You're one person running a business. You need a tool that fits in your truck, not a corporate command center.
| C-Money | Housecall Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly Price | $19.99/mo* | $79-$179/mo |
| Annual Cost | $240/yr | $948-$2,148/yr |
| Target User | Solo contractors | Mid-size companies |
| AI Estimates | ✅ Built-in | ❌ No |
| Nagging Reminders | ✅ MUST ToDo | ❌ No |
| Estimate→Job→Invoice | ✅ | ✅ |
| Stripe Payments | ✅ | Own processor |
| QuickBooks Sync | ✅ | ✅ |
| CRM | ✅ Full CRM | ✅ Field Service CRM |
| Mobile-First | ✅ Built for the truck | Web + mobile app |
| Onboarding Time | Minutes | Days to weeks |
| Contract Lock-in | None | None (month-to-month) |
*Founders' rate for first 500 users. Regular price $39.99/mo — still less than half of Housecall Pro Basic.
Payment processing issues are a recurring complaint. When you're solo, a missed payment can mean not making rent.
Cancellation headaches and retention calls. Both platforms are month-to-month, but contractors report HCP makes leaving harder than it should be. C-Money: don't like it? Walk away. No hard feelings.
Housecall Pro was built for companies with dispatchers, office staff, and multiple trucks. If you're running solo, you're paying for features you'll never touch.
When you're a solo operator paying $79/mo, you're small potatoes to them. C-Money was built BY a solo contractor FOR solo contractors.
Housecall Pro makes you build estimates manually or pay extra for their flat-rate price book ($149/mo addon!). C-Money uses AI to help you generate accurate estimates fast — from the job site, on your phone.
When you're solo, things fall through the cracks. Housecall Pro has basic reminders. C-Money's MUST ToDo system nags you until the job is done. It's like having a dispatcher in your pocket — minus the attitude.
Housecall Pro has a mobile app, but C-Money was designed mobile-first from the ground up — for a phone in a sweaty hand on a job site. HCP's core experience is still web-driven. There's a difference, and you feel it every time you try to create an invoice while standing in someone's crawl space.
C-Money uses Stripe — the same payment processor used by Amazon, Google, and millions of businesses. You get paid reliably. Housecall Pro uses their own proprietary payment system, and contractors have reported funds being held or delayed.
| Plan | Monthly | Annual Cost | vs C-Money Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| C-Money (Founders') | $19.99 | $240 | — |
| C-Money (Regular) | $39.99 | $480 | — |
| HCP Basic | $79 | $948 | Save $708/yr |
| HCP Essentials | $129 | $1,548 | Save $1,308/yr |
| HCP MAX | $179 | $2,148 | Save $1,908/yr |
That's $1,908 back in your pocket every year at the high end. That's a new tool, a vacation, or just breathing room. And you're not losing any features you actually use as a solo operator.
Let's be fair — Housecall Pro isn't a bad product. It's built for companies with 5-50+ employees, dispatchers, office managers, and multiple service trucks. If that's you, it might be worth the money.
But if you're a one-person show — an electrician, handyman, plumber, or pool cleaner running everything from your phone — you're paying for a Ferrari when you need a reliable pickup truck.
C-Money IS that truck.
C-Money was built by a contractor who got tired of paying for software designed for someone else. Join the first 500 founders and lock in $19.99/mo for life.
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