- Housecall Pro Essentials is the plan the plumbing 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 Office, free, with no per-person fee.
- Worked example: a tankless water heater install comes to $1,275 to $3,600 on our free calculator.
What a plumbing shop needs, and where it sits in Housecall Pro
A leak does not wait, and the caller dials the next plumber when you do not answer. Phone tag to find a time that works: that is the problem software has to fix. Housecall Pro lists plumbing among its industries; here is where each thing plumbers rely on sits in its plans.
| What you need | Housecall Pro | Koira |
|---|---|---|
| What decides the plan | ||
| Customers book online Customers with a drip want a time today without a phone call. | Basic | Office (free) |
| Stops sorted by the drive Many short visits a day means the drive decides how many you fit. | Essentials (routes), Max (route optimization) | Office (stops sorted by the drive) |
| Price book Standard jobs priced the same every time keep a two-van shop consistent. | Basic (price book), Essentials (flat-rate pricing) | Office (your price list) |
| Review requests People pick a plumber they have never met by the stars next to the name. | Basic (review management) | Office (free) |
| Worth having | ||
| Calls answered by AI | CSR AI, listed as a separate product | Grow |
| Paid on the spot | Tap to Pay, listed as a separate product | QR code at the door, every plan |
| Recurring service plans | Max (recurring service plans) | Front Office |
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 plumbing shop ends up on
For plumbers, the list that decides the plan is customers book online, stops sorted by the drive, price book and review requests. On Housecall Pro that lands on Essentials because stops sorted by the drive first appears there: $189 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 | $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 plumbers often want (calls answered by AI, paid on the spot and recurring service plans) and Housecall Pro moves you to Max, $329 a month for one person, 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 Front Office ($499 a month flat, usage included), with no per-person fee.
Where Housecall Pro is a good fit for plumbers
- Review management is on Basic as well.
- A price book is on Basic, and flat-rate pricing and QuickBooks Online sync come in on Essentials with five users.
- Recurring service plans and route optimization are on Max, with eight users included.
- 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 plumbers
Calls answered by AI. On Housecall Pro: CSR AI, listed as a separate product. On Grow, Koira picks up on your Koira number, asks what is wrong, books the visit and texts you if the caller says it is an emergency.
Paid on the spot. On Housecall Pro: Tap to Pay, listed as a separate product. The invoice opens as a QR code on your phone and the customer pays by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. No card reader.
Stops sorted by the drive. On Housecall Pro: Essentials (routes), Max (route optimization). Today puts every stop in driving order on every plan, and new bookings only land where the drive makes sense.
Worked example: a tankless water heater install
A tankless water heater install, on the free plumbing cost estimator, comes to $1,275 to $3,600 (typical $2,450).
| Step | The math |
|---|---|
| Guide price | Water heater, tankless: $1,267 to $3,611 each, typical $2,439 |
| Labor adjusted for the US average | ×1, national prices. Add your ZIP to adjust labor to your state. |
| Quantity | 1 each × $2,439 = $2,439 typical |
| Total | $1,275 to $3,600, typical $2,450 |
A year of Housecall Pro Essentials for one person, at its lowest published rate, is $1,788, about 73% of this one job at the typical price of $2,450. Koira Office, which covers the must-haves for plumbers, is free, so the software takes nothing out of this job.
Licensing, guides and the full checklist
- Plumbing license requirements by state, read from each state board
- Plumbing software: the full checklist and every price side by side
- SEO for plumbers
- Plumbing answering service
- How a plumbing shop 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.