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A subscription, or a file you own?
Software-as-a-service is rented by the month. Procedura workbooks are bought once and kept forever. This page puts the two side by side with verified prices, honest tradeoffs, and a calculator you can run with your own numbers.
Rent vs. own
Illustrative 3-year math. The SaaS plans on this page run $35 to $139 a month; $75 is a mid-range example and $99 is a typical full Procedura stack. Run your exact numbers in the calculator below.
Why own it
Do not rent the platform for one feature.
A single template will not dispatch your crews, take online bookings, or process cards. That is plain fact. But most shops use a fraction of what their subscription sells them. If the only part of a $75-a-month subscription you ever touch is invoicing, buying the invoicing template once beats renting the whole platform forever. forever.
Buy the full stack and the math gets simple. Templates, operating systems, and AI agent setups do the jobs many small shops were paying a subscription for. One payment, and the files are yours.
Savings calculator
What does the subscription cost you over time?
Pick your industry, enter your team size, and compare the verified SaaS starting price against the one-time Procedura stack. Edit the monthly number if you know your actual bill.
Verified default: $49.00/mo for Jobber Core. Jobber Core at $49/mo month-to-month for the first user, plus $29/mo for each additional user, their published rate.
Jobber Core, estimated
- One year
- $588
- Three years
- $1,764
- Estimated 1-year savings
- $440
- Estimated 3-year savings
- $1,616
- Payback period
- 3.0 months
Estimates from publicly listed prices as of 2026-09-28; your plan and seat count will vary. Compares software license costs only. Excludes payment processing fees, implementation, hardware, labor, and support. Procedura workbooks are not full SaaS products and do not claim feature parity; see the tradeoff notes above.
Projected savings
What the subscription costs over three years.
Find the row closest to your current software bill. The Procedura column is a typical full stack, paid once and owned forever.
| Your SaaS bill today | SaaS cost over 3 years | Procedura stack, one time | You keep |
|---|---|---|---|
| $35/mo | $1,260 | $99 once | $1,161 |
| $50/mo | $1,800 | $99 once | $1,701 |
| $75/mo | $2,700 | $99 once | $2,601 |
| $100/mo | $3,600 | $99 once | $3,501 |
| $140/mo | $5,040 | $99 once | $4,941 |
Illustrative projections, not quotes. Assumes the monthly price never rises; most plans do. Based on a $99 typical Procedura stack. For exact numbers with verified prices, use the calculator above.
All industries
Procedura vs. the usual software
Every row names the SaaS product shops actually compare us to, the Procedura alternative at its one-time price, and the honest tradeoff. Prices checked 2026-09-28; every source is listed at the bottom of this page.
| The job to be done | Typical SaaS option | Procedura option | The honest tradeoff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contractors | |||
| Professional estimates, invoices, and change orders | Jobber Core $49/mo, 1 user Month-to-month; $29/mo billed annually. Extra users $29/mo each on Connect and above. | Contractor 3-Pack $29 one-time | Jobber also schedules jobs, dispatches crews, sends customer notifications, and takes online payments. The 3-Pack is paperwork only: estimates, invoices, and change orders that total themselves. No scheduling, no payments, no mobile app. |
| Estimating, pipeline, per-job profit, and expense tracking in one system | Jobber Connect $139/mo, 1 user Higher tiers exist for larger teams. | Contractor OS $119 one-time | Jobber automates scheduling, dispatch, and customer follow-up. The Contractor Operating System tracks the money: estimating math, pipeline, per-job profit, and expenses. Many shops use both: Jobber to run the day, the operating system to know whether the day paid. |
| HVAC | |||
| Service quotes, maintenance plan renewals, and service agreements | Housecall Pro Basic $79/mo, 1 user Month-to-month; $59/mo billed annually. Essentials ($189/mo, up to 5 users) is the next tier. | HVAC 3-Pack $29 one-time | Housecall Pro dispatches technicians, tracks GPS, sends on-my-way texts, and syncs with QuickBooks. The 3-Pack covers quoting, renewal tracking, and agreements. It does not dispatch anyone or sync anything. |
| Full dispatch, CRM, and reporting platform | ServiceTitan No public pricing Contractors report roughly $245 to $500 per technician per month, with implementation fees. | HVAC 3-Pack $29 one-time | ServiceTitan is an enterprise dispatch platform with onboarding that takes weeks or months. The 3-Pack is three templates. They solve different problems at wildly different prices. |
| Plumbing | |||
| Service quotes, service agreements, and job paperwork | Housecall Pro Basic $79/mo, 1 user Month-to-month; $59/mo billed annually. Essentials ($189/mo, up to 5 users) is the next tier. | Plumbing 3-Pack $29 one-time | Housecall Pro dispatches technicians, tracks jobs by GPS, and takes payments in the field. The 3-Pack covers quotes, agreements, and clean paperwork. It does not dispatch, track, or charge anyone. |
| Full dispatch, CRM, and reporting platform | ServiceTitan No public pricing Contractors report roughly $245 to $500 per technician per month, with implementation fees. | Plumbing 3-Pack $29 one-time | ServiceTitan is an enterprise dispatch platform with onboarding that takes weeks or months. The 3-Pack is three templates. They solve different problems at wildly different prices. |
| Med-Spa | |||
| Client intake log, appointment booking sheet, retail receipts | Square Appointments Plus $49/mo per location A free $0 tier exists for solo providers. Premium is $149/mo per location. | Med-Spa 3-Pack $29 one-time | Square takes online bookings, sends reminders, and processes cards. The 3-Pack is an intake log, a booking sheet, and retail receipts. It does not book for you or remind anyone. Solo providers can start on Square free and may not need either of us. |
| Bookings, client records, retail inventory, and revenue tracking | Vagaro $30/mo, 1 bookable calendar $10/mo per additional calendar; Vagaro stops charging after 7 calendars. | Med-Spa OS $59 one-time | Vagaro runs online booking, marketing campaigns, and point of sale for the whole practice. The Med-Spa Operating System tracks appointments, clients, retail inventory, and revenue in one workbook. No online booking, no card processing, no marketing automation. Strictly nonclinical: no treatment records or medical advice. |
| Real Estate | |||
| Transaction deadlines, document checklists, and commission tracking | dotloop Premium $34.99/mo per agent Annual billing is lower; team and brokerage plans add seats and compliance features. | TC OS $49 one-time | dotloop manages documents, e-signatures, and compliance loops with your brokerage. The Transaction Coordinator Operating System tracks deadlines, documents, commissions, and contacts in a workbook. No e-signatures, no brokerage compliance. |
| AI-assisted contract intake and document drafting | ListedKit $14.99 per transaction No monthly fee; pay per contract intake. | Transaction Agent Kit $149 one-time | ListedKit reads your contracts with AI on a per-deal basis. The Transaction Agent Setup Kit builds your own deadline watchdog and document chaser on Make or n8n, and you approve every draft. It takes about 30 minutes to set up, plus a small monthly platform cost for Make or n8n. |
| Full transaction coordinator workflow platform | Nekst Solo Pro About $66/mo $790/year plus a $299 onboarding fee. Higher tiers for teams. | TC OS $49 one-time | Nekst is a purpose-built TC platform with task automation and client portals. The TC Operating System is a workbook: deadlines, checklists, commissions. Less automation, one payment, and you own the file. |
Sources and method
Every number is traceable.
Estimates from publicly listed prices as of 2026-09-28; your plan and seat count will vary. Competitor prices shown are month-to-month list prices at their lowest relevant tier, which is the conservative choice: annual billing is usually lower. Procedura prices are pulled from this site's own product catalog, not copied into this page. ServiceTitan publishes no list price, so it appears with contractor-reported ranges only, not in the calculator.
- Jobber pricing breakdown · checked 2026-09-28
- Jobber pricing overview · checked 2026-09-28
- Housecall Pro pricing review · checked 2026-09-28
- Housecall Pro pricing explained · checked 2026-09-28
- ServiceTitan pricing (no public list price) · checked 2026-09-28
- Square Appointments pricing · checked 2026-09-28
- Vagaro pricing · checked 2026-09-28
- TC software pricing comparison · checked 2026-09-28
- ListedKit pricing · checked 2026-09-28
- Nekst pricing review · checked 2026-09-28
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