How we picked
Locksmithing is mostly emergency, one-off, mobile work — which makes the CRM job specific: capture every call instantly from the field, generate reviews that win the next searcher, and convert commercial customers into recurring accounts (property managers and facilities are where the steady money is). We weighted mobile lead capture, review automation, and commercial-account tracking over heavy office-bound features a working locksmith will never open.
What to consider
- Mobile locksmith, all-in-one → Thryv. Works from a phone — lead capture, two-way texting, reviews, and payments.
- Commercial-account pipeline → Pipedrive. Track property managers and facilities as ongoing relationships, not one-off tickets.
- Follow-up + recurring work → Keap. Automate rekey/maintenance reminders and contract renewals.
- Value → Zoho CRM. Mobile app and full automation at the lowest per-seat cost.
- Start free → HubSpot. Capture unlimited leads while you grow the commercial side.
Pricing snapshot
Locksmith-appropriate plans run $0–$55/month for a small shop. HubSpot starts free; Zoho and Pipedrive anchor the value end; Thryv costs more but bundles the texting, reviews, and payments a mobile operator needs in one app.
Trial advice
Test it from the truck, not the office. Log a job and request a review from your phone, then set one reminder to re-contact a commercial customer for a rekey. If the CRM is fast enough to use between calls and turns a single lockout into a tracked account, it'll quietly build the recurring book that one-off emergency work never does.