Most "free" field service software is really a 14-day trial that ends with a bill. This guide explains what a real free plan should include, where the trials draw the line, and why a low flat plan like Claver — $19/mo, no per-seat fees — often beats them in practice.
The word "free" hides two very different deals. Knowing which one you're signing up for saves you a surprise bill two weeks in.
Claver's Starter plan is $19/mo flat — no per-seat fees, no annual lock-in. It's built to run a real solo or owner-operator business end to end. On Starter you get:
That's a full quote-to-cash loop for $19/mo flat. For a solo operator, it can genuinely be the only plan you ever need.
It's worth being straight about the landscape: a permanently free plan is the exception, not the norm. The major field-service tools generally offer a free trial and then bill monthly:
None of that makes those tools bad — a trial is a perfectly reasonable way to evaluate software. It just means that if your goal is to run on free indefinitely, your options narrow quickly. (Pricing verified June 2026; confirm at each vendor's page, since plans change.)
Start on Starter at $19/mo, and move up only when you outgrow the basics:
The difference from a trial: there's no countdown and no surprise bill — Starter is a flat $19/mo, and your data exports to CSV whenever you want, so there's no lock-in either way. If you're weighing total cost across tools, see the pricing guide; to compare full feature sets, see the best-for-small-business roundup.
Claver Starter is $19/mo flat: unlimited jobs and customers, quotes, invoices, Stripe payments, a customer portal, online booking, and a mobile app. Move up only if and when you want to.