Comparison
Traffic OS vs Housecall Pro
Traffic OS vs Housecall Pro for traffic control and barricade operators: published prices as of November 2026, crew seats, tickets and moving over.
Choose Housecall Pro when…
You're a residential HVAC, plumbing or appliance-repair business doing one technician per job and want consumer booking and payment tools.
Choose Traffic OS when…
You run crews of 5 to 50 on multi-day traffic control jobs, keep inventory in more than one yard and need the daily ticket signed on site.
At a glance
| Traffic OS | Housecall Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Traffic control, barricade rental and lane-closure companies | Field service management for residential service businesses |
| Published monthly price | $499, $949 or $1,499 a month, every feature on every plan | Basic: $79 a month, 1 user included; Essentials: $189 a month, 5 users included; Max: $329 a month, 8 users included |
| Who is included | 2, 5 or 10 admins and 8, 20 or 50 drivers; extra drivers $20 a month, extra admins $40 | On Max, each additional user is $35 a month. Prices shown are billed monthly; annual billing is lower. |
| Getting started | One-time launch fee of $1,000, $1,750 or $2,500: we rebuild your ticket and move your records. Live in 14 days or the fee back | Housecall Pro exports customers, jobs and invoices to spreadsheets. |
| Traffic-control checks | ||
| Does the daily ticket carry lane-closure, flagger, TMA and queue-truck rows with your rates, and lane events with route and mile markers? | Yes | Ask Housecall Pro |
| Is the customer signature stored with the signer's name, the time and a GPS position, and frozen as a PDF? | Yes | Ask Housecall Pro |
| Can stock be tracked per yard, moved between yards and counted one yard at a time? | Yes | Ask Housecall Pro |
| How does the price change as the crew grows, and what is charged on day one? | Yes | Ask Housecall Pro |
Housecall Pro details from Housecall Pro's pricing page and website on 2026-11-10. Housecall Pro is built for a different kind of business than traffic control, so ask it the traffic-control checks directly. Check their site for current prices before deciding.
The ticket you bill from
A daily ticket in Traffic OS with lane-closure, flagging, TMA and queue-truck rows, and the customer signing a ticket on the crew lead's phone.
Screens from the Traffic OS app with made-up sample data.
Where Housecall Pro is genuinely strong
We won't pretend Housecall Pro doesn't have real strengths. Naming them up-front is what makes this page worth reading.
- ✓A strong consumer-side experience: booking, online payments, card swipe
- ✓Financing offers through partners
- ✓A well-rated mobile app among residential technicians
- ✓Built-in marketing: postcards, email and review collection
How to migrate from Housecall Pro to Traffic OS
Housecall Pro exports customers, jobs and invoices to spreadsheets. The Traffic OS launch team moves up to 500 customer and vendor records from a spreadsheet export as part of the 14-Day Launch, rebuilds your daily ticket and loads your price catalog.
Frequently asked questions
Is Traffic OS or Housecall Pro better for a traffic control company?+
You run crews of 5 to 50 on multi-day traffic control jobs, keep inventory in more than one yard and need the daily ticket signed on site.
When should I choose Housecall Pro over Traffic OS?+
You're a residential HVAC, plumbing or appliance-repair business doing one technician per job and want consumer booking and payment tools.
How does Traffic OS pricing compare to Housecall Pro?+
Housecall Pro's pricing page (read 2026-11-10) lists: Basic: $79 a month, 1 user included; Essentials: $189 a month, 5 users included; Max: $329 a month, 8 users included. On Max, each additional user is $35 a month. Prices shown are billed monthly; annual billing is lower. Traffic OS plans are $499 a month (2 admins + 8 drivers), $949 (5 admins + 20 drivers) and $1,499 (10 admins + 50 drivers), each with every feature; extra drivers are $20 a month and extra admins $40, plus a one-time launch fee.
Can I migrate from Housecall Pro to Traffic OS?+
Housecall Pro exports customers, jobs and invoices to spreadsheets. The Traffic OS launch team moves up to 500 customer and vendor records from a spreadsheet export as part of the 14-Day Launch, rebuilds your daily ticket and loads your price catalog.
What does Traffic OS do for traffic control crews?+
A daily ticket with lane-closure, flagger, TMA and queue-truck rows and lane events with route and mile markers, signed on site with the time and GPS position stored and turned into a draft invoice in one click; dispatch with crews; a GPS time clock with lockable pay periods; stock across several yards; rental billing; and a 14-day launch done by the team that builds it.
See Traffic OS yourself
Bring one real daily ticket to a 30-minute call and we rebuild it in Traffic OS while you watch. Live in 14 days or your launch fee back.