Schedule recurring mows, optimize routes between yards, calculate fertilizer rates from satellite measurements, and send invoices — all from one app built for lawn care professionals. Free to start, no credit card required.
By CrewNest Team ·
Lawn care software is a business management platform designed specifically for lawn care operators, landscapers, and property maintenance companies. Instead of juggling spreadsheets for your client list, a paper calendar for scheduling, and a separate app for invoicing, lawn care software brings everything into one place. It handles the entire workflow from the moment a customer requests a quote to the day their payment clears your account.
For a solo operator mowing 30 lawns a week, that might mean automated recurring schedules that repeat every 7 or 14 days, route optimization that saves 45 minutes of windshield time per day, and professional invoices that go out the moment you mark a job complete. For a multi-crew operation handling 200+ properties, it means crew assignment dashboards, real-time job tracking, business-level financial reporting, and customer portals where homeowners can approve estimates and pay online.
The lawn care industry is projected to reach $176 billion by 2027, but most lawn care businesses still run on text messages and handshake agreements. The right lawn care CRM eliminates missed appointments, forgotten invoices, and underpriced jobs — the three biggest profit killers in the industry. CrewNest was built from the ground up for outdoor service businesses, with lawn-specific tools like fertilizer rate calculators and satellite-based property measurement that general-purpose software simply does not offer.
CrewNest replaces five or six separate apps with one platform designed for how lawn care businesses actually work.
Set up weekly, biweekly, or custom mowing schedules that auto-repeat all season. Drag-and-drop rescheduling when weather hits. Crew members see their daily schedule on their phone with one-tap job completion.
CrewNest maps all your stops for the day and calculates the fastest route between properties. Lawn care crews typically save 30-60 minutes of drive time per day — that adds up to 2-3 extra jobs per week.
Built-in calculators for fertilizer application rates, seed coverage, and mowing pricing. Enter the property square footage — or measure it from satellite imagery — and get exact product quantities and cost estimates.
Measure any lawn from your desk using satellite imagery. No site visits needed for quoting. Outline the turf area, exclude driveways and gardens, and get precise square footage that feeds directly into your calculators and estimates.
Send professional invoices via email or text the moment a job is marked complete. Accept credit card and ACH payments online. Set up autopay for recurring maintenance customers so you never have to chase a check.
Assign jobs to individual crew members or entire teams. Technicians get a simplified mobile view showing only their assigned work. Managers see the full schedule with real-time completion status and can reassign jobs on the fly.
Explore our free tools: Fertilizer Calculator · Lawn Mowing Price Calculator
See how CrewNest compares to Jobber, Service Autopilot, and LMN on the features lawn care businesses actually need.
| Feature | CrewNest | Jobber | Service Autopilot | LMN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recurring job scheduling | ||||
| Route optimization | add-on | |||
| Satellite property measurement | ||||
| Fertilizer calculators | ||||
| Lawn mowing price calculator | partial | |||
| Online invoicing & payments | ||||
| Customer portal | ||||
| Crew mobile app | ||||
| Per-user fees | ||||
| Free tier available | ||||
| Built for outdoor services | ||||
| Starting price | Free | $49/mo | $49/mo | $99/mo |
Comparison based on publicly available pricing and feature lists as of January 2026. "Per-user fees" indicates whether pricing increases with each additional team member.
Whether you are mowing your first 10 yards or managing a fleet of trucks and crews, CrewNest scales with your business.
1-30 properties
2-5 team members
6+ team members
Lawn care software is a digital platform that helps lawn care and landscaping businesses manage their daily operations — including scheduling recurring mowing visits, optimizing driving routes between properties, sending professional invoices, tracking payments, and communicating with customers. Modern lawn care software like CrewNest replaces spreadsheets, paper invoices, and manual scheduling with an all-in-one app that runs on your phone and computer.
Lawn care software pricing varies widely. Some platforms like Jobber start at $49/month, while Service Autopilot can run $49–$299+/month depending on features. CrewNest offers a free tier for solo operators and affordable plans starting at $29/month for growing crews — with no per-user fees and no long-term contracts required.
CrewNest is purpose-built for outdoor service businesses including lawn care, whereas Jobber is a general field service tool. CrewNest includes lawn-specific features like fertilizer calculators, satellite property measurement for accurate quoting, and built-in route optimization — features that Jobber either lacks or charges extra for. CrewNest also has no per-user fees, making it more affordable as your crew grows.
Yes. CrewNest is a Progressive Web App (PWA), which means it works like a native app on any smartphone — iPhone or Android — without downloading from an app store. Your crew can view their schedule, mark jobs complete, capture before/after photos, and send invoices directly from the field.
Absolutely. CrewNest supports lawn care, landscaping, fertilizer and weed control applications, leaf removal, aeration, overseeding, and seasonal transitions to snow removal. The platform is designed for any outdoor property maintenance business, with calculators and templates tailored to each service type.
CrewNest's SatelliteScout feature lets you measure any property's lawn area directly from satellite imagery — no site visit required. Just search an address, outline the turf area, and CrewNest calculates the exact square footage. That measurement feeds directly into your fertilizer calculator and mowing price estimate, so you can send an accurate quote in minutes instead of hours.
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