- Housecall Pro Basic is the plan the handyman must-haves land on.
- That is $79 a month for one person and $189 for three, on monthly billing.
- On Koira the same list is on Office, free, with no per-person fee.
- Worked example: a handyman at $30 an hour with $55,000 of overhead and 2.5 unbilled hours a day comes to $104.53 on our free calculator.
What a handyman business needs, and where it sits in Housecall Pro
Ten different jobs a week, each with its own quote and its own invoice. Small quotes typed at night, one by one: that is the problem software has to fix. Housecall Pro lists handyman among its industries; here is where each thing handymen rely on sits in its plans.
| What you need | Housecall Pro | Koira |
|---|---|---|
| What decides the plan | ||
| Estimates A shelf, a faucet and a fence board each need their own quick quote. | Basic | Office (free) |
| Invoices and online payments Small jobs only pay when the invoice goes out the same day. | Basic | Office (free) |
| Customers book online A homeowner with a door to hang wants a time this week without phone tag. | Basic | Office (free) |
| Worth having | ||
| Calls answered by AI | CSR AI, listed as a separate product | Grow |
| Price book | Basic (price book), Essentials (flat-rate pricing) | Office (your price list) |
| Paid on the spot | Tap to Pay, listed as a separate product | QR code at the door, every plan |
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 handyman business ends up on
For handymen, the list that decides the plan is estimates, invoices and online payments and customers book online. On Housecall Pro that lands on Basic: $79 a month for one person and $189 for three, on monthly billing.
| Team | Monthly billing | Billed yearly, per month | How Housecall Pro prices it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $79 | $59 | Basic, 1 user included |
| 3 people | $189 | $149 | Essentials, the first plan with room for 3 people |
Same source: Housecall Pro pricing, checked October 8, 2026.
The extras handymen often want (calls answered by AI, price book and paid on the spot) do not move you off Basic, though calls answered by AI and paid on the spot are not on its plan cards. For comparison, the same must-haves on Koira are on Office (free), and the extras above take you to Grow ($249 a month plus usage at cost), with no per-person fee.
Where Housecall Pro is a good fit for handymen
- 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 handymen
Calls answered by AI. On Housecall Pro: CSR AI, listed as a separate product. On Grow, Koira answers on a Koira number and only texts you for a price, a complaint or an emergency.
Paid on the spot. On Housecall Pro: Tap to Pay, listed as a separate product. The customer scans a QR code on your phone. No card reader.
Worked example: a handyman at $30 an hour with $55,000 of overhead and 2.5 unbilled hours a day
A handyman at $30 an hour with $55,000 of overhead and 2.5 unbilled hours a day, on the free labor rate calculator, comes to $104.53 ($88.85 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 − 2.5 unbilled) ÷ 8 = 68.8% |
| Billable hours a year | 2,000 × 68.8% = 1,375 hrs per tech, 1,375 in all |
| Labor cost a year | 1 × $30.00 × 2,080 hrs × (1 + 7.65% + 0%) = $67,174 |
| Break-even rate | ($67,174 labor + $55,000 overhead) ÷ 1,375 billable hrs = $88.85 |
Spread over 1,375 billable hours a year, Housecall Pro Basic at $708 a year adds $0.51 to every billable hour. Koira Office adds nothing, since it is free.
Licensing, guides and the full checklist
- Handyman license requirements by state, read from each state board
- Handyman software: the full checklist and every price side by side
- How to start a handyman business
- How a handyman business 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.