Icey and Housecall Pro both run snow removal work, but Housecall Pro is built for home service businesses across many trades. Pick Housecall Pro if you run snow alongside lawn care or other home services, want customers to book and pay online, or want “On my way” texts; pick Icey if you work only snow and ice, want de-icing priced as its own visit, or want a free plan instead of a price per user.
We make Icey Software, so read this with that in mind. Housecall Pro calls itself “the all-in-one platform built for Home Service Professionals”, and snow removal is one of the many industries it serves.
Every Housecall Pro fact below is from Housecall Pro’s own pricing page and snow removal page, as of October 2026: checked on October 28, 2026. Its prices are in USD, as its page says. Plans change, so confirm on their site before you decide.
The short answer
Pick Housecall Pro if snow is one service among several and you want a big home-service platform: online booking and card payments on every plan, GPS tracking and a sync with QuickBooks Online from Essentials, and recurring service plans and route optimization on Max. Max is $299 USD a month billed annually ($329 USD month to month) for 8 users, plus $35 USD a month for each extra user, and it offers a 14-day free trial of its Max plan, with no credit card.
Pick Icey if you work only snow and ice. Free forever up to 10 sites and 5 crew. Every feature. Paid plans are priced by sites, from $119 CAD a month for 11–35 sites, with every driver included, so a bigger crew doesn’t raise the bill. Its per-event rate cards price plowing and de-icing as separate visits, with the salt included in the price or listed separately, and its crew app keeps recording with no signal.
Housecall Pro’s plans (as of October 2026)
Every plan includes live phone and chat support, the mobile app for iOS and Android in English and Spanish, and offline viewing. Its free trial is a 14-day free trial of its Max plan, with no credit card. Housecall Pro lists no free plan.
| Plan | Price | Users included | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | $59 USD a month billed annually ($79 USD month to month) | 1 user | Online booking (customers book and pay online), scheduling and dispatch, estimates and invoicing, card payments and consumer financing, a price book, job costing and review management |
| Essentials | $149 USD a month billed annually ($189 USD month to month) | 5 users | Routes (jobs grouped and sequenced to cut drive time), flat-rate pricing, checklists, photo reports, employee GPS tracking from the crew’s phones, commissions and a sync with QuickBooks Online |
| Max | $299 USD a month billed annually ($329 USD month to month) | 8 users, plus $35 USD a month for each extra user | Recurring service plans, route optimization by real drive time and live traffic, a sales proposal tool, open API access and a dedicated onboarding specialist |
Side by side (as of October 2026)
| Icey Software | Housecall Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes — Free forever up to 10 sites and 5 crew. Every feature. | No; a 14-day free trial of its Max plan, with no credit card |
| How it is priced | By sites, from $119 CAD a month for 11–35 sites, every driver included — see the pricing page | By plan and users: from $59 USD a month billed annually ($79 USD month to month) for 1 user |
| Currency | Prices are in CAD; companies in the United States pay USD prices | USD, plus sales tax where it applies |
| Trades | Snow and ice | Home services across many trades: HVAC, plumbing, electrical, landscaping, home cleaning, snow removal and more |
| Snow contracts | Per-event rate cards (plowing and de-icing priced as separate visits) or a seasonal contract paid in monthly instalments, with the salt included in the price or listed separately; the client reviews and signs on their phone from the email | Seasonal contracts, per-visit pricing or monthly snow plans, with invoicing and billing automated; customers view, renew or upgrade their plan online; recurring service plans are on Max |
| Dispatch and routes | A storm board to dispatch the storm; routes optimized for traffic with priority sites first | Scheduling and dispatch on every plan; routes from Essentials; route optimization by live traffic on Max |
| Crew tracking | GPS, one-tap job timers and photos at every site from the crew app | Employee GPS tracking from Essentials, from the crew’s phones |
| Salt and de-icing | A material log per site at every visit: what went down, how much and when, kept in your own records | No salt, material or de-icing wording on its snow removal page |
| Proof of service | A site report for every completed visit, with the time and the photos | Photos and timestamps for proof of service; photo reports from Essentials |
| Customer updates | You email each site report with a tap, or switch on a once-a-day email | “On my way” texts to customers; your team is notified when jobs are booked or rescheduled |
| Payments | Recorded by hand; card payments are not built in | Card payments and consumer financing on every plan; reminders, or cards on file charged automatically |
| Accounting | CSV export in the format QuickBooks imports; no direct sync | A sync with QuickBooks Online from Essentials |
| Crew app and signal | Field Mode keeps recording with no signal. iPhone app on the App Store; Android crews use the web app (the Android app is in testing) | Apps for iOS and Android, in English and Spanish; “offline viewing” on every plan |
| Getting started | Sign up yourself, no credit card, no demo call | Start a 14-day free trial of its Max plan, with no credit card, or book a demo |
Where Housecall Pro is stronger
- Many trades on one platform. Housecall Pro covers HVAC, plumbing, electrical, landscaping, home cleaning and more, and its snow page says the same software runs lawn care in warmer months. Icey is for snow and ice work only.
- Customers who book and pay online. Every plan lets customers book and pay online, takes card payments and offers consumer financing, and the snow page describes charging cards on file automatically. In Icey you record payments by hand; card payments are not built in.
- “On my way” texts. Housecall Pro keeps customers in the loop with “On my way” texts. In Icey you email each site report with a tap, or switch on a once-a-day email.
- A native Android app and a sync with QuickBooks Online. Housecall Pro’s app is on the App Store and Google Play, and Essentials and up sync with QuickBooks Online. Icey’s Android app is still in testing, so Android crews use the web app, and Icey exports a CSV file for QuickBooks with no direct sync.
- Recurring plans customers manage themselves. Housecall Pro’s snow plans let customers view, renew or upgrade online, and Max adds recurring service plans.
Where Icey is stronger, or simply different
- A free plan, and a price that doesn’t grow with your crew. Free forever up to 10 sites and 5 crew. Every feature. Paid plans are priced by sites, from $119 CAD a month for 11–35 sites, with every driver included. Housecall Pro has no free plan and prices by plan and users: 5 users on Essentials, 8 users on Max, then $35 USD a month for each extra user.
- De-icing priced as its own visit. Icey’s per-event rate cards price plowing and de-icing as separate visits, with the salt included in the price or listed separately, and each site’s service area is drawn on satellite imagery. Accepting the quote makes the site active for the season.
- Salt and de-icing records. Icey logs the product and amount at every de-icing visit, per site, with the visit’s time, GPS, crew and photos, and keeps the amounts in your own records. Housecall Pro’s snow page doesn’t mention salt or material records, so ask.
- Storm dispatch, with the forecast in front of you. Icey dispatches the whole storm from one board, with routes optimized for traffic and priority sites first, and its Weather Center shows the forecast for your service area, with a “Notify me” alert you can switch on for when the forecast crosses your snowfall trigger.
- Recording with no signal. Icey’s Field Mode keeps recording visits with no signal. Housecall Pro lists “offline viewing” on every plan, so ask what its app records when the signal drops.
Both tools put GPS and photos behind every visit, so the real question is whether snow is your whole business or one service among several. See proof of service and salt tracking.
We have not run a storm on Housecall Pro, so we can’t tell you how its app feels on a long night. Housecall Pro has a free trial and Icey has a free plan, so run a real storm on each before you decide.
Who should pick which
- Snow is one service among HVAC, plumbing, lawn care or other home services: Housecall Pro.
- You want customers to book, pay by card and get “On my way” texts: Housecall Pro.
- You want a native Android app or a sync with QuickBooks Online today: Housecall Pro.
- Snow and ice only, with up to 10 sites and 5 crew: Icey, free, with every feature.
- A crew that grows through the winter, without a price per user: Icey.
- Per-event rate cards with de-icing as its own visit, salt logs per site, and storm dispatch from one board: Icey.
Sources
- Housecall Pro pricing, checked October 28, 2026: the three plans, their prices in USD, the users each includes, the extra-user price, what each plan adds, what every plan includes, and the free trial.
- Housecall Pro snow removal software, checked October 28, 2026: seasonal contracts, per-visit pricing and monthly snow plans, “On my way” texts, photos and timestamps for proof of service, cards on file, the apps, lawn care and the other industries it serves.
- Icey Software pricing and what Icey does.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Housecall Pro cost for snow removal?
As of October 28, 2026, Housecall Pro’s pricing page lists Basic at $59 USD a month billed annually ($79 USD month to month) for 1 user, Essentials at $149 USD a month billed annually ($189 USD month to month) for 5 users, and Max at $299 USD a month billed annually ($329 USD month to month) for 8 users, plus $35 USD a month for each extra user. Prices are in USD and exclude sales tax.
Does Housecall Pro have a free plan?
No. It offers a 14-day free trial of its Max plan, with no credit card. Icey has a free plan: Free forever up to 10 sites and 5 crew. Every feature.
Which Housecall Pro plan has route optimization?
Max. Essentials groups and sequences jobs into routes; route optimization by real drive time and live traffic, and recurring service plans, are on Max. Icey’s routes are optimized for traffic with priority sites first on every plan, Free included.
Does Housecall Pro track salt?
Its snow removal page, checked October 28, 2026, doesn’t mention salt or material records, so ask. Icey logs salt and de-icer per site at every visit and keeps the amounts in your own records.
Is Housecall Pro built for snow removal?
It has a snow removal page — “Built for snow removal Pros” — but it is a platform for home services across many trades, from HVAC and plumbing to landscaping and home cleaning. Icey is built for snow and ice work only.
Which is cheaper for a crew of drivers?
It depends on how you grow. Housecall Pro prices by plan and users (5 users on Essentials, 8 users on Max, then $35 USD a month for each extra user). Icey is free for up to 10 sites and 5 crew, and its paid plans are priced by sites with every driver included.
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