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Frequently asked questions

Answers below describe how SyncHQ Pro works today. They reflect shipped product behavior — not roadmap claims.

Getting started

How long does setup take?

A 5-step onboarding wizard takes about 10 minutes on the Solo plan — company details, first user, time zone & currency, default tax rate, then create your first customer or import a list. Essentials and above add team-member invites + tier-specific toggles (booking portal, GST mode, marketing campaigns) that take a few extra minutes each.

Can I import my existing customers and jobs?

Yes — CSV import with a column-mapping wizard. Common exports from QuickBooks Online, HouseCall Pro, ServiceTitan, and Jobber drop in directly. Customers, jobs, and invoices can be bulk-imported; line items follow the canonical math model.

Do I need to install anything?

No. The web app runs in any modern browser. The mobile PWA installs from the browser ("Add to Home Screen" on iOS Safari + Android Chrome) — no app-store account, no review delays. Optional Microsoft 365 add-in is available on Essentials+ for desktop calendar & email sync.

What happens after the 30-day free trial?

Full CSV export is always available. If you don't enter a payment method, your workspace switches to the Solo tier ($9/mo) — your data stays put; multi-user features are paused until you re-upgrade. Trial extensions are granted on request at DECISYN's discretion.

Scheduling & dispatch

Does the calendar support drag-and-drop?

Yes on web. Drag a job between time slots, between technicians, or across days. On mobile, tap-and-hold to reschedule. All changes write to an audit log; the customer notification cadence respects your tenant's preferences (none / email / SMS / WhatsApp).

Can I assign multiple technicians to one job?

Yes — a lead tech plus any number of helpers, each with role (lead, helper, apprentice). Per-tech availability and skills are checked at assignment time; the system blocks double-booking and surfaces overlapping conflicts.

Recurring jobs (AMC contracts)?

Growth tier and above. Cadences: daily, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, annual, or custom (every Nth weekday of month). Each instance carries its own job record + invoice; the contract template stays editable.

Is route optimization available?

Yes — Scale tier. Uses Google Maps Directions API; minimizes total drive time across a technician's day given fixed time windows. You can override individual stops; the optimizer respects pinned positions.

Mobile PWA

How do I install it on my phone?

Open app.servicesynchq.com in Safari (iOS) or Chrome (Android). The browser prompts "Add to Home Screen" — accept it. The app icon appears like a native app; it launches full-screen without the browser chrome.

Does it work offline?

Yes. Recent customers, jobs, invoices, and the day's schedule are cached locally (IndexedDB via Dexie). Outbound writes — job status updates, photos, notes — are queued and replayed when connectivity returns. A small sync-state indicator shows pending operations.

Is it resilient on weak 2G/3G signal?

Yes — the sync path is chunked, retries with exponential backoff, and never blocks the UI on a network call. Photo uploads compress client-side before transit. Tested on rural-India 2G profiles for the field-tech workflow.

If the phone dies before sync, is data lost?

No. The queue is persisted to IndexedDB — it survives app close, phone restart, OS update. On next launch, the queued writes resume. Worst case: you lose photo uploads if local storage was wiped via OS-level "clear data" — explicit user action.

Invoicing & payments

Does it support multiple currencies?

Yes — every workspace has a base currency. Invoices can be issued in a different currency; the FX rate is snapshotted at issue time so historical reports stay deterministic. Settlements route via Stripe (USD/EUR/GBP/AED + cards) or Razorpay (INR + UPI + Net-bank). Customer pays in the invoice currency.

GST and GSTR-1 for India?

Yes — every line item carries HSN/SAC (operator-entered, plain text). CGST/SGST split for intrastate, IGST for interstate is derived from customer state. GSTR-1 export produces a CSV that maps directly to the GST portal's bulk-upload schema. The tax system in effect at invoice issue is frozen on the document.

How do refunds work?

Partial and full refunds are issued through the original payment gateway (Stripe or Razorpay). A credit note is generated automatically and linked to the original invoice; the reversal carries an audit trail with who initiated, when, and the gateway's refund ID.

VAT for the UAE / EU?

UAE 5% VAT is built in with FTA-compliant invoice templates (bilingual EN+AR). For the EU, the VAT rate is set per customer country code; reverse-charge for B2B intra-EU is handled. The invoice PDF includes the tenant's VAT registration number when configured.

Integrations

Which integrations are native?

Google Calendar, Microsoft 365 (calendar + email), Stripe, Razorpay, QuickBooks Online, Twilio SMS, WhatsApp Business (Meta Cloud API), SMTP (tenant's own), Webhooks (HMAC-signed), Zapier (via webhooks), REST API, Google Maps. Availability varies by tier — see the integrations page for the per-tier matrix.

Can I bring my own API keys (BYO credentials)?

Yes on Scale tier — configure your own Twilio account SID, WhatsApp Business token, SMTP host, OpenAI / Anthropic API keys in Settings. SyncHQ does not mark up usage — you pay the provider directly. Your Twilio credentials, WhatsApp tokens, and API keys are stored with bank-level encryption.

How does Zapier work?

SyncHQ Pro emits outbound webhooks (cryptographically signed) for 10+ event classes — invoice.sent, payment.received, job.completed, etc. Zapier listens on these. You can also call the REST API directly from Zapier's "Webhooks by Zapier" action. Available on Growth tier and above.

QuickBooks sync — one-way or two-way?

Bi-directional via OAuth. Customers, invoices, and payments sync both ways; conflict resolution is "last write wins" with an audit log so you can see who changed what. The sync runs on a 15-minute cadence, with a manual "Sync now" button.

AI Copilot

Is AI free?

Data Insights — statistical analytics on your own data — run free on every plan: 9 on Solo and Essentials, 13 on Growth, 19 on Scale. These do not call external LLMs; they're rule-based predictions on your historical data. Smart Actions (proposals, photo estimation, NLP search, sentiment) require BYO API key on Growth+, with the LLM call going direct to your provider.

How does BYOK setup work?

Settings → AI → choose provider (OpenAI or Anthropic) → paste your API key. The key is encrypted at rest, redacted from logs, and never leaves your workspace boundary. Usage is billed by the provider, not by SyncHQ — zero markup. You can revoke or rotate the key at any time.

What does the AI Photo Estimator do?

Scale tier. Upload a photo of a job site (HVAC unit, plumbing leak, electrical panel, etc.). The AI returns a structured estimate: scope of work, materials list, labor hours, and a draft total. You review and edit before it becomes a customer-facing quote. Requires your BYO LLM key.

What can I ask NLP Search?

Plain-English queries like: "show me overdue invoices for the Sharma family", "jobs scheduled this week in Bangalore", "customers who haven't paid in 60 days", "average ticket size for HVAC service calls in May". The NLP layer translates intent to a structured query that respects tenant-scoping and your role's data access. Returns results inline; you can refine.

Global compliance

5 jurisdictions out of the box

No add-on packs, no third-party plugins. Tax engines, e-invoice formats, withholding rules, and bilingual PDFs ship with every plan. One spare slot reserved for the next country we add.

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jurisdictions live · 1 reserved for the next country
India · IN
CGST + SGST + IGST auto-route, IRN e-invoice with 24h cancel window, HSN/SAC lookup, GSTR-1 export
United Kingdom · UK
CIS withholding 20% / 30% / 0% by sub-contractor status, VAT 20%, MTD-compatible exports
European Union · EU
SDI XML (Italy e-invoice), per-country VAT rates, reverse-charge for B2B intra-EU, OSS support
Saudi Arabia · KSA
ZATCA Phase 1 bilingual EN/AR invoices, TLV QR with 5 mandatory tags (seller · VAT# · timestamp · total · VAT amount)
United Arab Emirates · UAE
VAT 5% FTA-compliant invoice templates, bilingual EN/AR PDFs, TRN registration on doc
Canada · CA
GST / HST / PST / QST routed by province, place-of-supply rules, bilingual EN/FR doc support
Australia · AU
GST 10% + ABN withholding 47% when ABN missing, tax invoice format, BAS-friendly exports
United States · US
State sales-tax routing by ZIP, nexus tracking, 1099-NEC contractor reporting, multi-rate per invoice
Next country · TBD
1 slot reserved — vote with your roadmap request. Singapore · NZ · South Africa under evaluation.

Tax engine highlights

The non-obvious bits that competitors gloss over.

Intra-state vs Inter-state

System compares Company.state vs Customer.state → routes to CGST+SGST or IGST automatically.

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IRN + 24h cancel

India e-invoice IRN generation hits the GSP; cancellation window is enforced at the line-item level with audit trail.

£

UK CIS deduction

20% / 30% / 0% deducted at invoice line, with a per-subcontractor deduction summary.

QR

ZATCA TLV QR

5 mandatory tags encoded in TLV format, base64'd, placed on PDF + B2C receipt. Phase 1 compliant.

Localization

The interface speaks 6 languages — including RTL Arabic

Frontend 100% wired across all components. Currency formatting, date formatting, and tax-document language follow customer locale, not tenant default.

ENSchedule for tomorrow ESProgramar para mañana FRPlanifier pour demain ARجدولة للغد HIकल के लिए शेड्यूल करें TAநாளைக்கு திட்டமிடு
AI Copilot · BYOK

AI-powered triage — before you wait for support

Ask. Get unstuck.

Voice or text — the Copilot routes 40%+ of "how do I" questions before a human ticket opens. When it can't answer, it pre-fills your support ticket with the context you already gave.

  • Voice command: "Schedule HVAC for Acme tomorrow at 10"
  • NLP search: "overdue invoices for Sharma family"
  • BYOK: OpenAI or Anthropic, your account, zero markup
  • Jurisdiction setup wizard guides ZATCA / IRN / CIS in 5 steps
How do I enable ZATCA for our Riyadh office?
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AI
Settings → Tax → Saudi Arabia → toggle ZATCA Phase 1. I'll auto-fill your TRN if it's on your company profile. Want me to walk through it?
AI
Enterprise foundations

Your business data, locked in its own vault.

Your business · 124 jobs VAULT
Another business · 87 jobs VAULT
Another business · 412 jobs VAULT

Locked across 80 tables

Every read and write in SyncHQ Pro is locked to your business at the database itself. Audited annually. Bank-grade separation between every contractor on the platform.

HSN code lookup, inline

Type the first 3 digits of the HSN code while you build a line item. The system completes the description and pulls the GST rate from the 56th GST Council schedule. Works for B2B GST invoices and procurement.

Operator-overridable per line for edge cases. Schedule snapshotted at invoice issue so historical reports stay deterministic.

Support included on every plan

Solo · $9/mo

Email support

48-hour response target

Tier guides: Quickstart · GST/HSN basics · 9 Data Insights
Essentials · $25/user

Email support

24-hour response target

Tier guides: Multi-user setup · M365 add-in · 9 Data Insights
Growth · $45/user

Support ticketing with SLA

4-hour response target

Tier guides: BYOK · AMC contracts · Zapier · 13 Data Insights
Scale · $55/user

Priority support + dedicated onboarding

1-hour response target

Tier guides: Photo Estimator · Route optimization · Jurisdiction wizard · 19 Data Insights
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