Preposal / Alternatives Housecall Pro alternative
A Housecall Pro alternative built around the quote. Housecall Pro is built to run a service business end to end. If quoting is the part you care about, you may not need the rest yet.
Why firms look
Why people look for a Housecall Pro alternative. No free plan. Basic is $79 a month billed monthly, or $59 billed yearly, for one user. A second user means moving to Essentials, $189 a month billed monthly. Pricing Insights, their local price comparison, is on the MAX plan with a trade package only. See Preposal and Housecall Pro compared for the short version.
Side by side
Preposal and Housecall Pro, feature by feature. Checked against Housecall Pro's own pricing and help pages on 29 September 2026. Where their pages do not say, we write "Not listed".
Feature Preposal Housecall Pro
Free plan, not a trial Yes One person, 5 estimates out at a time No 14-day trial Prices built from your own rates and rules Yes Size, rate, rules and adjustments Partly A price book; flat rate on Essentials and up Starting catalogue for your trade Yes 9 trades, 30+ starting points Yes Default price books by trade Client opens a link, no account Yes Yes Approved from email or text Several options side by side Yes Yes Good, better, best See when it was opened Yes Every open, device and rough location Not listed See time spent on each option Yes Not listed Follow-ups when it goes quiet Partly Drafted for you; you press send. Paid plans. Yes What others charge in your area Higher plans Pro Higher plans MAX plan with a trade package Client accepts online Yes With a record of what they agreed to Yes Drawn or typed e-signature Partly Online acceptance, no drawn signature Yes Online payments and deposits No You record what was paid Yes Scheduling and dispatch No Yes Invoicing Partly A printable invoice for won jobs Yes Fair is fair
What Housecall Pro does better. Scheduling, dispatch, routes and GPS for technicians. Payments, deposits, consumer financing and service plans. Fuller price books for HVAC, plumbing and electrical. Stay with Housecall Pro if You dispatch technicians every day and want payments and financing in the same app.
Choose Preposal if You quote more than you dispatch, and want each option priced from your own rates and tracked after it is sent.
Switching
Moving over takes an afternoon. Export Download your client list from Housecall Pro as a CSV file. Import Drop it into Preposal. We match the columns and skip anyone already there. Price Pick the starting catalogue for your trade and set your own rates. Or ask us Send your price list to support@preposal.io and we will set up your catalogue. Try it on your next job. Free to start. No card.
Where these facts come from Checked on 29 September 2026. Prices and plans change, so check Housecall Pro's own site before you decide.Housecall Pro is a trademark of its owner. Preposal is not connected to Housecall Pro.