HCP runs the schedule. Maximus runs the business.

Housecall Pro handles scheduling, dispatching, estimates, invoicing, and payments. Solid software for what it does. It doesn't answer your phone, chase your aging invoices, reactivate dormant customers, or produce the documented operations a buyer values. Keep HCP. Add Maximus for the rest.

Look in the Mirror

HCP is solid software. We mean it.

Housecall Pro handles scheduling, dispatching, estimates, invoicing, and payments. Instapay (same-day deposits) is a real differentiator. For 1-10 person operations, HCP is a strong choice.

What HCP does not do

✗Answer calls after 5pm

✗Contact past customers automatically

✗Multi-step AI collections

✗Create marketing content

✗Optimize routes with AI

✗Self-learning chatbot

✗Brief you every morning on how the business did

✗Delegate tasks to your team via text

Keep HCP + Add Maximus

HCP: ~$300-600/month for scheduling. Maximus: $697/month or 10% of recovered revenue, whichever is higher ($497/mo or 8% on Founding 20). Together they cover scheduling AND the full revenue lifecycle.

The alternative: HCP + 3-4 office hires at $120K-$200K/year. Maximus replaces the hires you cannot find.

What this means at exit

HCP gets you organized. Necessary for a $500K–$5M operation but not enough on its own. Buyers in the trades roll-up assume you have a scheduling tool. They pay extra for what the business has actually built: documented operations, recurring customer relationships, KPI history, an owner who can step away.

Maximus produces all of that automatically. Every call logged. Every reactivation attempt tracked. Every review request timestamped. The shop runs on documented processes a buyer can underwrite — not on what's in your head.

The frame

HCP is the schedule. Maximus is the asset. Build it like you'd sell it — whether you sell or not.

We win when you win.

90 days. If Maximus does not recover more than you pay in fees, every dollar back.

You keep whatever the agents collected. Email one sentence: "I want my refund." Processed in 48 hours. No call. No forms. No guilt trip.

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Frequently asked questions

Do I cancel HCP?

No. Maximus connects to HCP. Keep both. They do different things.

HCP has an AI receptionist. How is Maximus different?

HCP has one add-on feature. Maximus is a team of AI agents covering calls, collections, reactivation, reviews, routing, marketing, and an operations manager who briefs you every morning.

I am on MAX. Is Maximus redundant?

No. MAX adds pipeline and price books. Maximus adds call answering, reactivation, collections, marketing, routing, and daily briefings. Zero overlap.

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1 of 20 spots claimed. 19 founding spots remaining. Founding price closes when the 20th spot sells — no extensions.

HCP runs the schedule. Build the business that runs around it.

P.S. — HCP started adding AI in 2025. Maximus was built AI-first from day one — and built by an HVAC owner who runs it on his own shop. The difference shows up in the documented operations, the morning briefings, and what a buyer would see at exit.