Workiz Alternative for a One-Man Business: Priced and Built for One
ShowTheReceipts is the alternative built for a one-man business, not scaled down from a team platform. It's the whole quote-to-paid loop — quoting, invoicing, on-site card payment, cash and Venmo tracking, and automatic follow-up — on the Pro plan at a flat $39/month with every feature included. Workiz is a team dispatch platform: its free Lite tier caps you at a handful of jobs a month, and the real paid plans jump into the hundreds per month with phone-system and SMS add-ons on top. If you're one person, you want a flat price that includes everything and a tool sized for you — not a crew platform's entry rung. ShowTheReceipts is that tool.
ShowTheReceipts vs Workiz at a glance
ShowTheReceipts — $39/mo (Pro — everything included, no add-ons) · Workiz — Free tier capped ~20 jobs; paid plans jump into the hundreds/mo
| ShowTheReceipts | Workiz | |
|---|---|---|
| What the price gets you | Every operator feature, one flat $39, no add-ons | Capped free tier, or paid plans in the hundreds |
| Built for | One operator running the whole job | A dispatcher-and-crew operation |
| Monthly cap on jobs and invoices | None — unlimited on the Pro plan | Free tier capped at ~20 a month |
| Add-ons that raise the bill | None — phone, SMS, payment follow-up all included | Phone system, SMS credits, AI answering cost extra |
| Time to your first invoice | Photograph your existing flyer; catalog builds itself | Configure services, dispatch, and team settings |
| Quote to paid card, on-site | Quote, invoice, and charge from your phone in one flow | Supported, inside a heavier dispatch workflow |
| Cut of your card payments | None — you pay only the processor's standard rate | Standard processing on each payment |
Sized for a crew, not for one person
Workiz is built around a dispatcher and a crew — a call center, routing, team roles. That’s a real product for a real kind of business, but it shapes everything about the pricing. The free Lite tier caps you at roughly a couple dozen jobs a month, which is a trial, not a working plan; and the paid tiers that actually run a business jump into the hundreds per month, with phone-system, SMS, and AI add-ons stacking on top.
ShowTheReceipts is built for the other business: one person, one flat price, everything included. You quote standing in front of the work, invoice the moment it’s done, and charge the card before you leave. Cash and Venmo jobs land in the same ledger as your card payments, so tax season is an export, not a shoebox. The whole loop runs from your phone.
$39/month, flat, with nothing bolted on
On the Pro plan, $39 buys everything — unlimited invoicing, on-site payment, automatic follow-up that gets you paid faster, cash and Venmo tracking, and tax-ready exports. There’s no job cap to hit mid-month and no phone or SMS add-on to discover on the bill. The number you see is the number you pay.
That’s the difference for a one-man business: not a crew platform’s entry rung with the useful parts and the capacity climbing into higher tiers, but a complete tool sized for one, at one price.
Where ShowTheReceipts is the obvious fit
If you’re one person, keep hitting a free tier’s cap, and don’t want add-ons stacking onto the bill, this is built for you. There’s no dispatch board to configure for a crew of one — just the tools that get the job quoted, done, and paid.
Workiz makes sense once you’re running a dispatcher and a crew and need a built-in phone system and routing for a team. Until then, the tool sized for one is the better tool — and the one that has you invoicing today.
Switching without losing your history
Export your clients as a CSV and import them directly — the migration importer handles client lists and job history, and duplicate detection keeps a re-import from doubling your book. Most operators are fully moved in an afternoon.
Which one should you actually pick?
Choose ShowTheReceipts if…
- You're one person and want a flat price with everything included
- You keep hitting a free tier's monthly cap
- You don't want phone/SMS add-ons stacking onto the bill
- You want to invoice today, not after configuring dispatch
Choose Workiz if…
- You run a dispatcher and a crew with routes to optimize
- You need a built-in phone system and call center for a team
Frequently asked questions
I'm a one-man business — what do I actually need?
The whole quote-to-paid loop in one place: quoting, invoicing, on-site card payment, cash and Venmo tracking, and automatic payment follow-up. ShowTheReceipts includes all of it on the $39/month Pro plan, built for one operator running the entire job from a phone — not a dispatch platform you configure a crew and call center into before you can start working.
What do I get with ShowTheReceipts for $39/month?
Every operator feature at one flat price — unlimited invoicing, on-site card payment, automatic follow-up, cash and Venmo tracking, scheduling, and tax-ready exports — with nothing gated behind a higher tier and no phone or SMS add-ons stacking onto the bill. What you see is the whole cost.
Will I hit a monthly cap on jobs?
No. Invoicing on the Pro plan is unlimited — there's no cap that turns into a wall halfway through a busy month. A free tier capped at a couple dozen jobs works as a trial, but the moment you're actually working it stops being enough; a flat plan with no cap doesn't.
Can I switch over without losing my clients?
Yes, and the same day. Export your client list as a CSV and import it directly — the built-in migration importer handles client and job history, with duplicate detection so a re-import doesn't double your book. Most operators are fully moved in an afternoon.