Switch from Housecall Pro to Busy Book

Housecall Pro is built for HVAC, plumbing, electrical, cleaning and other home services. Busy Book is built only for cleaning businesses that partner with independent contractor cleaners.

Start my free trial What would I pay?
Users are priced by planBasic includes 1 user, Essentials 5 and MAX 8, with extra users on MAX at $35 a month each. In Busy Book, your partners use the partner app at no extra cost.
AI call answering is extraHousecall Pro's CSR AI for phone calls is sold separately. Irene answers texts and calls on every Busy Book plan.
Made for flat-rate cleaningBusy Book prices every home from your bedrooms, bathrooms and square feet, holds the card when they book and charges it after the cleaning.
Made for contractor partnersJobs go out to your partners in the partner app, in English or Spanish, and the first to tap Take it gets the job.

What would I pay each month?

Monthly, no-commitment prices from each company's own pricing page, checked November 2026. Yearly billing is lower for most of them. Prices change, so check Housecall Pro's pricing page before you decide.

We make Busy Book, so we're not neutral. We stuck to what Housecall Pro says on its own pricing page in November 2026, and here's when Housecall Pro may fit you better:
  • You run several trades with a crew on the same schedule.
  • You send detailed estimates and dispatch a crew for most jobs.

Switch in an afternoon

Get your client listIn Housecall Pro, go to Customers, then Actions, and tap Export. The spreadsheet comes to your email.
Start your free trialPut in your business details and your prices. The Get started checklist walks you through it, step by step.
Bring your clients overUpload your spreadsheet under Bring your clients over, check the columns and bring them in. Then bring over their repeat schedules, so each client keeps their day, time, price and partner, and any cards your old software kept in your own Stripe account, with nothing charged. Or send us the file and we'll do it.
Bring your partners and pricesUpload a spreadsheet of your partners or your prices, see every row first, then bring them in. Nobody gets a text until you send each partner their invite to the partner app, in English or Spanish.

Keep Housecall Pro until your first full round of cleanings runs smoothly in Busy Book, then cancel. Your clients stay yours either way: every Busy Book plan can download all its data as spreadsheets, any time, even after you cancel.

Questions

Is Busy Book cheaper than Housecall Pro?

For a cleaning business with a few partner cleaners, usually yes, because Busy Book has no fee per cleaner. Use the calculator above with your own numbers. Prices checked November 2026.

Can I move my clients from Housecall Pro?

Yes. Export your customers from Housecall Pro to a spreadsheet, then upload it in Busy Book under Bring your clients over.

Does Busy Book work for HVAC or plumbing?

No. Busy Book is built only for cleaning businesses. If you run other trades too, Housecall Pro may fit you better.

Want the full side-by-side? Read the comparison on the blog.

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