HouseCall Pro vs. Mhelpdesk

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
HouseCall Pro
Score 9.5 out of 10
N/A
HouseCall Pro is a field service management solution built for any professional service-based industry. It includes features such as scheduling and dispatch, customer databases, and live mapping and tracking.
$25
per month/add on
Mhelpdesk
Score 7.2 out of 10
N/A
Mhelpdesk is a field service software solution that manages field technicians, work orders, employee scheduling, and client billing. By combining and integrating multiple business management tools, Mhelpdesk provides a solution that eliminates double-data entry while giving business owners visibility over their field technicians in real-time.
$169
per month
Pricing
HouseCall ProMhelpdesk
Editions & Modules
Website Builder
$25
per month/add on
Additional Users
$30
per user/per month
Sales Proposal Tool
$40
per month/add on
Recurring Servicing Plans
$40
per month/add on
Start
$65
per month
Grow
$149
per month
Manage
$229
per month
XL
Contact sales team
mHelpDesk
$169
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
HouseCall ProMhelpdesk
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Small Businesses
Method:CRM
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Score 8.5 out of 10
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Enterprises
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User Ratings
HouseCall ProMhelpdesk
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
HouseCall ProMhelpdesk
Likelihood to Recommend
Amazing for booking jobs. Super easy to use.
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Mhelpdesk is perfect for smaller companies and mid-sized companies I would say. Larger companies may need something a little more advanced for lack of better words or able to handle thousands upon thousands of constant work orders, etc. Smaller companies or companies that are mid-size would benefit from this program the most as it provides the necessary programming to succeed along with its ease of use.
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Pros
  • Online Booking
  • Instant credit card funding
  • Customer Text Notifications
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  • Mhelpdesk allows our sales staff to create estimates and invoices in the field without the connectivity headaches of Quickbooks online products.
  • It allows us to track the status of our projects from initial customer contact through completion.
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Cons
  • Job costing
  • QBO integration
  • Reporting
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  • I spoke about reporting, perhaps they can make this system a little better by integrating new ways to report, perhaps even several options .
  • The mobile app sometimes lags which can cause a few issues, nothing too major however.
  • Although the customer support provided by Mhelpdesk is relatively great, there have been times when things go unsolved or not taken care of within the amount of time needed.
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Likelihood to Renew
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This software is great for both my in house techs and my onsite techs.
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Usability
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It works well for most of what we need. It integrates well w/ quickbooks. We would like to see it integrate w/ outlook.
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Alternatives Considered
Knowify has job costing but lacks the ability to invoice in the field and requires more work from [the] office staff.
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When we first started using Mhelpdesk, RepairShopr was just a blip on our radar and didn't have the feature-set that Mhelpdesk did. RepairShopr looked great, but the Mhelpdesk had a lot more features. Every 6 months or so, I'd check on RepairShopr and it was growing fast and adding new features all the time. After a few years - the difference was night and day so we switched to RepairShopr and it's been a much better fit for our business.
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Return on Investment
  • Negative is time lost fixing books.
  • Negative is having to use multiple programs to fulfill needs so it takes 2x as long.
  • [The] positive is that it is very user-friendly so our team has picked it up easily and techs save time in the field.
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  • We are 6 months into it with a 50% rollout completed. We need more time to pass and full rollout to be completed before making a hard statement as to the ROI.
  • We have already seen greater efficiency in dispatching techs in regards to how many projects per day may be handled (we know of their downtime) and travel time mangement (by being able to map the locations and track them easier).
  • No negative impacts on ROI have yet to be seen nor are they projected.
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