FieldEdge publishes no price list, has no free trial, and leans on paid partners for AI call answering, review requests, and online booking. Price a five-person pool heater crew with those partners and you are at $978–$1,298+/month plus $500–$2,000+ in onboarding. QuoteIQ Elite is $299/month. Everything included.
FieldEdge has been building dispatch software since 1980, and its drag-and-drop dispatch board is a real strength. But the trades it lists are HVAC, plumbing, electrical, locksmith, and appliance repair. A pool service business that lives on heater work has a different day: ignition failures and error-code calls, igniter and pressure switch swaps, thermostat and gas valve repairs, heat exchanger replacements, heat pump compressor jobs, seasonal startups, tune-ups, and winterization.
Those jobs start with a phone call from someone whose pool is cold. Answering that call, quoting the repair, booking the visit, and asking for the review afterward is where FieldEdge sends you to partners. AI call answering is Goodcall ($79–$249/mo). Review requests are Birdeye ($299–$449/mo, billed annually up front). Online booking is Schedule Engine and GPS is FleetSharp or ArgoTrak, and neither publishes a price. Add a mandatory five-week onboarding at $500–$2,000+ and the plan price is only the start.
This guide does not say FieldEdge is a bad product. It shows what a pool heater repair crew pays when the front-office gaps are filled, and what QuoteIQ Elite includes on one plan. 4.7 stars · 4,100+ reviews from contractors who made the same comparison.
FieldEdge Elite is its top plan. Here is what it takes to match what QuoteIQ Elite includes natively, for a team of five (1 office user + 4 field techs). FieldEdge publishes no price list, so every figure below is third-party or user-reported as of September 2026.
+ $500–$2,000+ one-time onboarding · unpriced partner fees are extra
What we could not find on FieldEdge’s published pages: AI photo estimating, satellite property measurement, and customer self-quoting. FieldEdge also states it “does not offer a free trial” and walks every new customer through onboarding instead. QuoteIQ gives you 14 days of full plan access to try Elite yourself.
Matching QuoteIQ Elite’s front office on FieldEdge takes FieldEdge Elite plus two priced partners — $978–$1,298+/month — with booking and GPS partners unpriced and $500–$2,000+ of onboarding on top. QuoteIQ Elite is $299/month. Everything included. One login. That is $679–$999+ less every month.
FieldEdge figures are third-party or user-reported (contractortoolstack.com, cloudtalk.io, costbench.com) and were last verified September 2026. FieldEdge is sales-quoted and your quote may differ. Inventory (~$39/mo) and Advanced Reporting (~$49/mo) add-ons apply to lower FieldEdge tiers and are not counted above because Elite includes both.
The features a heater repair crew uses every day. FieldEdge partner costs are shown next to plan costs. All prices are standard monthly billing.
| Feature | FieldEdge Elite (quote-based) | QuoteIQ Elite ($299/mo) |
|---|---|---|
| Dispatch Board & Scheduling | ✓ Native drag-and-drop dispatch board, map-based scheduling, real-time technician status. A genuine strength. | ✓ Scheduling and dispatching with a live calendar, included |
| Route Optimization | ✓ Native on FieldEdge’s own site | ✓ Included on Elite and above |
| Live GPS Tracking | ⚠ Partner: FleetSharp (hardware required) or ArgoTrak — price not published | ✓ Real-time crew GPS, no hardware, Elite and above |
| AI Call Answering | ⚠ Goodcall integration — $79–$249/mo, capped by unique callers, $0.50 overage | ✓ Virtual Call Team — every plan, metered in IQ Credits |
| Photo-Based Repair Estimates | — Not found in published features | ✓ AI Estimator — every plan, via IQ Credits |
| Customer Self-Quoting | — Not found. Portal customers can view quotes and act on them, but not build their own. | ✓ InstaQuote — Elite and above |
| Online Booking | ⚠ Online appointment requests are native. Live booking runs through Schedule Engine — price not published. | ✓ InstaSchedule books into your real-time calendar — Elite and above |
| Review Requests | ⚠ Partners: Birdeye ($299–$449/mo, annual upfront), Podium, Broadly, ReviewBuzz | ✓ Review Multiplier automated requests — Elite and above |
| Parts Inventory (igniters, switches, exchangers) | ✓ Warehouse inventory included on Elite (~$39/mo add-on on lower tiers) | ✓ Inventory Management — Elite and above |
| Flat-Rate Price Book | ✓ Native (Coolfront price book) | ✓ Custom contractor price book, included |
| 2-Way Texting | ✓ MarketingEdge — included on Elite, add-on on lower tiers | ✓ ClientHub in-app calling and texting — Pro and above |
| Service Agreements & Renewals | ✓ Native agreements with renewal, billing, and scheduling. A real advantage. | ✓ Email & Text Automation for seasonal tune-up reminders — Pro and above |
| QuickBooks Sync | ✓ QuickBooks Online and Desktop | ✓ QuickBooks Online — Pro and above |
| Users on the Top Plan | 6 mobile app licenses on Elite; extra licenses ~$25/tech/mo | Up to 10 users on Elite |
| Free Trial | ✗ FieldEdge states it does not offer one | ✓ 14 days, full plan access |
| Setup & Onboarding | Mandatory ~5-week onboarding, $500–$2,000+ one-time | Self-serve start. Optional $299 Done-For-You migration. |
| ⚠ = available through a partner at extra cost. — = not found in FieldEdge’s published materials. FieldEdge figures are third-party or user-reported, verified September 2026. FieldEdge’s dispatch board, native service agreements, and QuickBooks Desktop support are genuine advantages; QuoteIQ syncs with QuickBooks Online only. | ||
FieldEdge matches or beats QuoteIQ on dispatch heritage, service agreements, and QuickBooks Desktop. Where a pool heater crew wins or loses a job — answering the call, quoting the repair, booking the visit, collecting the review — FieldEdge relies on paid partners ($378–$698+/mo for the two we can price) or does not list the feature. QuoteIQ Elite includes all four on one $299 plan.
Being transparent: here is the honest case for choosing FieldEdge over QuoteIQ. Two points, and both are real.
Track record and community size. FieldEdge says it invented field service software in 1980 and counts more than 40,000 users. That history means a mature dispatch board, plenty of experienced admins to hire, and no question about whether the company will be around. QuoteIQ has 40K+ contractors and 4.7 stars across 4,100+ reviews, but FieldEdge has been at it far longer.
Real product advantages. FieldEdge has native service agreements with renewal, billing, and scheduling, native route optimization and warehouse inventory on its Elite tier, and QuickBooks Desktop sync. QuoteIQ syncs with QuickBooks Online only, so if your accountant requires Desktop, that is a legitimate reason to stay.
A full walkthrough of the platform built for home service contractors — by contractors who ran businesses like yours.
No five-week onboarding. Here is the process from account creation to your first heater repair estimate.
Go to admin-quoteiq.web.app/register and pick the plan that fits your crew. You get 14 days of full access to every feature on that tier, so you can run real calls and quotes before you decide.
Export your customers from FieldEdge as a CSV: names, addresses, phone numbers, and emails. If you cannot find the export option on your plan, ask your FieldEdge rep for the file.
Upload the CSV to QuoteIQ’s AI Smart Import. The AI reads your column headers and maps every customer field automatically. A $299 Done-For-You migration is also available if you would rather hand it off.
Add heater diagnostics and service calls, igniter replacement, pressure switch replacement, thermostat and temperature sensor replacement, gas valve replacement, heat exchanger replacement, heat pump compressor repair, seasonal startup and tune-up, and winterization, each with your own flat rate.
Set up Virtual Call Team to answer heater-down calls, turn on InstaQuote and InstaSchedule so customers can quote and book themselves, then send your first estimate from a photo with AI Estimator. Add Email & Text Automation for seasonal tune-up reminders.
Reviews from G2 and Capterra about the add-on costs, disconnected integrations, and support that push contractors to look elsewhere. FieldEdge holds 4.0/5 across 87 reviews on G2, and users praise its dispatch board and QuickBooks sync.
“Everything is an additional charge.”
Shannon A. · Office Manager · G2 Review Pain point: Add-on costs“Lack of capabilities within one single dashboard, integrations are poorly connected and come at higher costs than competitors with little in house benefits”
Dusti C. · Admin · G2 Review (2/5) Pain point: Integrations and cost“We got almost no support from field edge while using their software.”
Leon W. · Service Manager · Capterra Review Pain point: Support4.7 stars · 4,100+ reviews on the App Store, Google Play, and Google.
“They responded promptly to my concern, got on the phone with me immediately and made magic happen.”
— Verified Reviewer · App Store · Verified Review
“This app has made my business so much more enjoyable not having to go to 8 different places to deal with one customer, I am able to go to one app for it all!!!”
— Jake kunk · App Store · Verified Review
“QuoteIQ saved me hours weekly and increased my close rate dramatically.”
— Mcinnis Grubb · App Store · Verified Review
QuoteIQ was co-founded by Mike Vidan II and Justin Rogers, both of whom ran service businesses before building software to solve the problems they faced firsthand.
Mike grew and sold a pressure washing business before co-founding QuoteIQ, so he knows what happens when a customer calls, nobody picks up, and they dial the next company. That front-door problem — answering, quoting, and booking fast — is exactly where a pool heater repair crew wins or loses the job. He 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 forced contractors to 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. There are two reasons, and both are legitimate.
You value a long track record and a large user base. FieldEdge has been in field service software since 1980 and reports 40,000+ users. If you want the most proven dispatch board in the category and an easy pool of experienced admins to hire from, that history is worth something.
You depend on QuickBooks Desktop or deep service-agreement workflows. FieldEdge syncs with QuickBooks Desktop and Online and has native agreements with renewal, billing, and scheduling. If your accountant will not move to QuickBooks Online, or you already run a large book of renewing agreements inside FieldEdge, switching has a real cost.
The honest bottom line: If you need QuickBooks Desktop, or your business already runs on FieldEdge agreements, stay. For a pool heater repair crew that wants to answer every call, quote from a photo, let customers book themselves, and collect reviews automatically, QuoteIQ Elite delivers that on one plan at $299/month, with no partner stack and no onboarding fee.
Yes, for crews that want the front office included. QuoteIQ Elite ($299/month, up to 10 users) includes AI call answering (Virtual Call Team), photo-based estimates (AI Estimator), customer self-quoting (InstaQuote), customer self-scheduling (InstaSchedule), automated review requests, live GPS, route optimization, and inventory management. On FieldEdge, AI call answering and review requests come from partners, and we could not find photo estimating or customer self-quoting in its published features. FieldEdge still wins on service agreements and QuickBooks Desktop.
FieldEdge does not publish prices. Its three plans (Select, Premier, Elite) are sales-quoted. A third-party estimate is about $100 per office user and $125 per field tech per month, which is roughly $600/month for one office user and four techs, plus $500–$2,000+ one-time for a mandatory onboarding of about five weeks. Add Goodcall ($79–$249/mo) and Birdeye ($299–$449/mo) and the priced total is $978–$1,298+/month. These figures are third-party and user-reported, so your quote may differ.
No. FieldEdge states on its pricing page that it does not offer a free trial because it finds new members do best when its team walks them through onboarding. QuoteIQ offers 14 days of full plan access at admin-quoteiq.web.app/register.
FieldEdge integrates with Goodcall, which costs $79/month (Starter), $129/month (Growth), or $249/month (Scale), capped by the number of unique callers, with $0.50 for each extra unique caller. QuoteIQ’s Virtual Call Team is available on every plan and is metered in IQ Credits rather than unlimited, so heavy call volume uses more credits.
FieldEdge works with Birdeye, Podium, Broadly, and ReviewBuzz. Birdeye is the one we could price: $299/month (Starter), $349/month (Growth), or $449/month (Dominate) per location, billed annually up front and quote-based. QuoteIQ’s Review Multiplier sends automated review requests after payment on Elite and above, with no separate subscription.
Route optimization is native according to FieldEdge’s own site. Live GPS comes from partners: FleetSharp, which requires hardware, or ArgoTrak. We found no published price for either. QuoteIQ Elite includes route optimization and real-time crew GPS with no hardware to buy.
Yes. FieldEdge Elite includes warehouse inventory management. On the Select and Premier tiers it is reported as an add-on of about $39/month. QuoteIQ Elite also includes inventory management for tracking truck stock such as igniters, pressure switches, thermostats, and heat exchangers.
Yes. Two-way texting is part of FieldEdge’s MarketingEdge, which is included on Elite and an add-on on lower tiers. QuoteIQ’s ClientHub provides in-app calling and texting on Pro and above, so it is included on Elite too.
Partly. FieldEdge’s Consumer Management Portal lets customers view and pay invoices, request service, take action on quotes you send, and book appointments, and online appointment requests are native. Live booking runs through its partner Schedule Engine, which has no published price. We did not find a way for customers to build and price their own quote. QuoteIQ’s InstaQuote and InstaSchedule do both, 24/7, on Elite and above.
QuoteIQ has five plans on monthly billing: Essentials $29.99, Beginner $74.99, Pro $149.99, Elite $299, and Max $699. Elite ($299/month, up to 10 users) is the plan that includes InstaQuote, InstaSchedule, route optimization, live GPS, inventory, and automated review requests. Every plan includes AI features such as AI Estimator and Virtual Call Team, metered in IQ Credits.
Export your customers from FieldEdge as a CSV, then upload it to QuoteIQ’s AI Smart Import. The AI maps name, address, phone, and email fields automatically. Then build your heater price book and turn on Virtual Call Team, InstaQuote, and InstaSchedule. A $299 Done-For-You migration is available if you want help.
Yes, two. If your accountant requires QuickBooks Desktop, FieldEdge supports it and QuoteIQ currently syncs with QuickBooks Online only. And if you already run a large book of renewing service agreements inside FieldEdge, its native agreement renewal, billing, and scheduling is deeper than what QuoteIQ offers today. For everyone else comparing features and total monthly cost, QuoteIQ Elite is the lower-cost, single-login option.
AI call answering, photo-based estimates, customer self-quoting and self-scheduling, live GPS, route optimization, parts inventory, and automatic review requests — all in one platform, starting at $29.99/month.
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