- For a chimney sweep business, the features that decide the software are customers book online, seasonal email and text campaigns, options on one estimate.
- Koira covers that list on Grow ($249 a month plus usage), with no per-person fee.
- Prices and card rates for Jobber, Housecall Pro and ServiceM8 are from each company's own pages.
- Count the people who will use it before you compare prices.
What a chimney sweep business needs from software
Chimney work is seasonal and repeat. The first cold week brings every call at once, and the customers who had a good sweep last year are the easiest ones to book again, if they are reminded before they start calling around.
The other half of the money is repairs found on the inspection. Those sell when the homeowner sees the photo and the options while you are still there.
- Customers book online. Everyone wants a sweep in the first cold week, and online booking fills the calendar without the phone.
- Seasonal email and text campaigns. Last year's customers are this year's sweeps if someone reminds them before fall.
- Options on one estimate. Inspections turn up crowns, caps and liners, and repair options sent from the roof get approved.
- Recurring service plans. A yearly sweep and inspection plan keeps the work steady through the year.
- Day-before reminders. The day before, the homeowner needs to know not to light a fire.
- Paid on the spot. A sweep is one visit, paid best before you leave.
A plain checklist for chimney software
- Online booking for the fall rush
- A reminder to last year's customers
- Repair options with photos from the inspection
- Yearly sweep plans
- A day-before text about the fireplace
- Paid on the spot
- A customer page with the inspection notes
- Review asks after each paid job
How Koira covers the list
Customers book online. Customers book online from your site, into times that fit your day, on every plan.
Seasonal email and text campaigns. On Grow, past customers get a text when the season comes round, with one tap to book.
Options on one estimate. Up to three repair options on one estimate, each with a photo, signed and paid on one page.
Recurring service plans. On Front Office, yearly plans bill on the card on file and the visits book themselves.
Day-before reminders. The day before, Koira texts the customer to confirm or move the visit.
Paid on the spot. The invoice opens as a QR code at the door, paid by card or phone wallet.
What to compare
The features that matter most to a chimney sweep business, and where each first appears on each company's public pricing page, then the people, usage, card and add-on rows every company gets. It is not a full feature list for anyone, including us.
| What you need | Koira | Jobber | Housecall Pro | ServiceM8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customers book online | Office (free) | Core | Basic | Every plan (online bookings) |
| Seasonal email and text campaigns | Grow | Marketing Suite add-on, $99 a month, included on Plus | Campaigns, listed as a separate product | Not listed |
| Options on one estimate | Office, up to three | Grow (optional line items) | Max (sales proposal tool) | Every plan (proposals) |
| Recurring service plans | Front Office | Connect (automatic payments for recurring work) | Max (recurring service plans) | Every plan (recurring jobs) |
| Day-before reminders | Office, the day before | Connect (automated client notifications) | Not listed | Not listed |
| Paid on the spot | Office, QR code at the door, 2.9% + 30¢ (Stripe) plus 0.5% to 2% (Koira) a payment | Core, 2.7% + 30¢ a payment | Tap to Pay, listed as a separate product | Not listed |
| People, usage and card fees | ||||
| Extra people | No per-person fee; one or fifteen people, the same price | $29 a month each | $35 a month each on Max; on Basic and Essentials, move up a plan | No per-user fee on paid plans |
| Usage or credits | None on Office, at cost on Grow, included on Front Office | None on the pricing page | None on the pricing page | New jobs a month: 30, 50, 150, 500, or 1,500 and up (20¢ per added job on Premium Plus) |
| Card payments | 2.9% + 30¢ (Stripe) plus 2%, 1% or 0.5% by plan (Koira) | 2.9% + 30¢ online, 2.7% + 30¢ Tap to Pay, 1% bank (ACH) | From 2.59% a card payment, 1% bank payments | Not published on its pricing or payments page |
| Add-ons | None; postcards are a flat price per card | Receptionist $29, Pipeline $49, Marketing Suite $99 a month (all three in Plus) | CSR AI, Pipeline, Campaigns, Voice, Websites and Tap to Pay, sold separately, no price listed | ServiceM8 Phone from $19 a month |
From Jobber pricing and Housecall Pro pricing, checked October 8, 2026; ServiceM8 pricing, checked October 9, 2026. Jobber's pricing page blocks a plain fetch and changes its prices with a team size picker, so we read it in a real browser. The $29 a month per added user is in the note behind each plan's user count. Part of Housecall Pro's pricing page fills in by script and it was running first-month offers when we checked. The plan prices below are the regular ones its plan cards show. ServiceM8's prices fill in by script, so we read the page in a real browser. A cell names the lowest plan that lists the feature; "Not listed" means we did not see it, so ask. Prices change often, so check the page before you buy.
What each one costs
Every plan in the same columns: price, people, usage, card rates and add-ons. Koira has no per-person fee on any plan, and Office costs nothing a month.
| Plan | Monthly | Billed yearly | People included | Usage or credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koira | ||||
| Office | $0, free | Monthly, no contract | One or fifteen, the same price | None charged on Office |
| Grow | $249 a month | Monthly, no contract | One or fifteen, the same price | Texts, call minutes and emails at cost, nothing added |
| Front Office | $499 a month, flat | Monthly, no contract | One or fifteen, the same price | Included in the $499 |
| Jobber | ||||
| Core | $49 a month | $29 a month billed yearly | 1 user | None on the pricing page |
| Connect | $139 a month for 1 user, $199 for 5 | $99 a month for 1 user, $149 for 5, billed yearly | 1, 5, 10 or 15 users | None on the pricing page |
| Grow | $199 a month for 1 user, $299 for 5 | $149 a month for 1 user, $229 for 5, billed yearly | 1, 5, 10 or 15 users | None on the pricing page |
| Plus | $499 a month for 5 users | $399 a month for 5 users, billed yearly | 5, 10 or 15 users | None on the pricing page |
| Housecall Pro | ||||
| Basic | $79 a month | $59 a month billed yearly | 1 user | None on the pricing page |
| Essentials | $189 a month | $149 a month billed yearly | 5 users | None on the pricing page |
| Max | $329 a month | $299 a month billed yearly | 8 users | None on the pricing page |
| ServiceM8 | ||||
| Free | $0 | No yearly price published | 1 user | 30 new jobs a month |
| Starter | $29 a month | No yearly price published | Unlimited users | 50 new jobs a month |
| Growing | $79 a month | No yearly price published | Unlimited users | 150 new jobs a month |
| Premium | $149 a month | No yearly price published | Unlimited users | 500 new jobs a month |
| Premium Plus | $349 a month | No yearly price published | Unlimited users | 1,500 jobs a month, then 20¢ a job |
What comes on top: people, card payments and add-ons
| Company | Each extra person | Card payments | Add-ons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koira | No per-person fee on any plan | 2.9% + 30¢ (Stripe) plus 2% on Office, 1% on Grow, 0.5% on Front Office (Koira); on Office that share replaces a monthly fee | None; postcards are a flat price per card |
| Jobber | $29 a month each | 2.9% + 30¢ online, 2.7% + 30¢ Tap to Pay, 1% bank (ACH) | Receptionist $29, Pipeline $49, Marketing Suite $99 a month (all three in Plus) |
| Housecall Pro | $35 a month each on Max; on Basic and Essentials, move up a plan | From 2.59% a card payment, 1% bank payments | CSR AI, Pipeline, Campaigns, Voice, Websites and Tap to Pay, sold separately, no price listed |
| ServiceM8 | No per-user fee on paid plans | Not published on its pricing or payments page | ServiceM8 Phone from $19 a month |
From Jobber pricing and Housecall Pro pricing, checked October 8, 2026; ServiceM8 pricing, checked October 9, 2026. Jobber's pricing page blocks a plain fetch and changes its prices with a team size picker, so we read it in a real browser. The $29 a month per added user is in the note behind each plan's user count. Part of Housecall Pro's pricing page fills in by script and it was running first-month offers when we checked. The plan prices below are the regular ones its plan cards show. ServiceM8's prices fill in by script, so we read the page in a real browser. A cell names the lowest plan that lists the feature; "Not listed" means we did not see it, so ask. Prices change often, so check the page before you buy.
Card rates as each company publishes them (also ServiceM8 payments), checked October 9, 2026. Koira's is Stripe's 2.9% + 30¢ for a US card plus Koira's share, which pays for Office in place of a monthly fee.
How to choose
If fall is a wall of calls, booking and reminders come first. If repairs go unsold, options with photos come first. Koira books on Office, runs reminders on Grow and bills yearly plans on Front Office.
Whichever you try, put one real week of jobs through it before you commit. Koira has a free plan, and the others offer free trials or demos, so ask.
Sources, each checked October 8, 2026: Jobber pricing, Jobber industries, Housecall Pro pricing, Housecall Pro industries, ServiceM8 pricing (checked October 9, 2026), ServiceM8 payments (checked October 9, 2026), Stripe pricing (checked October 9, 2026), and Koira pricing. We read each page's own text; we did not use summaries or third-party price lists.