Contractor+ vs OpenFieldPro

Contractor+ is business software for build and service contractors to manage jobs, crews, customers, and business operations. Its listed tools include CRM, project and field service management, lead generation, bookkeeping, estimates, scheduling, invoicing, a client portal, communications, time and mileage tracking, and AI tools. The free FREEDOM plan costs nothing and includes basic CRM, up to 250 leads and clients, and up to five estimates or invoices per month on web, mobile, and tablet. PRO costs $29 a month for one user, with unlimited leads, clients, estimates, and invoices. PRO TEAM costs $58 a month for the first two users, with additional users at $20/month each; MAX costs $500 a month and includes unlimited users, $1K/yr in Voice credits, and $1K/yr in AI credits. The product is designed for desktop and mobile and lists integrations such as QuickBooks Online, which syncs estimates, invoices, and client data. The company says it serves more than 30 industries, including general contracting, HVAC, plumbing, landscaping, roofing, and handyman services. A 14-day trial is available for most premium features.

OpenFieldPro is free, open-source field-service management software that can be self-hosted for lead-to-payment operations. Its workflows cover CRM, customer and property records, equipment history, scheduling, dispatch, work orders, estimates, invoicing, payments, documents, service plans, reviews and reporting. Technician mobile workflows have offline foundations. Payment tools include line-item estimates and invoices, offline payments, optional Stripe checkout and Stripe webhook processing. Integrations can use a plugin registry, scoped API tokens and outbound events. The project includes helpers for installation, updates, backups and restores. Its listed components are a Next.js web frontend, Fastify API, React Native Expo mobile app and PostgreSQL database. The README describes production checks for JWT secrets and CORS configuration, along with bounded rate limits on selected routes. It says the project has no telemetry or phone-home licensing, with optional entitlements verified locally. The core is licensed under GNU Affero General Public License version 3 and costs nothing, with no listed limits on users, technicians, customers, jobs, invoices, locations or core operational features. The project is undergoing release-candidate hardening; production release still requires its release checklist gates.