Trade software
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580 platforms & tools across 23 categories — filtered & ranked for the trades.
ServiceTitan
Glendale, CA
All-in-one field service management platform built for residential and commercial trades.
Jobber
Edmonton, Alberta
Field service management software designed for small to mid-size home service businesses.
Housecall Pro
San Diego, CA
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.
Buildertrend
Omaha, NE
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.
Xactimate
Lehi, UT
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.
CompanyCam
Lincoln, NE
CompanyCam is a photo documentation and field communication platform purpose-built for contractors. Founded in 2015 by Luke Hansen out of his family's roofing business in Lincoln, Nebraska, the platform lets field teams capture timestamped, GPS-tagged photos and videos, annotate images, manage project timelines, run AI-powered checklists and reports, collect in-app payments, and collaborate with customers and subcontractors — all organized by job. Serving 140,000+ contractors and pros across 50+ trades, CompanyCam is a documentation-first layer that integrates with field service management, estimating, and CRM tools rather than replacing them.
Thumbtack
San Francisco, CA
Thumbtack is a nationwide online marketplace connecting homeowners with local service professionals across 500+ project categories. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in San Francisco, CA, Thumbtack operates a pay-per-lead model where contractors pay only for qualified leads — never a commission on completed jobs. The platform serves 4+ million customers annually, hosts 300,000+ active professional businesses, and has facilitated 90 million+ projects. Thumbtack offers AI-powered matching, professional profile pages with reviews and portfolio photos, background check and license verification badges, and integrations with ServiceTitan, Jobber, Workiz, and Google Calendar. It is strictly a lead generation and customer acquisition platform — job management, scheduling, dispatch, invoicing, and CRM must be handled in a separate FSM tool.
Angi
Denver, CO
Angi (formerly Angie's List / ANGI Homeservices) is the leading US home services marketplace connecting homeowners with local service professionals across 500+ categories. Formed by the 2017 merger of Angie's List (founded 1995) and HomeAdvisor (founded 1998 as ServiceMagic), and rebranded to Angi in March 2021. The platform operates a pay-per-lead model (Angi Leads), display advertising (Angi Ads), and a fixed-price instant-booking service powered by the 2018 Handy acquisition. Angi completed its spin-off from IAC on April 1, 2025, becoming an independent public company (NASDAQ: ANGI). Revenue in 2025 was approximately $1.05B (declining YoY as platform shifted to homeowner-choice lead model). As of 2025 the platform counts roughly 200,000 active service professionals across all trades.
JobTread
Dallas, TX
Construction management software for remodelers and general contractors with job costing, budgeting, and client communication tools.
ClockShark
Chico, CA
Time tracking and scheduling software built for field service and construction companies.
OptimoRoute
San Francisco, CA
Route planning and optimization software for field service businesses and delivery operations.
Bark
London, UK
Lead generation marketplace connecting homeowners with local service professionals across various trades.
Yelp
San Francisco, CA
Business review and lead generation platform helping consumers find and connect with local service professionals.
Houzz Pro
Palo Alto, CA
Business management and marketplace platform for home renovation and design professionals with project management and lead generation.
Nextdoor
San Francisco, CA
Neighborhood social network with business pages and local advertising for service contractors to reach nearby customers.
Zonar
Seattle, WA
Zonar provides GPS telematics, electronic vehicle inspections, ELD compliance, and fleet management software for commercial and vocational fleets including construction.
Prokeep
New Orleans, Louisiana
Prokeep is a unified communication platform that helps distributors and contractors manage customer interactions across multiple channels. It centralizes texts, calls, and online orders into a single inbox, enhancing efficiency and customer service for trade businesses.
Quickbase
Boston, MA, USA
Quickbase is a low-code application development platform that enables businesses to create custom applications for managing projects, operations, and data. It is designed for organizations across various industries, including construction and skilled trades, to streamline workflows and improve data visibility.
Striven
Mahwah, New Jersey, USA
Striven is a comprehensive enterprise resource planning (ERP) software designed to manage various business operations from a single platform. It helps businesses, including those in construction and skilled trades, streamline project management, financials, CRM, and inventory.
SumoQuote
SumoQuote provides digital quoting and proposal software designed to help contractors create professional, customizable estimates quickly. It streamlines the sales process for home service and specialty trade businesses, improving close rates and customer experience.
airtasks
Sydney, Australia
Airtasker is an online marketplace that connects customers with local service providers for a wide range of tasks, including those in construction and skilled trades. It provides a platform for independent contractors and small businesses to find job opportunities and manage task-based work.
BlueTape
San Francisco, CA
BlueTape provides flexible payment solutions and trade credit specifically designed for contractors to purchase materials and manage cash flow. It helps construction businesses extend payment terms with suppliers and streamline B2B transactions.
BuildForce
Austin, Texas, USA
BuildForce provides a workforce management platform designed to help skilled trades contractors find, hire, and manage their labor force. It connects contractors with qualified craft professionals and offers tools for scheduling, time tracking, and compliance.
busybusy
St. George, Utah, US
busybusy provides GPS-powered time tracking and job costing software designed for construction and field service teams. It helps contractors accurately track employee hours, manage projects, and streamline payroll processes.