When This Reverse Switch Makes Sense
- You're paying for HCP marketing features you don't use
- You have 4-7 users and HCP's per-user pricing has gotten expensive
- You don't do many high-ticket installs (so consumer financing isn't worth the premium)
- Your team finds HCP's feature surface area overwhelming
Real Cost Savings
- 5-user HCP Essentials: ~$149/mo
- 5-user Jobber Connect: $99/mo (fits up to 7)
- Annual savings: ~$600. Modest but real.
- 7-user HCP Plus: ~$249/mo vs Jobber Connect $99 — $1,800 annual savings
What Migrates
- Customer list via CSV export from HCP, import to Jobber
- Open invoices (manual or CSV)
- Service agreement customers (rebuild)
- Payment processing: switch to Jobber Payments
What You Lose
- HCP's built-in postcard automation (Jobber Grow has email marketing but no native postcards)
- Wisetack consumer financing (Jobber has alternatives via payment processors)
- HCP's consumer-facing app for booking (Jobber has online booking but less polished)
30-Day Plan
- Week 1: Sign up Jobber, import data, set up templates
- Week 2: New quotes through Jobber only
- Week 3: Train techs on Jobber app
- Week 4: Cancel HCP (export everything first, including job history)
Don't Switch If
- You're actively using HCP's postcard or marketing automation and getting ROI
- Your average ticket is $5K+ and you rely on Wisetack
- You're happy with HCP — "cheaper" isn't always better