FieldCommand vs Markate

FieldCommand connects CRM, scheduling, quoting, change orders, invoicing, and payments to job records for electrical shops. It is designed for owner-operators running 2 to 25 trucks on residential and light commercial work. The scheduling board offers multi-crew, truck, and foreman views, drive-time awareness, and automatic customer confirmation texts. AI-assisted quoting uses electrical templates for service calls, panel upgrades, EV chargers, generator hookups, and light commercial jobs. Foremen can start change orders with field photos, while the system tracks customer e-signature approval through billing and payment. Its mobile app provides job history and notes, photo capture, material check-in and check-out, and job completion. Automatic follow-ups address open quotes, unpaid invoices, and incomplete work; the owner dashboard reports quote-to-cash time, close rates, and gross margin across job types and staff. QuickBooks Online sync is included on every plan. Core costs $199 a month, Control $399 a month, and Command $599 a month. Each plan includes a 7-day free trial. Platforms include Android, iOS, web, and API.

Markate combines customer management, scheduling, dispatch, routing, payments and automation for field service businesses. Its tools include job management, estimates and invoices, reporting, time logs, employee roles, a customer portal, online booking and virtual video estimates. Managers can assign jobs and track employee time and location; field staff can use checklists, photos and the mobile app offline, with changes syncing after reconnection. Customers can pay invoices online. Square supports saved cards, ACH payments, tips and instant payouts. Markate is available on web, Android, iOS and API, and lists integrations including Google Calendar, CompanyCam, PayPal, QuickBooks Online, Zapier and Twilio. A 14-day trial offers full feature access without requiring a credit card. Owner Operator costs $39.95 a year (billed yearly; one payment 479.40 USD) or $49.95 a month. The annual-billing price is listed as $39.95 a year; the monthly plan is listed separately. Add-ons include online booking for $10/month, Zapier for $10/month, Connect API access for $50/month and employee app access for $5 per employee/month.