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Housecall Pro vs DEAR Systems

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Housecall Pro

Software

Software to run your home service business

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
DEAR Systems logo

DEAR Systems

Software

Cloud inventory management for growing businesses

From
$249/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Housecall Pro basic plan is $59/month annually (or $79/month without the annual commitment), and additional users are billed separately at $75 to $100/month depending on tier; DEAR Systems dEAR Systems is sold as Cin7 Core and priced on the Cin7 pricing page

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Housecall Pro and DEAR Systems actually diverge.

Attributes where Housecall Pro and DEAR Systems differ
AttributeHousecall ProDEAR Systems
Starting priceOn request$249/month
PlatformsWebCloud, Web, Mobile
FoundedUnknown2012

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Housecall Pro

Nothing recorded that DEAR Systems does not also cover.

Only in DEAR Systems

  • Inventory control
  • Purchase orders
  • Sales orders
  • Manufacturing
  • Accounting integration
  • Xero
  • QuickBooks
  • Shopify

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Housecall Pro

No use cases recorded yet. See the Housecall Pro review.

DEAR Systems

  • Inventory and order management for wholesale and e-commerce sellersnot Housecall Pro
  • Manufacturing with bills of materials and material requirements planningnot Housecall Pro
  • Syncing stock and orders with Xero or QuickBooks Onlinenot Housecall Pro
  • Multi warehouse stock control across unlimited locationsnot Housecall Pro

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Housecall Pro

  • Basic plan is $59/month annually (or $79/month without the annual commitment), and additional users are billed separately at $75 to $100/month depending on tier
  • Higher tiers exist specifically to unlock more users and features, with Max reaching $299/month annually before extra user fees

DEAR Systems

  • DEAR Systems is sold as Cin7 Core and priced on the Cin7 pricing page
  • The $349 per month Standard plan caps sales orders at 6,000 per year, includes 5 users and 2 e-commerce integrations
  • Material requirements planning requires the Pro plan at $599 per month
  • Advanced warehouse management requires the Advanced plan at $1,199 per month
  • Additional users, extra integrations, API access, forecasting and advanced automations all cost extra and are priced by the sales team
  • The Omni enterprise plan is custom priced with no published rate

Pricing, plan by plan

Housecall Pro

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Housecall Pro review.

DEAR Systems

$249/month
  • Standard$249/month
    • 5 users
    • Inventory management
    • Order management
  • Retailing$399/month
    • 10 users
    • POS integration
    • B2B portal

Which should you pick?

Choose Housecall Pro if

Nothing in the data separates Housecall Pro from DEAR Systems on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Housecall Pro review

Choose DEAR Systems if

  • You need inventory control.
  • You work on Cloud, Web, Mobile.
  • You also want purchase orders.
DEAR Systems review

Questions people ask

Is Housecall Pro or DEAR Systems better?
Neither clearly leads. Housecall Pro starts at On request and DEAR Systems at $249/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Housecall Pro or DEAR Systems?
Housecall Pro starts at On request and DEAR Systems at $249/month.
Does Housecall Pro or DEAR Systems run on more platforms?
Housecall Pro runs on Web. DEAR Systems runs on Cloud, Web, Mobile.
What can Housecall Pro do that DEAR Systems cannot?
DEAR Systems covers Inventory control, Purchase orders, Sales orders, Manufacturing.
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