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Jobber vs GorillaDesk for small crews: per-user vs per-route pricing (2026)
Prices checked on vendors' own pages:
Short answer
If it's just you, Jobber Core is the cheaper start. GorillaDesk's per-route pricing gets more interesting as headcount grows: three people sharing one truck still pay for one route. Count your routes and your users, then price both.
Our read of published prices and plan features, plus a first look at the Jobber trial below. Hands-on notes for the other apps are being added; see how we work.
GorillaDesk: per route, unlimited users. Jobber: per plan; the prices we read were for 1 user.
Entry price
Jobber Core: $29/mo billed annually. GorillaDesk Basic: $49/mo for the first route.
Online booking
Jobber: on Core. GorillaDesk: on Pro ($99/mo first route).
Texting
Jobber: two-way SMS on Grow. GorillaDesk: automated email and SMS on Basic; SMS add-on $5/mo plus credit packs.
Free trial
Both free trials without a card. GorillaDesk: 14 days.
Hands-on
From our Jobber trial (Oct 29, 2026)
We started a Jobber free trial under our review mailbox, as a review account (not a real lawn business), and built one sample quote and one recurring job with obviously sample data. This is what we saw on day 1; it's a first look, not a full review.
Signup asked for a work email and password. The phone number on the next step was optional, and no card was requested.
Picking Lawn Care as the main service pre-loaded 10 lawn and landscape services (with descriptions, no prices).
Client records came with lawn-specific property fields: Lawn Size, Locked Gate and Dog.
Quote lines can be marked optional; the client preview shows them as Not Included and leaves them out of the total.
Converting the quote to a recurring weekly job defaulted to 26 visits over 6 months, billed per visit at the end of each month.
A quote with two line items at sample prices we typed: a $45 mow, and a $150 yard clean-up marked optional. (tap to enlarge)Client preview of the same quote: the optional line shows as Not Included and the total counts only the mow. (tap to enlarge)
Screenshots are our own, from the trial account. Prices in them are sample numbers we typed, not Jobber's prices. We have not yet run hands-on trials of the other app on this page.
Feature lists are the highlights each vendor shows on its pricing page. A feature not listed here may still exist on another page or plan; check with the vendor.
Jobber: During our check the page showed a limited offer (ends Oct 30, 2026): Core $21, Connect $70, Grow $105 per month for 12 months.
GorillaDesk: Yearly billing: "Get one month free".
Jobber
from $29/mo
Core $29, Connect $99, Grow $149 per month for 1 user, annual prepaid. Jobber says other billing options exist (see its FAQ).
During our check the page showed a limited offer (ends Oct 30, 2026): Core $21, Connect $70, Grow $105 per month for 12 months.
Free trial: Free trial, "No credit card required".
What we saw: Signed up for a trial on Oct 29, 2026 with our review mailbox: email and password only, phone optional, no card. Trial showed "Day 1 / 14".
Every price and plan feature above comes from the vendor's own page. We quote what the page said on the day we checked; vendors change prices, so confirm on their site before you buy.
