The Housecall Pro Alternative

Housecall Pro vs North Star

Housecall Pro is a polished app your team logs into, priced per seat. North Star is the system that runs your business, built around how you already work. One place for your jobs, your numbers, and your customers, for one flat monthly price.

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Housecall Pro

Field service management software for contractors. Scheduling and dispatch, invoicing and card payments, online booking, review and marketing tools, and a strong mobile app. A capable, self-serve platform you set up and run yourself.

Genuinely good software. Priced in per-seat tiers, so the bill climbs as you add users and the features you want tend to sit on the higher plans.

North Star

The system that runs your field service business. An Operations Hub for jobs, schedule, customers, and what you are owed. An Owner Dashboard for the numbers. A Customer Portal so people can book, check, and pay online. One flat monthly price, no per-tech fees, no five-figure setup.

Housecall Pro is software you buy and configure. North Star is a system we build around your business and run for you.

Built just for you. It can complement the tools you have or replace the scattered ones.

Side-by-Side Breakdown

CapabilityHousecall ProNorth Star
Job scheduling & dispatch
Online booking for customers
Card payments & invoicing
Works with yours
One place for jobs, customers & what you're owed
Across tiers & add-ons
Owner Dashboard for the numbers
Reports, more on higher tiers
Customer Portal to book, check & pay online
Online booking
Flat monthly price
No per-seat fees as you hire
Features not gated behind higher tiers
Built just for how your business works
Off the shelf
Built and run for you, not self-setup

Where North Star Is Different

One System, Not a Stack of Add-Ons

Your jobs, your schedule, your customers, and what you're owed live in one Operations Hub, built around how your business actually works. Nothing important is parked behind a higher tier or a separate add-on.

The Numbers, Plain and Clear

The Owner Dashboard puts your money picture in front of you in plain language: what came in, what's still open, and what's coming up. No stitching together reports across plans to see how the week went.

Customers Can Help Themselves

The Customer Portal lets your customers book a visit, check on a job, and pay online whenever it suits them, under your brand. Fewer back-and-forth calls for your office, faster payment for you.

Flat Price, No Per-Seat Math

One flat monthly price. No per-seat fees that climb every time you hire, and no five-figure setup bill to get started. You know what you'll pay before you sign up, and it stays the same as your crew grows.

See What Your Business Runs On Today

Free no-call audit. We'll look at how your business handles jobs, numbers, and customers, then show you what North Star would put in one place. No sales call required.

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