FieldEdge doesn’t publish pricing — you have to call and sit through a sales demo to find out what it costs. No free trial either. QuoteIQ Elite is $299/month, published on the website, with a 14-day free trial you can start right now.
FieldEdge has been around the HVAC and plumbing space since 1980, and it built a genuine specialty in one thing: flat-rate pricebook integration through Coolfront, plus service agreement and maintenance plan automation through its MarketingEdge module. For a boiler service company juggling seasonal tune-ups, no-heat emergency calls, and annual maintenance contract renewals, that combination sounds like exactly what the job needs.
The problem shows up before you ever get to test a single feature. FieldEdge does not publish pricing anywhere on its website. Every tier — Select, Premier, Elite — is gated behind a phone call to a sales line or a scheduled demo, and the site itself says pricing “can vary” based on add-ons. There is no free trial. You cannot start using the software today and decide later whether it’s worth it — you have to sit through a sales conversation first, and multiple reviewers report being locked into contract terms of a year or more once they sign.
This guide won’t invent a FieldEdge price that doesn’t exist — nobody outside a signed contract actually knows what they’ll pay. What it will do is lay out, feature by feature, what a boiler service business needs to run emergency no-heat calls, seasonal maintenance agreements, and multi-technician dispatch — and show what QuoteIQ Elite includes at a price posted on the website, with a 14-day trial you can start without talking to anyone.
This is the one honest difference from every other comparison on this site: FieldEdge does not publish a monthly price for any tier, anywhere, as of September 2026. Software Advice and Capterra — the two largest third-party review platforms — also list no confirmed monthly figure. So instead of a stacked line-item cost table, here is what each company actually lets you see before you commit.
Why there’s no stacked integration table here: Every other QuoteIQ comparison page shows exactly what it costs to bolt third-party tools onto a competitor to match QuoteIQ Elite’s feature set. FieldEdge doesn’t publish integration marketplace pricing publicly, and no independent source lists it either — so this page will not invent numbers. What follows instead is a feature-by-feature comparison built from FieldEdge’s own site and its verified third-party review data.
FieldEdge asks you to call a sales line before you find out what you’ll pay, then reportedly locks you into an annual or multi-year contract with no free trial to test it first. QuoteIQ Elite is $299/month, published on the website, month-to-month, with a 14-day free trial you can start right now.
Built from FieldEdge’s own site and verified third-party review data (Capterra, Software Advice). Where FieldEdge’s public information doesn’t confirm a feature either way, it’s marked unconfirmed rather than guessed at.
| Feature | FieldEdge | QuoteIQ Elite ($299/mo) |
|---|---|---|
| Published Pricing | ✗ Not published on any tier — requires a sales call | ✓ Posted at myquoteiq.com/pricing/ — no call required |
| Free Trial | ✗ None offered — guided sales demo only | ✓ 14 days, full plan access |
| Contract Term | ⚠ Annual standard; one verified reviewer reported a 2-year term | ✓ Month-to-month, cancel anytime |
| Flat-Rate Pricebook | ✓ Coolfront — native, HVAC/plumbing/electrical-specific. A genuine FieldEdge strength. | ✓ Custom contractor price book — you set boiler service & maintenance rates |
| Service Agreement / Maintenance Plan Automation | ✓ MarketingEdge — renewal reminders, membership billing. A genuine FieldEdge strength for recurring boiler maintenance contracts. | ✓ Mass Campaigns + automated review/renewal messaging — Elite and above |
| QuickBooks Sync | ✓ Real-time sync, heavily marketed as a core differentiator. Desktop vs. Online support unclear from public sources — verify directly if this matters to your books. | ✓ QuickBooks Online — Pro and above ($149.99/mo) |
| Customer Self-Scheduling (24/7) | ? Not found as a native feature on FieldEdge’s site or in third-party reviews | ✓ InstaSchedule — books to real-time calendar, Elite and above |
| Customer Self-Quoting | ? Not confirmed as a native feature | ✓ InstaQuote — built in natively, Elite and above |
| AI Photo-Based Estimating | ✗ Not found on FieldEdge’s site; one third-party source states no AI dispatcher exists as of 2026 | ✓ AI Estimator — all plans via IQ Credits |
| Before & After AI Photo Generator | ✗ Not found as a native feature | ✓ All plans via IQ Credits — no separate subscription |
| Photo Documentation (Job Site Photos) | ? One third-party source reports no CompanyCam integration; native photo capture unconfirmed | ✓ QuoteIQ Cam — native, Beginner and above |
| Review & Reputation Management | ✗ Not found as a native feature on FieldEdge’s site | ✓ Review Multiplier — automated requests, Beginner and above |
| AI Natural Language CRM Control | ✗ No AI CRM assistant found on FieldEdge’s site or in reviews | ✓ AI Autopilot — 35 natural language tools, all plans (IQ Credits) |
| Call Recording & 2-Way Texting | ⚠ Elite tier only — not on Select or Premier | ✓ ClientHub in-app calling + texting — Pro and above, no separate top-tier gate |
| Inventory Management | ⚠ Reported as a paid add-on (~$39/mo per one third-party source, unverified) | ✓ Native, Elite and above — no per-user pricing for the feature |
| Route Optimization | ✓ Claimed on FieldEdge’s site (“optimize routes and schedules”) — depth unverified | ✓ Route Optimization + Route Density Zones — included, Elite and above |
| Business Founded / Trade Focus | 1980, HVAC/plumbing/electrical specialists (now part of Xplor) | Built by home service contractors across 50+ trade verticals |
| Third-Party Rating (Capterra/Software Advice) | 4.1–4.2 / 5 overall (~312 reviews); support rated 4.37–4.4 / 5 | 4.7 / 5 across 4,100+ App Store & Google Play reviews |
| ? = Not confirmed by FieldEdge’s public site or verified third-party sources as of September 2026 — not claimed as absent, only unconfirmed. ⚠ = Available, but gated to a higher tier or reported by a single unverified source. Data researched from fieldedge.com, Capterra, and Software Advice; re-verify if this page is more than 30 days old. | ||
FieldEdge has two real, verified strengths for a boiler service business: Coolfront’s flat-rate pricebook and MarketingEdge’s service agreement automation. Both are genuinely useful for recurring maintenance contracts. But QuoteIQ Elite matches both of those with a native price book and automated renewal messaging — and adds AI estimating, before/after photos, review automation, and natural-language CRM control that FieldEdge does not appear to offer at any tier, all at a price you can see before you ever pick up the phone.
In the interest of honesty: here is the complete, genuine case for FieldEdge. Two real product strengths, not marketing spin.
Coolfront’s flat-rate pricebook is a genuine, trade-specific advantage. FieldEdge’s parent company acquired Coolfront in 2019, and it’s bundled natively into every tier. For an HVAC or boiler shop that prices strictly off a flat-rate book rather than custom quoting, that’s real, built-in trade expertise that took years to build. QuoteIQ’s price book is fully custom — you build your own boiler service and maintenance rates — but it doesn’t ship with a pre-built industry price book the way Coolfront does.
45+ years in HVAC, plumbing, and electrical is real trade-specific history. FieldEdge (originally Coastal Computer Corporation) was founded in 1980 by working HVAC contractors, and MarketingEdge’s service agreement automation reflects that depth — Capterra reviewers repeatedly cite it as the standout feature for recurring maintenance contract renewals. That’s a genuinely mature, trade-tested capability, not a recent bolt-on.
A full walkthrough of the platform built for home service contractors — by contractors who ran businesses like yours.
No sales call required to get started. Most boiler service operations complete the switch in an afternoon.
Go to admin-quoteiq.web.app/register and pick the plan that fits your crew size. All plans include 14 days of full access to every feature on that tier — self-serve, no sales call required.
Request a customer data export from your FieldEdge account or account manager. You’ll need names, service addresses, phone numbers, emails, and boiler/equipment records for each account.
Upload your CSV to QuoteIQ’s AI Smart Import. The AI reads your column headers and maps every customer field automatically — no manual matching. Done in seconds. A $299 Done-For-You migration is also available.
Add annual boiler tune-ups, no-heat emergency diagnostics, pressure relief valve replacement, circulator pump repair, commercial boiler inspections, and maintenance agreement plans — with your own flat-rate or time-and-materials pricing.
Build an estimate from your new price book and send it in minutes. Then set up Mass Campaigns to automatically remind past customers when their annual tune-up or service agreement is coming due.
Verified reviews from Capterra — about the friction points that push contractors to look for alternatives. Sourced March 2026; re-verify before reuse past 30 days.
“The software can be glitchy at times and occasionally freezes or lags, especially during busy periods when we need it to run smoothly the most.”
Verified Capterra Reviewer · Field Service Business Pain point: Reliability / performance“Pricing is not transparent up front, and you have to go through a sales call to even find out what it costs for your team size.”
Verified Capterra Reviewer · HVAC/Plumbing Business Pain point: Pricing transparency“There is a learning curve for new employees, and the mobile app doesn’t always sync as quickly as we’d like in the field.”
Verified Capterra Reviewer · Field Service Business Pain point: Mobile sync / onboarding4.7 stars across 4,100+ verified reviews on the App Store and Google Play.
“From quoting to scheduling to measuring—every tool my service business needs.”
— Echevarria Roney · App Store · Verified Review
“QuoteIQ handles invoicing, payments, scheduling, and customer reviews perfectly for my home service business.”
— Mohammed Wynell · App Store · Verified Review
“I hesitated at the price, but the support team & constant updates made me feel valued and confident in using it.”
— constancewattersi · App Store · Verified Review
QuoteIQ was co-founded by Mike Vidan and Justin Rogers — both of whom ran home service businesses before building software to solve the problems they faced firsthand.
Mike built and ran a home service business before co-founding QuoteIQ. He knows the friction of quoting jobs in the field, dispatching techs to emergency calls, and chasing down service agreement renewals on platforms that weren’t built for how trades actually work — including mechanical trades like boiler and HVAC service. He now shares contractor growth strategies with 580,000+ YouTube subscribers.
Justin is a serial entrepreneur who has built, grown, and exited multiple service businesses. He co-founded QuoteIQ out of frustration with platforms that force contractors into sales calls just to find out the price, or stitch together five separate tools to run one business. His ForeverSelfEmployed YouTube channel covers business building for independent operators.
In the interest of full transparency — here is the complete case for staying, plus the genuine product strengths FieldEdge brings to mechanical trades.
Coolfront’s flat-rate price book is a genuine, trade-specific advantage. FieldEdge owns Coolfront, a pre-built flat-rate pricing database purpose-made for HVAC, plumbing, and electrical work. If your business runs almost entirely on flat-rate pricing and wants that price book pre-populated rather than built from scratch, that is a real product strength — not a marketing one.
45+ years of mechanical trade history and MarketingEdge automation are real strengths — not just brand recognition. FieldEdge (and its predecessor products) has served HVAC, plumbing, and electrical contractors for decades, and its MarketingEdge module for service agreement renewal campaigns is a genuinely useful feature for a maintenance-driven business like boiler service.
The honest bottom line: If Coolfront’s pre-built pricing database is central to how you quote, or MarketingEdge is already core to your renewal process, staying on FieldEdge has real merit. For every business that wants to see pricing before a sales call, start a self-serve trial, and get a comparable maintenance-reminder tool without gating it behind an annual contract — QuoteIQ Elite is built for that. That is a genuine product trade-off, not a marketing win for either side.
FieldEdge does not publish its pricing. You have to request a quote through a sales call, and the price is typically based on the number of users/techs on your team. This makes it difficult to budget or compare against competitors without first giving up your contact information. QuoteIQ publishes all five plans and their prices at myquoteiq.com/pricing — Elite is $299/month, 10 users, everything included.
No free trial is advertised on FieldEdge’s public site. Getting started requires a sales call and a guided setup process. QuoteIQ offers a 14-day free trial with full access to your plan’s features, starting immediately at admin-quoteiq.web.app/register — no sales call required.
FieldEdge markets route optimization as part of its platform, but the depth of that feature and any associated cost tier are not detailed in public pricing. QuoteIQ Elite includes route optimization and route density zones natively at $299/month — no separate module or add-on fee.
A customer self-scheduling feature comparable to InstaSchedule was not found in FieldEdge’s published feature list as of March 2026. QuoteIQ’s InstaSchedule lets customers book directly against your live calendar 24/7, included on Elite and above.
FieldEdge’s public materials do not advertise month-to-month billing, and its sales-call-gated pricing model is typically associated with annual or multi-year agreements in this software category. QuoteIQ bills month-to-month on every plan — cancel any time, no long-term contract required.
Yes — FieldEdge advertises QuickBooks integration, and this is a genuine, confirmed feature. QuoteIQ also syncs with QuickBooks Online, included on Pro and above.
Coolfront is FieldEdge’s owned flat-rate pricing database, pre-built for HVAC, plumbing, and electrical trades. It is a genuine advantage for businesses that want pre-populated flat-rate pricing out of the box. QuoteIQ’s price book is contractor-built rather than pre-populated — you set your own flat rates by job type, which takes more upfront setup but gives full control over your own numbers.
QuoteIQ’s AI Estimator generates estimates from job photos, included via IQ Credits on applicable plans. Confirmed public detail on FieldEdge’s equivalent AI photo-estimating depth was not found as of March 2026 — treat any specific FieldEdge AI-estimating claim as unconfirmed until verified directly with their sales team.
Request a data export from FieldEdge (via your account manager or support), then upload the CSV to QuoteIQ’s AI Smart Import. The AI auto-maps your fields — names, addresses, phone numbers, equipment records — in seconds. A $299 Done-For-You migration is also available if you’d rather not do it yourself.
QuoteIQ is a general field service CRM used across 50+ trades, including HVAC and mechanical service businesses. Your price book, job types, and maintenance agreement templates are fully contractor-configured, so a boiler-focused operation can set up tune-ups, no-heat emergency calls, pressure relief valve service, and commercial boiler inspections exactly the way your business runs.
Yes. If Coolfront’s pre-built flat-rate pricing database is central to how you quote jobs, or if MarketingEdge is already core to your service agreement renewal process, FieldEdge has genuine, confirmed strengths in those two areas. For businesses that want published pricing, a self-serve trial, and month-to-month billing without a sales call, QuoteIQ is the better fit.
Published pricing, a self-serve 14-day trial, route optimization, GPS tracking, service agreement campaigns, and AI tools — all in one platform, starting at $29.99/month.
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