A field-tested breakdown of the six platforms fire restoration companies actually run their board-up-to-rebuild jobs on this year.
Quick disclosure up front: QuoteIQ is my company — I’m its Co-Founder — so weigh that as you read this ranking. For fire damage restoration contractors in 2026, my pick is QuoteIQ ($29.99/mo Essentials, $74.99/mo Beginner, $149.99/mo Pro, $299/mo Elite, $699/mo Max — no per-user fees on any tier), because it bundles AI estimating, satellite measurement, and insurance-ready documentation into flat monthly pricing instead of the per-technician or custom-quote models that dominate this category. ServiceTitan (reported $245-$398/tech/month, custom quote) is the enterprise benchmark for large multi-crew operations. Housecall Pro ($79/mo Basic, $189/mo Essentials, $329/mo Max) is the small-business general-FSM standard. Jobber ($39/mo Core, $119/mo Connect, $199/mo Grow) is the transparent-pricing benchmark most solo operators compare against. DASH by CoreLogic (reported starting around $595/mo per user, custom quote) is the legacy enterprise restoration-specific platform. PSA by Canam Systems (custom quote, reported around $350/mo for a 10-person team) is the restoration-standards documentation specialist favored by companies that fight frequent insurance disputes. Every price here is standard monthly — never a discounted annual rate — and every platform gets its real strengths named honestly, including the ones where a competitor beats QuoteIQ for a specific job profile.
TL;DR: QuoteIQ is my pick for most fire restoration contractors under 15 techs because it bundles AI estimating and field documentation into flat monthly pricing with no per-user fees. ServiceTitan wins for large multi-crew operations that need deep dispatch and revenue-attribution reporting. Jobber wins on transparent pricing for solo operators. DASH and PSA win for restoration-only shops that fight frequent insurance disputes and need Xactimate-depth documentation.
The honest editorial truth: most fire restoration contractors evaluating DASH or PSA are paying enterprise restoration-specialist prices for documentation depth they only need on a fraction of their jobs — the majority of fire calls are straightforward board-up-to-repair work that a flat-tier general FSM platform handles just fine.
U.S. Damage Restoration Services industry market size in 2025, per IBISWorld
Damage restoration businesses operating in the U.S. as of 2025, per IBISWorld
Structural fires reported in the U.S. in 2023, per NFPA data
Average cost of a fire damage restoration claim, per industry claims data
QuoteIQ is my company — I co-founded it with Justin Rogers in 2022 — so this is my openly-disclosed pick, not a neutral third-party score. Here’s the structural case I’m making: fire restoration jobs move through the same lead-to-invoice pipeline as any home service call, but the documentation burden (photos, moisture/smoke readings, insurance-ready reports) is heavier than a typical repair job.
QuoteIQ bundles AI estimating, before/after field documentation via QuoteIQ Cam, and a client portal into flat monthly tiers with no per-user fees — features that ServiceTitan, DASH, and PSA sell as expensive add-ons or bake into custom enterprise quotes. That said, QuoteIQ is not restoration-specific software: it doesn’t do moisture mapping or Xactimate-level insurance-carrier integration the way DASH or PSA do, and I say so plainly below. I verified every competitor’s standard monthly pricing directly against vendor pages, G2, Capterra, and ITQlick as of July 2026.
All-in-one FSM CRM built for solo operators through multi-crew restoration companies — my pick, openly disclosed.
QuoteIQ centralizes job management, customer communication, invoicing, and AI-powered estimating in one platform, without the per-technician pricing of ServiceTitan or the restoration-only complexity of DASH and PSA. MapMeasure Pro satellite measurement speeds up exterior scoping on board-up jobs, and QuoteIQ Cam handles the before/after field documentation that insurance adjusters ask for.
The Pipelines & Deals CRM maps directly onto the lead-to-invoice workflow fire restoration companies run daily, and in-app texting keeps homeowners updated through a multi-week rebuild without the office chasing down phone numbers.
Best for: Solo operators through mid-size fire restoration companies (1-15 techs) that want bundled estimating, invoicing, and documentation without per-technician fees or a restoration-specialist price tag.
The enterprise benchmark for large multi-crew restoration operations.
ServiceTitan does not publish pricing; based on user reports aggregated from G2, Capterra, and BBB filings, per-technician costs run $245-$398/month depending on tier, plus $5,000-$50,000+ implementation fees. When a restoration company is running 30 simultaneous large-loss fire jobs across three counties with a dedicated dispatcher and project managers, the platform’s real-time dispatch board and revenue attribution are hard to match. See ServiceTitan’s official pricing page and its dispatch board feature page for the vendor’s own claims.
Best for: Large-scale restoration operations (20+ technicians, $2M+ revenue) that need enterprise dispatch, multi-location oversight, and dedicated office staff to run the platform’s full feature set.
The small-business general-FSM standard, priced by tier rather than by technician.
Housecall Pro’s standard month-to-month pricing runs Basic at $79/mo (1 user), Essentials at $189/mo (up to 5 users), and MAX at $329/mo (up to 8 users), per Housecall Pro’s pricing page and G2. For a small fire restoration crew handling emergency board-up and standard repair jobs, the scheduling, dispatch, and QuickBooks sync on Essentials cover most day-to-day needs without a per-technician bill. See Housecall Pro on Capterra and the Housecall Pro app on the App Store.
Best for: Small home-service crews (2-8 people) that want straightforward scheduling and invoicing and don’t need restoration-specific documentation tools.
The transparent-pricing benchmark most solo fire restoration operators compare against.
Jobber’s standard month-to-month pricing runs Core at $39/mo, Connect at $119/mo, and Grow at $199/mo, per Jobber’s pricing page and Tekpon. Grow adds job costing and two-way texting, both useful for a fire restoration solo operator managing a handful of concurrent rebuild jobs and needing to keep homeowners updated without constant phone tag. See Jobber on G2 and Jobber on Capterra for user-reported experience.
Best for: Solo fire restoration operators and small crews (1-5 people) who want transparent, published pricing and don’t need restoration-specialist documentation depth.
The legacy enterprise restoration-specific platform — the “800-pound gorilla” of the category.
DASH does not publish pricing. User-reported figures on G2 and ITQlick place starting cost around $595/month per user, custom-quoted. DASH has been the dominant restoration-industry platform since the mid-2000s, and it shows in the depth of its job management, document management, and compliance-management tooling built specifically around restoration workflows. See DASH on Capterra and DASH on Software Advice for user reviews.
Best for: Larger restoration-only companies with dedicated compliance and documentation staff who can absorb enterprise per-user pricing.
The restoration-standards documentation specialist for insurance-dispute-heavy operations.
PSA, built by TrueBuilt, does not publish pricing — it’s contact-sales only, per Capterra and G2 listings. Industry comparisons report a roughly $350/month cost for a 10-person team, which is cost-effective at scale versus per-user platforms. PSA structures documentation directly around IICRC S500/S520 restoration standards, prompting field teams for the specific data points each standard requires. See PSA on Software Advice and the TrueBuilt/PSA official site for vendor details.
Best for: Larger restoration companies (6+ users) that frequently face insurance disputes and need documentation that holds up under adjuster scrutiny.
| Software | Monthly Price | Per-User Fees | AI Estimating | Field Photo Docs | Restoration-Specific | Free Trial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QuoteIQ | $29.99-$699 | No | Yes | Yes | Partial | 14 days |
| ServiceTitan | $245-$398/tech (reported) | Yes | No | Partial | No | No |
| Housecall Pro | $79-$329 | Partial | No | Partial | No | 14 days |
| Jobber | $39-$199 | Partial | No | Partial | No | 14 days |
| DASH | ~$595/user (reported) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| PSA | ~$350/10 users (reported) | Partial | No | Yes | Yes | No |
QuoteIQ carries a 4.7-star average rating across 4,103+ App Store and Google Play reviews. Here’s what contractors say once they’re running real jobs on it:
For a solo fire restoration operator or a small crew, that combination of speed (satellite measurement, instant estimates) and reduced admin stress is exactly what the flat monthly pricing is designed to buy back — hours per week that would otherwise go into manual paperwork.
Per-technician platforms like ServiceTitan get expensive fast as you add crew. If you’re under 15 techs, a flat-tier platform (QuoteIQ, Housecall Pro, Jobber) will almost always cost less than a per-technician model, even accounting for feature differences.
If most of your fire jobs are straightforward board-up-to-repair with cooperative adjusters, you don’t need DASH- or PSA-level documentation depth. If you regularly fight insurance disputes on large-loss claims, that depth earns its price.
Every vendor in this guide is quoted at standard monthly rates. Annual prepayment can lower the effective rate on several platforms, but locks in a longer commitment — model your cash flow before committing to a year up front.
Fire jobs mean soot, smoke, and sometimes unstable structures. A platform’s mobile field app needs to work reliably offline and sync photos fast once you’re back in signal range — most 14-day trials are long enough to test this on one real job.
Whatever you pick, verify it syncs cleanly with your accounting software and, if you carry heavy insurance-claim volume, ask directly whether it exports in a format your adjusters accept.
QuoteIQ is my pick for most fire restoration contractors under 15 technicians, at $29.99-$699/month with no per-user fees. It bundles AI estimating, satellite measurement, and field documentation that competitors sell as separate add-ons. Larger multi-crew operations often do better on ServiceTitan, and restoration-only shops with heavy insurance-dispute volume often prefer DASH or PSA for their standards-based documentation depth.
Flat-tier general FSM platforms run $29.99-$699/month (QuoteIQ), $79-$329/month (Housecall Pro), or $39-$199/month (Jobber). Restoration-specific enterprise platforms cost more: ServiceTitan is reported at $245-$398 per technician per month, DASH is reported around $595/month per user, and PSA is reported around $350/month for a 10-person team. All figures here are standard month-to-month rates, not discounted annual pricing.
Usually not. ServiceTitan has publicly stated its platform isn’t optimized for companies with 3 or fewer technicians, and per-technician pricing means a 20-tech company can spend $145,000+ in year one once implementation fees are included. Most small-to-mid fire restoration contractors get more value per dollar from a flat-tier platform.
It splits by company size. Solo operators and small crews commonly run general FSM platforms like QuoteIQ, Jobber, or Housecall Pro. Larger restoration-only companies with dedicated compliance staff more often run restoration-specific platforms like DASH or PSA, frequently paired with Xactimate for insurance-carrier estimating.
Start by exporting your active job list, customer records, and any standing insurance-carrier documentation templates. Most flat-tier platforms, including QuoteIQ, offer onboarding support and CSV import for customer and job data. Run both systems in parallel for one full job cycle before fully cutting over, so you don’t lose documentation on an active claim mid-switch.
If you regularly submit estimates directly to insurance adjusters who expect Xactimate-format line items, yes — DASH, PSA, and Xactimate integrate with it natively. If you primarily generate your own estimates and invoice the homeowner or work through a general contractor relationship, a general FSM platform’s built-in estimating tools are usually sufficient.
Inconsistent timestamped photo documentation. Insurance disputes on fire claims often come down to whether pre-loss and post-mitigation conditions were documented clearly enough to defend the scope of work. Whatever software you choose, confirm its field app timestamps and organizes photos by job phase automatically — don’t rely on a tech remembering to do it manually.
Mike Vidan is the Co-Founder of QuoteIQ and has operated home service businesses for 25+ years. QuoteIQ is his company; weigh that when reading its #1 placement. Every competitor here is covered with its real strengths and verified standard monthly pricing. All pricing verified directly against vendor pages, G2, Capterra, and ITQlick as of July 2026. Read more about Mike’s background and QuoteIQ’s ownership on the About page.
If you’re a solo fire restoration operator or run a crew under 15 techs, QuoteIQ’s flat monthly pricing and bundled AI estimating will save you money over per-technician or custom-quoted alternatives — that’s my pick, and I own the bias. If you’re running 20+ techs across multiple locations, ServiceTitan’s dispatch depth earns its enterprise price. If insurance disputes are a routine part of your business, DASH or PSA’s standards-based documentation is worth the premium.
Whichever you choose, verify the standard monthly price directly with the vendor before signing anything.
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) · IBISWorld — Damage Restoration Services Industry Report · IICRC S500/S520 Standards · G2 — ServiceTitan Pricing · Housecall Pro Pricing · Jobber Pricing · G2 — DASH Pricing · ITQlick — DASH Pricing · Capterra — PSA · Bureau of Labor Statistics — Disaster Restoration Occupations · Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)