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Five head to head pages and one worksheet that works against any bill. Our column is what we actually charge, and the other column is yours to fill in.
No credit card. No contract.
Each page puts our verified numbers next to a blank column for yours, and shows exactly what comes across when you move.
A small-business alternative you set up yourself.
Read the comparisonThe free alternative for one-truck shops.
Read the comparisonCheaper at the crew size you actually have.
Read the comparisonBuilt for HVAC and plumbing shops.
Read the comparisonCovers locksmith, garage door, and 20 more trades.
Read the comparisonThe worksheet below works against any bill. Or start free and run Pillar next to what you have.
Free for one personPillar ships one version and every feature is switched on from the first day. The only thing that changes your bill is a person.
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version of the app
0
features behind a higher plan
$0
for the first person
$39
a month for each person after
Now take the same four numbers to whatever you pay for today.
Ours are filled in and verified against what we charge. Fill the right column in from your own bill and see where you land.
Swipe across for the write-in column.
| Line item | Pillar | Your current softwarewrite in theirs |
|---|---|---|
| Price to start | $0. One person, forever, no card. | What you pay this month |
| Each additional person | $39 a month for their login. Yours stays free. | What the next person costs you |
| Features behind a higher plan | None. Every feature is on for every account. | What you would pay to add the ones you want |
| Texting and calling | Prepaid credit at the carrier rates plus a markup. Every rate is printed on the pricing page. | What numbers and messages add to your bill |
| Limits while you are one person | 100 jobs, 100 estimates, and 100 invoices a month. The cap lifts on the second seat. | Your limits today |
| Customers you can hold | Unlimited, on every account. | Your contact limit |
| File storage | At least 25 GB, plus 25 GB for every paid person. | Your storage allowance |
| Contract | None. Month to month, cancel anytime. | Your renewal date and notice period |
| Setup fee | $0. Importing your data is free too. | What it cost you to start |
| Getting your data out | Everything exports to a spreadsheet, from every account. | Check before you need it |
Payments taken through Pillar carry Stripe’s standard processing fees on your own Stripe account, plus 1% to Pillar. Cash and checks cost nothing.
We do not print other companies’ numbers, because they change without notice. Every number in our column is verified against what we charge.
Export from your old system, upload the file, and the preset maps the fields for you. Everything else comes in from a spreadsheet on the same screen.
Customers, jobs, and invoices come across with their history. The rest uploads as a spreadsheet.
One click rolls the whole import back. Start over clean.
Nothing. Importing is free, up to 100,000 rows a file.
Everything exports to a spreadsheet, anytime, from every account.
Not on the list? Any CSV or Excel export imports the same way, up to 100,000 rows a file.
Add up four numbers for each option: what you pay a month, what the next person costs, what it cost you to start, and what leaving costs. Every one of ours is in the worksheet above.
Other companies’ prices and terms change without notice, and a wrong claim about a named company helps nobody. Every number here is ours, and it traces back to what we actually charge.
Whether your data comes in without retyping, and whether it comes back out if you ever leave. Pillar imports from seven platforms or any spreadsheet, and everything exports to a spreadsheet from every account.
Yes. Start free with no card, import your customers with a preset, and run both side by side until one wins.
More pricing questions? Read the pricing FAQ →
Start free, import a few customers, and run Pillar next to what you have now.
No card. No contract. No sales call.
