What does it cost to add a technician?

Nothing. Every plan includes unlimited logins. The comparison that matters is structural: a per-seat competitor charges a monthly fee for each tech beyond the first, so the two prices diverge further with every hire.

Do you have parts inventory?

Yes — real stock levels, reorder points, purchase orders and per-location counts. Most field service platforms have none, which is why van stock usually lives in a spreadsheet.

What do texting and phone cost?

Two-way SMS is included with a monthly allotment, roughly a penny per message after that, at cost. Voice is an optional add-on without per-minute charges layered on a monthly phone fee.

Can customers see their own history?

Yes. A customer portal shows past visits, photos, agreements, invoices and upcoming appointments, which removes a good share of the calls to the office.

How do service agreements work?

Quote, e-sign, and bill on a schedule. Once signed, the executed document is immutable — enforced by database triggers, not just by convention.

Built for the trades

Per-seat pricing charges you for growing.

HVAC, plumbing, electrical: the work is the same, and so is the software tax. Every tech you add costs another monthly fee — until the software costs more than the truck it rides in.

A per-user fee on every technician and office seat
Texting metered, phone billed by the minute
No parts inventory anywhere in the product
Accounting as a one-way sync into something else you pay for

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Run your own numbers against Housecall Pro

Pre-filled with a typical field service. Change anything — including which vendor you are comparing.

Card sales per month$60,000

Average sale$450.00

People who need a login

Kitchen / kiosk screens

0Your own devices

Screens are your own. ArkSlate runs on approved iPads, Android tablets, Stripe readers and Star printers — we sell no hardware and charge no per-screen software fee. Competitors licence that same screen by the month.

Compare against

Housecall Pro

Essentials plan · cheapest that fits

Software subscription$149.00
Essentials plan
Extra user seats$105.00
3 × $35.00
Scheduling & time clock$0.00
Included
Per-screen software (KDS/kiosk)$0.00
No screens
Online ordering$0.00
Included
Card processing$1,554.00
2.59% × 133 sales

Software$254.00

Processing$1,554.00

Total / mo$1,808.00

Contract: None

ArkSlate

Growth plan · cheapest that fits

Software subscription$99.00
Growth plan
Extra user seats$0.00
Unlimited users
Scheduling & time clock$0.00
Included
Per-screen software (KDS/kiosk)$0.00
No screens
Online ordering$0.00
Included
Card processing$1,453.33
2.40% + $0.10 × 133 sales

Software$99.00

Processing$1,453.33

Total / mo$1,552.33

Contract: None — month to month

You would keep

$3,068/yr

versus Housecall Pro, at $256 a month — before counting the inventory, accounting and unlimited seats they charge extra for.

Start free — no card required

Both sides quoted at that vendor's cheapest tier for this setup, using published list prices as of August 2026. Card-present rates only; keyed and online rates differ. Hardware is bought separately on every platform — ArkSlate sells none. Where we were unsure whether a vendor charges for something, we assumed they do not.

What you get on day one

Unlimited seats on every plan

Techs, apprentices, dispatchers and office staff all get their own login at no extra cost, with roles deciding what each can see.

Dispatch board and live tracking

Assign and reassign the day on one board, with en-route states and a customer-facing tracking link when the tech leaves.

Quotes to e-signed agreements

Send a quote, capture a signature, and lock the executed document. Signed agreements are frozen at the database level so nobody edits history.

Parts inventory that reaches the van

Real stock with reorder points, purchase orders and per-location counts, so the van, the shop and the books agree.

Texting included, not metered to death

Two-way SMS with a monthly allotment and at-cost overage, plus optional voice — instead of per-minute charges on top of a phone add-on.

Accounting in the same system

Jobs, parts, labour and card fees produce a real P&L here, rather than a one-way export into a second subscription.

The kit for a field service

We sell no hardware. We certify a short list of commodity devices, guarantee they work, and support only what is on it — which is how support stays fast and your gear stays replaceable on a Saturday.

In the fieldiPhone or iPad, or any Android phone in the browser

Card paymentsStripe Terminal readers, including mobile

In the officeAny modern computer — nothing to install

ReceiptsStar CloudPRNT printers (optional)

Field service, specifically

Also built for

Coffee shops Food trucks Quick service restaurants Full service restaurants Retail shops Hot tub & pool service

Try it on your own numbers

Free to start, no card required, and no contract to sign your way out of.

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