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The Smart Service alternative
that runs in your browser

Cloud-based field service software — scheduling, dispatch, and invoicing on any device, with a built-in AI assistant — for $9/employee/month. No desktop install, no add-on setup.

WorkForceFSM vs. Smart Service

An honest side-by-side. We're new and small — but we cover the workflow most shops run every day.

Feature
WorkForceFSM
Smart Service
Fully web-based — works on any device, nothing to install
Desktop / QuickBooks-based
Works without QuickBooks
Visual drag-and-drop calendar
Skill-based dispatch
Partial
SMS & email invoicing
Tool / equipment inventory
Partial
AI Assistant for plain-English business questions
QuickBooks sync
Coming soon
Starting price
$9 / employee / mo
Custom quote
Free trial — no credit card

Comparison reflects publicly available information as of 2026 and may change. Smart Service is a trademark of its owner; we're not affiliated.

What you get when you switch

The differences shops notice most when they move off a desktop add-on.

💻 Cloud-native — run the office and the field from anywhere

WorkForceFSM lives in the browser. Your office runs it on a laptop, your techs run it on their phones, and everyone sees the same live data — no desktop server, no per-machine install, no VPN to the shop computer.

  • Phone, tablet, laptop — same app, nothing to download
  • No dependence on QuickBooks Desktop being open
  • Updates happen automatically — no IT to manage
📅 Today's scheduleLive
AC Tune-Up — Johnson
9:00 AM · Mike D.
Scheduled
Leak Repair — 44 Oak St
11:30 AM · Sarah K.
In progress

🤖 Ask your business questions in plain English

WorkForceFSM includes an AI assistant that answers questions about your own data — no reports to build. Ask "Which invoices are unpaid?", "What's coming up this week?", or "How's my pipeline?" and get an answer on the spot.

  • Answers from your own jobs, customers, and invoices
  • Private and read-only — it never changes or deletes records
  • Included in the same $9/employee/month plan
🤖 AI AssistantRead-only
"What are my most profitable jobs?"
Profit by job, customer & employee
"Which invoices are unpaid?"
Outstanding invoice summary
"What's coming up this week?"
Upcoming jobs from the schedule

💰 Simple per-employee pricing

$9 per employee, per month — admins are free. No custom quote, no sales call to find out what it costs, no add-on licensing. You can start a free trial and see the whole product today.

  • Every feature included at one price
  • Bill scales up and down as your team changes
  • 14-day free trial, no credit card required
💰 Monthly bill
3 employees × $9
All features included
$27/mo
8 employees × $9
Same features
$72/mo

Why teams look past a desktop add-on

The reasons shops give for wanting a standalone, cloud-based tool.

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Field-first, not office-first

Techs do everything from their phone — see the route, update status, send the invoice on-site — without remoting into the shop PC.

🧾
Invoicing that isn't tied to one machine

Create and send a branded invoice from any device the moment the job's done. Customers pay from a link.

Set up in minutes

No installs, no QuickBooks configuration, no onboarding fee. Create an account and you're scheduling jobs the same afternoon.

Try the cloud-based alternative free

14 days, every feature, no credit card. See your whole operation in one browser tab.