Sprinklerly vs HFSM for irrigation contractors

Facts checked 2026-10-13

Short answer: HFSM is the stronger choice if you want one platform for the whole business (dispatch, invoicing and payments, SMS, inventory, marketing) or you work across several trades. Sprinklerly is worth a look if you are a small irrigation contractor who wants a lower price and records built around zones, controllers and backflow tests, not a full field-service suite.

Where HFSM is the better choice

Breadth. HFSM lists scheduling and dispatch, a live dispatch map with technician GPS, invoicing with Stripe payments and AutoPay, inventory, a price book, two-way SMS and email, a customer portal, marketing campaigns and a finance and tax center, all on every plan. Sprinklerly does not do payroll, live crew GPS or QuickBooks sync, and it is not a marketing or accounting suite.
Several trades in one tool. HFSM lists irrigation, plumbing, HVAC, electrical, landscaping, exterior cleaning, garage door and handyman modules, which matters if you do more than irrigation.
Estimating. Good/Better/Best estimates, flat-rate price book starter libraries and an inspection-to-opportunity workflow are on its features page.
Irrigation inspections. HFSM lists irrigation sprinkler inspections and an irrigation module with zones, controllers, backflow, pumps and seasonal routing on its home page.
Done-for-you help if you want it: guided setup, data migration and website or SEO work are sold as paid services (HFSM pricing page).

Where Sprinklerly may fit better

Price for a small crew. HFSM's four standard plans are priced by seat count, starting at $300 per month for 1 owner, 1 technician and 1 office user. Sprinklerly's planned general-availability prices are $79, $149 and $249 per month, and it is free during early access. The scope is not like-for-like: HFSM includes far more modules.
Backflow test records. On HFSM's home page, backflow appears as an irrigation-module component. Backflow test reports, certified-tester fields, water-authority submission and annual retest reminders are not listed on HFSM's site as of 2026-10-13. Sprinklerly has backflow tester certification and test reports built in.
A narrower tool for irrigation only: customers, properties and a controller, zone and component tree with warranty flags, plus geofenced service-area days with a per-window capacity that cannot be overbooked, on a map.
Language and winterization: Spanish and a seasonal blowout or winterization workflow are not listed on HFSM's site as of 2026-10-13 (it does name Spring Start-Up inspections and seasonal routing). Nothing here claims HFSM lacks them. See our winterization checklist for the manual version.

HFSM pricing, checked 2026-10-13

HFSM lists four standard plans, each with the same 19 modules, differing by seats: Entrepreneur Package at $300 per month ($3,000 a year, about $250 a month) for 1 owner, 1 technician and 1 office user; Small Business at $750 per month ($6,000 a year) for 1 owner, 5 technicians and 3 office users; Medium Business at $2,500 per month ($27,000 a year) for 2 owners, 10 technicians and 5 office users; and Larger Service Business at $6,500 per month ($66,000 a year) for 3 owners, 25 technicians and 10 office users. All plans include unlimited customers. A leaner custom plan is available on request. Source: HFSM pricing page and custom plan page.

HFSM also lists a launch promo code, LAUNCH50, for 50% off for life on eligible paid plans if activated by 2027-03-28 (HFSM start page). Setup and migration are separate paid services (Guided Setup from $499, Data Migration from $999), and its features page notes that payment processing, SMS and mapping usage may cost extra (features page). Prices change; confirm on their site.

Trial terms

HFSM offers a 60-day free trial with no payment taken at signup. Trial applications are reviewed before the workspace is set up, so it is not instant self-serve (HFSM start page). Sprinklerly is free during early access for contractors who sign up by December 31, 2026, with no credit card required; planned prices at general availability are Starter $79, Pro $149 and Growing Crews $249 per month, locked in for early-access accounts, with 30 days notice before any charge. See pricing.

What Sprinklerly does not do

No QuickBooks sync, no payroll or timesheets, no live crew GPS tracking, no built-in payments suite or marketing campaigns, and route planning is manual with real drive times and warnings, not automatic optimization. It does export payments and invoices as files you import into QuickBooks Online yourself.

Start free Free during early access for sign-ups by December 31, 2026, no credit card required.

Sprinklerly is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Hunter HydroTech or HFSM (Hunter Field Service Management). Those names are trademarks of their owners and are named here only to identify the product being compared. Competitor details come from its public website, read on 2026-10-13, and may have changed; confirm with the vendor. The Sprinklerly features described are those currently shipped in the product.