ScheduleMe vs Housecall Pro
A Housecall Pro alternative built for window and door installers
Housecall Pro is a well-known field service app built for home service trades such as HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and cleaning. If you run a window or door installation and repair company, it’s fair to wonder whether a tool built more narrowly for your kind of work would fit better, and cost less.
This page compares the two on what a crew scheduling tool is actually for: price, how you get started, and how well it keeps your customers informed. We’ve compared like with like, and every Housecall Pro detail below comes from Housecall Pro’s own website (linked at the bottom).
ScheduleMe and Housecall Pro, side by side
| Feature | ScheduleMe | Housecall Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $89, $179, or $349: flat plans with your crew and office users included | $79 for 1 user (Basic), $189 for 5 users (Essentials), or $329 for 8 users (Max) when billed monthly. Billed annually: $59, $149, and $299 a month. |
| Extra team members | Included up to your plan’s limits. Starter: 2 crews + 3 office users. Growth: 5 + 3. Pro: 12 + 4. | Max lists $35 per month for each user beyond its 8. The pricing page lists no extra-user price for Basic or Essentials. |
| Contracts | Month to month only. No contract, no cancellation fee. | No long-term contracts, per its pricing page. Paying monthly costs more than paying annually. |
| Free trial | 14 days with every feature. A card is required, but you aren’t charged if you cancel before it ends. | 14 days with full access to the Max plan, no credit card required |
| Set up time | Under an hour: sign up, add your team, and import your customers and open jobs. | Its Basic and Essentials guide aims to get you up and running over 30 days. Max has a 60-day onboarding program with weekly training calls. |
| Automatic customer texts | Day-before reminder, “on our way,” job complete, and a review request are automatic on every plan. Customer replies alert your team. | Texts when a job is scheduled, “on my way,” job finished, and a review request. Job reminders are off until you turn them on (default: 9:00 AM the day before). |
| Texting number | A dedicated texting number is included with every plan. | Two-way texting on every plan once you register a texting number. Registration asks for your legal business name, address, EIN, and a website, and needs approval before you can text. |
| Getting started | Sign up, add your team, and import customers and open jobs from a spreadsheet, with a preview and one-click undo. No sales call, no setup fee. | A 14-day trial with a guided tour, live phone and chat support on every plan, and a dedicated onboarding specialist on Max. |
Housecall Pro also includes quotes, invoicing, payments and financing, online booking, a price book, and job costing in the same product. ScheduleMe focuses on scheduling, crews, and customer communication and does not include those, so we’ve left them out of this comparison.
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What a real crew costs each month:
| Your team | ScheduleMe | Housecall Pro, billed monthly | Housecall Pro, billed annually |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 installers + 3 office (5 people) | $89 (Starter) | $189 (Essentials) | $149 (Essentials) |
| 5 installers + 3 office (8 people) | $179 (Growth) | $329 (Max) | $299 (Max) |
| 12 installers + 4 office (16 people) | $349 (Pro) | $609 (Max + 8 extra users) | $579 (Max + 8 extra users) |
Housecall Pro figures use its published prices for the smallest plan that includes that many users, per month: Essentials includes 5 users and Max includes 8, with $35 per month for each additional user on Max. Its pricing page lists no per-user price for adding users to Essentials, so larger teams are shown on Max. Housecall Pro’s prices are lower when billed annually; ScheduleMe is month to month only.
14 days free. Cancel anytime before your trial ends and you won’t be charged.
Built around how window and door crews work
- Job types that match your work: measuring visits, new installations, and repairs or go-backs.
- Window count, door count, and color recorded on every job.
- Follow-up repairs linked to the original job, with the original install photos attached for reference.
- “On hold” for jobs waiting on special-order parts, with a reminder to your office every two weeks until the parts arrive.
- Multi-day installs: one job that shows on every day it runs, at the same start time.
- Pre-walkthrough and completion photos, which can be saved straight to your Dropbox once you approve the job.
- Time-off requests and team chat, so schedule changes don’t live in text threads.
- Available in Spanish for crew members who prefer it.
Getting started with ScheduleMe
- 1Sign up and add your crew and office team. There’s no sales call and no setup fee.
- 2Import your customers and open jobs from a spreadsheet. You see exactly what will be created before anything is saved, and you can undo an import with one click.
- 3Not sure how to format your spreadsheet? The import screen includes a ready-made prompt you can give any AI assistant (like Claude or ChatGPT) to convert your file for you.
- 4Add ScheduleMe to your phone’s home screen and it opens like an app.
Which one fits your company
ScheduleMe is a good fit if…
- You install or repair windows and doors.
- You mainly need scheduling, crew coordination, and customers who stay informed.
- You want one flat monthly price instead of paying by the user.
- You handle invoicing separately, or don’t need it in the same app.
Housecall Pro is a good fit if…
- You want quotes, invoicing, and payments in the same app.
- You want customers to book online from Google or your website.
- You want extras like GPS tracking, payroll, marketing campaigns, and an AI call-answering assistant.
- You’d rather start a trial without entering a credit card.
Common questions
If your work is installing and repairing windows and doors, and what you need most is scheduling, crew coordination, and automatic customer texts, yes. ScheduleMe is built around that kind of work. If you need quotes, invoicing, and payments in the same app, Housecall Pro covers more.
Try it with your own crew
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Start Free TrialHousecall Pro information was checked against Housecall Pro’s pricing page, Housecall Pro’s website, its customer notifications guide, its texting number guide, its SMS job reminders guide, its guide to exporting customers and jobs, its Basic and Essentials getting started guide, and its Max onboarding overview on September 21, 2026. Prices and features change, so check Housecall Pro’s site for its current details.
Housecall Pro is a trademark of its owner. ScheduleMe is not affiliated with or endorsed by Housecall Pro.