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The sharpest difference between these two field-service platforms isn’t features — it’s transparency. Jobber publishes its full pricing online so you can evaluate it right now; FieldPulse asks you to contact sales before you see a single number. That single fact shapes almost every part of this comparison, so let’s work through what each platform offers and where the decision actually lands.
The Core Difference
Both platforms target trade and service businesses, covering familiar ground: scheduling, invoicing, customer management, and field operations. Where they diverge is in how they package and price that coverage — and how much you can learn before you talk to anyone.
Jobber positions itself explicitly for solo contractors through 15+ person teams and multi-location businesses, with transparent tiered pricing you can evaluate and budget against today.
FieldPulse describes itself as a platform that can reduce the pain points of running a trade business, with features including scheduling, invoicing, customer management, and more — but it’s seat-based and sales-quoted, meaning you won’t know the number until you’ve had a conversation with their team.
Pricing
This is the starkest contrast in the comparison.
Jobber publishes four named plans with multiple user-tier options. The headline range is $29 to $529/month, billed annually, with no hidden fees advertised.
FieldPulse publishes no public price. Pricing is sales-quoted, and their pricing page directs you to ask their team. There is no floor or ceiling figure available to share here.
Jobber Pricing Table (non-promotional rates)
| Plan | 1 User | 5 Users | 10 Users | 15 Users |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | $29/mo (billed annually) · $39/mo (billed monthly on an annual commitment) · $49/mo (billed monthly) | — | — | — |
| Connect | $99/mo (billed annually) · $119/mo (billed monthly on an annual commitment) · $139/mo (billed monthly) | $149/mo (billed annually) · $169/mo (billed monthly on an annual commitment) · $199/mo (billed monthly) | $229/mo (billed annually) · $259/mo (billed monthly on an annual commitment) · $299/mo (billed monthly) | $299/mo (billed annually) · $339/mo (billed monthly on an annual commitment) · $399/mo (billed monthly) |
| Grow | $149/mo (billed annually) · $169/mo (billed monthly on an annual commitment) · $199/mo (billed monthly) | $229/mo (billed annually) · $259/mo (billed monthly on an annual commitment) · $299/mo (billed monthly) | $299/mo (billed annually) · $349/mo (billed monthly on an annual commitment) · $399/mo (billed monthly) | $399/mo (billed annually) · $429/mo (billed monthly on an annual commitment) · $499/mo (billed monthly) |
| Plus | — | $399/mo (billed annually) · $439/mo (billed monthly on an annual commitment) · $499/mo (billed monthly) | $449/mo (billed annually) · $499/mo (billed monthly on an annual commitment) · $599/mo (billed monthly) | $529/mo (billed annually) · $599/mo (billed monthly on an annual commitment) · $699/mo (billed monthly) |
Promotional rates are also available across all plans and tiers — the figures above are standard (non-promo) rates.
FieldPulse pricing: Contact their sales team directly. No public figures are available.
Features: What Each Platform Covers
Jobber
Jobber’s captured feature set is detailed and organized into four themes: Get Noticed, Win Jobs, Work Smarter, and Boost Profits.
On the marketing and lead side, it includes Reviews, a Website Builder with SEO, Email Campaigns (with Campaign Generator, Campaign Templates, Client Segmentation, Automated Campaigns, and Campaign Reporting), and a Referral system with Referral Campaign, Referral Tracking, and Referral Reporting.
For winning and managing work, it covers Online Booking, Professional Quotes, Advanced Customization, Consumer Financing, Add-ons & Mark-ups, Automated Quote Follow-ups, Easy Approvals & Deposits, Invoice Quick-Create, Invoice Reminders, Batch Invoicing, and Automated Invoice Follow-ups.
Day-to-day operations include Job Scheduling, Job Details & Checklists, Work Orders, On-site Assessments, Scheduling Efficiency, Scheduling Preferences, Bookable Services, Bookable Team Members, Automated Notifications & Confirmations, a Client Manager, Client Portal, Client Communication, Real-Time Notifications, Team Management, and online request management.
It also connects to Google Business Profile.
In the reviews we scanned, no recurring complaint patterns stood out — worth noting neutrally rather than as a verdict either way.
FieldPulse
FieldPulse’s captured features are organized by category rather than individual items, so we can tell you what areas it covers without being able to detail every capability within them. Those areas include:
- Dashboards & Reporting
- Scheduling & Dispatch / Scheduling & Routing
- Custom Workflows
- Customer Management
- Customer Portal
- Estimates & Invoices
- Work Order Management
- Pricebook
- Project Management
- Booking Portal
- FieldPulse Financing
The positioning describes the platform as intuitive, flexible, and insightful — aimed at reducing pain points across office and field operations.
We don’t have third-party review data for FieldPulse, so we can’t point to any user-reported friction patterns.
Side-by-Side Feature Coverage
| Capability Area | Jobber | FieldPulse |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduling & Dispatch | ✓ (Job Scheduling, Scheduling Efficiency, Bookable Team Members, Scheduling Preferences) | ✓ (Scheduling & Dispatch, Scheduling & Routing) |
| Estimates / Quotes | ✓ (Professional Quotes, Advanced Customization, Automated Follow-ups, Deposits) | ✓ (Estimates & Invoices) |
| Invoicing | ✓ (Batch Invoicing, Invoice Reminders, Automated Follow-ups, Quick-Create) | ✓ (Estimates & Invoices) |
| Customer Management | ✓ (Client Manager, Client Portal, Client Communication) | ✓ (Customer Management, Customer Portal) |
| Work Orders | ✓ | ✓ (Work Order Management) |
| Project Management | Not captured | ✓ |
| Pricebook | Not captured | ✓ |
| Custom Workflows | Not captured | ✓ |
| Financing | ✓ (Consumer Financing) | ✓ (FieldPulse Financing) |
| Online Booking | ✓ (Online Booking, Bookable Services) | ✓ (Booking Portal) |
| Marketing / Reviews | ✓ (Reviews, Email Campaigns, Referrals, Website Builder, SEO) | Not captured |
| Google Business Profile | ✓ | Not captured |
| Reporting / Dashboards | Not captured explicitly | ✓ (Dashboards & Reporting) |
| Team Management | ✓ | Not captured explicitly |
A note on reading this table: a “✓” means the capability appears in that tool’s captured data — it does not tell you how deep or how capable that feature is within the product.
Who Each Is Built For
Jobber explicitly positions itself for solo contractors through 15+ person teams and multi-location businesses. Its Core plan at $29/month (billed annually) for a single user is a clear entry point for solo operators or very small crews. The Connect, Grow, and Plus tiers step up user counts and price points as teams grow. The marketing-oriented features (website builder, email campaigns, review management, referral programs) suggest a platform that goes beyond job management into business development.
FieldPulse covers the core operational categories you’d expect from a trade-business platform — scheduling, estimates, invoices, work orders, customer management, and a pricebook — plus Project Management and Custom Workflows that don’t appear explicitly in Jobber’s captured feature list. Because pricing requires a sales conversation, we can’t make a grounded call on where it sits on the size or budget spectrum. If those captured categories match what you’re looking for, the right move is a demo with direct questions about cost.
The Verdict: Choose Jobber If… / Choose FieldPulse If…
Choose Jobber if you want to see exactly what you’ll pay before talking to anyone. Jobber’s published pricing — from $29/month (billed annually) for a solo operator up to $529/month (billed annually) for a 15-user team — lets you budget and compare without a sales call. Its captured feature set also includes marketing tools like email campaigns, review management, a website builder, and referral programs that aren’t captured in FieldPulse’s feature data.
Choose FieldPulse if the specific categories in its captured feature list — particularly Project Management, Custom Workflows, Pricebook, and Dashboards & Reporting — map directly to gaps you’ve felt in other tools, and you’re comfortable having a pricing conversation with their sales team before you can evaluate cost. Just go into that call prepared with pointed questions about per-seat cost, contract length, and what’s included at each level.