Tiko vs. Housecall Pro
Tiko vs. Housecall Pro.
Housecall Pro is a full field-service platform — dispatch, inventory, scheduling. Great if you have an ops team. Tiko is the opposite: a back-office assistant for shops where the owner is the ops team.
Tiko
Recommended for small shops$29.99/mo
Owner included · Add seats at $14.99 · 3-day free trial
Housecall Pro
$299/mo
Quoted for a 4-person HVAC team. Long-term plans common.
Side by side
How they actually stack up.
| Feature | Tiko | Housecall Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $29.99/mo (owner included) | ~$299/mo (quoted for 4-person team) |
| Free trial | 3 days, full access | 14 days, limited features |
| Built specifically for | HVAC owner-operators (1–10) | Field service generalists |
| AI assistant | Plain-English chat for everything | Limited AI helpers |
| Estimates | Drafted by chat in seconds | Form-based builder |
| Customer signatures | Phone-based, instant | Yes |
| Auto-convert estimate → invoice | Built in | Built in |
| Online payments (Stripe) | Stripe Connect — money goes to you | Their payment processor |
| Customer portal | Branded, no install | Branded, no install |
| Scheduling & dispatch | Not included (use a calendar) | Full dispatch board |
| Inventory management | Not included | Included |
| Long-term contract | Cancel anytime | Annual common |
The honest take
Pick the right tool for your shop.
We're not for everybody. Housecall Pro isn't either. Here's how to tell which one fits.
Pick Housecall Pro if…
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You have a dispatcher.
Real dispatch board, route optimization, and a fleet of techs to manage.
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You manage inventory.
Truck stock, parts orders, and warehouse counts matter to you every day.
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You'll grow past 10 employees.
If you're scaling toward a real ops team, HCP is built for it.
Pick Tiko if…
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You're 1–10 people.
Owner-operator, husband-and-wife shop, or a small crew where the owner is on the truck.
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You hate forms.
You'd rather chat to your software than click through 12 menus to draft one estimate.
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$300/mo isn't a fit.
$29.99/mo gets you everything you actually use. Add seats only when the crew grows.
“Our customers sign estimates on their phone and pay the invoice the same day. We used to wait weeks chasing payments. Tiko cut our payment cycle down to almost nothing.”
Dee Diaz— Owner-Operator
HVAC Shop · Miami, FL · $3M/year · 4-person crew
See if Tiko's a fit.
Three days, free.
Card required, not charged until day 4. Cancel any time.
No phone calls. No demos required.