HoundBell vs. SimplySub · prices checked October 15, 2026
SimplySub runs the day. HoundBell also fills it, and gets it paid.
SimplySub is a clean $49 flat-rate job list for subcontractors: jobs, crews, time, photos, safety talks. It runs the day. HoundBell runs the day too, and it also gets you the day’s work and gets it paid: the two-minute reply to a new lead, your own booking page, texting, review asks, and Scout.
No credit card. Founding pricing locked for life for the first 100 businesses.
The short answer
Pick SimplySub if…
You run subcontractor crews and want a clean flat-rate job list: jobs, crews, time, photos, and safety talk logs, with unlimited users at one price.
Pick HoundBell if…
You also need the day’s work to show up and get paid: a text to every new lead within two minutes, your own booking page, quotes that close, review asks, and Scout to chase it all.
Pricing and features compared
| SimplySub | HoundBell | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $49/mo flat, unlimited users | Starter $57/mo, Growth $127/mo, Scale $197/mo (founders $47/$97/$177 for life) |
| Field crew | Unlimited | Unlimited and free on Growth and Scale, 5 on Starter; never a per-user fee for crew |
| Office users | Unlimited | 2 / 5 / 10, then $5/mo each |
| New lead texted in two minutes | No | Yes |
| Booking page with real availability | No | Yes |
| Texting number, two-way | No | Yes (Growth and Scale, $10 add-on on Starter) |
| Quotes with Good, Better, Best | Estimates | Yes, with Book it and a deposit on acceptance |
| Review asks after the job | No | Yes |
| Daily Brief and Scout | No | Yes |
| Safety talks, fleet GPS | Yes | No (where-is-my-tech for the client, route ordering for the crew) |
| Guarantee | 100-day money back | Cancel in one click any time, prorated refund, everything exports |
One honest concession: if you need safety talk logs and fleet GPS for a construction crew, SimplySub is the better tool today. If you need the phone to ring, the quote to close, and the invoice to get paid, keep reading.
Prices from SimplySub’s public pricing page on October 15, 2026, monthly billing. HoundBell is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by SimplySub. SimplySub and related marks belong to their respective owners.
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