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Thryv alternatives when you need the jobs, not the marketing suite.

Thryv bundles business software with marketing, reviews and a messaging inbox, priced per location. If what you mostly need is quotes, a calendar and invoices, here's what else fits.

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What Thryv sells, and why contractors compare

Thryv is all-in-one software for local service businesses, with plan pages written for contractors and roofers. It covers a customer database, scheduling with online booking and automatic appointment reminders, estimates customers approve and convert to invoices, payments, a client portal, review monitoring and replies, and marketing campaigns. Thryv also offers a free Command Center, a unified messaging inbox.

Read the word free carefully: that tier is a messaging tool, not job management. The business software is priced per location, and Thryv's own pages show more than one package structure, one of them with a one-time onboarding fee and a monthly support fee on top of the plan. We couldn't pin the numbers down consistently, so we haven't listed them. Check Thryv's live pricing page.

The real question is whether you want marketing and reputation tools on the same bill as your job software. If reviews and campaigns are your growth plan, Thryv bundles them. If your work comes from referrals and the truck wrap, you may be paying for screens you won't open. Two-way comparison: Redline vs Thryv.

Thryv alternatives

Redline

Job software only, run by chat: contacts, pipeline, calendar and quotes free, invoicing on Solo at $29 a month. No reviews, marketing campaigns, online booking, client portal or texting. The free Pro Page gives you a public page with a quote request form.

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Housecall Pro

Field service plus automated marketing (postcards, campaigns), online booking and GPS at published prices. Its pricing page lists Basic at $59 a month billed annually for 1 user.

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Jobber

Quoting, scheduling, online booking and payments, with an AI receptionist that answers calls and texts. Its pricing page lists Core at $29 a month billed annually, $49 with no commitment.

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Workiz

If the phone is how work arrives: a built-in phone system and an AI answering agent. Higher plans are by request, and its promo terms say plans are bought on annual contracts.

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Markate

One plan, listed at $39.95 a month billed annually, with SMS and email marketing built in and add-ons for online booking and a customer portal.

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Side by side

Dollar figures only where the vendor's own pricing page confirmed them. Thryv's are left out because its pages disagree.

Built forPricing as publishedFree plan or trialFits a Thryv user who
RedlineContractors and home-service businesses, solo up to about 10 peopleFree; Solo $29 a month; Team $129 with 3 seats; Team+ $299 with 10 seatsFree plan, no card. Solo has a 7-day trial on the webWants plain job software and to stop paying for marketing tools
Housecall ProSolo pros and growing home-service teamsHousecall Pro's pricing page lists Basic at $59 a month billed annually for 1 user ($79 monthly), Essentials $149 with 5 users, MAX $299 with 8 usersNo free plan. 14-day trial on MAX, no cardWants marketing and field service together at a published price
JobberHome and commercial service businesses, solo to multi-crewJobber's pricing page lists Core at $29 a month billed annually ($49 with no commitment), Connect $99 and Grow $149 for 1 user billed annuallyNo free plan. 14-day trial, no cardWants online booking and calls answered
WorkizSmall and mid-size field service: garage door, locksmith, appliance repair, HVAC, plumbingHigher plans by request. Its promo terms say all plans are bought on annual contractsFree trial offered (length not listed)Lives on the phone and books same-day calls
MarkateSmall service businesses: cleaning, landscaping, painting, pressure washingMarkate's pricing page lists one plan at $39.95 a month billed annually ($49.95 monthly), plus $5 per employee for the appNo free plan. 14-day trial, no cardWants light marketing inside a single plan
ThryvLocal service businesses, with plan pages for contractors and roofersPriced per location, with more than one package structure on its pages. See Thryv's pricing pageFree tier is a messaging inbox, not job management. Trial length varies by pageFor reference

Thryv to Redline: what changes

You'd lose

  • Review monitoring and replies
  • Marketing campaigns
  • Online booking and automatic appointment reminders
  • A client portal
  • The messaging inbox (Redline doesn't text)

You'd get

  • A price per plan, not per location
  • Free to start, Solo $29, Team $129 for 3 seats
  • Quotes and invoices drafted by chat
  • Overdue alerts to you at day 3, 7 and 14 (Solo)
  • A free Pro Page with a quote request form

Questions contractors ask

Is Thryv free?

Thryv's free tier is the Command Center messaging inbox. The business software with scheduling, estimates and invoices is a paid plan priced per location. Redline's Free plan is the job software itself: chat, contacts, pipeline, calendar and quotes.

Will Redline get me more reviews?

No. Redline has no reviews, ratings or review requests. If online reputation is your priority, Thryv's review monitoring and replies do more there.

Can customers message me through Redline?

No. There's no inbox for customer messages, and Redline doesn't text. Calls go through your phone's dialer with one tap and you can log them; email goes out from your own Gmail. See email.

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Pay for the job software. Skip the rest.

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