Beyond residential service. For contractors running real projects.
Housecall Pro is great for one-van residential work. Ascora handles multi-stage projects, retentions, progress claims, equipment and crews — what real contractors need.
The bottom line Last reviewed June 2026
Ascora is built for contractors who have outgrown one-van residential service - adding multi-stage projects, progress claims and retentions, equipment and crews, and supplier-bill automation from $45 per user per month, where Housecall Pro focuses on simpler residential jobs.
- Multi-stage projects, sections & retentions
- Equipment, assets & inventory tracking
- Supplier bill auto-import & AI Bill Scanner
- Quote & invoice reminder automations
- Two-way Xero, QuickBooks & MYOB - not QuickBooks-only
- From $45/user/month vs Housecall Pro from $79
Built for trade businesses that want to grow.
Manage Complex Projects
Go beyond scheduling with Gantt charts, project phases, and progress claims — giving you enterprise-level control.
Next-Level Automation
From AI Bill Scanner to supplier invoice imports and timesheets, Ascora removes the manual admin other tools can't.
Equipment & Inventory
Maintain assets with service schedules, reminders, and live inventory tracking — built in, not bolted on.
Growth & Results Focused
Job costing, profitability and advanced reports give you the financial depth missing in basic job software.
Ascora vs Housecall Pro, feature by feature.
Two Ascora plans alongside Housecall Pro, comparing the things that actually matter to a growing trade business.
| Feature | Ascora Essentials | Ascora Elite | Housecall Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price per full user per month | from $45 | from $59 | from $79 |
| Free trial | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Paid assisted onboarding | Optional | Optional | Extra cost |
| Native iOS and Android app | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dispatch scheduling & route optimisation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Quote & invoice reminder automations | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Auto-email import for supplier bills | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Large project management with sections | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Progressive invoices, variations & retentions | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Equipment maintenance | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Inventory tracking | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Integrates with QuickBooks, Xero & MYOB | ✓ | ✓ | QuickBooks only |
Six reasons trade businesses choose Ascora.
Real project management
Sections, phases, progress claims and retentions — the things you need the moment a job stops being a single visit.
Equipment & assets, not just service calls
Service schedules, maintenance reminders and inventory tracking — built for contractors who own real plant and stock.
Variations & progressive invoicing
Bill the way commercial work actually flows — claim by stage, raise variations and track retentions without a spreadsheet on the side.
Supplier bill automation
Auto-import bills from your supplier inbox and let the AI Bill Scanner do the data entry — instead of a clerk re-typing dockets.
Accounting that fits your country
Native two-way integrations with QuickBooks, Xero and MYOB — not US-only QuickBooks like residential-focused tools.
Built to grow with you
Crews, multi-site jobs, project costing and reporting — Ascora scales from 5 vans to 50 without making you replatform.
We finally have visibility to critical information in just a few clicks, compared to the hours we spent creating manual reports. We were actively using the software faster than anticipated.
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