Thorbis vs Housecall Pro · HVAC
Housecall Pro for HVAC contractors: seats on the plan, or the whole crew.
Housecall Pro publishes its plans and caps the users on each one, so the next hire is a line item. For HVAC contractors, Thorbis is one posted price for the company, unlimited people, and the HVAC day on one board.
Housecall Pro · their model
The seat
- From $79 / month · user caps on the plans
- Published plans. Basic, Essentials, Max. Seats.
- Small crews billed by the name on the roster.
Thorbis · posted
$99
- Per company, per month.
- Unlimited people. Jobs are never metered.
- Plus metered usage. $15 included each month.
The work
The days HVAC contractors run, on either system.
01
Seasonal
Maintenance plans generate the tune-up visits, renew on stored cards, and carry a checklist for the system type.
02
Service
No cool, no heat. Urgency first, the nearest truck next, and the customer texted an ETA.
03
Install
Changeouts and new construction tracked across their days: crews, equipment, and permits on the same record as the service board.
The difference
Housecall Pro beside Thorbis, for HVAC contractors.
Row
Housecall Pro
Thorbis
Who this is for
Small crews billed by the name on the roster.
HVAC contractors: seasonal, service, and install.
The price
From $79 / month · user caps on the plans
$99 per company, posted. Unlimited people.
The model
Published plans. Basic, Essentials, Max. Seats.
One posted price. Every usage rate posted beside it.
The board
Mike should not be a line item.
The HVAC day on one board the office runs and the trucks read.
The old way
What the whiteboard costs HVAC contractors.
Two seasons overload one board
Summer and winter peaks bury dispatch while install crews compete for the same trucks.
Renewals slip
Maintenance agreements lapse quietly when renewal is a spreadsheet column somebody forgets.
The paperwork exposure
Refrigerant logs, warranty registrations, and rebates left incomplete are an audit risk and lost money.
Straight answers
What HVAC contractors ask about the switch.
What does Thorbis cost for HVAC contractors, next to Housecall Pro?
Housecall Pro: From $79 / month · user caps on the plans. Thorbis: $99 per company per month, unlimited people, every module as it releases. Plus metered usage. $15 included each month.
Can we bring our Housecall Pro records?
CSV or API. What comes over: customers, jobs, invoices, payments. Seat history does not come. Mike is a tech here.
Is this comparison current?
The Housecall Pro side is read from its own pricing page or from what shops report, as of August 2026, and it says which. If Housecall Pro changes its model, this page is wrong until it is updated, and we would rather you check than trust a stale row.
The whole migration, step by step: switching from Housecall Pro →
HVAC against the rest of the field
Thorbis vs Housecall Pro for other trades
Start
One board for HVAC contractors. One posted price.
$99 per company, unlimited people, and every usage rate posted beside it. No second conversation.
Coming from Housecall Pro? We’ll extract your records.
Rather talk first? Email the team.