Thorbis vs Housecall Pro · Locksmith
Housecall Pro for locksmith companies: 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 locksmith companies, Thorbis is one posted price for the company, unlimited people, and the locksmith 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 locksmith companies run, on either system.
01
Emergency lockouts
Routed to the nearest truck with an ETA the customer can see: the minutes that decide who gets the job.
02
Commercial access
Recurring inspections, SLA terms, and renewals for the accounts that pay every month, with the work documented per site.
03
Automotive
VIN and ownership verified before dispatch, and the documentation kept on the job record.
The difference
Housecall Pro beside Thorbis, for locksmith companies.
Row
Housecall Pro
Thorbis
Who this is for
Small crews billed by the name on the roster.
locksmith companies: emergency lockouts, commercial access, and automotive.
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 locksmith day on one board the office runs and the trucks read.
The old way
What the whiteboard costs locksmith companies.
Instant dispatch or no job
A lockout customer on the curb does not wait for a call back.
Key codes in spreadsheets
Security-sensitive records in a shared file are a liability, not a system.
Commercial wants proof
Access-control clients expect documented work and scheduled reports, not an invoice and a wave.
Straight answers
What locksmith companies ask about the switch.
What does Thorbis cost for locksmith companies, 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 →
Locksmith against the rest of the field
Thorbis vs Housecall Pro for other trades
Start
One board for locksmith companies. 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.