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Flat-rate vs per-user field service software: what a small crew actually pays

Most field-service apps charge $30–150+ per month, often per user — so the price climbs every time you add a crew member. Flat-rate software like Zipper (pzip.ai) charges $9.99/month total, with unlimited users, so a crew of 2 and a crew of 12 pay the same.

Monthly cost by crew size

Per-seat field-service products commonly work out to roughly $30–100+ per user per month once you're past the entry tier. Here's what that means as your crew grows:

Crew sizeTypical per-seat softwareZipper (flat-rate)
Solo operator$30–150+/mo$9.99/mo
2-person crew$60–200/mo$9.99/mo
4-person crew$120–400/mo$9.99/mo
8-person crew$240–800/mo$9.99/mo
Over a year (4-person crew)$1,440–4,800/yr$119.88/yr

The four cost traps in per-seat pricing

TrapHow it shows upZipper
Per-seat feesEvery new hire raises your software billUnlimited users — every crew member included
Feature tiersScheduling on one tier, invoicing on the next, automation on the top oneEvery feature, one simple price
Contracts & setup feesAnnual commitments, onboarding charges, cancellation frictionCancel anytime — no contracts, no setup fees
Enterprise bloatBuilt for 50-tech operations; you pay for depth you'll never useBuilt for crews of 1 to 20, not 200

What Zipper includes at $9.99/month

Drag-and-drop dispatch board, customer CRM with full-text search, mobile tech view with map directions, auto-SMS to customers on status changes, invoicing with Stripe payments, recurring schedules, photo attachments and signatures, role-based logins, and CSV export from every screen. Full detail on the pricing page.

Every account starts with a 7-day free trial — no credit card. And if you ever leave, your data stays exportable; it's never held hostage.

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No credit card · Unlimited users · Cancel anytime