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Housecall Pro vs Repsly

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Housecall Pro

Field Service

Software to run your home service business

From
$59/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Repsly logo

Repsly

Field Service

Retail execution and shelf audit software for consumer goods field teams

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Housecall Pro card processing fees start at 2.59%; Repsly every contract requires a twelve-month minimum commitment paid annually upfront, and Repsly states plainly that it offers no free trial, so a brand cannot pilot one territory cheaply before committing a years budget.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Housecall Pro and Repsly differ
AttributeHousecall ProRepsly
Starting price$59/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Field Service).

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 Repsly does not also cover.

Only in Repsly

  • Store visit workflows
  • Shelf image recognition
  • Territory and route planning
  • Retail audits
  • Order capture
  • GPS and time tracking
  • Photo gallery and reporting
  • Team messaging and tasks

What people use each for

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

Housecall Pro

  • Answering every customer call and chat day or night for schedulingnot Repsly
  • Routing and reordering technician jobs by actual drive timenot Repsly
  • Accepting card payments in the field without card readersnot Repsly
  • Including profit margins in flat-rate service pricing automaticallynot Repsly
  • Collecting and sharing customer reviews for local search visibilitynot Repsly

Repsly

  • A snack brand with forty merchandisers that needs photographic evidence of promotional display compliance before paying a retailer trade spend claimnot Housecall Pro
  • A merchandising agency running field teams for several competing clients that must keep each clients data separated in one workspacenot Housecall Pro
  • A beverage distributor whose reps take orders in store and need customer-specific pricing available offline in the aislenot Housecall Pro
  • A brand entering a new grocery chain that wants to measure whether visit frequency in a region actually raised sell-throughnot Housecall Pro

Where each one falls short

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

Housecall Pro

  • Card processing fees start at 2.59%
  • Additional users in Essentials cost $100 per month; in MAX plan $75 per month
  • Bank payment fee of 1% charged

Repsly

  • Every contract requires a twelve-month minimum commitment paid annually upfront, and Repsly states plainly that it offers no free trial, so a brand cannot pilot one territory cheaply before committing a years budget.
  • Pricing is not published at any tier, so there is no way to compare the cost of Core against Scale, or against a competitor, without going through sales on both sides.
  • The data model assumes repeat visits to fixed retail locations, so companies whose field work is job-based or appointment-based will fight the product rather than configure it.
  • Image recognition accuracy depends on photo quality and on the product catalogue being trained for your SKUs, which means real onboarding effort and degraded results on cluttered or poorly lit shelves.
  • Cuadrilla Capital acquired Repsly in January 2025, and a private equity buyout of a mature product usually shifts investment towards retention and pricing rather than towards new capability, which is a risk if you are buying on roadmap promises.

Pricing, plan by plan

Housecall Pro

$59/month
  • Basic$59/month
    • 1 user included
    • Online booking
    • Invoices and payments
  • Essentials$149/month
    • 5 users included; additional $100 per month each
    • All Basic features
    • Routes
  • MAX$299/month
    • 8 users included; additional $75 per month each
    • Everything in Essentials
    • Sales proposal tool

Repsly

On request
  • Core$undefined/year
    • Store visit workflows and forms
    • Shelf management basics
    • GPS and time tracking
  • Grow$undefined/year
    • Everything in Core
    • Order capture and product catalogue
    • Advanced audit configuration
  • Scale$undefined/year
    • Everything in Grow
    • Image recognition and shelf analytics
    • Sales lift and advanced reporting
  • Flex$undefined/year
    • Workspace for retail service providers and merchandising agencies
    • Multi-client separation
    • Twelve-month minimum, paid annually upfront

Which should you pick?

Choose Housecall Pro if

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

Housecall Pro review

Choose Repsly if

  • You need store visit workflows.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want shelf image recognition.
Repsly review

Questions people ask

Is Housecall Pro or Repsly better?
Neither clearly leads. Housecall Pro starts at $59/month and Repsly at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Housecall Pro or Repsly?
Housecall Pro starts at $59/month and Repsly at On request.
Does Housecall Pro or Repsly run on more platforms?
Housecall Pro runs on Web. Repsly runs on Web, iOS, Android.
What is Housecall Pro best used for?
Housecall Pro is most often used for answering every customer call and chat day or night for scheduling, routing and reordering technician jobs by actual drive time, accepting card payments in the field without card readers, including profit margins in flat-rate service pricing automatically. Of those, answering every customer call and chat day or night for scheduling and routing and reordering technician jobs by actual drive time are not what Repsly is typically brought in for.
What can Housecall Pro do that Repsly cannot?
Repsly covers Store visit workflows, Shelf image recognition, Territory and route planning, Retail audits.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Housecall Pro: What are Housecall Pro's transaction fees?

Housecall Pro charges card processing fees starting at 2.59%, a 1% fee for bank payments, and no fee for check deposits via mobile app.

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Repsly: Can I trial Repsly before buying?

No. Repsly states there is no free trial; it offers proof-of-concept arrangements during the sales process instead.

Housecall Pro: Is there a free trial for Housecall Pro?

Yes, Housecall Pro offers 14 days of full access to all features with no credit card required.

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Repsly: What is the minimum contract?

Twelve months, paid annually upfront by credit card, ACH or wire transfer.

Housecall Pro: Does Housecall Pro require long-term contracts?

No, Housecall Pro does not require long-term contracts and monthly plans can be cancelled anytime.

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Repsly: Is Repsly a field service tool?

No. It is built for retail execution, where the unit of work is a repeat visit to a store, not a work order against an asset.

Repsly: Who owns Repsly?

Cuadrilla Capital, which acquired the company in January 2025. Repsly was founded in Zagreb and is headquartered in Boston.

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