FieldPulse vs Joist

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.

Joist is a contractor-focused app combining estimates, invoices, online payments, job management and client records. Estimates support line items, markups, taxes, discounts, photos, branding and digital signatures. Contractors can request deposits and milestone payments and accept Tap to Pay, cards, ACH and PayPal. Joist Run organizes jobs, schedules visits and links work with estimates, invoices and clients. The service offers full-featured Android and iOS apps plus a web app, and it can synchronize invoices and payments with QuickBooks. Its PayPal integration includes PayPal, Venmo in the United States and card processing. Joist focuses on solo and small home contractors, generally businesses with one to three employees serving residential customers in the U.S. and Canada. There is no free plan. A 14-day trial requires no credit card. Listed pricing includes Basics at $108.34 a month, Pro at $1,714.17 a month, Elite at $3,226.67 a month and Run at $7,058.33 a month.