Plans & Tiers Explained
HandyBook has three tiers — Starter, Pro, and Business — and they're designed to grow with you. Higher tiers include everything in the lower ones. You can see and change your plan at Dashboard → Billing.
How pricing works
Every plan is a monthly base price plus a per-seat charge for each additional seat. The exact prices are shown right on the Billing page when you start a trial. There's a 14-day free trial on every plan (a card is required to start it, and you aren't charged until the trial ends). Billing is monthly only today — annual isn't offered yet.
Starter
For the solo handyman getting organized.
Includes:
- Unlimited jobs, quotes, and invoices
- Stripe online payments + the customer portal
- Profitability reports and CSV export
- The mobile apps (iOS + Android) for every seat
- Email + priority support
Pro
Everything in Starter, plus the in-store and field tools.
Adds:
- In-store POS — register with cart, taxes, tips, split payments; items, shifts, sales, tax rates, discounts, hardware, and POS reports
- Materials Calculator — measurement-driven materials lists
- QuickBooks Online sync + import
- Google Calendar two-way sync
- GPS mileage tracking, photo sketchpad, and the AI quote builder where included
Business
Everything in Pro, plus CRM, AI, multi-location, and branding.
Adds:
- CRM — drip email + SMS campaigns, pipeline (Kanban), lead-source ROI, review automation, referrals
- AI tools — Quote from Photo, Quote from Voice, AI Insights, AI Customer Chatbot, AI Bill Matcher
- Branding & Public Website — logo/colors, branded customer portal, custom domain, and your own marketing site at
yourname.handymanbook.app - Operations — multi-location P&L, staff dispatch board + on-duty workers, custom forms, service plans
- Finance — cash flow forecast, receipt OCR, auto mileage, sales-tax automation, 1099 prep
- Owner Dashboard + advanced reports, Zapier
What you see when a feature is above your tier
Gated screens don't just bounce you away. HandyBook shows you a dimmed, read-only preview of the real page behind an upgrade modal, so you can see exactly what you'd get. In the sidebar, gated links keep a small Pro or Business badge so you always know what unlocks where.
Choosing a tier
- Starter — you're solo and want jobs, quotes, invoices, and payments handled cleanly.
- Pro — you sell at a counter (POS), want QuickBooks/Calendar sync, or need field tools like mileage.
- Business — you want CRM + automation, AI, a branded public site, or you run multiple locations or a crew.
Trials & adding seats
- The trial runs 14 days; you can change your seat count any time from Billing → Change seats.
- Stripe pro-rates seat changes to the day — upgrades bill immediately, downgrades become a credit on your next invoice.
A note on affiliates
If you're in the HandyBook affiliate program, your account may be on a comped Business plan. See the Affiliates category for the details.
FAQ
Is there a free-forever tier? No, but every plan has a 14-day free trial so you can evaluate it fully.
Do you offer annual billing? Not yet — monthly only. If you're running 20+ seats and want a yearly discount, contact us.
What payment methods do you accept? All major credit and debit cards, plus Apple Pay and Google Pay, via Stripe.
Will I lose data if I switch plans? No. See Upgrading & Downgrading for what happens to tier-specific features.