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All-in-one field service management platform built for residential and commercial trades.

Field service management software designed for small to mid-size home service businesses.

Cloud-based construction management platform connecting project stakeholders across the build lifecycle.

Industry-standard small business accounting with contractor-specific features for job costing and payroll.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration — federal agency setting workplace safety standards.

Develops fire and electrical safety codes including the NEC (NFPA 70) and NFPA fire codes.

Housecall Pro is a cloud-based field service management platform built for residential home service contractors. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Diego, CA, it serves 45,000+ businesses across HVAC, plumbing, electrical, cleaning, roofing, painting, landscaping, and 50+ other trades. The platform covers the full job lifecycle — scheduling, dispatching, estimating, invoicing, payments, GPS fleet tracking, CRM, online booking, and marketing automation — delivered via web and native iOS/Android apps. Operated by parent company Codefied Inc., it also runs subsidiaries BuildBook and Trade Academy.

simPRO is a cloud-based field service management and job management platform purpose-built for trade contractors. Founded in 2002 in Brisbane, Australia by an electrical contractor and a software engineering student, it covers the full job lifecycle from quoting and estimating through scheduling, dispatch, inventory, invoicing, and reporting. It is widely used by HVAC, plumbing, electrical, fire protection, and general-contracting businesses across Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and the US. The platform scales from single-trade service companies to multi-division commercial contractors with project management complexity.

BuildOps is an all-in-one commercial contractor management platform purpose-built for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, fire and life safety, and refrigeration contractors. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Los Angeles, it unifies service management, project management, financials, and CRM into a single cloud-based system with AI-powered automation (OpsAI). The platform targets mid-size to enterprise commercial trade contractors and has achieved unicorn status with over $250M in total funding.

ServiceTrade is a cloud-based field service management platform purpose-built for commercial service contractors. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Durham, NC, it serves mechanical, HVAC, fire protection, electrical, and refrigeration contractors with an integrated suite covering scheduling, dispatch, inspections, parts management, CRM, and accounting integrations. The platform serves 1,300+ commercial contractors and processes millions of service requests annually.

Workiz is a cloud-based field service management platform built for home service businesses. Founded in 2015 by former locksmiths in San Diego, it serves 120,000+ professionals across 50+ trades including locksmith, junk removal, carpet cleaning, appliance repair, HVAC, and plumbing. The platform covers scheduling, dispatching, CRM, invoicing, payments, online booking, inventory, and an AI-powered communication suite (Workiz Genius) — all accessible via web and mobile apps.

Kickserv is a cloud-based field service management platform designed for small to mid-sized home service businesses. It covers the full job lifecycle — customer management, estimating, scheduling, dispatch, GPS tracking, invoicing, and online payments — in a straightforward, affordable package. Originally launched in 2006 as ServiceSidekick, it rebranded in 2011 and was acquired by EverCommerce in 2023, joining the EverPro portfolio alongside ServiceFusion and Profit Rhino.

Buildertrend is a cloud-based construction project management platform purpose-built for residential homebuilders, custom home builders, and remodelers. Founded in 2006 in Omaha, Nebraska, it serves 20,000+ contractors and has been used on more than half of all new home builds in the U.S. The platform unifies sales management (CRM, proposals, e-signatures, email marketing), project management (scheduling, change orders, daily logs, punch lists, client portal), and financial management (estimates, budgets, job costing, invoicing, payments, warranties) into a single subscription. It offers native iOS and Android apps and integrates with QuickBooks, Xero, Gusto, Salesforce, HubSpot, and other tools. Backed by Bain Capital Tech Opportunities and HGGC since 2020; acquired CoConstruct in 2021.

Fieldwire by Hilti is a cloud-based jobsite management platform purpose-built for commercial construction field teams. It connects field crews and office staff through plan management, task coordination, punch lists, inspections, RFIs, submittals, change orders, and BIM viewing. Acquired by Hilti Corporation for $300M in November 2021, Fieldwire serves over 4 million projects globally and targets general contractors, specialty subcontractors, project owners, and architects across commercial, industrial, heavy-civil, and residential construction.

eSUB is a cloud-based construction management platform built exclusively for commercial specialty subcontractors. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in San Diego, CA, it centralizes project documentation (RFIs, submittals, change orders, daily reports), field-to-office communications, time and materials tracking, job costing, and progress billing. eSUB Cloud targets trade contractors—electrical, HVAC, plumbing, mechanical, concrete, masonry, drywall, and structural steel—who need a field-first, mobile-capable system that integrates with accounting platforms such as QuickBooks and Sage rather than replacing them.

Autodesk Build is a cloud-based construction project management platform that evolved from PlanGrid and BIM 360, now part of the Autodesk Construction Cloud (Forma Build) suite. It centralizes document management, RFIs, submittals, cost management, scheduling, field operations, quality, and safety workflows across the full construction project lifecycle. Trusted on 2M+ projects globally, it is used by general contractors, specialty subcontractors, and owners on commercial, industrial, and institutional projects.

Cloud-based construction preconstruction and operations platform offering AI-accelerated takeoff, estimating, proposal generation, and field collaboration tools. Serves general contractors, specialty subcontractors, and suppliers with solutions spanning plan management, digital measurement, cost estimating, and mobile field operations. Founded by Phil Ogilby and Justin Ogilby, STACK integrates with major ERP and accounting systems including QuickBooks, Sage, and Acumatica.

Xactimate is the industry-standard property damage repair cost estimating platform developed by Xactware, a subsidiary of Verisk Analytics. Originally founded in 1986 and acquired by ISO (now Verisk) in 2006, it is used by approximately 80% of insurance repair contractors and 19 of the top 25 U.S. property insurers. The platform provides a continuously updated regional pricing database covering materials, labor, and equipment for hundreds of geographies, enabling restoration contractors, roofers, painters, and general contractors to produce insurance-defensible estimates. Xactimate operates across desktop, web, and mobile and includes tools like Sketch AR (LiDAR-powered floor plan capture), XactScope (guided estimating), XactRebuild (mitigation-to-rebuild workflow automation), Time and Materials job cost tracking, and XactAnalysis for claims performance dashboards and workflow management.

PlanSwift is a Windows-based digital takeoff and estimating software by ConstructConnect (a Roper Technologies company) that allows construction contractors to click directly on digitized blueprints to measure areas, lengths, and counts, then automatically generate material and labor cost estimates. Originally founded in 2007 and acquired by ConstructConnect in 2018, it serves general contractors and specialty trades with customizable assemblies, Excel live-link integration, a QuickBooks export plugin, and an AI-powered Takeoff Boost suite. Priced at $2,000/year for the Professional plan.

Roofr is an all-in-one roofing CRM built specifically for roofing contractors, combining aerial measurement reports, instant estimating, digital proposals with e-signatures, invoicing, payments, material ordering, and job pipeline management. Founded in 2016 by third-generation roofer Richard Nelson and Kevin Redman, Roofr serves over 12,000 roofing companies across North America with a cloud-based platform designed to take a job from lead capture to signed contract and payment in one workflow.

Cloud-based remodeling estimating software built specifically for residential contractors, handymen, and general contractors. Provides a localized cost database of 15,000+ line items across 400 U.S. markets (powered by the RemodelMAX database, which Clear Estimates acquired in 2020), 500+ project templates, quarterly price updates, professional PDF proposal generation with pre-written contract language, payable invoicing with credit card and ACH payment acceptance via Clearent, and integrations with QuickBooks, Buildertrend, and CRMs via Zapier.

Sage 100 Contractor is a construction-specific accounting and project management platform built for small to mid-size specialty contractors and general contractors. Originally developed as Master Builder Software (founded ~1980 by Dan Smith), acquired by Intuit in 2001, then by Sage Software in 2006, and rebranded Sage 100 Contractor. The platform integrates job cost accounting, construction payroll (including union and certified payroll), estimating, project management, service dispatch, scheduling, and document control in a single system. It supports both on-premise and cloud-hosted deployment and is used by approximately 18,000+ contractor businesses across the US.

Foundation Software is a construction-specific accounting and payroll software provider founded in 1985 and headquartered in Strongsville, Ohio. Its flagship FOUNDATION platform delivers job cost accounting, payroll (including prevailing wage and union), accounts payable/receivable, service dispatch, project management, equipment tracking, and mobile field solutions to over 43,000 construction professionals. The company has been majority-owned by Thoma Bravo since 2020 and positions itself as America's #1 construction accounting software for small- to mid-sized specialty contractors and general contractors.

Deltek ComputerEase is a construction accounting and project management platform purpose-built for subcontractors and specialty contractors. Founded in 1983 in Cincinnati, OH, and acquired by Deltek in 2019, it serves more than 6,000 contractors with integrated job costing, payroll, billing, service management, and field-to-office mobile tools. The platform targets companies of all sizes from small specialty subs to mid-market general contractors, with particular strength in union/certified payroll, WIP reporting, and AIA billing.