Crew Software Guide covers field service management, CRM, invoicing and phone-answering software for trade businesses. Every guide is written to help you make one decision well, and every product fact in it — a price, a size, a plan, a warranty — comes from a source we can point to.

What we compare

• What each plan really costs per month for a one-, three- and five-tech shop, including add-ons and usage fees
• Scheduling, dispatch, quoting, invoicing and payments — what each plan includes
• Which trades the product is built for, and where it falls short
• Mobile app, office features, integrations (QuickBooks and others) and reporting
• Contracts, free trials, onboarding and support hours
• What verified customers say on independent review platforms, with the rating and number of reviews

Where our information comes from

• Vendors' pricing pages, plan comparisons and help-center documentation, checked and dated in each guide
• Verified review platforms (such as G2 and Capterra), quoted with the rating and review count
• Government sources for business and compliance topics (the SBA, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the FCC)

What we never do

• Claim to have tested a product we have not used.
• Publish made-up reviews, quotes, ratings or test results.
• Rank a product higher because it pays us more.
• Hide a product's downsides.

Prices change

Each guide gives the month a price or plan was checked. Sellers change prices and run sales often, so confirm the current price on the seller's own site before you buy.

How we make money

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Corrections

If something in a guide is wrong or out of date, tell us and we will check it and fix it.