WrenchStack 2026 Trades Software Report
36% of trades software won't tell you the price
What it does
Most "best software" lists are written by people the vendors pay. We built the opposite: an independent analysis of 725 vendors serving trades & construction businesses. 36% of platforms won't publish a price. Median entry: $79/user/month (range $6-$595). Only 10% have a free tier. Contractor insurance: not one carrier publishes a flat rate. Plus an honesty ledger: 35 vendors with documented problems, each cited. Free, no email gate, free to cite.
Original analysis of 126 field service and trades software platforms. Pricing distribution, integration prevalence, founded-year cohorts, 15 data findings.…
Original data findings from analysis of 126 field service platforms across 21 verticals — now expanded to the full 280-vendor contractor software stack (10 categories) and 17 international markets. What pricing actually looks like in 2026, which integrations matter, who we flag and why, and where the gaps are. All data sourced from public vendor pricing pages and integration directories. Cite as: "WrenchStack Trades Software Market Report 2026," WrenchStack Research · [email protected] The trades software market in 2026 spans an order of magnitude in price. Entry-tier platforms like Joist ($13/user/month Pro tier) and Tradify ($36/user/month single tier) live alongside enterprise…from wrenchstack.com
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