Thorbis vs Successware · Electrical
Successware for electrical contractors: a work-order office, or a board the truck reads.
Successware is a work-order system priced per user and sold on a call. For electrical contractors, Thorbis is a board the office runs and the trucks read, one posted price for the company, and unlimited people.
Successware · their model
The office
- Shops report $80–$150 per user / month
- Per user. Sales-led. Not a public price.
- Plumbing and HVAC shops sold a work-order system.
Thorbis · posted
$99
- Per company, per month.
- Unlimited people. Jobs are never metered.
- Plus metered usage. $15 included each month.
The work
The days electrical contractors run, on either system.
01
Residential service
Panel and service upgrades, EV chargers, whole-home surge, quoted from the assembly book in the driveway.
02
Commercial TI
Rough-in, trim, and final on one job with progress billing today. Phases with their own labor and material budgets, billed on AIA G702/G703 draws, when Projects ships (Next).
03
New construction
Estimate to final inspection on one record: permits, inspections, and phase billing coordinated.
04
The safety record
Lockout/tagout, arc-flash assessment, PPE photo, signature. The job does not close without them.
The difference
Successware beside Thorbis, for electrical contractors.
Row
Successware
Thorbis
Who this is for
Plumbing and HVAC shops sold a work-order system.
electrical contractors: residential service, commercial ti, new construction, and the safety record.
The price
Shops report $80–$150 per user / month
$99 per company, posted. Unlimited people.
The model
Per user. Sales-led. Not a public price.
One posted price. Every usage rate posted beside it.
The board
It still talks like an office.
The electrical day on one board the office runs and the trucks read.
The old way
What the whiteboard costs electrical contractors.
Safety lives in binders
Checklists on paper cannot stop a job from closing without them. A record can.
Costing lands after the overrun
Budget versus actual that arrives at month end is a report, not a decision.
The aging panel is flagged and forgotten
Techs see the upgrade on site; without a record it never becomes a proposal.
Straight answers
What electrical contractors ask about the switch.
What does Thorbis cost for electrical contractors, next to Successware?
Successware: Shops report $80–$150 per user / month. Thorbis: $99 per company per month, unlimited people, every module as it releases. Plus metered usage. $15 included each month.
Can we bring our Successware records?
Export or documents. What comes over: customers, work orders, the book. It still talks like an office. We load the board.
Is this comparison current?
The Successware side is read from its own pricing page or from what shops report, as of August 2026, and it says which. If Successware 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 Successware →
Electrical against the rest of the field
Thorbis vs Successware for other trades
Start
One board for electrical contractors. One posted price.
$99 per company, unlimited people, and every usage rate posted beside it. No second conversation.
Coming from Successware? We’ll extract your records.
Rather talk first? Email the team.