Choosing electrical contractor software: reviews and verdicts

What to take away

This article covers business software only. This 2026 review covers twelve platforms and names a top pick in each category. It is not design, code, licensing, permit or safety advice. For regulated work, confirm requirements with the authority having jurisdiction and a licensed electrician.

How these twelve were picked

The shortlist below is field service and construction platforms that electrical contractors actually run. Each entry says what the product is, who it fits, how it charges and what the verdict is.

Pricing models are stated as the vendor publishes them. Rates change, and most vendors quote per user per month with a setup fee on top.

Published entry prices at a glance:

Five users on Jobber at the published $30 to $50 per user per month costs about $150 to $250 per month, or $1,800 to $3,000 a year.

Service Fusion's published plan starts near $225 per month for a small team on annual billing, so the same five users start near $2,700 a year.

Residential service and small crews

Top picks: Jobber for a two to ten van residential shop, Tradify for a solo electrician or a pair of vans.

Jobber runs quoting, scheduling and invoicing for a two to ten person shop. It handles panel swaps, EV charger installs and service calls. Pricing is tiered per user per month, with published tiers near $30 to $50 and a free trial. Verdict: best for a residential van; job costing stays basic.

Export verdict: confirm all job history exports, not just open jobs.

Housecall Pro adds a consumer-facing booking page and card processing for shops that want customers booking online. Plans are tiered per user per month by feature set, starting near $79 per month for one user on annual billing. Verdict: pick it when online booking drives intake; card fees apply to every invoice.

Export verdict: confirm payment history leaves with the customer records.

Tradify is the lightest of the three: job tracking, quotes and timesheets, with no heavy accounting layer. Good for a solo electrician or a pair of vans. Per user pricing sits near $40 per month, less on annual billing. Verdict: cheapest credible option for one or two electricians with an accountant already in place.

Export verdict: confirm the file opens in any spreadsheet.

Workiz centers on dispatch and phone booking, with call tracking built in. It suits shops where the office phone is the main intake channel. Plans are tiered per user, typically from around $65 per month. Verdict: the pick when missed calls are your biggest leak; reporting is thinner than ServiceTitan's.

Export verdict: confirm call recordings and job notes export too.

Dispatch-heavy operations

Top picks: ServiceTitan for fifteen or more technicians with an office team; Service Fusion as the cheaper dispatch board below that.

ServiceTitan covers dispatch, job costing, marketing, payroll and inventory in one system, the largest platform here. It fits shops with fifteen or more technicians and a dedicated office. Prices are quoted, not published; implementation runs weeks. It listed on Nasdaq in December 2024 as TTAN. Verdict: buy it for reporting depth, not speed.

Export verdict: get the export scope in writing before you commit.

FieldEdge is built around the dispatch board and flat-rate pricing books. It fits HVAC and electrical shops selling maintenance agreements. Rates are quoted per user, with no published rate card. Verdict: strongest when your model is flat-rate service agreements; it is not a construction platform.

Export verdict: confirm flat-rate price books export as data.

Service Fusion covers dispatch, inventory and customer history at a lower entry point than ServiceTitan. It suits growing shops that have outgrown Jobber. Published plans start near $225 per month for a small team on annual billing. Verdict: the middle step between Jobber and ServiceTitan.

Export verdict: confirm history and inventory leave in one file.

FieldPulse adds estimating and maintenance scheduling for shops running both service and small projects. Plans are tiered per user and start near $100 per month for one user. Verdict: good value for a shop mixing service calls and small installs; inventory is thinner than Service Fusion's.

Export verdict: confirm estimates and photos export, not just names.

Commercial, industrial and multi-trade

Top picks: Simpro for commercial projects and service on the same crews, Procore where drawings, submittals and change orders drive the job.

Simpro handles service, projects and inventory across trades, with job costing that follows a build-out from estimate to closeout. It fits contractors running commercial work alongside service. Rates are quoted per user. Verdict: fits a shop running service and commercial projects on the same crews, and configures slower than Jobber.

Export verdict: get job costing and inventory export terms in writing.

Commusoft targets field service with strong parts and asset tracking. It suits shops maintaining equipment for commercial clients. Licenses are quoted per office user and per engineer, typically from around $50 per user per month. Verdict: pick it for asset-heavy maintenance contracts; accounting is narrower than Simpro's.

Export verdict: confirm asset and service histories export with the jobs.

Procore is construction management: drawings, submittals, RFIs and change orders. It fits contractors on commercial and institutional projects. Pricing follows annual construction volume, so a shop billing under $1 million pays far less than one billing $50 million. Verdict: standard for commercial paperwork, not a dispatch tool.

Export verdict: confirm what the drawing and submittal archive includes.

Buildertrend covers residential construction jobs from selection sheets to schedules. It fits electrical contractors subbing to home builders. Plans are tiered by active job count, roughly $200 to $800 per month on annual billing. Verdict: useful when a builder requires client-facing schedules; overkill for service vans.

Export verdict: confirm selections, schedules and client records all leave.

What to test before you buy

Run every candidate against your own records, not a demo dataset. Load a real panel upgrade, a real service call and a real holdback invoice.

The electrical contractor software and KPI guide sets out which numbers each report should feed.

Security and records

Any platform holding customer lists, payment details and job photos is a business risk. The NIST small business quick-start guides give a plain starting point for access control and incident response.

The CISA guidance for small and midsize businesses covers phishing, backups and vendor risk in language a shop office can act on.

Software does not change your recordkeeping duty. The IRS recordkeeping guidance explains which documents support income, expenses, payroll and assets.

Common questions

Do I need ServiceTitan if I run three vans?

No. ServiceTitan's implementation cost and setup time suit larger operations. Jobber, Housecall Pro or Tradify will run three vans for far less.

What does "quoted pricing" mean in practice?

The vendor will not publish a rate card. You give them user counts and revenue, they return a number. Always ask for the figure in writing with the contract term.

Can I move my data between platforms?

Sometimes, and badly. Test the CSV export before you sign, and keep your own copy of customer and job history.

Which of the twelve fits a five-van shop?

Jobber or Housecall Pro for residential service, then Service Fusion or FieldPulse as dispatch volume grows. Simpro only when commercial projects enter the mix.