For lawn care companies running 3 to 30 crewsJobber alternatives, for the company you're growing into.
Jobber is where a lot of lawn care companies start. Its price is built around people: every login at the office or in the field is a user, each one past your plan is $29 a month, and crew scheduling comes with the top plan1. If you run three to thirty crews doing mowing, treatments, or both, the alternative is Shortcut, priced per crew with every user and every feature included. The reasoning is below, with sources.
- Every user free, at the office and in the field
- Crews and route optimization at every size
- Nothing to add on, and no contract
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Why people look
The bill follows your headcount.
Jobber counts users, not crews. A user is anyone who logs in, at the office or in the field. Plans include 1, 5, 10, or 15 of them, each one after that is $29 a month, and past 15 it's a call with sales1. A five-crew company with three people on each truck and two in the office has seventeen logins.
The features a multi-crew company leans on sit on the upper plans. Crew scheduling, which groups teammates into crews and assigns work to a crew in one action, is on Plus. Two-way texting, job costing, and the automation builder start on Grow. Pipeline, Marketing Suite, and Receptionist come with Plus, and below it they are add-ons at $49, $99, and $29 a month1.
Billing is month to month, monthly with a 12-month minimum, or a year paid up front that isn't refunded if you leave early1.
The list
Five alternatives, by fit.
Shortcut
For lawn care and landscape companies running 3 to 30 crews
Crews are the unit at every size. One dispatch board with every crew's day in driving order and a Needs attention tab that says why a visit needs a decision. Route optimization for one crew or the whole fleet, with a preview you apply or undo. A two-way texting inbox, automations that run on day one, and job costing from measured crew time. Invoices sent when the crew finishes, paid by card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, or bank transfer, with AutoPay. Built for lawn care: chemical programs with an application record at each stop, estimates priced from aerial lawn measurement, snow dispatched by depth, and installs run as Projects. QuickBooks Online sync, with QuickBooks Desktop by custom configuration.
$180 per crew per month, or $144 billed yearly. Unlimited users, every feature, no add-ons, no onboarding fee, no contract. Migration from Jobber is done by Shortcut's team overnight at no fee, with two weeks side by side.
Service Autopilot
For lawn treatment companies that want a deep automation builder
A dispatch board with an unscheduled queue, an automation builder, auto-invoicing, and a price matrix. Tiers of $49, $199, $499, and Elite by quote, billed yearly with a sign-up fee; one office user below Elite; texting, Smart Maps, the portal, and QuickBooks as Elite features or add-ons2, 4; a 7 percent yearly increase and Clearent-only payments in the terms3.
LMN
For owners who want to build the annual budget by hand
The budget and the man-hour rate are what LMN customers credit with teaching them their numbers. Two published tiers, $297 and $648, with fixed license counts and a mandatory onboarding fee its page does not price6, 8. Scheduling runs across the Jobs page, Whiteboard, and Calendar, with route optimization one crew at a time7; texting is one-way5.
RealGreen (Service Assistant 5)
For treatment-only companies with programs and direct mail
Programs and rounds, Dynamic Routing that honors time windows and tech certifications10, and an in-house mail house. Quote-only pricing with reported one-time fees, metered users, a separate Measurement Assistant subscription, and a 12-month non-cancelable default13, 12. Texting is outbound only11. The field app, RealGreen Mobile 2.0, sits at 1.5 stars on the App Store9.
Aspire
For commercial landscape companies with a full-time administrator
Side by side
Jobber and Shortcut, plan against plan.
Every Jobber cell is from its own pricing page.
| Feature | Shortcut | Jobber |
|---|---|---|
| The price | ||
| Priced by | Crew: $180 a month, or $144 billed yearly | Plan and number of users1 |
| Users | Unlimited, at the office and in the field | 1, 5, 10, or 15 by plan; $29 a month each after; past 15, contact sales1 |
| Add-ons | None | Pipeline $49, Marketing Suite $99, Receptionist $29 a month, below Plus1 |
| Contract | Month to month, cancel in the app | Monthly; monthly with a 12-month minimum; or annual prepaid, non-refundable1 |
| Running crews | ||
| Crews | Every plan: one board, every crew's day in driving order | Crew scheduling on Plus1 |
| Two-way texting | A shared inbox, included | Grow and Plus1 |
| Job costing | Included, from measured crew time | Grow and Plus1 |
| Automation builder | Included, with prebuilt automations on day one | Grow and Plus1 |
Jobber's plans, features, and terms as published on its pricing page on October 10, 2026. If one is out of date, tell us and we'll fix it the same day.
What it really costs
The plan is not the bill.
On Jobber, the bill follows the people and the plan: every office login and every crew member with the app is a user, and the features a multi-crew company leans on come with the upper plans or as add-ons1. On Shortcut, the bill follows the crews: $180 per crew per month, or $144 billed yearly. A new hire, a seasonal helper, or a second office person costs nothing, and nothing is held back for a higher plan. The math for 3 to 30 crews.
Switching
Plan the switch around your renewal.
If you pay Jobber yearly, the payment isn't refunded when you leave early, so plan the move for the end of the term1. If you pick Shortcut, our team rebuilds your book overnight at no fee and runs both systems side by side for up to two weeks. Your crews switch on a Monday, with us on the phone.
Jobber alternative questions, answered.
Pricing, switching, and what Shortcut does today, in plain words.
What is the best Jobber alternative for a multi-crew lawn care company?
For three to thirty crews running mowing, treatments, or both, Shortcut: one dispatch board for every crew, fleet route optimization, two-way texting, job costing, chemical records, and a crew app that works offline, at $180 per crew with unlimited users and nothing to add on. The switch is done for you overnight at no fee.
How is Jobber priced?
By plan and by the number of users. A user is anyone who logs in, at the office or in the field. Plans include 1, 5, 10, or 15 users, each added user is $29 a month, and past 15 it's a call with sales. Pipeline, Marketing Suite, and Receptionist are monthly add-ons below the Plus plan.
How is Shortcut priced differently?
By crews. $180 per crew per month, or $144 billed yearly, with every user and every feature included. Which costs less depends on your headcount and the Jobber plan you need. Shortcut's price doesn't change when you hire.
Does Jobber have crews?
Jobber's crew scheduling, which groups teammates into crews and assigns work in one action, is on its Plus plan. In Shortcut, crews are how the dispatch board is organized at every size.
What does Shortcut add for a lawn care company?
One dispatch board by crew with a Needs attention tab, route optimization for the whole fleet with a preview and undo, chemical programs with an application record at each stop, estimates priced from aerial lawn measurement, snow dispatched by depth, installs run as Projects, and a crew app that works offline in English or Spanish.
Can I bring my data from Jobber?
Yes. Our team moves your customers, properties, recurring work, and services overnight at no fee, then runs both systems side by side for up to two weeks.
Does Shortcut work with QuickBooks?
Yes. QuickBooks Online sync, with QuickBooks Desktop as a custom configuration set up with you on the walkthrough.
Is there a contract?
No. Shortcut is month to month, and you can cancel in the app.
See it on a business like yours.
Book 20 minutes with the team that built Shortcut. Bring your Jobber plan, your headcount, and your messiest week, and we'll tell you straight whether Shortcut fits.
- 1Tell us about your business. Name, crews, what you run today. Thirty seconds.
- 2Pick a time. Chance's calendar opens right here, with your details already filled in.
- 3See it work. Twenty minutes, live, with the team that built it. We'll show you the board and tell you straight if it fits.
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Sources
- 1Jobber pricing: plans, users, add-ons, the plan feature table, and billing terms checked
- 2Service Autopilot pricing checked
- 3Service Autopilot terms of service checked
- 4Smart Maps checked
- 5LMN support: FAQ, SMS Messaging with LMN checked
- 6LMN by Granum: Plans and Pricing checked
- 7LMN help: Schedule Tab checked
- 8LMN Review 2026: Pricing, Limits and Alternatives checked
- 9RealGreen Mobile on the App Store checked
- 10RealGreen Dynamic Routing checked
- 11RealGreen customer communications checked
- 12Measurement Assistant · its subscription plans checked
- 13Independent review of RealGreen pricing and terms, August 2026 checked
- 14Aspire comparison hub, "Aspire vs Asset" checked
- 15Capterra: Aspire reviews (362 reviews) checked
- 16Granum: LMN vs Aspire checked
- 17Capterra: PropertyIntel checked