Startup & small team · Prompt 4 of 8 · September 2026

A real buyer question from the September 2026 snapshot, asked 3× to each of the three models. 9 answers recorded.

“Which field service software is best for a small electrical contractor on a budget?”

ChatGPT answered 3× this snapshot

For a small electrical contractor on a budget, the best field service software usually comes down to this tradeoff: Cheapest / simplest: Jobber Best value if you need office + field + QuickBooks sync: Housecall Pro Best if you want stronger dispatching/workflows without going enterprise: ServiceTitan is usually too expensive, so look at FieldPulse or Workiz Best ultra-budget option if you can DIY: QuickBooks +…

Named across its answers: 1. Jobber2. Housecall Pro3. FieldPulse4. Workiz5. Service Fusion

Verbatim excerpt from one collected ChatGPT answer; formatting flattened, words untouched.

Jobber owns this question almost completely, appearing in all 9 answers and leading 7 of them at an average position of 1.2, making it the default answer across every model tested. Housecall Pro holds a solid runner-up slot but never really challenges for first, and the absence of FieldEdge from all 9 answers despite its category rank shows that budget-framing filters out enterprise-adjacent options fast.

AI-generated read of the September 2026 measurements.

Who wins this question

Owned Consensus

All three models name Jobber and Housecall Pro on this question.

ChatGPT

Claude

Gemini mentioned · first · avg. pos

Jobber 111111122 9/9 · 7× first · #1.2

Housecall Pro 222222415 9/9 · 1× first · #2.4

ServiceM8 3331 4/9 · 1× first · #2.5

FieldPulse 334 3/9 · never first · #3.3

Workiz 435 3/9 · never first · #4

Joist 553 3/9 · never first · #4.3

Tradify 53 2/9 · never first · #4

QuickBooks 64 2/9 · never first · #5

Markate 2 1/9 · never first · #2

PocketSuite 3 1/9 · never first · #3

Service Fusion 4 1/9 · never first · #4

Method 4 1/9 · never first · #4

Each square is one collected answer; the number is the brand's position in that answer. Lime = the very first recommendation. Unlinked brands were named by the models here but sit outside this category's published top 15 overall. Showing the top 12 of 15 brands named at least once. Never mentioned here: FieldEdge, Salesforce Field Service, Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Field Service, ServiceMax, AWS, Microsoft Dynamics 365, IFS.