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A FieldEdge alternative built for HVAC and plumbing

Equipment records with warranty dates, maintenance agreements that book their own visits, and two-way QuickBooks sync. All of it on every account, including the free one.

Equipment historyAgreements that billTwo-way QuickBooks

No credit card. No contract.

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A Pillar maintenance agreement for annual plumbing maintenance, showing its billing cycle, next billing date, auto renew setting, and auto-pay status

FieldEdge has deep roots in HVAC and plumbing. Pillar puts the same equipment records and maintenance agreements on a free account.

The parts an HVAC shop actually runs on

Plumbing shops run on the same three. All of them are on every account, the free one included.

Equipment lives on the customer

Every unit gets its own record with make, model, serial, install date, and warranty expiry. Its service history follows the unit, not the job.

Agreements book their own visits

A maintenance agreement creates its visits on schedule and bills on its own cycle, with auto renew and auto-pay if you want them.

Books that match

Two-way QuickBooks sync keeps customers, invoices, and payments lined up, on every account and at no extra cost.

Your costs, line by line

One column is verified against what we charge. The other is yours to fill in, because FieldEdge's prices are theirs to publish.

Swipe across for the write-in column.

Pillar's verified pricing next to a blank column to fill in with what you currently pay for FieldEdge
Line itemPillarFieldEdgewrite in yours
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 planNone. Every feature is on for every account.What you would pay to add the ones you want
Texting and callingPrepaid 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 person100 jobs, 100 estimates, and 100 invoices a month. The cap lifts on the second seat.Your limits today
Customers you can holdUnlimited, on every account.Your contact limit
File storageAt least 25 GB, plus 25 GB for every paid person.Your storage allowance
ContractNone. 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 outEverything 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.

Get these four off your own bill

  • Are equipment records and maintenance agreements on the level I pay for?
  • Does the QuickBooks connection cost extra?
  • What is the per-technician price once the office staff have logins?
  • How long is the term, and when does it renew?

All four answers are on the bill in your inbox. Ours are in the table above and the note under it, already filled in.

What moves over from FieldEdge

Export from FieldEdge, upload the file, and the FieldEdge preset maps the fields for you. Everything else comes in from a CSV or Excel export on the same screen.

The FieldEdge preset brings these over

  • Customers with addresses and contact details
  • Job history
  • Invoices
  • Equipment records
  • Service agreements

Everything else comes in from a spreadsheet

  • Estimates
  • Your price book

Anything you keep in a CSV or Excel file uploads the same way, on the same screen, 100,000 rows a file.

Estimates and your price book upload as spreadsheets on the same screen. Equipment records land ready to use, warranty dates and all.

Also imports from ServiceTitan, Housecall Pro, Jobber, ServiceM8, Workiz, Square, or any CSV or Excel spreadsheet.

What moves

Customers, jobs, and invoices come across with their history. The rest uploads as a spreadsheet.

If it goes wrong

One click rolls the whole import back. Start over clean.

What it costs

Nothing. Importing is free, up to 100,000 rows a file.

Getting back out

Everything exports to a spreadsheet, anytime, from every account.

Before you switch from FieldEdge

Is Pillar a FieldEdge alternative for HVAC and plumbing?

Yes. Scheduling, dispatch, estimates, invoicing, equipment records with warranty dates, and maintenance agreements are on every account, the free one included.

Does Pillar sync with QuickBooks?

Yes, both ways, on every account and at no extra cost. Customers, invoices, and payments stay matched with your books.

What FieldEdge data can Pillar import?

The preset maps customers, job history, invoices, equipment records, and service agreements. Estimates and your price book upload as spreadsheets on the same screen, free either way.

Can maintenance agreements bill on their own?

Yes. An agreement runs on its own billing cycle, renews if you set it to, and the customer can be put on auto-pay.

What does Pillar cost?

$0 for one person and $39 a month for each additional person who needs a login. No setup fee and no contract.

More pricing questions? Read the pricing FAQ → Or ask us something else.

Run it on next week’s maintenance.

Start free, import your equipment records, and watch the agreements book their own visits.

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No card. No contract. No sales call.