mHelpDesk won’t show you the price until you sit through a sales call. QuoteIQ publishes every plan, every price, every feature — right on the website. Here’s what else they’re not telling you.
mHelpDesk (founded 2007, Fairfax, VA) is a legitimate field service platform with real strengths: multi-location inventory with barcode scanning, custom forms, offline mode, and QuickBooks Desktop + Online sync. For HVAC and appliance repair companies that need equipment-level tracking, it has genuine depth.
But here’s the problem: mHelpDesk charges per user, doesn’t publish pricing, and the most commonly cited figure is $169 per user per month. A 5-person team could pay $845/mo for a platform with zero AI, no two-way communication, no route optimization, no satellite measurement, and a mobile app that reviewers describe as looking like it was “made for iPhone 4.” QuoteIQ starts at $29.99/mo with 6 AI tools, a built-in phone system, and unlimited users on Max at $399.99/mo.
mHelpDesk hides pricing behind a form and charges per user. QuoteIQ publishes everything publicly with flat-rate plans and no per-user fees.
QuoteIQ
Flat-rate · No per-user fees · All plans public
mHelpDesk
Per-user · Hidden pricing · Sales call required
mHelpDesk’s per-user pricing means costs multiply with every hire. QuoteIQ stays flat. Here’s the math.
Solo Operator
4-Person Crew
7-Person Team
15-Person Operation
mHelpDesk costs based on commonly cited $169/user/mo. Actual pricing may vary — mHelpDesk requires a sales call to get a quote. Even using lower third-party estimates of $75–95/user, QuoteIQ is still 50–60% cheaper at comparable team sizes.
Side-by-side across every category that matters for field service businesses.
| Feature | QuoteIQ | mHelpDesk |
|---|---|---|
| QUOTING & ESTIMATES | ||
| Standard Estimates | ✓ All Plans | ✓ Native |
| Options Estimates (Good/Better/Best) | ✓ All Plans | ✗ |
| Package Estimates | ✓ All Plans | ✗ |
| AI Estimate Generator | ✓ All Plans (IQ Credits) | ✗ |
| Before/After AI Image Gen | ✓ All Plans (IQ Credits) | ✗ |
| E-Signatures | ✓ Beginner and above | ⚠ Mobile Only |
| INVOICING & PAYMENTS | ||
| Invoicing | ✓ All Plans | ✓ Native |
| Recurring Billing | ✓ All Plans | ✓ Native |
| Online Payments (CC + ACH) | ✓ All Plans | ✓ 2.89% + $0.30 |
| Apple Pay / Google Pay | ✓ All Plans | ✗ |
| Mass Invoicing | ✓ Beginner and above | ✗ |
| SCHEDULING & DISPATCH | ||
| Calendar / Job Scheduling | ✓ All Plans | ✓ Native |
| Drag-and-Drop Rescheduling | ✓ All Plans | ✓ Native |
| Google Calendar Sync | ✓ All Plans | ✓ 2-Way |
| Dispatching | ✓ Elite and above | ✓ Native |
| Route Optimization | ✓ Elite and above | ✗ Directions Only |
| AI FEATURES | ||
| AI Autopilot (NL CRM Control) | ✓ All Plans (IQ Credits) | ✗ |
| AI Estimator (Photo-Based) | ✓ All Plans (IQ Credits) | ✗ |
| AI Virtual Call Team (24/7) | ✓ All Plans (IQ Credits) | ✗ |
| Conversational AI Agents | ✓ All Plans (IQ Credits) | ✗ |
| AI Text Generator | ✓ All Plans (IQ Credits) | ✗ |
| Before/After AI Image Gen | ✓ All Plans (IQ Credits) | ✗ |
| COMMUNICATION | ||
| Business Phone Number (In-App) | ✓ Pro and above | ✗ |
| Two-Way SMS Texting | ✓ Pro and above | ✗ One-Way Only |
| Two-Way Calling | ✓ Pro and above | ✗ |
| Email & Text Automation | ✓ Pro and above | ✓ Automated Notifications |
| Mass SMS/Email Campaigns | ✓ Elite and above | ✗ |
| PROPERTY & DOCUMENTATION | ||
| MapMeasure Pro (Satellite) | ✓ Beginner and above | ✗ |
| QuoteIQ Cam (Photo Docs) | ✓ Beginner and above | ✗ |
| Before & After Photo Editor | ✓ Beginner and above | ✗ |
| Custom Forms / Inspections | ✓ Beginner and above | ✓ Strong Builder |
| OPERATIONS | ||
| Job Costing (Real-Time P&L) | ✓ Pro and above | ⚠ Basic Tracking |
| QuickBooks Integration | ✓ Pro and above (Online) | ✓ Desktop + Online |
| Inventory Management | ✓ Elite and above | ✓ Multi-Location + Barcodes |
| GPS Tracking | ✓ Elite and above | ✓ Smartphone-Based |
| Offline Mode | ✗ | ✓ Full Offline + Sync |
| MARKETING & GROWTH | ||
| Review Multiplier | ✓ Beginner and above | ✗ |
| Pipelines & Deals | ✓ Elite and above | ✗ Lead Stages Only |
| Customer Self-Quoting (InstaQuote) | ✓ Elite and above | ✗ |
| Customer Self-Scheduling | ✓ Elite and above | ✓ Online Booking Widget |
| Contractor Website Builder | ✓ Add-On / Max | ✗ |
| PLATFORM | ||
| Mobile App (iOS + Android) | ✓ 4.7/5 (4,103 reviews) | ⚠ Dated UI, Bug Reports |
| Customer Portal | ✓ All Plans | ✓ Native |
| Customer Equipment Tracking | ✗ | ✓ With Barcodes |
| Transparent Pricing Page | ✓ Public | ✗ Hidden |
20 features mHelpDesk doesn’t offer at any price.
AI Autopilot
Natural language CRM control with 35 tools
AI Estimator
Photo-based instant job estimation
Virtual Call Team
24/7 AI call answering
AI Outbound Agents
AI-powered outbound calling
Before/After AI
AI-generated visualizations
Business Phone
Native in-app phone system
Two-Way SMS
Real customer text conversations
Route Optimization
Smart multi-stop routing
MapMeasure Pro
Satellite property measurement
InstaQuote
Customer self-quoting portal
Review Multiplier
Automated review requests
Pipelines & Deals
Sales pipeline with weighted forecasting
Mass Campaigns
SMS & email marketing blasts
Options Estimates
Good/Better/Best tiered pricing
Package Estimates
Bundled service packages
Before & After Editor
Photo editing tools for jobs
Route Density Zones
Geographic clustering
Google Reserve
Direct Google booking
Website Builder
AI-powered contractor website creation
AI Text Generator
Auto-generate professional content
We don’t pretend QuoteIQ is better at everything. Here’s where mHelpDesk has genuine advantages.
Multi-location inventory with barcodes — Track parts across trucks, warehouses, and locations with reorder points, auto-deduction, and barcode scanning. More advanced inventory than QuoteIQ’s current offering.
Custom forms builder — Create unlimited custom forms with field groups, fill them out on web or mobile, and sync to the office. Flexible tool for inspections and data capture.
QuickBooks Desktop AND Online — 2-way sync with both QB Desktop and QB Online. Many competitors (including QuoteIQ) only support Online.
Full offline mode — Works without internet and auto-syncs when reconnected. Critical for techs in basements, rural areas, and dead zones.
Customer equipment tracking — Track customer equipment with service history, barcodes, and printable labels. Valuable for HVAC and appliance repair.
Customer portal — Customers can view service history, request help, and manage billing online through a self-service portal.
Multiple payment processors — Choose between Square, Stripe, Authorize.NET, or PayPal. Gives businesses flexibility.
Text message dispatching (no smartphone) — Dispatch jobs to techs who don’t have smartphones via plain text messages. Good for bare-bones field operations.
19-year track record — Founded 2007 by former Lockheed Martin engineers. 12,000+ customers. Established in the field service space.
HomeAdvisor lead marketplace — Built-in integration to purchase and sync leads directly from HomeAdvisor. QuoteIQ doesn’t have a lead marketplace.
Five steps. Under 30 minutes to get running.
Start Free Trial
Pick any plan. 14 days free on every plan including Essentials and Max.
Export Your Data
Export your customer list, job history, and contacts from mHelpDesk as CSV files.
Import to QuoteIQ
Use mass contact import to bring your customers into QuoteIQ. Set up your services and pricing.
Send Your First Estimate
Use MapMeasure Pro to measure a property from satellite and send a professional estimate in seconds.
Cancel mHelpDesk
Once you’re comfortable, cancel your mHelpDesk subscription. Save 78–84% immediately.
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QuoteIQ was designed by people who’ve actually run service businesses — not software engineers guessing at workflows.
Mike Vidan II
Co-Founder & CEO, QuoteIQ
580,000+ YouTube Subscribers
Former pressure washing and Christmas lighting business owner who built QuoteIQ to solve the exact problems contractors face daily — quoting, scheduling, payments, and customer management from one platform.
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Co-Founder, QuoteIQ
743,000+ YouTube Subscribers
Runs Forever Self Employed, one of the largest home service business channels on YouTube. Brings real-world scaling expertise from building multiple service companies from zero to six figures.
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QuoteIQ serves 50+ industries with 6 AI features, a built-in phone system, and flat-rate pricing from $29.99/mo.
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Estimates
Create and send professional estimates.
Invoicing
Send, track and collect invoices.
QuoteIQ Cam
Capture and document every job with ease.
Scheduling
Schedule jobs to your calendar in seconds.
Inspection Forms
Create and complete inspection reports.
MapMeasure Pro
Measure and price properties instantly.
Business Analytics
Real-time insight into your performance.
EmployeeHub
Assign, schedule & pay employees.
Virtual Call Team
Never miss a call with 24/7 AJ, assistant.
ClientHub
Send and keep messages inside QuoteIQ.
InstaQuote
Allow customers to create estimates themselves.
InstaSchedule
Let clients schedule appointments themselves.
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