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A Workiz alternative that covers 22 trades

Locksmith, garage door, appliance repair, pest control, and 18 more, all on the same account. Free for one person, $39 a month for each one after.

22 trades$0 for one personNo contract

No credit card. No contract.

Pillar's estimate approval screen with the customer's signature drawn on the phone and an Approve Estimate button

Workiz covers a lot of trades. Pillar covers 22, all on one account and all on the free one.

Quote it on the doorstep. Get it signed there.

Build the estimate on the phone

Pull items straight from your price book, show the customer the total, and take the signature on the screen.

Turn it into a job without retyping

An approved estimate becomes the job, then the invoice, with the whole history attached to the customer.

Take the call on your own number

Business numbers, texting, and call tracking run on prepaid credit rather than a flat monthly line. Every rate is printed on the pricing page.

The 22 trades built in

  • Plumbing
  • HVAC
  • Electrical
  • Landscaping
  • Cleaning
  • Roofing
  • Painting
  • Carpentry
  • Concrete
  • Fencing
  • Pest Control
  • Garage Door
  • Appliance Repair
  • Pool Service
  • Flooring
  • Pressure Washing
  • Tree Service
  • Locksmith
  • Handyman
  • Solar
  • Fire Protection
  • Septic

Your costs, line by line

One column is verified against what we charge. The other is yours to fill in, because Workiz'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 Workiz
Line itemPillarWorkizwrite 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

  • What am I paying per person, per month?
  • What do I pay for phone numbers and texting, on top of the software?
  • Which of the features I use need a higher level?
  • What happens to my job history if I leave?

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 Workiz

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

The Workiz preset brings these over

  • Customers with addresses and contact details
  • Job history
  • Invoices

Everything else comes in from a spreadsheet

  • Estimates
  • Your price book
  • Equipment records
  • Service agreements

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

Your Workiz export is a spreadsheet either way, so the rest is the same screen and a second file. Every import is free, up to 100,000 rows a file.

Also imports from ServiceTitan, Housecall Pro, Jobber, FieldEdge, ServiceM8, 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 Workiz

Is Pillar a good Workiz alternative for locksmith and garage door work?

Both trades are built in, along with 20 more, and the day to day is the same: book, dispatch, quote, invoice, get paid. Free for one person, $39 a month for each one after.

What Workiz data can Pillar import?

The preset brings your customers, job history, and invoices across on its own. Estimates, your price list, equipment, and agreements upload as a spreadsheet on the same screen, free either way.

Does Pillar do calls and texting?

Texting, business phone numbers, and call tracking are available on every account. They run on prepaid credit at the carrier rates plus a markup, and every rate is printed on the pricing page.

Do I pay for my subcontractors?

No. Subcontractors and customers get free portal logins and never count toward the $39 seats.

Is there a contract?

No. Seats are month to month, you can remove them anytime, and everything exports to a spreadsheet.

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

Take it out on the next call.

Start free, quote one job on the phone, and see it come back signed.

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No card. No contract. No sales call.