09Questions owners and dispatchers ask
What field service owners ask before they switch
Zoho FSM pricing, the tech app, maintenance plans, migration and AI / SI, answered short. If your trade has a question we skipped, bring it to the first call along with a typical work order.
What is Zoho FSM?
Zoho FSM (Field Service Management) is Zoho’s software for companies that send technicians to customer sites. It covers requests, estimates, work orders, scheduling and dispatch, a mobile app for techs, service reports with customer signatures, invoicing and payments, maintenance plans and asset history.
How much does Zoho FSM cost in the USA?
Zoho FSM is free for up to 30 appointments a month and 20 users. Paid editions are priced by appointment volume. At 60 appointments a month, Standard is $25, Professional $35 and Premium $40 per month billed yearly, or $30, $45 and $55 billed monthly, in USD before tax. Higher tiers cost more as volume grows. Setting up dispatch, job sheets and the tech app with us is its own fixed price, written into a signed BRD.
Is Zoho FSM priced per technician?
No. Zoho FSM pricing is based on how many appointments you book each month. The free edition allows up to 20 users and Standard up to 200, so adding a technician doesn’t add a seat fee the way per-user tools do.
Does Zoho FSM have a mobile app for technicians?
Yes. The Zoho FSM app for iPhone and Android shows each tech their appointments, gives directions, tracks travel time, and lets them add notes and photos, fill in job sheets and collect the customer’s signature and rating on the service report.
Can Zoho FSM handle maintenance plans and service agreements?
Yes, from the Professional edition. A maintenance plan tied to a customer or a piece of equipment creates recurring work orders and appointments on the schedule you set, and every asset keeps its own service history. It fits HVAC agreements, solar O&M and equipment service contracts.
Can Zoho FSM dispatch by skill or by location?
Yes. The dispatch console shows schedules as a Gantt chart, grid or calendar with drag-and-drop. Standard and higher add maps, live location tracking and trips so you can see who is closest. Premium adds skills, shifts and territories so jobs go to qualified techs in the right area.
Zoho FSM vs ServiceTitan: which is better?
ServiceTitan is built for large residential and commercial contractors and is sold by custom quote. Zoho FSM suits small and mid-size service companies that want published prices, no per-user fee and a direct link to Zoho CRM, Books and Inventory. Very large contractors who rely on ServiceTitan’s call-booking and marketing reports may still prefer it.
Zoho FSM vs Jobber or Housecall Pro: how do they compare?
Jobber and Housecall Pro price by plan and number of users. For example, Jobber Grow with 10 users lists at $299 a month billed yearly and Housecall Pro MAX starts at $299 for 8 users. Zoho FSM Professional at 500 appointments a month is $250 billed yearly, with users included, and connects to the rest of Zoho.
Is Zoho FSM good for solar installers?
Yes. Solar companies use Zoho FSM for site surveys, install crews, inspections and O&M visits, with maintenance plans for each system and parts tracked in Zoho Inventory. We often pair it with Zoho CRM for sales and permitting as part of our solar software work.
Does Zoho FSM integrate with Zoho CRM, Books and Inventory?
Yes. Sales users create requests, estimates and work orders from deals in Zoho CRM. Invoices and payments sync with Zoho Books or Zoho Invoice, and parts stock with serial numbers comes from Zoho Inventory. Zoho Desk tickets can become work orders too. Other tools connect through the REST API and webhooks.
Can you migrate us from Jobber, Housecall Pro or ServiceTitan to Zoho FSM?
Yes. We move customers, service addresses, equipment and service history, your price book, open jobs and maintenance agreements. We run a test import that your dispatcher checks, switch over on a quiet day and train your techs on their own next jobs.
How long does a Zoho FSM setup take?
It depends on your trades, crews, migration and the apps you want connected. The signed BRD gives each job type, migration step and connected app its own delivery date, so you know the day your techs switch to the app before we start.
Is Zoho FSM good for a small business?
Yes. Zoho FSM for small business starts free for up to 30 appointments a month, and Standard costs $25 a month billed yearly for 60 appointments. A one- or two-truck shop can run dispatch, the tech app and invoicing on day one, then add maintenance plans later.
Do you provide Zoho FSM support and training after go-live?
Yes. Our Zoho FSM consultants stay on for admin help, new job sheets and workflows, and training for new dispatchers and techs, online or on-site in Southern California.
Can Zoho FSM message customers on WhatsApp?
Yes, from the Professional edition. Your office can message customers on WhatsApp from inside Zoho FSM, alongside maintenance plans, asset management, job sheets and grouped invoices that also arrive with Professional.
What is SI?
SI stands for super intelligence. In September 2026 a US executive order asked federal agencies to use “super intelligence” or “SI” in place of “artificial intelligence” in official communications. Most businesses still say AI, so we use both terms.