Electricians need software that can handle both quick service work and higher-value project work. A day can include a troubleshooting call, a panel upgrade estimate, rough-in notes for a remodel, and a final invoice that should not lose hundreds of dollars to card fees.
The best electrician software should make it easy to keep customer records, build bids from repeatable line items, schedule techs, turn accepted work into invoices, and collect payment from a simple link. Conduit is built for that contractor workflow: service calls, bids, jobs, invoices, team time, and payments in one place.
For side-by-side comparisons, start with /vs/servicetitan, /vs/housecall-pro, and /vs/jobber. For payment collection, see /payments.
What Electricians Should Look For
Electrical work changes shape throughout the week, so software has to support more than one job type:
- Service calls: capture the customer, location, issue, scheduled window, job notes, and invoice without a long setup process.
- Panel upgrades: build a bid with labor, materials, permit-related notes, deposits, progress invoices, and a clean closeout invoice.
- Small commercial work: track jobs by customer, site, and scope so the office can see what has been bid, scheduled, completed, and paid.
- Repeat line items: keep common work in the pricebook so bids are consistent even when different people write them.
- Customer communication: send invoices and payment links by email or text without forcing the customer into a portal.
Conduit fits best when an electrical contractor wants those workflows connected without buying a heavy enterprise system.
Why Pricing Matters for Electrical Crews
Per-technician pricing can look manageable when there are one or two users, then become a planning problem once the company adds apprentices, lead techs, or office staff. The approved comparison data shows ServiceTitan at $1,225-2,500+/mo for a 5-person team, while Conduit is listed at $65/mo for a 5-person team.
That difference matters for electricians because the same team often needs several people in the system: the owner, an estimator, an office coordinator, and multiple field users. Flat per-company pricing makes it easier to give everyone access to the job information they need instead of rationing seats.
Conduit also includes the payment workflow in the contractor operating system, so invoice collection is not treated as a separate afterthought.
Fee Savings on Larger Electrical Invoices
Electrical contractors can have many small invoices, but panel upgrades, service changes, generator prep, commercial repairs, and remodel phases can push invoices into the thousands. On a $10,000 invoice, card processing at 2.9% plus 30 cents is about $290 before Conduit’s 1% platform fee comparison. Conduit ACH is $6 on that same invoice: a $1 Conduit fee plus Stripe ACH processing at 0.8% capped at $5.
The goal is not to remove cards entirely. It is to make ACH easy enough that customers can choose a lower-cost payment method when the invoice size makes percentage fees painful.
Best Fit
Conduit is a strong fit for electrical shops that want a practical operating system for service calls, bids, invoices, scheduling, and payment links without enterprise setup or per-tech cost pressure. It is especially useful when the office wants every job to move cleanly from estimate to scheduled work to invoice.
If your electrical company has complex call-center operations, heavy custom reporting, or workflows tied deeply to an existing enterprise platform, compare carefully before switching. The route from a bigger system should be deliberate, not rushed.
FAQ
Can Conduit handle both electrical service calls and panel upgrade bids?
Yes. The workflow is built around customers, jobs, bids, invoices, pricebook items, scheduling, and payments, which covers both quick service work and larger quoted projects.
Why compare electrician software against ServiceTitan pricing?
ServiceTitan is one approved comparison point for contractor teams. The published data shows a 5-person ServiceTitan cost of $1,225-2,500+/mo versus Conduit at $65/mo.
Does Conduit replace accounting software for electricians?
Conduit is focused on contractor operations: jobs, bids, invoices, schedules, team work, and payments. Use accounting software where you still need bookkeeping and reconciliation.
How does ACH help electrical contractors?
ACH matters most on larger invoices. The approved $10,000 example is about $290 by card versus $6 by Conduit ACH, before considering the separate Conduit card platform fee comparison.
Where should I compare alternatives?
Start with /vs/servicetitan, /vs/housecall-pro, and /vs/jobber, then review the payment details at /payments.