FieldEdge doesn’t publish a price — you sit through a demo call to get a quote. Independent reporting puts it at roughly $100 per office seat and $125 per field-tech seat monthly, plus a $500–$2,000+ setup fee, with no free trial and no AI photo-based estimating or AI call answering found anywhere in the sources we checked. QuoteIQ Elite is $299/month, published upfront, with both AI tools included and a 14-day free trial.
A furnace repair and HVAC service business runs on calls that can’t sit in a queue — a no-heat emergency in January, an igniter that failed overnight, a heat exchanger that needs an inspection before winter. Between diagnosing a bad gas valve, replacing a blower motor, swapping a control board, and scheduling the seasonal safety tune-up that keeps a maintenance contract renewing, the software underneath the business has to move as fast as the calls do.
FieldEdge doesn’t make that easy to evaluate. As of September 2026, fieldedge.com lists three tiers — Select, Premier, and Elite — with no dollar amount attached to any of them. The FAQ points every visitor to a demo call or a phone number. Independent aggregators that track real customer invoices consistently report a per-seat model, roughly $100/month per office user and $125/month per field technician, on top of a $500–$2,000+ setup fee — but FieldEdge itself confirms none of it publicly.
This guide doesn’t argue FieldEdge is bad software — it has been building service software for the trades since 1980, longer than anyone else in this comparison. What it shows is what independently gathered, third-party pricing data says a small furnace repair crew would actually pay on FieldEdge, next to what QuoteIQ Elite costs on a single published rate.
FieldEdge does not publish pricing on its own site, so every number below is independently reported by third-party sources — not confirmed by FieldEdge. Treat this as a starting estimate, not a quote, and re-verify against FieldEdge’s own sales call before publishing.
Sources: Software Finder, Capterra, Contractor ToolStack, ITQlick, ServiceAgent.ai, Run a Call, and HVAC Software Hub, compiled September 2026. All figures are third-party estimates — FieldEdge requires a sales call for an actual quote.
+ $500–$2,000+ one-time setup (reported)
What we could not find FieldEdge offering at any price: AI photo-based estimating and 24/7 AI call answering. Neither turned up in FieldEdge’s own marketing, its Capterra or G2 listings, or the independent comparison sites we reviewed — and one detailed 2026 review noted FieldEdge has no AI dispatcher at all, while several of its direct competitors shipped one in the past year.
Independently reported figures put a 5-person furnace repair crew at roughly $600/month on FieldEdge, before a $500–$2,000+ setup fee — and that number isn’t confirmed until a sales call, since FieldEdge doesn’t quote publicly. QuoteIQ Elite is $299/month, published, with AI estimating and AI call answering included and no setup fee required.
FieldEdge’s column reflects independently reported figures, not a published rate card — it does not confirm pricing until a sales call.
| Feature | FieldEdge (reported ~$100–$125/seat/mo) | QuoteIQ Elite ($299/mo) |
|---|---|---|
| Published Monthly Pricing | ✗ Quote-only — no rate card published as of Sept 2026 | ✓ $299/mo published, all 5 plan tiers listed openly |
| Free Trial | ✗ Not offered, per multiple independent review sites | ✓ 14 days, full feature access, no card details needed to explore |
| Flat-Rate Style Price Book | ✓ Coolfront pricebook — 30,000+ pre-built repairs, native | ✓ Custom Price Book you configure yourself — Pro and above |
| QuickBooks Sync | ✓ Online, Desktop, and Enterprise | ✓ QuickBooks Online — Pro and above |
| AI Photo-Based Estimating | ✗ Not found in FieldEdge’s published features or the sources reviewed | ✓ AI Estimator — all plans, via IQ Credits |
| 24/7 AI Call Answering | ✗ Not found in FieldEdge’s published features or the sources reviewed | ✓ Virtual Call Team — Pro and above |
| Job-Level Profit Tracking | ⚠ Standard reporting; G2 reviewers (Jan 2026) cite limited dashboard capabilities | ✓ Job Costing — automatic from time and expense logs, Elite and above |
| Setup / Onboarding Cost | ⚠ $500–$2,000+ reported, plus migration and training fees | ✓ No required fee — optional $299–$999.99 Done-For-You service |
| 5-Person Crew, Monthly | ~$600/mo reported, before setup fee | Elite — $299/mo, up to 10 users, everything above included |
| ⚠ = feature exists but comes with a real limitation reviewers noted, or falls short of full parity. FieldEdge does not publish pricing — figures above are third-party estimates compiled September 2026 and should be re-verified against a live FieldEdge quote. FieldEdge’s clearest confirmed edge: QuickBooks Desktop and Enterprise sync, which QuoteIQ does not currently offer. | ||
Two capabilities didn’t turn up anywhere in FieldEdge’s own materials or the independent sources we checked: AI photo-based estimating and 24/7 AI call answering. On pricing transparency and free trial access, QuoteIQ also has the clearer answer. FieldEdge’s real edge is QuickBooks Desktop/Enterprise sync and a deeper native flat-rate pricebook — both genuine, both worth weighing against a monthly rate you can only get by calling sales.
Being transparent: here is the complete, honest case for FieldEdge. Two points, and both hold up.
FieldEdge has been building service software for the trades since 1980 — longer than any other platform in this comparison. That tenure shows up in two real product advantages: a native flat-rate pricebook with tens of thousands of pre-built repairs (no separate subscription required), and QuickBooks integration that covers Online, Desktop, and Enterprise — broader than QuoteIQ’s current Online-only sync.
Its review base runs deep, and one workflow gets singled out consistently. FieldEdge carries 300+ verified Capterra reviews going back years, and HVAC users specifically call out its service-agreement and membership-renewal automation as a standout for recurring maintenance contracts. That’s real usage history — but it also reflects four decades in the market more than it reflects 2026 feature parity on AI tools or pricing transparency.
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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.
FieldEdge’s admin panel lets you export customer records, job history, and equipment logs as CSV files. Budget a couple of hours for cleanup, since the export uses FieldEdge’s own field names.
Upload your CSV to QuoteIQ’s AI Smart Import. The AI reads your column headers and maps every customer field automatically — no manual matching. A $299 Done-For-You migration is also available.
Add igniter replacement, heat exchanger inspection and repair, blower motor replacement, gas valve diagnostics, thermostat and control board swaps, flue and venting inspections, and seasonal safety tune-ups — with your own flat-rate or per-job pricing.
Photograph the nameplate or the issue, let AI Estimator draft the line items from your price book, and send the quote before you’ve left the driveway.
Independently sourced from Capterra and Trustpilot — not from QuoteIQ’s internal review library, since FieldEdge isn’t part of that dataset.
Note: these quotes were gathered directly from public Capterra and Trustpilot listings in September 2026, one quote per individual review, and are not part of QuoteIQ’s internal, pre-vetted review library.
“The pricing has increased by almost 25% this year alone.”
David R. · Service Manager · Construction · Verified Capterra Review Pain point: Pricing transparency“…the next two days trying to get the FieldEdge tech on the phone.”
Christina O. · Verified Capterra Review Pain point: Support response time“…we would strongly recommend others be very cautious before signing up…”
Verified Trustpilot Reviewer · Field Service Business Pain point: Vendor evaluation risk4.7 stars across 4,100+ verified reviews on the App Store and Google Play.
“The QuoteIQ support is responsive and helps quickly resolve any CRM questions I have.”
— reichert annita · App Store · Verified Review
“This app is intuitive, stable, and perfect for small business owners managing multiple service appointments.”
— Bancroft Bryson · App Store · Verified Review
“It’s perfect for any home service industry, keeping everything organized and professional.”
— Seitz Nick · 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’s own background is 20+ years in pressure washing, not HVAC — but the bottlenecks he solved are the same ones a furnace repair dispatcher fights every winter: slow quoting, disorganized crew scheduling, and no easy way to see which job actually made money. He shares contractor growth strategies with a large YouTube audience under the Mike-Vidan channel.
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, honest case for staying.
QuickBooks Desktop or Enterprise is a hard requirement. FieldEdge syncs with QuickBooks Online, Desktop, and Enterprise. QuoteIQ currently syncs with QuickBooks Online only. If your accountant won’t leave Desktop or Enterprise, that’s a real, legitimate reason to stay on FieldEdge — not a marketing point, a genuine product gap.
Your business leans heavily on service agreements and membership renewals. FieldEdge’s decades-old MarketingEdge workflow for recurring HVAC maintenance contracts is specifically praised by long-time users. If that’s the core of your revenue and you’re not ready to rebuild it elsewhere, that tenure is worth something — even though it reflects 45 years in the market more than 2026 feature parity on AI tools.
The honest bottom line: the only reasons to stay on FieldEdge are QuickBooks Desktop/Enterprise sync and its native flat-rate pricebook and service-agreement tooling. Both are genuine product wins for FieldEdge, not manufactured ones. For every other comparison — published pricing, a free trial, AI estimating, and AI call answering — QuoteIQ Elite has the clearer answer at a published $299/month.
On pricing transparency and AI tooling, yes. QuoteIQ Elite is $299/month, published upfront, with AI photo-based estimating and 24/7 AI call answering included — neither of which turned up in FieldEdge’s published features or the independent reviews we checked. FieldEdge’s real strengths are QuickBooks Desktop/Enterprise sync and a deeper native flat-rate pricebook, both genuine advantages worth weighing against a rate you can only get by calling sales.
FieldEdge does not publish pricing. As of September 2026, fieldedge.com lists three tiers — Select, Premier, and Elite — with no dollar figures, and directs every visitor to a sales call. Independent aggregators (Software Finder, Capterra-sourced roundups, Contractor ToolStack, ITQlick, ServiceAgent.ai, Run a Call, HVAC Software Hub) consistently report roughly $100/month per office seat and $125/month per field-tech seat, plus a $500–$2,000+ setup fee. For a 5-person crew, that’s a reported ~$600/month before setup — but none of it is confirmed until you get a quote.
Multiple independent review sites report that FieldEdge does not offer a free trial. QuoteIQ offers 14 days of full-feature access on every plan.
Not that we could find. It didn’t appear in FieldEdge’s own site, its Capterra or G2 listings, or the independent comparison articles we reviewed, and one detailed 2026 review specifically noted FieldEdge has no AI dispatcher while several direct competitors shipped one in the past year. QuoteIQ’s AI Estimator reads a job photo and drafts a market-accurate estimate on every plan.
We found no evidence of an AI phone-answering feature in FieldEdge’s materials. Independent Capterra and Trustpilot reviews instead cite slow support callbacks and inconsistent phone response as a recurring complaint. QuoteIQ’s Virtual Call Team answers every call 24/7, qualifies the lead, and books the job automatically.
Independently reported figures put FieldEdge’s setup and data migration at $500–$2,000+, with some sources noting additional training and integration fees on top. QuoteIQ requires no setup fee to get started; an optional Done-For-You onboarding service is available at $299–$999.99.
Yes — this is a genuine FieldEdge strength. Its Coolfront-derived pricebook ships with tens of thousands of pre-built repairs and parts, native to the platform at no extra subscription. QuoteIQ’s Custom Price Book lets you build your own flat-rate or per-job pricing for the same repairs, available on Pro plans and above.
Yes, and this is FieldEdge’s clearest confirmed advantage: it syncs with QuickBooks Online, Desktop, and Enterprise. QuoteIQ currently supports QuickBooks Online only. If Desktop or Enterprise sync is a hard requirement, that’s a legitimate reason FieldEdge fits better today.
FieldEdge’s admin panel exports customer records, job history, and equipment logs as CSV files. Upload that CSV to QuoteIQ’s AI Smart Import, and the AI maps the fields automatically — budget some time for cleanup first, since FieldEdge’s exports use its own internal field names. A $299 Done-For-You migration service is also available.
FieldEdge sells through a demo-and-quote sales model rather than publishing a rate card, which is common among older, enterprise-leaning field service platforms. The tradeoff is that a shopper can’t compare real numbers without booking a call first. QuoteIQ publishes all five plan prices on its pricing page.
Two genuine scenarios: your accountant requires QuickBooks Desktop or Enterprise sync, or your business depends heavily on FieldEdge’s long-standing service-agreement and membership-renewal workflow and you’re not ready to rebuild it elsewhere. Outside of those two cases, QuoteIQ Elite has the clearer answer on pricing transparency, free trial access, and AI tooling.
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