Side by side
PeelBoard vs Housecall Pro
Seventeen rows, two columns, every cell taken from Housecall Pro’s own public pricing and feature pages. No disparagement, no invented gaps — where they have something we do not, it says so.
Competitor information comes from each company’s own public pricing and feature pages, checked on September 13, 2026. Plans and features change; if something here is out of date, email admin@getpeelboard.com and we’ll fix it.
Who each one is for
Housecall Pro is built for home-service trades such as plumbing, HVAC and electrical. PeelBoard is built for tint, PPF, ceramic coating, detailing, vinyl wrap and flat-glass shops, with a price book for each trade and film counted by the foot.
Where they actually differ
Housecall Pro is a mature product with real strengths: online booking, recurring service plans that auto-bill, job costing, a business valuation calculator that compares you against pros of similar industry and size, and a genuinely good mobile app.
It is not a film-shop tool. Its Price Book covers services and materials with material-usage reporting, but there is no foot, yard or roll unit, no cut optimiser and no PPF coverage tracking. Its self-serve website builder was discontinued and replaced with a paid done-for-you service, where PeelBoard Business includes a hosted shop website you point your own domain at. On seats: Basic is one user, Essentials five, Max eight and then $35 a month each; PeelBoard Business is $99 with unlimited seats.
What each one costs
PeelBoard
$99/moPeelBoard Business is $99/mo with unlimited seats, 500 texts a month ($10 per 500 after), a hosted shop website and the whole marketing suite. Free is $0 and Pro is $49/mo. Every new shop gets 14 days of Business free, with no credit card.
Housecall Pro
$59–299/moHousecall Pro is $59/mo Basic with one user, $149/mo Essentials with five and about $299/mo Max with eight, on annual billing, then +$35/mo per extra user on Max.
Moving your customers over
Be careful with anyone who promises a one-click migration from every system on earth. PeelBoard has named imports for Tint Wiz, Square and Goldie, which skip anyone you already have so re-running them is safe. Housecall Pro is not one of them. If that is where you are coming from, email admin@getpeelboard.com and we will tell you honestly what can and cannot come across rather than finding out after you have cancelled.
PeelBoard Business against Housecall Pro, row by row
Competitor information comes from each company’s own public pricing and feature pages, checked on September 13, 2026. Plans and features change; if something here is out of date, email admin@getpeelboard.com and we’ll fix it.
| Feature | PeelBoardBusiness · $99/mo | Housecall Pro$59–299/mo |
|---|---|---|
| A price book for each trade: tint, PPF, ceramic, detailing, wrap, flat glass | Included | Not offeredBuilt for home-service trades. No trade-specific price books for tint, PPF, ceramic, detailing, wrap or flat glass. |
| Customer approves, picks a time and pays the deposit in one flow | Included | PartialEstimate approval, online booking and payment are documented as separate capabilities, not one combined checkout. |
| Several offered packages, each with its own price, on one proposal | Included | PartialA sales proposal tool with options. |
| Online booking with deposits | Included | IncludedOnline booking with deposits. |
| 0% platform markup on card payments (paid plans) | Included | Not offeredNo published no-markup claim on card payments. |
| Automated texts on job events + review requests | Included | IncludedOn-my-way, reminder and status texts plus automated review requests. |
| Email marketing with automations and an AI writer | Included | PartialAutomated marketing; an AI writer is not clearly documented. |
| Hosted shop website; use your own domain | Included | Not offered: discontinuedThe self-serve website builder was discontinued and replaced with a paid, done-for-you service. |
| Unlimited ad creative, included | Included | Not offered |
| Film inventory by the foot | Included | PartialPrice Book covers services and materials with material-usage reporting, but no foot, yard or roll unit. |
| PPF recipes, Cut Planner and a film forecast | Included | Not offeredNo cut optimiser or film tracking found. |
| True margins with film and overhead, plus benchmarks vs shops that opt in | Included | PartialJob costing, plus a separate Business Valuation Calculator that compares a shop with pros of similar industry and size. |
| Team roles with per-feature access; hide prices from installers | Included | PartialTeam member roles and permissions. |
| Reward your own customers for referrals | Included | PartialThe headline $200/$300 programme is business-refers-business; a customer-portal referral article exists but the scope is thin. |
| Memberships billed automatically | Included: detailing | IncludedRecurring Service Plans with auto-billing and auto-scheduling. |
| Import from Tint Wiz, Square and Goldie by name | Included | PartialGeneric import plus a concierge migration. No named source system. |
| Seats included | Unlimited on Business | 1 / 5 / 8, then $35 each1 seat on Basic, 5 on Essentials, 8 on Max, then $35/mo per extra user on Max. |
Every cell above is taken from Housecall Pro’s own public pricing and feature pages, checked September 13, 2026.
Fair questions, straight answers.
How does Housecall Pro pricing compare?
Housecall Pro is $59 Basic (1 user), $149 Essentials (5 users) and about $299 Max (8 users) a month on annual billing, then $35 a month per extra user on Max. PeelBoard Business is $99 a month with unlimited seats, and Free and Pro sit below it at $0 and $49.
Do I get a website either way?
On PeelBoard Business, yes — a hosted shop website with your own domain, included. Housecall Pro’s self-serve website builder was discontinued and replaced with a paid done-for-you service, on its own help pages.
Can I import from Housecall Pro?
Not by name. PeelBoard has named imports from Tint Wiz, Square and Goldie that skip duplicates. Housecall Pro offers a generic import plus a concierge migration, with no named source system.
Does PeelBoard track film and PPF?
Yes: rolls per SKU by the foot with low-film alerts and reorder lists, PPF tracked by coverage and vehicle size and deducted when the job completes, and a flat-glass Cut Planner. We found no footage or roll unit anywhere in Housecall Pro’s price book pages.
Is there a free trial?
14 days of Business on every new shop, every feature unlocked, no credit card.
The rest of PeelBoard
PeelBoard is one login for quotes and online proposals, booking with deposits, payments, automated texts and Google review requests, film inventory, reporting, marketing and a hosted shop website. It runs in the browser, installs to your phone, and native iOS and Android apps are in store review. Each trade has its own first-class price book — see the window tint, PPF, ceramic coating, detailing, vinyl wrap and flat glass pages, or the feature walkthrough and pricing.
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