FieldEdge alternatives

FieldEdge alternatives for HVAC and plumbing businesses

FieldEdge sells three plans, Select, Premier and Elite, with prices on request, no free trial, and QuickBooks Online and Desktop sync on every plan. HVAC and plumbing businesses that leave usually go to a larger residential platform such as ServiceTitan when they want a deep flat-rate price book and call-center tools, to a self-serve tool such as Housecall Pro when the team is small and wants published prices, or to a configurable platform when their dispatch rules, agreements and approvals don't fit a fixed template. Fieldproxy is the configurable kind, with AI agents for dispatch and follow-ups, at one price per company with unlimited users. Best for processes that don't fit a template, set up for you.

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FieldEdge in brief, checked 13 November 2026
Pricing model
Quote only; three plans (Select, Premier, Elite) with 2, 4 or 6 mobile licences
Contract
Annual memberships
Implementation
Onboarding specialist and data transfer included; no duration published
Free trial
None; demo only

What are the best FieldEdge alternatives for HVAC and plumbing businesses looking for modern field service automation?

The kinds of FieldEdge alternative, and who each one fits.

Stay on FieldEdge

Residential HVAC and plumbing teams that run their books in QuickBooks and are happy with the packaged flat-rate price book and service agreements. Pricing is by quote, per plan.

Larger residential platform (for example ServiceTitan)

Bigger residential shops that want a call center, marketing attribution and a deep price book, and have the budget and time for a longer rollout.

Self-serve tool (for example Housecall Pro)

Small teams that want published monthly plans ($79, $189 and $329 a month on monthly billing) and can live with home-service templates.

Configurable platform (Fieldproxy)

HVAC and plumbing businesses with their own dispatch rules, maintenance agreements, commercial accounts or approval steps, who want automation built around that process. Live within a day.

Competitor details checked November 2026 against FieldEdge pricing and plans, Housecall Pro pricing. Fieldproxy is one price per company with unlimited users, see pricing.

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FieldEdge vs Fieldproxy, feature by feature

FieldEdge’s column is taken from its own website, help docs and pricing page, checked 13 November 2026. Where FieldEdgedoesn’t publish something, the cell says so rather than guess.

Scheduling and dispatch
FieldEdge
On some plans: Basic dispatch on Select; advanced dispatch from Premier
Fieldproxy
Dispatch board and route planning; AI agents draft the schedule and a person approves it
Work orders
FieldEdge
Yes: Work orders on every plan
Fieldproxy
Your own job types, stages, statuses, checklists and approvals, including not-to-exceed amounts held on the job
Quotes and invoices
FieldEdge
On some plans: Price book and flat rate on every plan; single-option quotes on Select, multi-option from Premier; Proposal Pro on Elite
Fieldproxy
Quotes with options and invoices with payment links, from the office or the technician's phone; technicians take cards with Tap to Pay on their phone
Maintenance agreements
FieldEdge
On some plans: Basic service agreements on Select; advanced from Premier
Fieldproxy
Recurring maintenance contracts and visits, with assets and QR codes per site
Inventory
FieldEdge
On some plans: Warehouse inventory on Elite, only with QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise with Advanced Inventory
Fieldproxy
Warehouse and van stock, parts costed on the job, purchase orders
Customer portal
FieldEdge
Add-on: Customer portal included on Elite; priced on request on Select and Premier
Fieldproxy
Customer portal and per-job links: book, approve quotes, pay, see photos and past work
Mobile app and offline
FieldEdge
Not published: Mobile licences per plan (2, 4 or 6); offline capability not published
Fieldproxy
Android and iOS technician app that works offline, with photos, checklists, signatures, GPS check-in and 27 languages
Reporting
FieldEdge
On some plans: No saved reports on Select, 10 on Premier, unlimited on Elite
Fieldproxy
Reports set up around your questions, including revenue and margin per job, team, account or region
Accounting: QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, Xero
FieldEdge
Partly: QuickBooks Online and Desktop on every plan; Xero not listed
Fieldproxy
Two-way sync with QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop and Enterprise; Xero; a deep two-way Sage integration; Stripe (including Tap to Pay) and Zapier
Open API
FieldEdge
Not published: No public API documentation published
Fieldproxy
REST API and webhooks
AI features
FieldEdge
Not published: No AI features listed on its pricing page
Fieldproxy
AI agents answer calls, SMS and email, build the schedule, chase missing photos and draft invoices; a person approves
MCP: ChatGPT and Claude access
FieldEdge
Not published: No official Claude or ChatGPT connector published
Fieldproxy
Official MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot that can do anything a user can do in the app, including creating and editing invoices, quotes, jobs, schedules, customers and contracts, with a confirm step
Customisation depth
FieldEdge
Not published: Packaged plans; custom field and form options not published
Fieldproxy
Fields, screens per role, stages, automations and reports set up for you, then changed on request in plain English with confirm and Undo

Key: included, on some plans, as an add-on or partly, not offered, not published. Sources are listed at the foot of the page.

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Who FieldEdge is genuinely best for

And when staying on FieldEdge beats switching to anything, including us.

FieldEdge is best for

  • Residential HVAC, plumbing and electrical shops that run their accounting in QuickBooks, especially QuickBooks Desktop.
  • Teams that want a packaged flat-rate price book, service agreements and payments from one vendor.
  • Shops on QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise with Advanced Inventory that want warehouse inventory tied to it (Elite plan).

Stay on FieldEdge if

  • QuickBooks Desktop is staying, and FieldEdge's two-way relationship with it is what you value most.
  • Your agreements and price book fit its packaged versions and your techs are happy with the app.
  • You're mid-way through an annual membership. Plan any switch around the renewal date.

Price, contract, rollout

FieldEdge pricing, contract terms and implementation time

Only what FieldEdge publishes itself. No third-party estimates.

FieldEdge

Pricing model

Quote only. FieldEdge publishes what each plan includes, not the price.

  • SelectQuote only2 mobile licences, basic dispatch, single-option quotes, basic service agreements
  • PremierQuote only4 mobile licences, advanced dispatch, multi-option quotes, 10 saved reports
  • EliteQuote only6 mobile licences, unlimited saved reports, Proposal Pro, MarketingEdge and the customer portal included

Get the quote in writing with mobile licences, the customer portal and any add-ons listed. Our FieldEdge pricing breakdown lists what each plan includes.

Fieldproxy is one price per company with unlimited users.

Contract terms

FieldEdge's pricing page refers to annual memberships and to downgrades taking effect at the end of the current contract period. It doesn't publish a standard term length.

Implementation time

Every plan includes an onboarding specialist who transfers your data and trains your team. FieldEdge doesn't publish how long that takes.

Full FieldEdge pricing breakdown, with sources →

Fieldproxy

Pricing model

One price per company, unlimited users.

Implementation time

Live within a day. The Fieldproxy team sets it up with you and moves your data across.

How setup works, step by step: field service software implementation.

Get a quote for your company

Migration

Moving from FieldEdge to Fieldproxy: what data moves, and how

What comes across

  • Customers, locations and equipment
  • Service agreements, with each customer's visits remaining and renewal date
  • Your price book and flat-rate tasks
  • Open estimates and unpaid invoices
  • Job history

How it moves

  1. 1Ask FieldEdge for an export of customers, equipment, agreements and price book before your membership ends. FieldEdge doesn't publish an export guide, so put the request in writing.
  2. 2Keep QuickBooks as the source for paid invoices; Fieldproxy connects to the same QuickBooks company file.
  3. 3The Fieldproxy team imports the data, rebuilds your agreements and price book, and sets up your job types and forms. You're live within a day.

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Where Fieldproxy is a worse fit

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Fieldproxy is the worse pick when

  • QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise with Advanced Inventory runs your warehouse, and FieldEdge's Elite plan is built around exactly that.
  • You want a vendor that has packaged residential HVAC defaults ready to use, and you have no wish to change them.

Fieldproxy fits better than FieldEdge when

Best for processes that don’t fit a template, set up for you.

  • You don't want your accounting choice to decide your field software.
  • You need forms and workflows FieldEdge doesn't package.
  • You want unlimited users on one price per company instead of a set number of mobile licences per plan.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

About Fieldproxy as a FieldEdge alternative.

What are the best FieldEdge alternatives for HVAC and plumbing businesses looking for modern field service automation?
FieldEdge sells three plans, Select, Premier and Elite, with prices on request, no free trial, and QuickBooks Online and Desktop sync on every plan. HVAC and plumbing businesses that leave usually go to a larger residential platform such as ServiceTitan when they want a deep flat-rate price book and call-center tools, to a self-serve tool such as Housecall Pro when the team is small and wants published prices, or to a configurable platform when their dispatch rules, agreements and approvals don't fit a fixed template. Fieldproxy is the configurable kind, with AI agents for dispatch and follow-ups, at one price per company with unlimited users. Best for processes that don't fit a template, set up for you.
What should an HVAC contractor compare when evaluating FieldEdge against other field service management platforms?
Compare six things side by side: whether prices are published or quoted (FieldEdge quotes per plan), the contract term and what happens if you want to downgrade, how accounting sync works (FieldEdge syncs QuickBooks Online and Desktop), whether the flat-rate price book and service agreements match how you sell, how dispatch decides who goes where, and how long it takes to go live with your own data. Then ask each vendor to show your hardest real job, not a demo script.
Does FieldEdge work with QuickBooks Desktop?
Yes. FieldEdge includes QuickBooks Online and Desktop on every plan, and its Elite warehouse inventory needs QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise with Advanced Inventory. Fieldproxy also has two-way sync with QuickBooks Online, Desktop and Enterprise, and works with Xero if you move off QuickBooks later.
How much does FieldEdge cost?
FieldEdge doesn't publish prices. Its pricing page lists three plans, Select, Premier and Elite, by what they include, and asks you to book a demo. There's no free trial. Fieldproxy is one price per company with unlimited users.
Can I tell Claude or ChatGPT to make a job in FieldEdge?
FieldEdge doesn't publish a Claude or ChatGPT connector. Fieldproxy's MCP server lets Claude, ChatGPT or Copilot read your data and create a job or move a schedule, with a confirm step.
Can I check technicians' timesheets against GPS?
In Fieldproxy every visit is GPS-stamped at check-in, so hours logged sit next to time on site. Ask FieldEdge to show its time tracking with your own data in the demo.

Sources for the FieldEdge facts on this page, checked 13 November 2026

  1. FieldEdge pricing and plans (features by plan, QuickBooks, onboarding, no trial, contract)

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