The honest comparison

ToolBerry vs Workiz

A free, offline app for the truck, next to a full back-office phone-and-payments system. Here is the honest comparison.

No account · No credit card · Works offline

Quick verdict

Workiz is built for the office. It shines when you run a call center, book jobs by phone all day, and want calls, texts, and payments in one paid system. ToolBerry is built for the phone in your pocket. It is free, works with no signal, and you can log your first job in seconds without any signup. If you are a small crew that works in basements, crawl spaces, and dead zones, and you do not want a monthly bill, pick ToolBerry.

At a glance

What matters in the fieldToolBerryWorkiz
Price to startFree, no cardNo free plan (ended June 2026), 7-day trial; prices behind a sales demo (as of July 2026)
Works with no signalFull offline, the phone is the databaseCloud-first, needs a connection to sync
Time to first jobSeconds, no signupAccount setup, a 7-day trial, and a sales demo just to see prices
Spanish, owner to fieldEnglish + Spanish, more on demandEnglish-first interface
Best fitSmall trades, the truckOffice-run shops with a call queue and in-house dispatch

Price to start

ToolBerryFree, no card
WorkizNo free plan (ended June 2026), 7-day trial; prices behind a sales demo (as of July 2026)

Works with no signal

ToolBerryFull offline, the phone is the database
WorkizCloud-first, needs a connection to sync

Time to first job

ToolBerrySeconds, no signup
WorkizAccount setup, a 7-day trial, and a sales demo just to see prices

Spanish, owner to field

ToolBerryEnglish + Spanish, more on demand
WorkizEnglish-first interface

Best fit

ToolBerrySmall trades, the truck
WorkizOffice-run shops with a call queue and in-house dispatch

Why teams choose ToolBerry over Workiz

Free, not a 7-day trial

ToolBerry is free. No card, no seat limits, no per-user fees. Workiz ended its free plan in June 2026, so today you get a 7-day trial, then a paid subscription with extra users at $55 to $65 each per month (as of July 2026, per their site). With us, free means free, even as your crew grows.

True offline, because the phone is the database

Your data lives on the phone itself, not in a cloud cache that needs a signal to load. A plumber in a basement, an HVAC tech on a rooftop, or a pool guy in a canyon can open a job, add photos, and write notes with zero bars. Workiz is cloud-first, so weak signal means slow loads or waiting to sync.

No account, no server copy of your jobs

There is no signup, so there is no account and no company copy of your customer list sitting on a server. And there is no recording of your customer calls sitting in a vendor's cloud, because we never touch your phone calls.

Where Workiz is strong

Credit where it is due. Workiz genuinely leads on built-in communications and payments. It has a real integrated phone system: call tracking, call recording, texting, and automated answering for missed calls. Its payment processing is strong too, with card, ACH, and financing options built in. If your business runs on inbound phone calls and you want dispatch, calls, and payments in one office system, Workiz does that well.

Pricing, plainly

ToolBerry

ToolBerry is free. No card, no seat limits, no paid tiers.

Workiz

Workiz ended its free plan in June 2026. There are three paid tiers (Standard, Pro, and Ultimate) and none of them shows a dollar price on the pricing page; you request pricing through a sales demo. What they publish: the first 5 users are included, extra users run $55 to $65 each per month on annual billing, and add-ons like phone minutes, SMS, and AI features cost extra (as of July 2026).

Prices can change, so check their site for the current numbers.

Switching from Workiz to ToolBerry

Switching is the easy kind. Keep Workiz running and use ToolBerry on your next few jobs, so there is zero risk. Add your customers and jobs as you go and you are set up in an afternoon, not a migration project. Your data lives on your phone and you can export it anytime, so you are never locked in.

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