What Marko reviews
Marko leads the reviews of the software that runs field-service businesses, from HVAC, roofing and plumbing to lawn care, pest control and cleaning, plus the free cost calculators Duhari builds for the jobs homeowners search before they call. Every tool is held to the same public 40-point rubric, and every calculator is built to give a straight planning range with no email wall and no tracking.
How Marko tests
The approach is deliberately old-fashioned: set it up, run real jobs through it, then write down what happened. No borrowed vendor accounts, no demos run by a salesperson who has never invoiced a job from a driveway.
Every tool is set up on the plan a real shop would buy, so nothing is a rigged demo.
Quoting, scheduling, dispatch, invoicing and payments, on the desktop and in the field app, the way a crew would use it.
He scores it on the 40-point rubric, names a clear pick, and re-checks the result against the rubric before it goes live.
Where he stands
Nobody buys their way up this list. If a tool is worse, it ranks lower, even the one that pays us the most in commission.
Marko Ristic, Founder & lead reviewer
Frequently asked
Who writes Duhari's reviews?
Marko leads every review. Each tool is set up the way a real shop would, and scored on the same public 40-point rubric before anything is published.
What is Marko's background?
He has spent close to a decade building, running and growing content-driven websites in English and Serbian, and holds an MBA in Engineering Management from the University of Novi Sad. He comes at software as an operator, not a salesperson.
How does Marko keep the reviews independent?
No vendor can pay for a rank or a score, and a commission never changes a verdict. The tool that pays the most can still rank last.
What does Marko cover?
Software for the trades, from HVAC and roofing to plumbing, lawn care, pest control and cleaning, plus the free cost calculators Duhari builds for the jobs homeowners search before they call.
How can I reach Marko?
Through the contact page. Corrections and reader tips genuinely shape the next review pass.
Guides by Marko Ristic
Turn your client galleries into a real revenue stream with print sales, the right tools and simple sales tactics.
A step-by-step guide to planning, booking and selling out photography mini sessions.
A practical buyer guide to photography CRMs, booking tools and client galleries, and how to pick the right stack.
What "free" really means in field service software, the genuinely free plans and trials worth using, and when it pays to upgrade.
What a small home service or trade business needs from field service software, the dispatching tools that fit a small team, and how to choose without overpaying.
How trade and service contractors pick CRM, scheduling and invoicing software, and how it differs from construction project management.
When to leave your current tool, how to migrate without losing data, and how to switch without a week of downtime.
The pricing models, the hidden fees, and how to work out what business software will really cost you.
How to plan the rollout, migrate your data, train the team and drive adoption so the software you bought actually gets used.
A practical framework for shortlisting, evaluating and buying business software you will not regret.
How landscape contractors use aerial and satellite property measurement to build accurate estimates in minutes, why commercial crews are switching, and what to look for.
The features that matter for lawn care billing, recurring and seasonal invoicing, what it costs, and when a simple invoice app beats a full field service platform.
A plain-English explainer: what field service management software is, how it works, what it does, and which trades and industries use it.
A trade-by-trade buyer guide: the features that matter, how to match software to your business size, what it costs, and the platforms we recommend.
A step-by-step migration checklist: what data to move, how to export and test the import, rebuilding recurring schedules, and switching without losing a day of work.
A 2026 pricing guide: what crews really pay per user and per month, the four pricing models, the hidden costs, and how to keep the bill down.
Not sure which tool fits?
Start from the full ranking, filtered by your trade and crew size, and pick the right tool with honest scores and real starting prices.