# What Claude (Anthropic) with web search answered for estimating software (trades) on 2026-10-27

## In short

On 2026-10-27, Claude (Anthropic) with web search was asked "best estimating software for trades". It named 15 brands; the first six, in order, were Jobber, Housecall Pro, ServiceTitan, FieldPulse, STACK and Clear Estimates.

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Question | best estimating software for trades |
| Asked on | 2026-10-27 |
| Engine | Claude (Anthropic) with web search |
| Model | claude-opus-5 |
| Brands named | 15 |
| Sources cited | 8 |
| Audience | trades |
| Coverage | Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included. |
| Last verified | 2026-10-27 |

Page: https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/estimating-software-trades-2026-10-27
Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included.

## The answer, as recorded

Asked on 2026-10-27 through Claude (Anthropic) with web search (model claude-opus-5).

> "Trades" covers two pretty different jobs - quoting service calls fast from a van, vs. doing takeoff from plans to bid a project. Here's who I'd actually name, roughly in the order I'd suggest trying them.
> 
> ## If you're a service trade (plumbing, electrical, HVAC, landscaping) quoting jobs on site
> 
> **1. Jobber** - My default recommendation for a 1-15 person shop. Quote → schedule → invoice → get paid, all in one app, and the quoting side is genuinely fast on a phone with good/better/best option tiers that upsell for you. Starts around $49/mo. The reason it's first: lowest friction to actually adopt, and nobody regrets it at this size.
> 
> **2. Housecall Pro** - Very close competitor, slightly more sales-and-marketing flavored (price book, financing offers, same-day card payments from the driveway). $59/mo for one user annually, ~$299/mo for up to eight. Pick this over Jobber if collecting payment on the spot and consumer financing matter more to you than scheduling depth.
> 
> **3. ServiceTitan** - Only once you're past roughly 20 techs and have a call center and real dispatch pain. It's the enterprise standard for HVAC/plumbing/electrical, priced accordingly (quote-only, and it's a big n

## Brands named, in the order the engine gave

| Position | Brand | How it was named |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jobber | recommended |
| 2 | Housecall Pro | mentioned |
| 3 | ServiceTitan | mentioned |
| 4 | FieldPulse | mentioned |
| 5 | STACK | mentioned |
| 6 | Clear Estimates | mentioned |
| 7 | Buildxact | mentioned |
| 8 | Trade-specific | mentioned |
| 9 | McCormick Systems | mentioned |
| 10 | FastDUCT / FastPIPE | mentioned |
| 11 | FastPIPE | mentioned |
| 12 | FastEST | mentioned |
| 13 | Procore | mentioned |
| 14 | Commercial GCs | mentioned |
| 15 | Skip ServiceTitan | mentioned |

## Sources the engine cited

- https://constructioncoverage.com/estimating-software (other)
- https://dupple.com/learn/best-construction-estimating-software (other)
- https://www.parse.gl/prompts/p/whats-a-good-simple-estimating-software-for-a-trades-business-like-plumbing-or-electrical--b0d43496-28d1-4789-8aca-8d83013b8dcb (other)
- https://beancount.io/blog/2026/07/16/jobber-vs-housecall-pro-vs-servicetitan-field-service-software-guide (other)
- https://www.getjobber.com/academy/housecall-pro-competitors/ (other)
- https://go.clearestimates.com/vs-stack (vendor)
- https://go.clearestimates.com/vs-buildxact (vendor)
- https://www.capterra.com/hvac-estimating-software/ (review)

The question page: https://bikoosh.com/answers/q/estimating-software/trades

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