CrewNest gives you everything Jobber does — plus satellite measurement, flat-rate pricing, and features built for how crews actually work.
Jobber works for some businesses. But if you're feeling any of these pain points, CrewNest might be a better fit.
Jobber charges $49/user/month on their Core plan. A 3-person crew pays $147/month, a 5-person crew pays $245/month, and a 10-person operation hits $490/month. CrewNest Pro is $29/month total for unlimited users — your cost stays the same whether you have 2 technicians or 20. That difference compounds: over a year, a 5-person crew saves $2,592 switching to CrewNest.
Jobber serves plumbers, electricians, HVAC techs, cleaners, and every other home service business with the same interface. That means no soft wash chemical calculators, no fertilizer application tracking, no snow event logging, and no salt usage monitoring. CrewNest is purpose-built for pressure washing, lawn care, snow removal, and landscaping — with trade-specific tools you actually use on every job.
CrewNest's Satellite Scout lets you measure driveways, lawns, roofs, and building facades from satellite imagery. You can generate accurate square footage estimates and create quotes without ever visiting the property. Jobber has no equivalent — you're still driving to every property just to measure and quote, costing you time and gas on jobs you might not even win.
CrewNest includes built-in soft wash mixing calculators (SH ratios for house wash, roof cleaning, and concrete), fertilizer application calculators (with spreader settings and N-P-K tracking), and snow salt usage calculators (by temperature and surface area). Jobber requires you to use separate apps, spreadsheets, or memorize ratios from experience.
Jobber has accumulated years of features aimed at enterprise operations. For a small crew owner who just wants to schedule jobs, send invoices, and track customers, the interface feels overwhelming. CrewNest is designed to be productive within 30 minutes — add your services, import customers, and start scheduling. No week-long onboarding or training videos required.
If your business handles snow removal, Jobber treats it like any other job type. There's no snow event logging, no salt usage tracking, no weather-triggered dispatch, and no liability documentation. CrewNest has a dedicated Snow Log that records every service with timestamps, GPS coordinates, photos, and material usage — documentation that protects you in slip-and-fall claims.
Jobber gives you 14 days to evaluate, then you're paying $49+/month. If you're just starting your business or running a small solo operation, that's a significant cost before you've even landed enough clients to justify it. CrewNest has a free-forever plan — manage customers, create estimates, and send invoices without paying a dollar until you're ready to grow.
Create your account and set up your business profile. No credit card needed.
Export your customer list from Jobber as CSV. Import it into CrewNest with our bulk import tool.
Configure your service types, pricing defaults, and any recurring schedules.
Send invite links to your crew. They install the PWA on their phones and they're ready.
Use both systems for a week to verify everything works. Then cancel Jobber when you're confident.
“We saved over $200/month switching from Jobber to CrewNest. And the satellite measurement feature is something they don't even have.”
— Field service business owner
Yes, significantly. CrewNest Pro is $29/month for unlimited users and unlimited customers. Jobber's Core plan starts at $49/month for a single user, and each additional user costs $49/month. A solo operator saves $240/year, and a 5-person crew saves over $2,500/year by switching to CrewNest. CrewNest also has a free-forever plan — Jobber only offers a 14-day trial.
Yes. Export your customer list, job history, and invoices from Jobber as CSV files. CrewNest's bulk import tool lets you bring over customers, contact info, service addresses, and notes in about 10 minutes. Your team won't skip a beat during the transition.
CrewNest covers all the core operations: job scheduling, drag-and-drop calendar, customer CRM, estimates with online approval, invoicing with online payments, team management, and route optimization. CrewNest adds satellite property measurement and trade-specific calculators that Jobber doesn't have. Jobber has more third-party integrations and a client portal, but most small crews find CrewNest's built-in features cover everything they need.
CrewNest is specifically built for pressure washing. It includes a Soft Wash Chemical Calculator for mixing SH ratios (house wash, roof cleaning, concrete), before/after photo documentation for every job, satellite property measurement for quoting driveways and houses remotely, and a dedicated calculator for estimating job pricing 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 is critical for liability protection against slip-and-fall claims. CrewNest also includes a Snow Salt Calculator so you know exactly how much deicer to apply based on temperature and surface area.
Yes. CrewNest is a Progressive Web App (PWA) that works on any smartphone — iPhone or Android. Your crew installs it directly from the browser, no app store download needed. They can view assigned jobs, navigate to properties, log service completion, take photos, and track time — all from their phone.
Our support team has helped many crews migrate from Jobber. Email [email protected] and we'll walk you through the process step by step, including data export, import, team setup, and a parallel testing period to make sure everything works before you cancel Jobber.
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