fieldinvoice.com

What It Is

FIRE (Field Invoicing and Reporting Engine) is Claero Solutions’ field work order, invoicing, and operations management system for service-based businesses. It aims to bring quotes, dispatching, work orders, invoices, payroll, assets, inventory, purchasing, safety forms, and reporting into a single platform, with a focus on industries with complex field operations such as oil and gas, renewable energy, forestry, agriculture, road construction, and remote equipment maintenance.

Core Features and Integrations

Based on the available materials, FIRE’s main strength is its broad process coverage. Quotes can define pricing, terms, and templates; dispatching supports timelines, locations, personnel, assets, inventory, and resource allocation; work orders can record pricing, staff, assets, operational details, and workflows; invoicing supports single invoices, consolidated invoices, customization, multiple delivery methods, and e-invoicing. The system also includes payroll/time tracking, purchase orders, vendor invoices, asset maintenance, inventory, incident and safety reporting, custom forms, and work order repairs. It supports creating and editing documents online or fully offline, works across laptops, tablets, phones, and Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS environments, and the copy says no app is required.

Pricing and Implementation

Pricing is clearly geared toward enterprise-style implementation. The Professional plan costs a one-time fee of $7,500, plus $2,200/month per 50 employees; the Small Business plan costs a one-time fee of $5,000, plus $1,800/month per 25 employees. Packages include standard implementation time, an implementation manager, hosting, standard reports, upgrades, a certain level of support, and programming hours. Additional costs include custom reports/forms at $140/hour, while integrations, payroll module customization, and project work are quoted at fixed prices. No free plan or trial information was found.

Pros and Cons

The main advantages are functional depth and strong industry fit, especially for companies in upstream oil and gas, forestry, construction, and maintenance that need offline operations, complex payroll, asset maintenance, and ERP/accounting integrations. Integration references such as PowerBI, database access, APIs, Enverus Open Invoice, and JobuTrax also suggest a relatively open system. The downsides are the high pricing threshold and the fact that implementation depends on customers assigning an internal project manager and resources. Public information on security compliance, permission management, and payment methods is limited. The website also shows several errors, making the public-facing documentation experience somewhat underwhelming.

Best Fit and Access from China

FIRE is better suited to North American field service companies, especially small-to-midsize and larger teams that need closed-loop management across work orders, purchasing, payroll, inventory, assets, and invoicing. It is not ideal for small teams that only need basic invoicing or lightweight dispatching. The available text does not provide information on access from China, so network connectivity, payment, and tax compatibility would need to be tested in practice. For deployment in China, companies may need to assess local ERP integration, electronic invoicing, Chinese-language interface needs, and data compliance requirements. Alternatives to compare include Odoo, Zoho Creator, ServiceTitan, Jobber, as well as Yonyou, Kingdee, or local field service management systems.