ServiceTitan, Jobber, Housecall Pro, and FieldEdge are dispatch tools. PermitPulseOS is a lead source. Here's the honest comparison.
14-day trial · No contract · Cancel anytime · 30-day win-or-refund
Comparison table
| Dimension | PermitPulseOS | ServiceTitan | Jobber | Housecall Pro | FieldEdge |
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Lead origination
Does it surface new permit filings?
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✅ Yes — real-time alerts
Under 15 min from municipal filing
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❌ No permit data
Dispatch/FSM tool. No permit ingestion.
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❌ No permit data
Quote + job management. Not a lead source.
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❌ No permit data
Field scheduling. Not a lead source.
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❌ No permit data
Quote + accounting. Not a lead source.
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Pricing transparency
Can you see the price before talking to sales?
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✅ Public pricing
$19/mo FINAL19 · $99/mo standard · No hidden fees
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⚠️ Hidden — requires sales call
/mo, annual contract required
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✅ Public pricing
$49–$349 · /mo, monthly options available
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✅ Public pricing
$69–$99 · /mo per user, monthly plans
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⚠️ Partial — price page exists
$349–$549 · /mo per user, annual plans
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Time to first lead
How fast until you're acting on permit data?
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✅ <24 hours
Email + SMS alerts from day one
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⏱ Weeks to months
Annual contract, enterprise onboarding
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⏱ Days to 1–2 weeks
Easier setup. Basic CRM + scheduling.
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⏱ Days
Fastest onboarding in this group
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⏱ Weeks
QuickBooks integration adds setup time
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Contract length
Are you locked in?
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✅ No contract
Month-to-month. Cancel anytime.
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❌ Annual required
Early termination fees apply
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✅ No annual lock
Monthly plans. Cancel anytime.
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✅ No annual lock
Monthly per-user plans
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❌ Annual contract
Multi-year pricing available
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Refund / guarantee
What happens if it doesn't work?
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✅ 30-day win-or-refund
If you don't close a job, we refund.
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❌ No guarantee
Annual contract. No refund policy.
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⚠️ Monthly billing only
Cancel stops charges; no refund for prior month.
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⚠️ Monthly billing only
Cancel stops charges; no refund policy.
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❌ No guarantee
Annual contract. No refund policy.
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Honest take
We don't replace your CRM. We feed it. Here's where the CRM tools have real value:
The permit difference
CRMs manage jobs you've already won.
PermitPulse tells you which jobs to go win.
Every tool on this page requires you to already have leads. PermitPulse is the only one that generates the lead signal — the permit filed this morning at 123 Oak Street, before any competitor knows it exists.
Final pricing window
30-day win-or-refund · No contract · Cancel anytime
FINAL19 · $19 first month · Regular price $99/mo · No contract · Cancel anytime · 30-day win-or-refund