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Scheduling

Reduce drive time and keep your team on schedule with auto-calculated commutes and smart workflow tools.

Get real-time commute insights

See accurate commute times based on real traffic conditions. Essential uses Google Maps data to estimate drive times for the specific day and time of each job, helping you build smarter, more reliable schedules.

Automate customer reminders

Stop relying on manual calls and texts. Essential allows users to send customer reminders before a job via email, text, or both.

Every reminder is logged and timestamped, giving you full visibility into who was notified and when.

Schedule faster with smart tools

Filter, sort, and customize your scheduling view to efficiently manage multiple technicians at once.

Use the Backlog to schedule many jobs in a single session, efficiently building optimized routes for each technician's day.

Essential makes it simple to find openings, avoid overlaps, and build a schedule your whole team can rely on.

View job progress

Monitor job progress in real time as technicians clock in and out.

Understand how long each job actually takes to tighten estimates and plan smarter.

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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