- Kickserv: Start $60 a month for 5 users, Run $119 for 10, Scale $199 for 20; 20% off yearly.
- On card payments, Kickserv: 2.9% with Tap to Pay, 3.9% when the card is not present (Stripe). Koira: 2.9% + 30¢ (Stripe) plus 2%, 1% or 0.5% by plan (Koira).
- Koira's Office plan is free with no per-person fee; Grow is $249 a month plus usage at cost.
- Every Kickserv fact here is from its own pages, checked October 9, 2026.
Why contractors look past Kickserv
Kickserv is one of the lower priced field service tools: Start is $60 a month for five users, Run $119 for ten and Scale $199 for twenty, with 20% off yearly and a 30 day free trial. QuickBooks Online, time tracking and text reminders are on Start.
Its card rate is 2.9% with Tap to Pay and 3.9% when the card is not present, which matters if most customers pay from an emailed invoice. Owners also look further when they want online booking, estimates with options or calls answered.
Kickserv, Koira and two others at a glance
Who each one is for, what it costs, and what it charges on a card payment, in the same rows for every company.
| Koira | Kickserv | Jobber | Housecall Pro | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built for | Owner-run trade businesses, from one person to a few crews | Small field service teams in plumbing, HVAC, electrical, landscaping and restoration | Home service businesses from one person to a few crews, across most residential trades | Home service businesses from solo operators to teams of eight and more |
| Published prices | Office free; Grow $249 a month plus usage at cost; Front Office $499 flat | Start $60 a month for 5 users, Run $119 for 10, Scale $199 for 20; 20% off yearly | Core $49 a month, Connect $139, Grow $199 for one user, Plus $499 for five, less when billed yearly | Basic $79 a month, Essentials $189, Max $329, or $59, $149 and $299 billed yearly |
| Free plan or trial | Office is free with no time limit | 30 days free | 14 days on the Grow plan, no credit card | 14 days on the Max plan, no credit card |
| People | No per-person fee; one or fifteen people, the same price | Start 5 users, Run 10, Scale 20 | Priced by team size (1, 5, 10 or 15 users), plus $29 a month for each added user | Basic 1 user, Essentials 5, Max 8, then $35 a month for each added user on Max |
| Contract | Monthly, no contract | Monthly, or 20% off with a yearly subscription | No commitment monthly, a lower monthly price with a 1 year commitment, or billed yearly | Monthly or yearly billing; the page says cancel anytime |
| Card payments | 2.9% + 30¢ (Stripe) plus 2%, 1% or 0.5% by plan (Koira) | 2.9% with Tap to Pay, 3.9% when the card is not present (Stripe) | 2.9% + 30¢ online, 2.7% + 30¢ Tap to Pay, 1% bank (ACH) | From 2.59% a card payment, 1% bank payments |
From Kickserv pricing, checked October 9, 2026; Jobber pricing and Housecall Pro pricing, checked October 8, 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. 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.
Feature by feature
Where each feature first appears on each company's public pricing page. It is not a full feature list for anyone, including us.
| What you need | Koira | Kickserv | Jobber | Housecall Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customers book online | Office (free) | Contact form on Start; online booking not listed | Core | Basic |
| Estimates | Office (free) | Not listed | Core | Basic |
| Options on one estimate | Office, up to three | Not listed | Grow (optional line items) | Max (sales proposal tool) |
| Day-before reminders | Office, the day before | Start (email and text reminders) | Connect (automated client notifications) | Not listed |
| Automatic estimate follow-ups | Grow, on day two and day four, then it stops | Not listed | Connect | Pipeline, listed as a separate product |
| Invoices and online payments | Office (free) | Start | Core | Basic |
| Paid on the spot | Office, QR code at the door, 2.9% + 30¢ (Stripe) plus 0.5% to 2% (Koira) a payment | Every plan, 2.9% with Tap to Pay | Core, 2.7% + 30¢ a payment | Tap to Pay, listed as a separate product |
| Customer financing | On the pay page, every plan | Every plan (Klarna) | Not listed | Basic (consumer financing) |
| Stops sorted by the drive | Office (stops sorted by the drive) | Run (dispatch mapping) | Connect | Essentials (routes), Max (route optimization) |
| Time tracking | Front Office | Start | Connect | Time tracking, listed in its menu but not on a plan card |
| Review requests | Office (free) | Scale (reviews) | Not listed | Basic (review management) |
| Calls answered by AI | Grow | Not listed | Receptionist add-on, $29 a month, included on Plus | CSR AI, listed as a separate product |
| People, usage and card fees | ||||
| Extra people | No per-person fee; one or fifteen people, the same price | Move up a plan | $29 a month each | $35 a month each on Max; on Basic and Essentials, move up a plan |
| Usage or credits | None on Office, at cost on Grow, included on Front Office | None on the pricing page | None on the pricing page | None on the pricing page |
| Card payments | 2.9% + 30¢ (Stripe) plus 2%, 1% or 0.5% by plan (Koira) | 2.9% with Tap to Pay, 3.9% when the card is not present (Stripe) | 2.9% + 30¢ online, 2.7% + 30¢ Tap to Pay, 1% bank (ACH) | From 2.59% a card payment, 1% bank payments |
| Add-ons | None; postcards are a flat price per card | QuickBooks Desktop $50 a month; 5% off the plan when you process enough payments | 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 |
From Kickserv pricing, checked October 9, 2026; Jobber pricing and Housecall Pro pricing, checked October 8, 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. 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 Kickserv does well
- Start is $60 a month and already includes five users.
- QuickBooks Online, time tracking and text reminders are on Start.
- Its card rates are published: 2.9% with Tap to Pay and 3.9% card not present.
- Kickserv Kickback takes 5% off the plan when you process enough payments through it.
Things to know
- QuickBooks Desktop is $50 a month on top of Run.
- Dispatch mapping starts on Run; reviews on Scale.
Where Koira fits for Kickserv users
Koira's Office plan is free: online booking with an instant price, estimates with up to three options, signing and deposits on one page, and a QR code at the door. Koira's card share is on top of Stripe's 2.9% + 30¢ for a US card: 2% on Office, 1% on Grow and 0.5% on Front Office.
Grow, $249 a month plus usage at cost, adds the AI receptionist, text-back on a Koira number, bid follow-ups and QuickBooks Online sync. No plan charges per person.
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 |
| Kickserv | ||||
| Start | $60 a month | 20% off with a yearly subscription | 5 users | None on the pricing page |
| Run | $119 a month | 20% off with a yearly subscription | 10 users | None on the pricing page |
| Scale | $199 a month | 20% off with a yearly subscription | 20 users | None on the pricing page |
| 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 |
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 |
| Kickserv | Move up a plan | 2.9% with Tap to Pay, 3.9% when the card is not present (Stripe) | QuickBooks Desktop $50 a month; 5% off the plan when you process enough payments |
| 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 |
From Kickserv pricing, checked October 9, 2026; Jobber pricing and Housecall Pro pricing, checked October 8, 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. 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 Kickserv 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.
When to stay with Kickserv
If you need QuickBooks Desktop, dispatch mapping with GPS check-ins and custom reports at a low monthly price, Kickserv Run covers that. Koira syncs with QuickBooks Online only.
Whichever you try, put one real week of jobs through it before you switch. Koira's Office plan is free, so you can run it next to Kickserv while you decide.
Sources, each checked October 9, 2026: Kickserv pricing, Kickserv payments, Jobber pricing (checked October 8, 2026), Jobber industries (checked October 8, 2026), Housecall Pro pricing (checked October 8, 2026), Housecall Pro industries (checked October 8, 2026), Stripe pricing, and Koira pricing. We read each page's own text; we did not use summaries or third-party price lists.