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Housecall Pro vs Fishbowl

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Housecall Pro

ERP & Business Operations

Software to run your home service business

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Fishbowl logo

Fishbowl

ERP & Business Operations

Manufacturing and warehouse management for QuickBooks

From
$4395/one-time
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; Fishbowl the $229 per month Essentials plan includes only 2 users, Growth at $429 includes 5 and Scale at $729 includes 10, all billed annually

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Housecall Pro and Fishbowl actually diverge.

Attributes where Housecall Pro and Fishbowl differ
AttributeHousecall ProFishbowl
Starting priceOn request$4395/one-time
Pricing modelsubscriptionone-time
PlatformsWebWindows, Cloud
FoundedUnknown2001

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (ERP & Business Operations).

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 Fishbowl does not also cover.

Only in Fishbowl

  • Inventory management
  • Manufacturing
  • Work orders
  • Barcode scanning
  • QuickBooks integration
  • QuickBooks Desktop
  • QuickBooks Online
  • 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.

Fishbowl

  • Inventory and SKU tracking for wholesale and distribution businessesnot Housecall Pro
  • Manufacturing bills of materials, MRP, work orders and job costingnot Housecall Pro
  • Warehouse fulfilment, transfer orders and automated reorderingnot Housecall Pro
  • Multichannel selling with synchronised stock levelsnot 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

Fishbowl

  • The $229 per month Essentials plan includes only 2 users, Growth at $429 includes 5 and Scale at $729 includes 10, all billed annually
  • A paid implementation package is required as part of purchase and covers a 6 to 8 week training certification
  • Lot tracking, demand forecasting and compliance documentation require the Scale plan at $729 per month
  • Advanced Warehouse from $595 per month and Advanced Manufacturing from $675 per month are quoted on team size and deployment rather than sold at a fixed rate
  • Demand forecasting and custom reports are add ons carrying separate fees
  • All listed plan prices are billed annually rather than monthly

Pricing, plan by plan

Housecall Pro

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Housecall Pro review.

Fishbowl

$4395/one-time
  • Fishbowl Warehouse$4395/one-time
    • Inventory tracking
    • Order management
    • QuickBooks sync
  • Fishbowl Manufacturing$5495/one-time
    • Work orders
    • Bill of materials
    • Shop floor control

Which should you pick?

Choose Housecall Pro if

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

Housecall Pro review

Choose Fishbowl if

  • You need inventory management.
  • You work on Windows, Cloud.
  • You also want manufacturing.
Fishbowl review

Questions people ask

Is Housecall Pro or Fishbowl better?
Neither clearly leads. Housecall Pro starts at On request and Fishbowl at $4395/one-time, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Housecall Pro or Fishbowl?
Housecall Pro starts at On request and Fishbowl at $4395/one-time.
Does Housecall Pro or Fishbowl run on more platforms?
Housecall Pro runs on Web. Fishbowl runs on Windows, Cloud.
What can Housecall Pro do that Fishbowl cannot?
Fishbowl covers Inventory management, Manufacturing, Work orders, Barcode scanning.
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