CrewNest is pest control software that lets you schedule recurring service, log treatments on every visit, optimize dense routes, and send invoices from one app. Start with a 14-day free trial.
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CrewNest is field service software that pest control operators use to run recurring schedules, log treatments per visit, optimize routes, and invoice from one app. It starts free and its Pro plan is a flat $29/month including unlimited users, versus GorillaDesk's flat $49/month and Jobber's $49/month plus $29 per user. CrewNest is not a dedicated regulatory pesticide-compliance system; it records the product used, target pest, and application details as job notes and photo attachments rather than a state-report generator. For solo operators and small-to-mid crews that want recurring scheduling, routing, and invoicing without per-seat pricing it is a practical fit; large operations that need enterprise dispatch or built-in compliance reporting will want a heavier tool.
Pest control software is the system a pest control company uses to run its field operations end to end: recurring and one-time service scheduling, dispatching, per-visit treatment logging, estimates, invoicing, and routing. The reason a generic CRM built for office sales teams falls short is that pest control does not look like a pipeline of one-off deals. It looks like hundreds of accounts on repeating schedules, each with a service history that has to survive from one technician and one season to the next.
Get the model wrong and the cost shows up as churned recurring accounts, technicians burning the day driving, and invoices that trail the work. Get it right and the same crew covers more stops, bills on time, and keeps the recurring revenue that makes a pest control business profitable. The four problems below are where the generic tools break, and they are the problems CrewNest was built to handle.
These are the failure points of running a recurring-service business on spreadsheets and paper. Each one costs stops, accounts, or cash flow.
Most pest control revenue is recurring: monthly perimeter treatments, quarterly service, seasonal callbacks. Run that on a whiteboard or spreadsheet and visits slip. A missed quarterly stop is lost margin now and a churned account later, because the customer who does not see you is the customer who cancels.
Every stop needs a record of the product applied, the target pest, and the conditions found, both for the next technician and for the customer who asks what you treated. Paper tickets get lost, and details live in one technician's head. When an account is up for renewal or a callback comes in, there is no history to point to.
Pest control margins depend on stops per day. Without route planning, technicians crisscross a service area, burn fuel, and fit fewer visits into each shift. Every extra mile between accounts is a stop you did not get to bill.
Recurring plans mean recurring invoices, and chasing them by hand is where cash flow leaks. Invoices go out late, payments are not linked to the visit, and it is hard to see who is past due across dozens or hundreds of accounts.
Not a feature list for its own sake. Here is what each part of CrewNest does in the specific workflow of a pest control company.
Set up a recurring template once and CrewNest generates the visits on the frequency you choose: weekly, biweekly, monthly, quarterly, biannual, or annual. Each generated job links back to its template, so a quarterly perimeter plan keeps producing stops without you rebuilding the calendar every season. Automated reminders go out before each visit so customers expect you and no-shows drop.
On every job you can record the product used, target pest, and application details in the job notes and attach before, progress, and after photos from the field. That gives you a per-visit history for the account, not a shoebox of tickets. Note: CrewNest logs this as job notes and photo attachments, not as a dedicated regulatory pesticide-reporting module, so treat it as your operational record rather than a state-report generator.
Plan the day as a route instead of a list. CrewNest orders stops to cut drive time between accounts, caches an estimated drive time per leg, and lets you reorder the day so a technician covers a neighborhood in one pass. Denser routes mean more billable stops per shift without adding trucks.
Every account holds its full service history, contact details, notes, and geocoded address in one record. When a callback comes in, you can see the last visit, what was treated, and what to check, instead of starting from zero. A branded customer portal lets clients view visits, approve estimates, and request service, which cuts inbound phone calls.
Build estimates for an initial cleanout, a recurring plan, or a one-time extermination and send them by email for online approval. For exterior and perimeter work you can measure the lot from satellite imagery instead of a site visit, so you can quote a property before you ever drive out to it.
Turn a completed visit into an invoice in one step, take card payments online through the Stripe integration, and auto-bill recurring plans so the billing follows the schedule. Outstanding balances are visible across every account, so you can see who is past due at a glance instead of reconstructing it from memory.
From a new customer to a paid invoice, here is the full loop a pest control business runs, step by step.
Create the account with contact details and the service address. CrewNest geocodes the address so it can slot into routes, and you can import an existing customer list from a CSV with a column-mapping step.
Build an estimate for the initial treatment and the ongoing plan, measure exterior areas from satellite imagery if needed, and email it for the customer to approve online.
Create a recurring template on the right frequency, monthly, quarterly, or seasonal, so CrewNest generates each future visit automatically and sends reminders before every stop.
Assign the day's jobs, let route optimization order the stops to cut drive time, and push the route to each technician on their phone through the PWA.
The technician records the product used, target pest, and application details in the job notes and attaches before and after photos, building a per-visit record on the account.
Convert the completed visit into an invoice, take card payment online through Stripe, and let recurring plans auto-bill on schedule while you track outstanding balances across accounts.
Prices and pricing models from the public pricing pages of each vendor. ServiceTitan does not publish pricing, so its plans are quote-only.
| Dimension | CrewNest | GorillaDesk | Jobber | ServiceTitan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free, then $29/mo | $49/mo (Basic) | $49/mo (Core) | Custom / contact sales |
| Annual price | $290/yr | $539/yr (Basic) | $348/yr (Core, 1 user) | Not disclosed |
| Pricing model | Flat, unlimited users | Flat, unlimited users | Per-user, +$29/user/mo | Quote-only (not disclosed) |
| Free tier | Yes | No | No (14-day trial) | No |
| Best for | Solo to small/mid crews | Flat-rate pest and lawn | Solo to growing crews | Mid-size to enterprise |
| Feature | CrewNest | GorillaDesk | Jobber | ServiceTitan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recurring service scheduling | ||||
| Route optimization | ||||
| Customer portal | ||||
| Published pricing | ||||
| Free plan | ||||
| Satellite property measurement |
Competitor pricing verified from public pricing pages (GorillaDesk and ServiceTitan checked 2026-06-03, Jobber checked 2026-07-15). Jobber annual reflects the Core tier for one user. Features may vary by plan.
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or $290/year (about $24/month, saving $58). Unlimited users included.
The free plan caps estimates at 3 per month and satellite measurements at 10, so high-volume operators will want Pro.
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