Jobber vs Housecall Pro for lawn care
Our lawn care verdict
Jobber. By default: Jobber is built for recurring route work; Housecall Pro isn't in this trade. If you're comparing beyond Jobber for lawn care, look at Service Fusion or Workiz, not HCP.
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How does Jobber fit lawn care work?
Jobber's recurring-job engine (visit-based scheduling, routes, card-on-file autocharge) is exactly the lawn care workflow — it's the vendor's own strongest audience.
| Plan | Annual billing | Monthly billing | Users incl. | Extra seat | Key limits |
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| Core | $39/mo | $49/mo | 1 | — |
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| Connect | $119/mo | $169/mo | 5 | $29/user/mo |
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| Grow | $199/mo | $349/mo | 15 | $29/user/mo |
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How does Housecall Pro fit lawn care work?
Housecall Pro doesn't position for lawn care, and we don't list it among lawn-care-fit vendors. Nothing stops a crew from using it, but you'd be configuring around a residential-service product.
| Plan | Annual billing | Monthly billing | Users incl. | Extra seat | Key limits |
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| Basic | $59/mo | $79/mo | 1 | — |
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| Essentials | $149/mo | $189/mo | 5 | $35/user/mo |
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| MAX | $299/mo | — | — | — |
Listed as "from $299/mo"; final price is quoted per shop. |
What prices have Jobber or Housecall Pro changed recently?
$129/mo (annual billing)$149/mo (annual billing)
Housecall Pro raised Essentials annual-billing pricing from $129 to $149/mo. Monthly billing rose from $169 to $189. User cap unchanged at 5. Log entry
$45/mo (monthly billing)$49/mo (monthly billing)
Jobber raised Core monthly-billing pricing from $45 to $49/mo. Annual-billing price held at $39/mo, widening the annual discount to about 20%. Log entry
$109/mo (annual billing)$119/mo (annual billing)
Jobber raised Connect annual-billing pricing from $109 to $119/mo. Included users unchanged at 5; extra seats still $29/user/mo. Log entry
Fully quote-gated"From $299/mo" floor listed publicly
Housecall Pro added a public "from $299/mo" price floor to the MAX tier, which was previously fully quote-gated. Final MAX pricing is still quoted per shop. Log entry
Every change we’ve ever recorded is public in the pricing change log.
Questions contractors actually ask
Can I use Housecall Pro for a lawn care business?
You can, but it isn't built for recurring route work and doesn't target the trade — so you'd pay $149/mo (5 users, annual billing, verified Aug 24, 2026) to work around the product. Jobber at $119/mo is purpose-built for visit-based recurring jobs.
What should a mow actually cost?
Run our lawn care pricing calculator — per-mow, per-square-foot, and per-season pricing from your drive time, crew cost, and margin targets, before any software automates the schedule.
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