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Blog · 2026 · contractor software

Lost my company after 10 years. Client used our software for 3 years, refused to sign off, and the court sided with them

Inspired by owner discussion on Reddit.

Lost my company after 10 years. Client used our software for 3 years, refused to sign off, and the court sided with them.

Pick one FSM and stop churning

Reddit consensus: annual software switches cost more than sticking with a good-enough stack and fixing follow-up discipline.

Compare per-tech pricing honestly

Jobber, Housecall Pro, and ServiceTitan scale differently past five techs. Run the math at your actual headcount.

The gap is usually follow-up, not features

Neither platform ships aggressive quote follow-up out of the box. That's a separate workflow worth owning.

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