled visits.
  • QuickBooks Desktop integration that's been stable for years.
  • Dispatch board with technician routing for multi-truck operations.

If any of these is the load-bearing reason you’d buy this software, FieldEdge is probably the right tool. We’d rather you use what fits.

Where ProJobCalc is stronger.

  • AI Bid Proposal Generator writes a proposal from a project description — FieldEdge's price book is build-from-library and requires upfront price-book setup.
  • Voice estimator (Sage) for field-walked jobs.
  • $19/mo vs ~$100+/user/mo. Massive cost gap for solo operators.
  • Zero price-book setup. Skip the 8-hour task-library config that FieldEdge requires.
  • Free tier + 40+ calculators ungated.

Feature-by-feature.

FeatureFieldEdgeProJobCalc
Free tier
Cheapest paid tier~$99/mo per user$19/mo flat
Price-book setup requiredYes (multi-hour)No
AI proposal generator
Voice estimator
Service agreements / membershipsFieldEdge-stronger
Dispatch + routingFieldEdge-stronger
QuickBooks integrationDirect sync roadmap; CSV + OpenAPI contract live
Trade calculators (free)40+ calculators

Common questions.

Do you have flat-rate pricing books like FieldEdge?
No — and we're not heading there. Flat-rate price books are designed for crews of techs who need to quote consistently without judgment. ProJobCalc assumes a contractor with pricing judgment they want to keep, just faster.
I run service agreements — does ProJobCalc handle them?
Partially. Recurring contracts (Pro tier) cover the maintenance-agreement billing side. The dispatch / scheduled-visit side isn't there. If service agreements are your business model, FieldEdge/Housecall Pro have purpose-built workflows we don't replicate.
I just need to write better proposals — am I overpaying with FieldEdge?
Likely yes. If you're not using the dispatch + service-agreement + price-book features, $100+/user/mo is mostly overhead. ProJobCalc Pro at $19/mo flat is sized for the proposal-only use case.

Try ProJobCalc before you decide.

The free tier is real — 40+ trade calculators, unlimited estimates, up to 5 saved. No card to enter, no trial countdown. If you want the AI proposal generator + voice estimator, Pro is $19/mo with a 14-day trial.

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