Editor
Chip Alvarez
Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Field Service Software IO
Chip Alvarez founded Field Service Software IO in 2017 after watching his own 75-technician shop burn $280K on FSM tools that didn't work the way the demos promised. Eight years at Deloitte implementing enterprise systems and a stint as Sales Manager at RapidTech Services — through four migrations — convinced him operators needed reviews written by someone who had actually lived inside the software. He pays for every subscription anonymously, tests with real-world dispatch and invoice scenarios, and publishes the flaws vendors don't want surfaced. The site now reaches 600,000+ field-service professionals annually.
Topics covered
- Field Service Management Software
- FSM Implementation
- HVAC Service Operations
- Service Dispatch
- Workforce Management
- Enterprise Systems Integration
- Software Procurement
- Vendor Evaluation
How Chip reviews FSM software
Every review on this site follows a consistent 5-criteria rubric — Usability, Pricing, Feature depth, Support, and Integrations — scored 0–10 per criterion with documented weighting. Chip tests each platform hands-on, not from a vendor demo, before any score is published. Read the full process on the methodology page.
FTC disclosure
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Contact Chip
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