- Housecall Pro Essentials is the plan the electrical must-haves land on.
- That is $189 a month for one person and $189 for three, on monthly billing.
- On Koira the same list is on Grow, $249 a month plus usage at cost, with no per-person fee.
- Worked example: two electricians sharing $120,000 of overhead comes to $100.41 on our free calculator.
What a electrical contractor needs, and where it sits in Housecall Pro
Small jobs, panel upgrades and commercial calls all come in on one phone. Old hours on Google send callers to voicemail: that is the problem software has to fix. Housecall Pro lists electrical among its industries; here is where each thing electricians rely on sits in its plans.
| What you need | Housecall Pro | Koira |
|---|---|---|
| What decides the plan | ||
| Price book Outlets, fans and fixtures should be priced from one list, not from memory. | Basic (price book), Essentials (flat-rate pricing) | Office (your price list) |
| QuickBooks Online sync Electrical work runs on parts, and your books should not need the same invoice typed twice. | Essentials | Grow |
| Automatic estimate follow-ups A panel or EV charger quote is a considered buy, and it goes quiet without a nudge. | Pipeline, listed as a separate product | Grow, on day two and day four, then it stops |
| Worth having | ||
| Instant price on your site | Not listed | Office (free) |
| Options on one estimate | Max (sales proposal tool) | Office, up to three |
| Invoices and online payments | Basic | Office (free) |
From Housecall Pro pricing, checked October 8, 2026. A cell names the lowest plan that lists the feature; "Not listed" means we did not see it, so ask. 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. Prices are per month in US dollars and change often, so check the page before you buy.
The Housecall Pro plan a 1 to 3 person electrical contractor ends up on
For electricians, the list that decides the plan is price book, quickBooks Online sync and automatic estimate follow-ups. On Housecall Pro that lands on Essentials because quickBooks Online sync first appears there: $189 a month for one person and $189 for three, on monthly billing.
Automatic estimate follow-ups is not on any Housecall Pro plan card (Pipeline, listed as a separate product). Ask Housecall Pro how electricians handle it today.
| Team | Monthly billing | Billed yearly, per month | How Housecall Pro prices it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $189 | $149 | Essentials, 5 users included |
| 3 people | $189 | $149 | Essentials, 5 users included |
Same source: Housecall Pro pricing, checked October 8, 2026.
Add the extras electricians often want (instant price on your site, options on one estimate and invoices and online payments) and Housecall Pro moves you to Max, $329 a month for one person, though instant price on your site is not on its plan cards. For comparison, the same list on Koira is Grow ($249 a month plus usage at cost), with no per-person fee.
Where Housecall Pro is a good fit for electricians
- A price book is on Basic, and flat-rate pricing and QuickBooks Online sync come in on Essentials with five users.
- Online booking, estimates, invoices and job costing are all on Basic.
- Every plan includes live phone and chat support, and the app is in English and Spanish.
Where Koira does it differently for electricians
Automatic estimate follow-ups. On Housecall Pro: Pipeline, listed as a separate product. Koira nudges every open estimate on day two and day four, then stops.
Instant price on your site. On Housecall Pro: not on its plan table. On every plan, a Get a price button on your Koira site answers from your list for the jobs you choose.
Options on one estimate. On Housecall Pro: Max (sales proposal tool). Up to three options per estimate, signed and paid on one page.
Worked example: two electricians sharing $120,000 of overhead
Two electricians sharing $120,000 of overhead, on the free electrician labor rate calculator, comes to $100.41 ($85.35 just to break even).
| Step | The math |
|---|---|
| Paid hours a year | 40 hrs × 52 weeks = 2,080 hrs |
| Hours at work | 2,080 − 10 days off × 8 hrs = 2,000 hrs |
| Billable share of a day | (8 − 2 unbilled) ÷ 8 = 75% |
| Billable hours a year | 2,000 × 75% = 1,500 hrs per electrician, 3,000 in all |
| Labor cost a year | 2 × $30.38 × 2,080 hrs × (1 + 7.65% + 0%) = $136,049 |
| Break-even rate | ($136,049 labor + $120,000 overhead) ÷ 3,000 billable hrs = $85.35 |
Spread over 3,000 billable hours a year, Housecall Pro Essentials at $1,788 a year adds $0.60 to every billable hour. Koira Grow adds $1 an hour.
Licensing, guides and the full checklist
- Electrical license requirements by state, read from each state board
- Electrician software: the full checklist and every price side by side
- SEO for electricians
- How a electrical contractor runs on Koira
Sources, each checked October 8, 2026: Housecall Pro pricing, Housecall Pro industries, and Koira pricing. We read each page's own text; we did not use summaries or third-party price lists.