Commusoft is field service software for multi-trade businesses, from plumbing and HVAC to electrical, headquartered in London with US offices in Chicago. Its strength is service work: jobs, scheduling, job costing, service contracts, maintenance plans and asset history. Its website also markets a renewables offering, but permit tracking and solar design integrations aren't among the features it lists.
Payaca is built for solar, battery, heat pump and EV charger install businesses, around the installation project: permits, inspections, PTO and interconnection tracked on the job, design in Glow (limited release) or imported from OpenSolar, and multi-option proposals priced from that design. Here's how they compare for a US install business.
The short answer
If renewables projects are the business, choose Payaca: permits, design and proposals sit on one record from quote to commissioning. Commusoft is the better fit when reactive and planned service work is most of your volume.
- Payaca is best for clean energy install businesses running project-shaped work from lead through permitting to commissioning.
- Commusoft is best for multi-trade service businesses whose volume is reactive maintenance and planned service visits.
- Payaca publishes its pricing: Growth, the standard plan for established install businesses, is $1,724/month. Current plans and eligibility are on the pricing page. Commusoft sells per-license plans on 12-month contracts and does not publish prices on its US site; pricing comes after a call.
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Feature comparison
| Feature | Payaca | Commusoft |
|---|---|---|
| Industry focus | Built specifically for clean energy: solar, batteries, heat pumps, EV chargers | Multi-trade field service (plumbing, HVAC, electrical); its website also markets a renewables offering for solar, heat pump and battery work |
| Permit tracking | Permits, inspections, PTO and interconnection tracked on the project with stages, custom fields and documents | Permit tracking isn't among the features on its US site, and no permitting integration is listed |
| Design tool integration | Glow (limited release), or import from OpenSolar | No solar design tool integrations listed |
| Solar proposals | Multi-option proposals with product photos, e-signatures and deposits, priced from Glow or OpenSolar designs | Multi-option proposals; its renewables page highlights system savings and financing options |
| Job management | Multi-stage install pipelines, with scheduling, tasks, documents and job costs on the project | Job, service contract and maintenance plan management; its website also lists installation tracking from survey to commissioning |
| Mobile app | Offline-first field app with install forms, photos and timesheets | Offline-first mobile app with custom forms, photos and signatures |
| Customer portal | Customer portal on your own sub-domain with project tracking and online payments | Branded customer portal for quotes, invoices, payments, appointments and history |
| Accounting integration | Two-way sync with QuickBooks and Xero | QuickBooks Online and Xero integrations, plus Stripe payments |
| API & extensibility | Open API, Zapier, and an MCP server for Claude and Cursor | Developer API for custom integrations, plus Zapier |
| AI features | Agent Dave, the AI built into Payaca, answers questions from your account data, builds automations you check before they go live, and drafts documents, templates and custom fields | AI:den drafts emails and proposals, writes job reports, scans asset nameplates and reads supplier invoices; an AI voice agent add-on is coming soon |
Industry focus
Built specifically for clean energy: solar, batteries, heat pumps, EV chargers
Multi-trade field service (plumbing, HVAC, electrical); its website also markets a renewables offering for solar, heat pump and battery work
Permit tracking
Permits, inspections, PTO and interconnection tracked on the project with stages, custom fields and documents
Permit tracking isn't among the features on its US site, and no permitting integration is listed
Design tool integration
Glow (limited release), or import from OpenSolar
No solar design tool integrations listed
Solar proposals
Multi-option proposals with product photos, e-signatures and deposits, priced from Glow or OpenSolar designs
Multi-option proposals; its renewables page highlights system savings and financing options
Job management
Multi-stage install pipelines, with scheduling, tasks, documents and job costs on the project
Job, service contract and maintenance plan management; its website also lists installation tracking from survey to commissioning
Mobile app
Offline-first field app with install forms, photos and timesheets
Offline-first mobile app with custom forms, photos and signatures
Customer portal
Customer portal on your own sub-domain with project tracking and online payments
Branded customer portal for quotes, invoices, payments, appointments and history
Accounting integration
Two-way sync with QuickBooks and Xero
QuickBooks Online and Xero integrations, plus Stripe payments
API & extensibility
Open API, Zapier, and an MCP server for Claude and Cursor
Developer API for custom integrations, plus Zapier
AI features
Agent Dave, the AI built into Payaca, answers questions from your account data, builds automations you check before they go live, and drafts documents, templates and custom fields
AI:den drafts emails and proposals, writes job reports, scans asset nameplates and reads supplier invoices; an AI voice agent add-on is coming soon
See it in Payaca
The real product, on our demo accounts.
Compliance & documentation
Track permits, PTO and incentive records on every job. More on Compliance & documentation
Operations & scheduling
Schedule your field team on a map and track every job. More on Operations & scheduling
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Switching from Commusoft
Commusoft produces a backup export of your account. From it we bring across your customers, properties (including parent and child sites), contacts, customer notes, jobs with their history, quotes still in progress, service reminder due dates, and the files and generated documents attached to them. Files are downloaded from the export first, before your Commusoft account closes.
We load a few real records first for you to check side by side against Commusoft, then run the full import. Reminders don't go out to customers until you've checked the imported due dates. Past invoices stay in your accounting package.
Guided onboarding comes with Growth and above, as a one-off $2,000. It covers mapping your workflow into Payaca, migrating the data and training the team.
Which is right for you?
Choose Payaca if
- You install solar, batteries, heat pumps or EV chargers
- You need to track permits, inspections, PTO and interconnection on the project
- You want design and the job in one system, or you import from OpenSolar
- You want an AI that builds your automations and documents
Consider Commusoft if
- You run several trades, such as plumbing, HVAC and electrical
- Service contracts and planned maintenance drive your revenue
Questions
What's the main difference between Payaca and Commusoft?
Payaca is built for solar and clean energy install businesses, with permit tracking on the project, solar design in Payaca with Glow (limited release) plus OpenSolar imports, and multi-stage install pipelines. Commusoft is a multi-trade field service platform, strongest in service contracts, maintenance and job costing, that also markets to renewables businesses. If installation projects are most of your work, Payaca is built around them.
Does Commusoft handle solar permit tracking?
Permit tracking isn't one of the features Commusoft lists on its US site, and we found no permitting integration on its integrations page. Payaca tracks permits, inspections, PTO and utility interconnection on the project, with pipeline stages, custom fields and documents.
Which is better for residential solar installation?
Payaca is built for solar install businesses, with solar design and OpenSolar imports feeding the proposal, multi-stage install pipelines, and permit tracking. Commusoft suits multi-trade businesses whose revenue leans on service contracts and maintenance alongside installs.
Does Commusoft sell in the US?
Yes. Commusoft is headquartered in London, with US headquarters, sales and support in Chicago, and sells in the UK, US and Canada. Its plans are per-license on 12-month contracts, priced after a call.
Can I migrate from Commusoft to Payaca?
Yes. Customers, properties, contacts, jobs and files come across from your Commusoft backup export as part of guided onboarding. See Switching from Commusoft above for how it works.
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