CrewNest gives you everything GorillaDesk does — plus satellite measurement, chemical calculators, and flat-rate pricing that doesn't punish growth.
GorillaDesk works for some businesses. But if you're feeling any of these pain points, CrewNest might be a better fit.
CrewNest's Satellite Scout lets you measure driveways, lawns, roofs, and building facades from satellite imagery. You generate accurate square footage and create quotes without visiting the property. GorillaDesk has no equivalent — you're still driving to every property for every quote, wasting time and fuel on jobs you might not even win.
Pressure washers need SH mix ratios. Lawn care pros need fertilizer rates and spreader settings. Snow crews need salt quantities by temperature. GorillaDesk doesn't have any of these. CrewNest includes soft wash chemical calculators, fertilizer application calculators, and snow salt calculators built right into the platform — no separate apps or spreadsheets needed.
GorillaDesk was originally built for pest control companies and later expanded to lawn care and cleaning. If you do pressure washing, snow removal, roof cleaning, or gutter cleaning, GorillaDesk has no trade-specific tools for those services. CrewNest supports all outdoor field service trades with calculators and workflows designed for each.
GorillaDesk tiers pricing by customer count — $49/month for basic with limited customers, scaling up to $375/month as your business grows. The more successful you are, the more you pay. CrewNest Pro is $29/month flat for unlimited customers and unlimited users. Your cost never increases as you grow.
GorillaDesk offers a 14-day trial period, then you're committed to a paid plan. If you're just starting out or want to evaluate the platform thoroughly, two weeks isn't enough. CrewNest has a free-forever plan — manage customers, create estimates, and send invoices without paying anything until you're ready to upgrade.
GorillaDesk has no snow event logging, no salt usage tracking, no weather-triggered dispatch, and no liability documentation. If you handle snow removal, you're tracking everything manually. CrewNest has a dedicated Snow Log that records every service with GPS coordinates, timestamps, photos, weather conditions, and material usage — critical for slip-and-fall liability protection.
GorillaDesk's basic plans don't include route optimization. You're manually planning crew routes or paying extra. CrewNest Pro includes route optimization that maps the fastest path through your daily stops — reducing drive time, saving fuel, and helping crews finish earlier.
Create your account and set up your business profile. No credit card needed.
Export your customer list, job history, and invoices from GorillaDesk as CSV files.
Use CrewNest's bulk import tool to bring your customers, services, and pricing over. Names, addresses, and contact info map automatically.
Send invite links to your crew. They install the PWA on their phones — no app store download — and they're ready to go.
Use both systems for a week to verify everything works. Then cancel GorillaDesk when you're confident in the switch.
“We saved over $200/month switching from GorillaDesk to CrewNest. And the satellite measurement feature is something they don't even have.”
— Field service business owner
Yes, especially as you grow. GorillaDesk starts at $49/month but scales up to $375/month as your customer count increases. CrewNest Pro is $29/month for unlimited users and unlimited customers — your price never changes. A business with 500+ customers would save $200-350/month ($2,400-4,200/year) switching to CrewNest.
Yes. Export your customers, jobs, and invoices from GorillaDesk as CSV files. CrewNest's bulk import tool maps customer names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses automatically. Most crews complete the migration in under 15 minutes.
CrewNest works for any field service business. While GorillaDesk was built specifically for pest control, CrewNest is optimized for pressure washing, lawn care, snow removal, landscaping, and other outdoor services. If you're a pest control company that also offers lawn care or pressure washing, CrewNest's multi-trade tools give you an advantage.
CrewNest is specifically built for pressure washing. It includes a Soft Wash Chemical Calculator for SH mix ratios (house wash, roof cleaning, concrete), before/after photo documentation, satellite property measurement for quoting driveways and houses remotely, and a pricing calculator by surface type and square footage.
Yes. CrewNest has a dedicated Snow Log that records every snow service with GPS coordinates, timestamps, weather conditions, photos, and salt/material usage. This documentation protects you against slip-and-fall liability claims. CrewNest also includes a Snow Salt Calculator for precise deicer quantities.
Yes. CrewNest is a Progressive Web App (PWA) that works on any smartphone — iPhone or Android. Crew members install it from the browser, view assigned jobs, navigate to properties, log completion, take photos, and track time. The PWA works offline for areas with spotty cell service.
Our support team has helped crews migrate from GorillaDesk. Email [email protected] and we'll walk you through data export, import, team setup, and a parallel testing period to ensure everything works before you cancel.
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