Quick answer: Brixx Digital builds custom field service software for HVAC, plumbing, electrical and roofing contractors: scheduling, dispatch, a technician app, quoting and invoicing in one system you own, with no per-seat fees. Published starting prices: a Foundation Build from $2,500, a Core Build from $5,000, and a Blueprint from $1,500 that credits toward the build.
Built to your workflow · you own it · starts as a 30-day pilot · the pilot fee credits toward the build
A field business runs on timing: the right technician at the right address with the right parts, and the office knowing the moment the job is done. When scheduling sits in one tool, job details in another and billing in a third, that timing breaks. Dispatchers re-key information, technicians call in for details, jobs finish days before they get invoiced, and nobody can say which crew or service line actually makes money.
Generic field service platforms solve part of this, and for many teams they are the right answer. The trouble starts when your process is the thing that makes you good: multi-day construction jobs, recurring maintenance contracts, crews across several locations, or a quoting process no template supports. Then the software starts deciding how you work. Custom field service software turns that around.
The problems we hear most from field service operators, and what the system does about each:
→ A drag-and-drop schedule by crew, skill and location, with travel time and job length built in.
→ A mobile job view with address, history, notes, photos and checklists, updated from the field.
→ Job completion flows straight into an invoice, so billing happens the same day, not the next week.
→ Automatic confirmations, on-the-way messages and a customer view of job status.
→ Quoting from your own price book, turned into a scheduled job in one click when the customer approves.
→ A dashboard of jobs, revenue, utilization and margin by crew, service line and location.
Custom field service software from Brixx Digital starts at $2,500 for one core system and $5,000 for a connected one, with a Blueprint from $1,500 that credits toward the build.
Here is each stage with its published starting price. Larger systems are quoted from the Blueprint, never guessed.
| Stage | What it covers | Published starting price |
|---|---|---|
| Blueprint | Crews, job types, locations and handoffs mapped into a buildable spec | From $1,500, credited toward the build |
| 30-day pilot | A working version live with your own crews | Pilot fee credits toward the build |
| Foundation Build | One core system, such as scheduling and dispatch | From $2,500 |
| Core Build | The connected system: scheduling, technician app, quoting and invoicing sharing one record | From $5,000, quoted from the Blueprint |
| Care Plan | Maintenance and small changes after launch | From $150/mo, optional |
Last reviewed 22 October 2026. Prices as published on our pricing page.
For a small team on a standard workflow, a subscription is cheaper. The gap closes as seats grow.
| Team | Subscription | 3-year subscription cost | Brixx Digital published starting point |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 office user | Jobber Core, $29/mo billed annually, 1 user | $29 × 12 × 3 = $1,044 | Foundation Build from $2,500, plus optional Care Plan $150 × 36 = $5,400: from $7,900 over 3 years |
| 5 users | Housecall Pro Essentials, $149/mo billed annually, 5 users included | $149 × 36 = $5,364 | Foundation Build from $2,500, plus optional Care Plan $150 × 36 = $5,400: from $7,900 over 3 years |
| 10 users | Housecall Pro MAX, $299/mo billed annually, 8 users included, $35/mo per additional user: $299 + 2 × $35 = $369/mo | $369 × 36 = $13,284 | Core Build from $5,000 for the connected system, plus optional Care Plan $5,400: from $10,400 over 3 years |
Subscription prices are list prices on each vendor’s own pricing page, checked 22 October 2026, before tax and add-ons. Brixx Digital figures are published starting prices. Vendor tiers and user limits change; confirm on the vendor’s site before deciding.
Under about 5 users on a standard book, dispatch and invoice flow, Jobber or Housecall Pro is the cheaper and faster start. The gap closes as seats grow, and it matters most when the way you schedule, quote or deliver is what sets you apart. ServiceTitan, Service Fusion, FieldPulse and Workiz publish no price on their sites (quote only), so they are not in the table.
Extend it if the tool does most of the job and a few gaps cost you time. Replace it if seat fees and workarounds keep growing.
Extending adds custom reports, job costing and integrations on top of the platform you keep. Replacing moves you to a system you own. Our page on extending or replacing field service software shows seat costs side by side, and the post on customizable field service software covers configuring a platform versus building your own.
If that sounds like you, buy the subscription. If your workflow is the edge, or seat fees climb with every hire, custom is worth pricing.
Platforms such as Jobber, Housecall Pro and ServiceTitan are strong products. Here is an honest way to decide which side of the line you are on.
A subscription platform is usually the faster, cheaper start when your process looks like everyone else’s.
Custom wins when the way you schedule, quote or deliver is what sets you apart, or when your stack has grown into several tools that do not talk.
We start with a Blueprint: your crews, job types, locations and the handoffs where time leaks, mapped into the system before anything is built. It is priced from $1,500 and the fee credits toward the build.
From there most field systems start as a 30-day pilot, a working version live with your own crews in 30 days and usually faster. One core system such as scheduling and dispatch is a Foundation Build from $2,500. The connected system, with the technician app, quoting and invoicing, is a Core Build from $5,000. Everything is quoted to spec, so you only pay for what your operation needs.
What to look for, and when a custom system beats a platform.
Field service software for small businessNine options compared, with published prices and who each one fits.
What field service software costsPublished plan prices, the hidden per-technician costs, and what a custom build costs.
Custom field service softwareConfigure a platform or build your own: the build vs buy decision.
Already on Jobber, Housecall Pro or ServiceTitan?Extend the tool you keep, or replace it with a system you own.
Field technician appWhat it should do on the job, and a rollout plan crews accept.
Off-the-shelf platforms are a good fit when your workflow matches theirs. Custom makes sense when it does not: you schedule across crews and locations in a way the software fights, you pay per technician for features you never use, or your quoting, job and billing data lives in three tools that do not talk. A custom system is built around your process and you own it outright.
Yes. We integrate with what you run today, such as QuickBooks or your accounting system, Google or Outlook calendars, your CRM and your payment processor, so the field system becomes the backbone rather than one more tab.
Yes. Crews get a mobile job view: today’s schedule, job details and notes, photos, checklists, customer signatures and status updates from the field, so the office sees progress without a phone call.
Most builds start as a 30-day pilot: a real, working version of your system, live in 30 days and usually faster. If you continue, the pilot fee credits toward the full build.
It is quoted to spec. A Blueprint (from $1,500, credited toward the build) maps the system first. One core system such as scheduling and dispatch is a Foundation Build from $2,500; a connected system covering scheduling, the technician app, quoting and invoicing is a Core Build from $5,000.
A CRM tracks leads, customers and the sales pipeline. Field service software runs the work after the sale: scheduling, dispatch, the technician app, job notes and invoicing. In a custom build the two share one customer record, so an approved quote becomes a scheduled job without re-typing.
Extend it if the tool does most of the job and a few gaps cost you time. Replace it if seat fees and workarounds keep growing. The page on extending or replacing field service software compares seat costs.
Brixx Digital (brixxdigital.com) is a custom business systems studio and a St. Clair Studios company. It is not Brixx, the financial forecasting software, and not Brixx Media or Bricx. Similar names, separate companies.
Tell us how you schedule, dispatch and bill today. We will map the gaps, stand up a working field system as a 30-day pilot, and credit the pilot fee toward the build if you go on.
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