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Billing & Invoicing

Create accurate invoices in minutes, and collect more revenue with less effort using automated collections.

Create invoices in half the time

Essential uses job details, technician summaries, parts, and labor entries to automatically produce accurate draft invoices the moment a job is completed.

Cut down on admin time, and ensure every job gets billed correctly.

Translate prior quotes into invoices with a single click.

Automate collections outreach

Every unbilled job is tracked for you. As soon as a job is completed, a task reminder is created to track invoicing and payment. Quick Actions make it fast to create and send out invoices.

Get paid by billing properly. Each customer in Essential has a Billing Profile with rich information such as payment methods, payment terms, billing information, tax-exemption, and more. These are applied automatically.

See customers with overdue invoices clearly flagged

Stop scheduling more work for customers with outstanding invoices. Essential flags these cases so you can see them clearly.

Integrate seamlessly with accounting

Integrate with your accounting platform to ensure your books stay accurate without double entry.

Why Companies Choose Essential

Powerful Automation Tools

Essential automates inspection approvals, appointment reminders, follow-ups on quotes and unpaid invoices, and more—saving businesses hours every week

Intuitive All-In-One Software

Essential unifies the tools contractors need into a single, easy-to-use platform that keeps businesses organized and efficient

Customized for Every Business

Workflows and reports are tailored to each business, ensuring Essential adapts to company-specific processes and requirements

Free Implementation

Implementation and historical data import are included at no cost, with old inspection reports seamlessly migrated into Essential

No Contract Lock-In

Flexible month-to-month pricing lets businesses get started without long-term commitments or large upfront fees

Fast Customer Support

Highly trained US-based support specialists are readily available from 8AM - 9PM ET, with an average response time of under 2 minutes

Before Essential, we had 4 employees that were overwhelmed with manual work, especially with trying to track and schedule upcoming inspections. Essential's automated email outreach and portal allows customers to easily communicate with us. This program has made it easy to receive approvals effortlessly. We can now better focus on customer service and scheduling.

David Pulvers
Owner, All County Fire

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