ServiceTitan wants a sales call, a contract, and a per-tech seat that prices like a luxury sedan. Housecall Pro wants $89/mo and an upcharge for the bits you'll actually use. Jobber wants $69/mo plus payment-rail fees. You'll have a working contractor site, dispatch board, parts inventory, equipment service history, and invoice flow set up before the next service call.
Site intake captures system, issue, address, unit photos. WhatsApp lands with brief + 1-tap quote/dispatch. Drag-and-drop board updates from tech statuses in the field.
Truck + warehouse stock. Low-stock alerts auto-build the supplier order. Each unit at each address keeps its own service history — make, model, serial, last visit, warranty.
30-second quote from saved line-item library. WhatsApp Accept → invoice + Stripe/Razorpay link. Service-due reminders fire automatically from install date.
| Feature | DCS | The other guys |
|---|---|---|
| Setup time | 5 min | Sales call + onboarding |
| Cost | Flat $49-149/mo all techs | Per-tech seat + payment-rail cut |
| Dispatch board | Drag-drop, WhatsApp status | Tech calls dispatcher to update |
| Parts inventory | Native, per-truck | Add-on or separate spreadsheet |
| Equipment service history | Per-unit, auto-grows | Lives in the tech's notebook |
| Own your customer + equipment data | Yes — CSV export | Locked into their platform |
Customer fills a short form on your site — system type (HVAC / plumbing / electrical), issue, address, photos of the unit, preferred slot. WhatsApp message lands on the dispatcher's phone with the brief and a 1-tap quote-or-dispatch button. Address, equipment tag, and prior service history pulled up before the truck rolls.
Drag-and-drop board of today's jobs across your techs, color-coded by status — unassigned, en route, on site, awaiting parts, complete. Each card shows the customer, address, equipment, and ETA. Tech statuses update via WhatsApp from the field, so the board reflects reality without dispatcher pings.
Track parts per truck and per warehouse. Tech scans or types a part used on a job — inventory drops, low-stock alert fires when a SKU dips below the reorder point. Job-cost roll-up is automatic. End-of-week supplier order builds itself from the low-stock list.
Every piece of equipment at every address has its own profile — make, model, serial, install date, last service. Tech tags a job to the unit, and the history thread grows. Next call, the tech sees what was done last time, what parts were swapped, and which warranty is still live.
Yes. Build a quote in 30 seconds from your saved line-item and parts library — labor, materials, markup. Send via WhatsApp. Customer taps Accept to convert into an invoice with a Stripe / Razorpay payment link. Multi-installment payment plans supported on HVAC OS.