FieldPulse vs Groundplan

FieldPulse is field service management software for residential and commercial service professionals. It combines customer records, work orders, recurring jobs, scheduling, dispatching, estimates, invoices, payments, project management, and reporting. Customizable workflows, templates, and automations let teams organize service operations. Route optimization and a customer portal are included. The Android and iOS mobile app provides schedules, estimates, job tracking, and customer management, with offline work supported. Operator AI is an optional product described as a 24/7 dispatcher that answers calls and books jobs into FieldPulse. Documented integrations include QuickBooks Desktop, QuickBooks Online, Xero, Zapier, and a developer API. Optional premium products include Engage, Chat AI, Pricebook, Payments, Financing, Fleet Tracking, and Custom Forms. FieldPulse was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Pricing is on request through seat-based custom quotes.

Groundplan is a web-based takeoff and estimating service for construction trades. It counts materials and labour from uploaded PDF, JPG, PNG or TIFF plans using item counts, length measurements, surface-area calculations, formulas and BOQ or worksheet workflows. Its PDF editor includes more than 500 trade symbols, custom symbols, cable and pipe drawings, annotations and PDF export. Estimates can be exported to Excel or sent through integrations including Simpro, Xero, Fergus, QuickBooks, ServiceM8, AroFlo and Ascora. The service targets subcontractors, general contractors and suppliers in electrical, plumbing, landscaping, fire, security, roofing, concrete, HVAC, audio visual and building work. It runs online from any device without installs or updates. Count Assist is an add-on for high-volume electrical, fire and security takeoffs. The paid service has a 7-day trial. The Yearly plan costs 990 NZD a year, billed per seat, with no contracts and concurrent licensing.