ZenMaid vs Housecall Pro: Which One’s Right for Cleaners?
Housecall Pro is a big name in the service industry, and for good reason. If you run an HVAC company or are an electrician, it might be a great fit. But if you run a cleaning service, there's a good chance you're paying for features you'll never use.
This page is here to help you figure out whether ZenMaid or Housecall Pro is the better fit for your maid service.
Here's what you'll find on this page
A side-by-side comparison of ZenMaid and Housecall Pro’s key features for cleaning businesses
Clear guidance on when Housecall Pro makes sense and when it’s more than you need
How ZenMaid’s tools align with the day-to-day needs of maid services
A transparent pricing breakdown so you can see what you're really paying for
The top reasons cleaning teams switch to ZenMaid and how we make migration easy
Let's get into it.
ZenMaid is Built for One Industry: Cleaning
ZenMaid was created by people who actually run cleaning businesses.
Just real cleaning pros who needed better tools and couldn't find them.
So we built them.
What you get with ZenMaid:
Smart Scheduling
Makes sense for recurring cleans, teams, and solo operators
Automated Everything
Reminders, review requests, and follow-ups (included at $19/mo)
Cleaner-Specific Tools
Pay tracking and mobile checklists built specifically for cleaners
Real Support
A support team that actually answers when you need help
You log in.
We set it up for you.
You get back to running your cleaning business.
ZenMaid vs Housecall Pro: Feature Breakdown at a Glance
Industry focus
Built specifically for cleaning
Built for 50+ service trades (HVAC, plumbing, electrical, etc.)
Scheduling
Built for recurring jobs with calendar views and Spotfinder
Built for on-demand/quoted jobs, with client self-booking
Cleaner mobile app
Simple, cleaner-friendly interface with checklists, SOS, PTO tracking
More complex; includes broader tools for field techs
Client reminders
Email and SMS reminders with pre-written templates. *SMS is an add-on fee
Email SMS available with higher-tier plans or extra fees
Review requests
Automated review requests tied to completed cleans (Service Ratings)
Automated review requests and review dashboard (varies by plan)
Team management
Cleaner PTO, profile notes, GPS tracking, mobile checklists
Offers dispatch-style team tools for contractors
Onboarding support
Free 1:1 onboarding, full data import, ZenMaid Bootcamp
Limited setup support unless on higher-tier plan
Price
Starts at $19/month with clear feature breakdown
Tiers start at $59/month, many features locked behind upgrades
Customer support
Chat and email support on all plans, with active user community
Support improves with higher plans; phone support on MAX
You don’t need contractor tools. You need software that fits how cleaning teams work.
With Housecall Pro, you’re buying features built for plumbing, HVAC, and field techs — from sales pipelines to upsell-heavy proposal builders. If you run a residential cleaning business, most of these tools are overkill.
What you don’t need:
Dispatch workflows built for multi-van HVAC fleets
Sales Pipeline or Proposal tools that require an extra payment to activate
Add-ons to unlock features most cleaners expect by default
What you do need:
Scheduling built for recurring jobs, client reminders, and route awareness
Cleaner-friendly mobile app with checklists, SOS, GPS check-in, and PTO tracking
Smart, built-in automation tied to completed jobs — not arbitrary extras
"I was spending hours inside Housecall Pro trying to figure out things I didn’t need. ZenMaid just works."
"ZenMaid didn’t just save time, it showed me how to run my cleaning business better."
"ZenMaid didn’t just save time, it showed me how to run my cleaning business better."
Scheduling Built for Recurring Jobs
Let’s be honest — cleaning businesses can’t survive on one-off job requests 🙃 Your schedule is built around recurring cleans, weekly rotations, and clients who want the same cleaner on the same day every time.
That’s one of my many places where ZenMaid shines.
ZenMaid was built specifically to handle recurring job scheduling for residential cleaning businesses. You can set up repeat appointments with just a few clicks, view your entire team’s routes by day, week, or month, and make changes without breaking the whole calendar.
Tools like Spotfinder help you fill gaps in your schedule automatically — so if a client reschedules or cancels, you can drop someone else into that spot without scrambling.
ZenMaid also makes it easy to change a single appointment without messing up the entire schedule with flexible options to reschedule, skip, or adjust individual jobs.
Housecall Pro, on the other hand, was built for trades that handle estimates, one-off service calls, and long repair windows. It can technically support recurring jobs, but the process isn’t as intuitive — especially if your schedule is packed with repeat cleans and route optimization matters.
Switching from Housecall Pro? We'll make it ridiculously easy.
We’ll do all of this for you:
Move your customer data
Help recreate your automations
Set up your schedule
Walk you through the platform, step by step
And we’ll do it for free.
