What's the cheapest AI tool for an electrical shop?

Quo starts at $19/mo per user when your gap is the phones. If you want one tool that also books jobs and sends invoices, Jobber starts at $39/mo ($29 on an annual commitment).

Which is the best all-in-one for a small electrical shop?

For a one-to-fifteen-van electrical shop, Housecall Pro ($59/mo) and Jobber ($39/mo) are the two that come up most. Housecall Pro leans all-in-one with call answering on higher tiers; Jobber is the cheaper, plainer option.

Do I need ServiceTitan?

Usually only if you're a larger electrical operation, often 20-plus techs, running residential and commercial with custom workflows. It's a custom enterprise quote (around $398/user has been reported) and heavier than a small shop needs.

Can a local pro set these up for me?

Yes. You can hire a local AI consultant who installs these tools for electrical shops, searchable by zip code on The Agentic AI Index.

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Electrical AI software compared: prices and best-for, side by side

Seven tool names come up over and over once you start pricing software for an electrical business. So we put every one in a single table, cheapest first, and added a plain note on the size of shop it was built for. Paying us more doesn't move a tool up. Read the table, then keep whichever one earns its keep on your van.

The seven tools, side by side

Tool	What it's for	Best for	Pricing	Setup
Quo	AI phone / call answering	When the "no power to half the house" call keeps ringing out	Paid — under $100/mo	1-2 weeks
Smith.ai	AI answering service (with human backup)	Having calls answered and booked for you 24/7, even when you can't pick up	Free, then $150/mo	1-2 weeks
QuoteIQ	Quoting & estimates	Getting a service-upgrade price back before a rival does	Paid — under $100/mo	1-2 weeks
Jobber	Scheduling + dispatch (simple)	The lowest-priced way onto one app for the whole shop	Paid — under $100/mo	2-4 weeks
Housecall Pro	All-in-one + AI receptionist	Keeping booking, invoices, and phones in one login	Paid — under $100/mo	2-4 weeks
Workiz	Dispatch + phone tools	Shops that live on the dispatch board and the phone lines	Quote-based	2-4 weeks
ServiceTitan	Enterprise field-service mgmt	Large res-and-commercial crews running custom workflows	Quote-based	Weeks

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Each starting price above is the rate the vendor publishes, pulled 2026-07-06 (Smith.ai checked 2026-08-09). Tiers shift and features get moved around a lot, so book a demo and confirm what lands on your plan. Workiz and ServiceTitan you can't buy off a page; they're quote-only.

The starting prices as a bar chart

Figures taken from each vendor's own pricing page on 2026-07-06.

So which is right for your shop?

Start from the thing that's costing you jobs right now. There's no single winner for every electrician.

You want one login for the lot

Booking, quotes, invoices, review requests, and a receptionist, all sitting behind one dashboard. That's Housecall Pro ($59).

Cheap and no-frills is the goal

If you just want the least you can pay to book, quote, and invoice from a single app, that's Jobber ($39, or $29 on the annual plan).

Calls keep going unanswered

You're pulling wire in an attic while the "breaker keeps tripping" call rolls to voicemail and then to the next electrician. Try Quo ($19) for the phones alone, Smith.ai (free to start) to have the calls actually answered and booked for you, or Housecall Pro if you want answering wrapped into the back office.

The board and the phones don't line up

You want your dispatch and your call handling working off the same screen so nothing slips between them. Look at Workiz (quote-only).

Estimates are always late

A panel-swap or EV-charger quote sits three days and the customer's already hired someone. QuoteIQ ($30) exists to fire quotes back the same day.

You're running a big crew

Twenty techs or more, a mix of residential and commercial, workflows you need built to spec. ServiceTitan ($398/user) is the pricey, heavy option made for exactly that.

Down to the two shops argue over most? Read our Housecall Pro vs Jobber breakdown for electricians.

Questions we hear a lot

Which one costs the least?

If it's only the phones you're solving, Quo comes in lowest at $19/mo. Want a tool that also handles booking and invoicing? Then Jobber is your entry, $39/mo, or $29 if you pay yearly.

What's the pick for a small shop that wants it all in one place?

Run anywhere from one van to fifteen and it usually comes down to Housecall Pro ($59) against Jobber ($39). The first bundles more together, with answering on the upper tiers; the second is the leaner, cheaper way in.

Is ServiceTitan something I actually need?

Only really if you've grown into a larger electrical operation, both residential and commercial, that has to have its own custom workflows. For a small shop it's overkill and it costs like it.

Could a local pro handle the setup?

They can. Search The Agentic AI Index by zip and you'll find AI consultants who set these tools up for electrical shops.

Checked over by James Mills, who runs The Agentic AI Index. Nobody buys a ranking here, and every figure is lifted straight off the vendor's own pricing page.

Sources: the pricing pages of Quo, QuoteIQ, Jobber, Housecall Pro, Workiz, and ServiceTitan, all read on 2026-07-05; Smith.ai read on 2026-08-09. Last reviewed: 2026-08-09.

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