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Mastiff vs Housecall Pro
Housecall Pro is polished home-services software — booking, dispatch, invoicing, and payments for plumbers, cleaners, and handymen doing visit-priced work. Its headline “from $59/mo” is the annual-billing rate; month-to-month Basic is $79. Payments carry real fees: cards from 2.59% and a 1% fee on bank transfers — the payment method big clearing invoices actually use. And its quoting has no concept of an acre.
Mastiff wins in 8 of 14 categories
The gaps
What Housecall Pro is missing for land clearing companies
Visit-based home-services model — no acre quoting, no density classes, no machine-day economics.
The advertised “from $59/mo” is the annual-billing rate; paying monthly, Basic is $79/mo.
Bank (ACH) payments carry a 1% fee — real money on the large invoices clearing work produces.
The AI receptionist (CSR AI) is a separate add-on with no published price.
No consumer directory of its own — it integrates with the marketplaces that charge you per lead.
The fee math
What the payment fees cost you, in dollars
Housecall Pro
1% on bank (ACH) payments · cards from 2.59%
Big clearing invoices get paid by bank transfer — collect $500,000 a year by ACH and the 1% fee is $5,000, on top of the subscription.
Mastiff
$0 platform fee
Mastiff adds nothing on top of card or bank processing. What the processor charges is all you pay — on $500,000 collected, the platform's cut is $0.
Side by side
Feature-by-feature comparison
| Feature | Mastiff | Housecall Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Built for the land clearing trade | Home services | |
| Acre × density × intensity quoting | ||
| Satellite takeoff with auto-acreage | Not published | |
| Vegetation density classes (Light / Medium / Heavy / Extreme) | ||
| Consumer directory bringing you leads | ||
| Showcase Studio (before/after content engine) | Not published | |
| Mastiff Mail (smart business email) | ||
| Free forever tier | Free $0 — directory leads, 1 job, 1 quote | Trial only |
| Payment platform fee | None on top of processing | 1% bank payments · cards from 2.59% |
| Certified operator network + escrow payments | ||
| AI pricing import from supplier PDFs | ||
| Printable job packets + no-login operator view | ||
| Per-stage time tracking & profitability | ||
| Starting price | Solo $99/mo · Crew $199/mo | $79/mo monthly ($59/mo billed annually) |
Housecall Pro pricing verified 2026-08-15 against Housecall Pro pricing.
Frequently asked questions
Is Mastiff better than Housecall Pro for land clearing companies?
Mastiff is built specifically for forestry mulching and land clearing companies, while Housecall Pro is a niche tool built for a different trade. Mastiff wins in 8 of 14 categories we compared, including trade-specific CRM fields, equipment tracking, before/after showcases, and customer job tracking.
How much does Housecall Pro cost compared to Mastiff?
Housecall Pro starts at Basic $79/mo · Essentials $189/mo · Max $329/mo (less on annual billing). Mastiff Solo is $99/month for 2 seats and one location, one shared Mastiff Mail box, 25 GB storage, and 60 AI credits/month. Mastiff Crew is $199/month with unlimited seats, up to 3 mailboxes, 200 GB storage, and 500 AI credits/month. Mastiff Outfit is $299/month with the white-label lead generator. All plans include core job tracking, CRM, quoting, invoicing, equipment, and the customer job tracker.
Can I migrate from Housecall Pro to Mastiff?
Yes. Mastiff's import hub brings customers, their properties, and jobs in from Housecall Pro exports or any CSV — a mapper matches your columns automatically, AI handles unfamiliar headers, and re-running an import never duplicates a record. Most operators are fully set up within a day.
Does Housecall Pro work for land clearing companies?
Housecall Pro can be used by land clearing companies, but it wasn't designed for them. Visit-based home-services model — no acre quoting, no density classes, no machine-day economics. The advertised “from $59/mo” is the annual-billing rate; paying monthly, Basic is $79/mo.
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