What a lawn treatment company pays, from the reported termsRealGreen pricing, explained.
RealGreen does not publish a price. Every number you find online is a quote someone was given, and quotes differ by company. What can be laid out is the structure: which lines are on the bill, which fees are one-time, what the contract commits you to, and what it costs to change your mind. Each line below carries its source.
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How the bill is built
Every reported line.
As reported in an August 2026 independent review of WorkWave's terms and RealGreen's own product pages14, 11.
| Line | What is reported |
|---|---|
| Base subscription | Quote only |
| Users, technicians, devices | Metered; user-based fees |
| Modules | Paid separately; early-termination fees apply even to dropping a module |
| Measurement Assistant | A separate subscription, tiered by volume and licenses11 |
| Implementation and training | One-time initial fees |
| Payments | WorkWave Payments with surcharging; a reported $500 fee to leave it |
| Card tokens | A reported $3,000 per card-token migration |
| Outgoing email | One 2026 reviewer reports being charged per outgoing email13 |
What the contract commits you to
The reported terms.
Your own order form governs; terms vary.
- Term
A 12-month non-cancelable default term.
[14] Independent review of RealGreen pricing and terms, August 2026
- Renewal
Auto-renewal, with 30 days' notice to stop it. Increases of up to 5 percent without notice.
[14] Independent review of RealGreen pricing and terms, August 2026
- Leaving
Early-termination fees, including for dropping a module.
[14] Independent review of RealGreen pricing and terms, August 2026
- Your data
A 30-day window after termination to take your data, conditional on all fees being paid.
[14] Independent review of RealGreen pricing and terms, August 2026
Before you sign or renew
What to ask RealGreen for in writing.
- The base subscription for your company, per month, and what it includes.
- The price per office user, per technician, and per device.
- Each module on your quote, priced separately, and the fee to drop one later.
- Measurement Assistant's tier and price, if you measure.
- Every one-time fee: implementation, training, data import.
- The payment processing rate, the surcharge rules, and the fee to leave WorkWave Payments.
- The per-token charge if you ever move saved cards.
- The renewal increase cap and whether notice is given.
- The exact notice date to stop auto-renewal, and what happens to your data after termination.
Then you have your number, and your exit date.
Shortcut's line for the same company
Same ballpark, nothing else to add.
Measurement, routing, the customer portal, automations, chemical records, the crew app, migration, support, and every user are included. No implementation fee, no contract, no renewal increase. Payments run on your own Stripe account, so there is nothing to pay to leave a processor.
- 5 crews × $180
- $900 / mo
- 9 users (3 office, 6 field)
- $0
- Measurement, routing, portal, automations, chemicals
- $0
- Implementation and migration
- $0
- Contract term
- none
- Year one, billed yearly
- $8,640
- Base subscription
- quote only
- Users, technicians, devices
- metered
- Measurement Assistant
- separate subscription
- Implementation and training
- one-time fees
- Contract term
- 12 mo, non-cancelable
- Renewal
- up to 5% more, no notice
- Year one
- quote only
RealGreen publishes no prices. Its terms here come from its master agreement as reported in August 2026; your order form governs. Shortcut for 10 crews is $1,800 a month ($1,440 billed yearly); for 30 crews, $5,400 ($4,320 billed yearly).
RealGreen pricing questions, answered.
Pricing, switching, and what Shortcut does today, in plain words.
How much does RealGreen software cost?
RealGreen does not publish pricing. An independent August 2026 review of its terms reports a base subscription plus user-based fees, paid modules, one-time initial fees, and a separate Measurement Assistant subscription. Ask for each line in writing; the checklist above lists them.
Is RealGreen a contract?
Reported terms describe a 12-month non-cancelable default, auto-renewal with 30 days' notice, and early-termination fees. Your order form governs.
Does RealGreen raise prices at renewal?
Reported terms allow up to 5 percent at renewal without notice.
Is Measurement Assistant included with RealGreen?
It is sold as a separate subscription, tiered by volume and licenses. On Shortcut, auto-measure from parcel data and imagery is included.
What does it cost to leave RealGreen?
Reported: early-termination fees, a $500 fee to leave WorkWave Payments, and $3,000 per card-token migration, with a 30-day data window after termination conditional on all fees being paid. Shortcut re-enrolls autopay with a pay link on the first invoice, so no token migration is needed.
What does Shortcut cost compared to RealGreen?
$180 per crew per month, or $144 billed yearly, with unlimited users, every feature, no implementation fee, and no contract. Five crews is $900 a month, ten is $1,800, thirty is $5,400, with nothing added.
How do I switch from RealGreen?
A 20-minute call. Give us access to Service Assistant 5 and we rebuild programs, rounds, price charts, prepay balances, and condition codes overnight at no fee, then run both systems side by side for up to two weeks. Start before your renewal notice window.
Bring your RealGreen quote.
Book 20 minutes with the team that built Shortcut. We'll put your quote next to Shortcut's one line and 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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