Migrate your Markate data
Service operations platform for field service businesses, from solo contractors to growing teams. Markate covers jobs, scheduling, invoicing, and payments in one system, with pricing that scales per employee.
In its favor
Why people choose Markate
The signal that keeps Markate on the shortlist. Sourced from G2, Capterra, and customer scoping calls.
Low base price of $39.95/month attracts solo operators and small contractors who need scheduling, invoicing, and job management without enterprise commitment.
Bundled features like appointment reminders, payment tracking, and basic customer management replace multiple standalone apps according to verified Capterra reviews.
Per-employee pricing ($5/month) allows teams to start small and scale headcount without renegotiating a contract tier.
Markate positions itself as an all-in-one alternative to juggling QuickBooks, spreadsheets, and scheduling tools for field service workflows.
14-day free trial with no credit card lowers the evaluation barrier for price-sensitive home service businesses comparing FSM options.
The desktop and mobile UI is frequently described as outdated, cluttered, and unintuitive, with slow load times and error messages that are hard to find.
Mobile app crashes and unresponsiveness disrupt field workers who depend on real-time job updates on job sites.
Support operates only during business hours with no in-app chat, leading to multi-day delays when critical issues arise during a job.
The advertised base price hides $10/month add-ons for online booking, review requests, business phone, and photo documentation that stack quickly for a full-featured setup.
Integration with Google Contacts and calendar requires manual re-entry rather than a native sync, breaking expected workflows.
Reasons to switch
Why people leave Markate
The recurring reasons buyers give for replacing Markate. Presented as facts, not knocks.
Platform scorecard
Strengths, weaknesses, and where Markate fits
Grades across six dimensions, plus a SWOT-style view of where the platform shines and where it falls short.
SWOT — strengths, weaknesses, and use-case fit
Strengths
Weaknesses
Where it works
Where it struggles
Pricing tiers
Markate pricing overview
Markate uses a per-employee pricing model with a low base price. The Owner Operator plan targets solo contractors at under $50/month, while growing teams pay the base rate plus $5 per employee per month. Core features are bundled, but online booking, review management, photo documentation, and integrations each cost $10/month extra, meaning a 7-person team using three add-ons and CompanyCam can reach nearly $584/month — a cost often comparable to all-in-one competitors at higher tiers.
Owner Operator
Tier 1 of 3
$49.95/month or $39.95/month billed yearly ($479.40/year)
What's included
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What gets migrated
Markate object support
Object-by-object support for Markate migrations. Per-pair details surface during scoping.
Customers
Fully supportedCustomers is the primary entity in Markate. We import customer records first since all downstream objects (Estimates, Work Orders, Invoices) reference a customer. Markate does not deduplicate on import — we flag duplicates in our pre-flight report and ask the customer to confirm which records to merge.
Estimates
Fully supportedEstimates map to quotes in most destination CRMs. We import Estimates after Customers and Items to preserve line-item relationships. Status fields (sent, accepted, declined) are preserved as-is.
Work Orders
Fully supportedWork Orders is Markate's job ticket object. It holds job details, assigned team members, and schedule information. We map this to Jobs or Cases in destination systems and preserve assignment and status history.
Invoices
Fully supportedInvoices include line items, payment status, and amounts. We import after Customers and Items. Partial payments and payment method details are preserved where available in the CSV.
Items and Categories
Mapping requiredItems and Categories define the product and service catalog used in Estimates and Invoices. Categories must be imported first to establish parent references for Items. We validate category names and flag any orphaned items that reference missing categories.
Expenses
Fully supportedExpenses track job-related costs in Markate. We import expense records linked to Work Orders or Customers. Vendor and amount fields are preserved; receipt attachments are noted as manual-recreate items.
Custom Fields
Not in this platformMarkate does not expose custom field definitions via its CSV import interface. Any custom fields added by the customer in Markate are not visible in the exported data. We document this as a gap and recommend the customer review their Markate field configuration before migration scoping.
Attachments
Not in this platformMarkate's Data Migration tool does not export or import file attachments. We flag all attachments as manual-migration items and provide a checklist of files to re-upload in the destination system after cutover.
Team Members / Employees
Mapping requiredTeam members are billable users in Markate, assigned to Work Orders and Invoices. We import team records to preserve assignment history but map User IDs carefully since destination CRMs use different user identity schemes.
| Object | Support | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Customers | Fully supported | Customers is the primary entity in Markate. We import customer records first since all downstream objects (Estimates, Work Orders, Invoices) reference a customer. Markate does not deduplicate on import — we flag duplicates in our pre-flight report and ask the customer to confirm which records to merge. |
| Estimates | Fully supported | Estimates map to quotes in most destination CRMs. We import Estimates after Customers and Items to preserve line-item relationships. Status fields (sent, accepted, declined) are preserved as-is. |
| Work Orders | Fully supported | Work Orders is Markate's job ticket object. It holds job details, assigned team members, and schedule information. We map this to Jobs or Cases in destination systems and preserve assignment and status history. |
| Invoices | Fully supported | Invoices include line items, payment status, and amounts. We import after Customers and Items. Partial payments and payment method details are preserved where available in the CSV. |
| Items and Categories | Mapping required | Items and Categories define the product and service catalog used in Estimates and Invoices. Categories must be imported first to establish parent references for Items. We validate category names and flag any orphaned items that reference missing categories. |
| Expenses | Fully supported | Expenses track job-related costs in Markate. We import expense records linked to Work Orders or Customers. Vendor and amount fields are preserved; receipt attachments are noted as manual-recreate items. |
| Custom Fields | Not in this platform | Markate does not expose custom field definitions via its CSV import interface. Any custom fields added by the customer in Markate are not visible in the exported data. We document this as a gap and recommend the customer review their Markate field configuration before migration scoping. |
| Attachments | Not in this platform | Markate's Data Migration tool does not export or import file attachments. We flag all attachments as manual-migration items and provide a checklist of files to re-upload in the destination system after cutover. |
| Team Members / Employees | Mapping required | Team members are billable users in Markate, assigned to Work Orders and Invoices. We import team records to preserve assignment history but map User IDs carefully since destination CRMs use different user identity schemes. |
Gotchas
What to watch for in Markate migrations
Issues we've hit on past Markate migrations, tagged by severity. FlitStack AI handles every one — surfacing them up front because buyer engineering teams want to know.
No duplicate checking during CSV import
Import cannot be reversed
Custom fields and attachments are excluded from exports
No public API for automated migration tooling
Support hours limited to business days only
| Severity | Issue |
|---|---|
| High | No duplicate checking during CSV import |
| High | Import cannot be reversed |
| Medium | Custom fields and attachments are excluded from exports |
| Medium | No public API for automated migration tooling |
| Low | Support hours limited to business days only |
Leaving Markate?
Where Markate customers move next
12 destinations Markate can migrate to.
How a Markate migration works
Four steps, Markate-specific
Connect
Not publicly documented into Markate. Scopes limited to read-only on the data we move.
Map
We translate Markate-specific structures (custom fields, objects, value lists) to the destination's model.
Sample
Test with a 50–200 record subset to validate Markate quirks before production.
Migrate
Full migration with Markate rate-limit handling. Rollback available throughout.
FAQ
Markate migration FAQ
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