A Workiz alternative built for field service

Who should switch

• A locksmith, garage-door, appliance, or junk-removal owner comparing Workiz.

• A shop that wants a free CRM and does not need to move the schedule and the invoices.

• An owner who wants missed-call text back and an AI receptionist without a field-service suite.

Why owners switch

• Workiz is a field-service product with its own phone system. Its help docs describe Genius Answering, an AI that can pick up and book work, and an automation that texts a missed caller.

• Those phone features exist. The reason to choose Puffly is a free CRM when you are not ready to run scheduling and invoicing in Workiz.

• If you only need the lead inbox, the missed-call text, and a pipeline, Puffly is the smaller tool. If you want the phone, the schedule, and the invoice together, Workiz is built for that.

Where Workiz is still a good fit

• Workiz Phone, Genius Answering, and missed-call text automations are documented in Workiz’s own help center. A shop that wants the phone inside the field-service app has a real reason to stay.

• Scheduling, dispatch, and invoices for locksmiths, garage door, and similar trades are Workiz’s core.

• Workiz offers a short trial rather than a permanent free CRM. If you need the whole suite, the trial is the way to judge it.

Feature comparison

A mark means the product publicly offers that capability. A dash means we did not find it described in their public docs as of October 21, 2026. It may exist under another name.

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Trades it fits

• Locksmiths
• Garage door companies
• Appliance repair companies
• Junk removal companies