Jobber is built for large field service operations (20-200+ employees) across multiple trades. It has deep features like job costing, estimating, and enterprise reporting — but it charges per user and gets expensive fast.
Grassr is built specifically for small lawn care crews (1-10 people). It focuses on instant payments, simple scheduling, and crew management — for $99/year total with no per-seat fees.
Quick version: If you have 10+ employees and need enterprise features, go with Jobber. If you're a small lawn care crew that wants to get paid instantly and stop overpaying for software, Grassr is your play.
| Grassr | Jobber | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $99/year ($8.25/mo) | $39/month ($468/yr) |
| Per-seat fees | None — unlimited crew | Yes — per user |
| 3-person crew cost | $99/year | $1,404-4,284/year |
| Instant payment (card on file) | ✓ | ✗ |
| Auto-invoicing on completion | ✓ | ✗ |
| Rain day rescheduling | ✓ | ✗ |
| Smart scheduling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Smart routes | ✓ | ✓ |
| Job costing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Estimating & quotes | ✗ | ✓ |
| Equipment tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Enterprise reporting | ✗ | ✓ |
| Built for | Lawn care (1-10 people) | All field services (10-200+) |
| Setup time | Minutes | Hours |
| Mobile-first | ✓ | ✗ |
This is the biggest difference. Jobber charges per user per month: $39 (Core), $79 (Connect), or $119 (Grow). Every person on your team adds to the bill. A solo operator on Jobber's Connect plan pays $948/year. Add two crew members and it's $2,844/year.
Grassr is $99/year (or $29/month) total. One price, unlimited crew. Hire someone new tomorrow — your bill stays the same.
Bottom line: If you have a crew of any size, Grassr saves you money. The more people you add, the more you save.
Jobber sends invoices after job completion. Customers receive an email, open it, and manually pay. This means you're waiting hours or days for payment, and sometimes chasing people down.
Grassr charges the customer's card on file the moment you slide to complete the job. Receipt is sent automatically. You're paid before you leave the driveway.
Bottom line: If getting paid immediately matters to you (and it should), Grassr's instant payment is a meaningful difference.
Jobber has more features — significantly more. Job costing, detailed estimating, custom forms, automated marketing, expense tracking, inventory management, batch invoicing, client communication hub, and detailed reporting. If you need those tools, Jobber delivers.
Grassr focuses on five things: scheduling, payments, crew management, customer management, and smart routes. We do those well and skip the rest. If your workflow is “check schedule, drive to job, mow, get paid, next job” — you have everything you need.
Bottom line: More features isn't always better. If you use 5 out of Jobber's 40+ features, you're paying for 35 you don't.
Jobber is a desktop-first application with a mobile companion. Setup involves configuring many options across dozens of screens. It takes hours to set up properly, and there's a learning curve for your team.
Grassr is mobile-first. Your phone is the whole experience. Add your customers, set up your schedule, and you're running. Setup takes minutes. Your crew can start using it the same day.
Bottom line: If you run your business from your phone (like most small crews), Grassr fits your workflow.
Grassr is built on modern, reliable infrastructure with encrypted data and Stripe-powered payments. Jobber has been around longer and has a larger user base. Both are reliable tools — the difference is scope and price, not reliability.
Grassr is built specifically for lawn care, mowing, and landscaping maintenance. If you also do HVAC, plumbing, or other trades, Jobber or Housecall Pro would serve you better. We chose to do one thing well instead of many things okay.
Join the waitlist now to get priority access when we go live March 2nd, 2026. Early members lock in $99/year pricing.
We're building Grassr to be the right fit for small lawn care crews. If your needs grow beyond what we offer, we'll help you find the right tool — even if that means Jobber. We'd rather you use the best tool for your business than stay with us and be frustrated.
$99/year. Unlimited crew. No per-seat fees. Built for small crews like yours.
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