Researched October 2026
Rundown vs Housecall Pro
Housecall Pro is strong where residential service lives: taking payment, offering financing and running payroll. Rundown is built for the commercial install side.
At a glance
- Price range
- Housecall Pro$59 to $329 a monthRundown$99, $199 and $349 a month, published. Enterprise is custom.
- Best fit
- Housecall ProSolo to small home-service companiesRundownAccess control, door hardware, locksmith and low-voltage shops
- Payments
- Housecall ProInstapay, plus consumer financing through Wisetack and KlarnaRundownCard and ACH on your own Stripe account at published rates. No consumer financing.
Pick Housecall Pro if
- Most of your customers are homeowners who want financing or pay-over-time options
- You want payroll inside your field service tool
- You want instant payouts
- Your work is general home service rather than door and security hardware
Pick Rundown if
- Your buyers are facility managers, property managers and general contractors
- You bill with deposits, progress invoices and net 30, and financing rarely comes up
- You need opening records, hardware schedules and inspection tracking
- Parts lead times drive when you can install
Side by side
Housecall Pro and Rundown, row by row.
Housecall Pro is field service software whose sweet spot runs from solo operators to small home-service companies. Plans range from $59 to $329 a month.
- Price range
- Housecall Pro$59 to $329 a month
- Rundown$99, $199 and $349 a month, published. Enterprise is custom.
- Best fit
- Housecall ProSolo to small home-service companies
- RundownAccess control, door hardware, locksmith and low-voltage shops
- Payments
- Housecall ProInstapay, plus consumer financing through Wisetack and Klarna
- RundownCard and ACH on your own Stripe account at published rates. No consumer financing.
- Proposals with options
- Housecall ProGood / Better / Best proposals
- RundownUp to four options, grouped by opening, with signature and deposit
- Payroll
- Housecall ProYes, since February 2026
- RundownNo. Payroll is out of scope for Rundown.
- Opening records with hardware sets and devices
- Housecall ProNot a feature we found. No mainstream field service product we reviewed models an opening.
- RundownEvery plan
- Live distributor pricing
- Housecall ProNot a feature we found
- RundownADI, Wesco, Banner and IML through your own accounts, on Pro and above
Housecall Pro's price range and features are from public comparisons and its February 2026 product updates, reviewed in October 2026. We have not listed features we could not verify. Check housecallpro.com for current plans.
Credit where due
What Housecall Pro does well.
- The strongest payments stack in the category, including Instapay, Wisetack and Klarna
- Good / Better / Best sales proposals
- An AI customer service representative
- Payroll, added in February 2026
What Rundown adds
The opening, as a first-class record.
An access control installer sells an opening: door, frame, hardware, electrified devices and controller, with its own lead times and compliance constraints. We did not find a mainstream field service product that models it. That is the reason Rundown exists.
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Is Rundown a Housecall Pro alternative?
For commercial door, lock and access control work, yes. If you mainly serve homeowners and want consumer financing, instant payouts or payroll, Housecall Pro covers those and Rundown does not.
Does Rundown offer consumer financing?
No. Commercial buyers rarely use it, so it is not on the near-term roadmap. Rundown supports deposits, progress billing and net terms instead.