Four tools reviewed. Our pick for HVAC contractors under 10 trucks: ACLogics.
August in Houston pushes every tech and every estimate. The AI tools worth paying for here help techs fix it right the first time, close more replacement estimates and build your review count.
Our Pick
Our pick for HVAC contractors under 10 trucks is ACLogics.
It has a listed flat price for the whole shop ($99 a month up to 5 techs) and targets callbacks, the cost every owner already tracks.
Chosen on merit; paid placement can never be an Our Pick.
$14.99 per month for a solo tech, or $99 per month for a shop of up to 5. Techs enter what they see and their readings, and ACLogics walks them through the diagnosis step by step.
Price
Free plan (a few test diagnostics). Pro $14.99/mo (about 30 full diagnostics a month). Team $99/mo for up to 5 members, $199/mo for up to 10, unlimited use. Insight plan quoted. Requires an EPA 608 certificate to use diagnosis.
Who it's for
HVAC shops with newer techs who call the senior tech or the owner from the job.
Where it pays back
Fewer callbacks and fewer calls to the owner for help in August, when your best tech is booked solid.Estimate, not a tested result: at $99 a month for 5 techs, Team covers itself if it saves one callback a month that costs you more than $99 in labor and fuel.
Skip it if your techs are all seasoned and rarely get stuck. It's built for the call where someone doesn't know what to check next.
$0 per month to start, with 5 AI estimates. Customers send photos of the problem through your website, and InspectAI drafts an estimate range priced for their ZIP code. You approve every number before it goes out.
Price
Starter $0 (15 requests, 5 AI estimates a month, 1% fee on Stripe payments). Pro $129/mo (100 AI estimates, 2 seats, extra seats $19.99/mo, 0% payment fee). Optional white-glove setup $499 one time.
Who it's for
Small HVAC, plumbing and roofing shops that do a lot of 'how much would it cost' quotes before rolling a truck.
Where it pays back
Homeowners get a price range from a photo, so fewer free estimate trips for jobs that won't close.
Skip it if most of your work is maintenance agreements or jobs that always need a site visit to price.
Price on request. Rilla records your reps' in-home sales conversations and its AI coaches them, so a manager can do a ridealong in minutes from the office.
Price
Pricing on request. No public pricing page found.
Who it's for
Shops with at least a few comfort advisors or sales reps running in-home estimates.
Where it pays back
Shows why replacement estimates don't close, so you can coach every comfort advisor on close rate and average ticket.
Skip it if the owner runs every sales call. Coaching software pays off across a sales team, not one person.
$49 per month. Praisyo drafts a reply to every new Google review for you to approve, texts customers a review link after the job and alerts you to 1-star reviews.
Price
$49/mo, month to month, no setup fee. Google reviews only for now; Yelp and Facebook listed as coming.
Who it's for
One-truck shops up to small teams that want more Google reviews without an enterprise tool.
Where it pays back
More reviews and faster replies help you show up in the Google map pack when Houston searches 'AC repair near me.'
Skip it if you need Yelp and Facebook covered today, or you already pay for a reputation platform you're happy with.
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