Workiz is built around a phone system and dispatch for small teams — and priced like it, starting around $187/mo before per-user and per-minute charges. If it's just you, that's a switchboard you don't need. SideWRK does the estimate, approval, invoice, and getting paid — from your phone, $24/mo, no per-user or per-minute fees.
| SideWRK | Workiz | |
|---|---|---|
| Paid plans start at | $24/mo | ~$187/mo (Kickstart); free Lite for 2 users |
| Built for | Solo & side-work operators | Small teams w/ dispatch & phone system |
| Per-user fees | None | ~$46–$54/mo per extra user |
| Phone / call charges | None | Phone #s ~$5/mo each + per-minute call charges |
| Get paid | Fee-free to Venmo, Cash App, Zelle & Apple Pay (no merchant account) + card | Payment processing fees |
| Run multiple trades | Yes — every trade, one login ($39/mo) | Field-service suite |
| Real-profit tracking | Yes | Limited |
| Setup | Minutes, in a browser | Onboarding for the platform & phone |
| Free trial | 14 days | Free Lite (2 users) |
Workiz pricing per its public pricing page (2026), plus add-on phone/usage costs. Comparison reflects typical solo use; your needs may differ. Workiz is a trademark of its owner; SideWRK is not affiliated with or endorsed by Workiz.
Workiz's core is a built-in phone system and dispatch for booking agents. Solo, you don't need a switchboard — you need to quote, get approved, and get paid.
SideWRK has no phone numbers, no per-minute charges, no per-user fees — one flat price. You always know the bill before it lands.
Get paid fee-free to Venmo, Cash App, Zelle, or Apple Pay — no merchant account, no skim on every job.
If you book a high volume of inbound calls with multiple people answering, Workiz's built-in phone system, call tracking, and dispatch are genuinely strong for that workflow.
Workiz leans into call recording, SMS, and AI answering for teams optimizing a lead-and-dispatch operation. SideWRK stays focused on doing and billing the work itself.
Your customers come with you. Export your client list from Workiz (any CSV or spreadsheet works — even a screenshot or a photo of a handwritten list), then in SideWRK open Customers → Import and drop it in. Names, phones, emails, addresses, and notes land clean, with a preview and dedupe before anything saves. Your history stays yours: SideWRK exports everything back out in a click, so there's no lock-in on this side either.
Your money is never held. Payments go straight to you — Venmo, Zelle, or Cash App directly, or cards on your own Stripe account where you're the merchant of record. How that works →
No caps, no per-user fees. Unlimited jobs and invoices on every plan, and the working automation — deposits on approval, e-signatures, customer-choice add-ons, automatic payment reminders, receipt scanning, review follow-ups — is included, not held two tiers up.
The price you join at is the price you keep. Features you already have never move behind a new paywall.
Yes, by a wide margin for a solo operator. Workiz has a free Lite tier for 2 users, but paid plans start around $187/month with extra users at ~$46–$54/month and phone numbers plus per-minute call charges on top. SideWRK is $24–$89/month flat with no per-user or per-minute fees.
SideWRK is built for the solo operator. Workiz is a field-service platform with dispatching and a built-in phone system priced for small teams. Solo, SideWRK gives you estimates, approvals, invoices, fee-free payments, and real-profit tracking without the team tooling and per-minute phone bills.
No. Workiz's value is its built-in phone system, which means phone numbers (about $5/month each) and per-minute charges on calls. SideWRK has no phone system to pay for — you reach customers however you already do.
Yes. SideWRK runs in any phone or laptop browser with nothing to install — start a free 14-day trial, set up your business, and send your first estimate the same day.
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