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Invoices built from your saved services and the parts you stock, paid by card or bank transfer. Service plans that bill on their own, a P&L for every project, and 1099s for your subs. Real double-entry books for HVAC, plumbing, electrical and every trade in between.
The live sample is a real Greenback business, Northline Heating & Air. Nothing you change is saved.
No fee. Takes a few business days to clear.
Pay by card: $486.00No fee. Clears immediately.
Payment is handled by Stripe. Northline Heating & Air receives the money directly, and your card or bank details are never seen by Northline Heating & Air or by Greenback.
establishments across the six core home-service trades
of HVAC and plumbing contractors are solo operators
of services revenue is held by independents, not PE roll-ups
Sources: CT Acquisitions U.S. Home Services Market Size Statistics 2026 (Census Economic Census / CBP); VerticalIQ HVAC & Plumbing Contractors.
Save your services and rates once and drop them onto any invoice line. Customers pay by card or bank transfer through Stripe, and the payment posts to the right invoice without you touching it.
Sell maintenance agreements and let recurring templates raise the invoices on schedule, monthly or every six months. Pause a plan without losing its history.
Track the parts you buy to sell with quantity on hand, FIFO unit cost and reorder points. When a part goes on an invoice, its cost moves to cost of goods sold, so your gross margin is real.
Set up a big install as a project and tag its invoices and bills to it. Equipment, materials, subs and permits roll up against the deposit and final invoice, so you see the job's real profit, not just its revenue.
Enter sub bills against the job, pay them on time and keep W-9s on file. At year-end, 1099 filing shows who gets a form, who is excluded, and what is still missing before you finalize.
Track every prospect on a pipeline board from lead to proposal sent, with follow-ups and a timeline of every call and email. Send proposals and quotes, and the estimate a customer accepts becomes their first invoice.
Field service is on the way: service locations, technicians, jobs, a dispatch board, a calendar and each technician's day, all inside the books your invoices already post to. A job posts nothing until it is invoiced.
Cash, receivables, payables and gross profit, plus project profit, what you spend money on and what needs you today.
Your books at a glance
From the live Greenback sample business, Northline Heating & Air. Open the live sample →
Industry-specific tools designed to accelerate cash flow and keep real books behind every job.
Flat rates and labor, saved for every invoice.
Customers pay through Stripe; payments post themselves.
Memberships and tune-ups billed on schedule.
On hand, unit cost and low-stock flags.
A P&L for every install.
Pipeline, follow-ups and quotes that become invoices.
W-9s, AP aging and 1099-NEC filing.
Vans and equipment, depreciated for you.
Jobs, dispatch, techs and time.
QuickBooks, Xero and FreshBooks need add-ons for inventory, projects or recurring plans depending on the tier. Field-service platforms are priced for big crews. Greenback is real books with the trades built in.
| Software | What you get | Published pricing |
|---|---|---|
| QuickBooks Online | General small business accounting. Payroll, payments and time tracking are paid add-ons; 1 to 25 users depending on plan. | $38–$340/mo |
| Xero | General small business accounting. The entry plan is capped at 20 invoices and 5 bills a month. | $25–$90/mo |
| FreshBooks | Invoicing-first accounting for service businesses, priced by how many clients you bill. | $23–$70/mo |
| ServiceTitan / Housecall Pro | Field-service scheduling and dispatch with invoicing | ~$59/mo to $498/tech/mo, plus implementation |
| Greenback | Double-entry books with invoicing, recurring plans, FIFO inventory, project profit, CRM and 1099s built in | $20/mo + Contractor Services module $20 per technician. Example: 2 technicians, $60/mo. |
Real double-entry books, banking, invoicing, bills, reports, month-end close and accountant access. Add the module for your industry.
QuickBooks Online pricing reflects Intuit's August 2026 list-price increase as reported; Xero and FreshBooks pricing from third-party comparison sites, August to October 2026. Greenback pricing is per month, billed in US dollars. Prices change often and vary by billing term and add-ons, so check each vendor's site for current rates. QuickBooks, Xero and FreshBooks are trademarks of their owners.
It's built for you. More than 60% of HVAC and plumbing contractors work solo. You get real books, invoicing and service plans without an enterprise implementation.
HVAC, plumbing, electrical, appliance repair, garage doors, pest control, landscaping, pool and spa, cleaning, roofing, handyman and general contracting.
Connect Stripe and customers pay invoices by card or bank transfer. You receive the money directly, and neither you nor Greenback sees their card or bank details.
Jobs, dispatch, technicians and time tracking are coming soon. Today you get invoicing, service plans, inventory, project profit, CRM and 1099s in your books.
Yes. Greenback imports your chart of accounts, contacts and transactions from QuickBooks Online or Xero, so you don't start from zero. Then invite your accountant and pick up where you left off.
All three are general-purpose: you bolt on add-ons, apps or spreadsheets to handle the parts that are specific to your industry. Greenback is real double-entry accounting with those parts built in, and you can import your chart of accounts, contacts and transactions from QuickBooks Online or Xero. Greenback Business is $20 a month, plus the module for your industry.
Bring your price book and your parts list. Greenback Business is $20 a month, and the Contractor Services module adds $20 per technician. We'll help you load everything in.
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