BigChange vs FieldBench

BigChange combines job management, scheduling, fleet tracking, customer service, and invoicing for UK field service businesses. Office tools include CRM, quotes, invoices, reporting, a sales pipeline, and alerts. Field staff can use a mobile app for assigned work, digital worksheets, risk assessments, proof of service, and timesheets; the platform also includes live tracking and driver behaviour monitoring. Through a customer portal, customers can request jobs, follow progress, and download job cards, with integrated payments and ETA alerts available. BigChange Lightning adds AI tools for business questions, engineer training, job preparation and documentation, customer summaries, messaging, and GPS time tracking. Integrations include Sage and Xero, with APIs and web services available for other connections. The product runs on the web, Android, and iOS. BigChange says it is headquartered in Leeds and serves trades such as plumbing and HVAC, drainage, utilities, fire and security, equipment hire, and electrical contracting. Pricing is by request; plan prices are not displayed.

FieldBench is field service software for skilled trades, bringing jobs, quotes, equipment and payments into a service workflow. For residential and light commercial plumbing, it supports scheduling, dispatch, client communication, invoicing and payment collection. Its dispatch board has board, calendar, map and list views for reviewing job status, assignments and rescheduling. Quotes can offer good, better and best options, go to clients for signature and approval, then convert into invoices. Payment options include Stripe cards and deposits, saved cards and invoice payment links; Tap to Pay availability depends on processor, device and region, and processing fees apply separately. The Android and iOS apps give technicians access to jobs, client and equipment history, forms, quotes, payments, chat and time tracking. Integrations include QuickBooks Online, Stripe, Google Calendar, Outlook Calendar and Zapier. The free plan is free for one user and up to 20 jobs monthly. Starter is $49 a month for three users and unlimited jobs; Pro is $99 a month for seven users and advanced operations.