Best cleaning software: prices compared
Cleaning businesses book recurring visits, weekly or every other week, and many customers prefer to book online. The key features are online booking, automatic card payments after each visit, checklists so every clean is done the same way, and routing between homes.
We compared 11 tools that say they are built for cleaning businesses. For one technician, prices start at $27/mo. For a team of 5, the cheapest is $27/mo and the middle price is $149/mo. All prices were checked on each vendor's own site (latest check 2026-10-24).
Housecall Pro$149/moEssentials · billed annually4 of the 4 features cleaning businesses ask for, verified on this plan: online booking, automatic / recurring payments, job checklists and routing.Cleaning software prices by team size
Cheapest first for a team of 5. Each price is the cheapest plan that fits the team (about 60 jobs per technician a month), with the billing option that makes it cheapest.
| Software | 1 techlowest price / mo | 5 techslowest price / mo | 10 techslowest price / mo | Free trial | Built for | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $27Starter · as listed | $27Starter · as listed | $57Growing · as listed | Not stated | Cleaning | See pricing | |
| $39Pro · as listed | $39Pro · as listed | $39Pro · as listed | 14 days | Cleaning | Try free (14 days) | |
L2 | $63.75Base · billed yearly | $63.75Base · billed yearly | $63.75Base · billed yearly | Not stated | Cleaning | See pricing |
| $45.95Owner Operator · billed annually | $70.95*Team · billed annually | $95.95*Team · billed annually | 14 daysno card needed | CleaningElectricalContractors | Try free (14 days) | |
Housecall Prolist prices; quote after demo | $59Basic · billed annually | $149Essentials · billed annually | $369*MAX · billed annually | 14 daysno card needed | PlumbingHVACPest control | Try free (14 days) |
| $29Core · billed annually$21 first 12 mo | $149Connect · billed annually$105 first 12 mo | $229Connect · billed annually$161 first 12 mo | Yesno card needed | PlumbingHVACPest control | Try free | |
| $79Growing · as listedmax 150 jobs/mo | $149Premium · as listedmax 500 jobs/mo | $349Premium Plus · as listedmax 1,500+ jobs/mo | 14 daysno card needed | PlumbingHVACPest control | Try free (14 days) | |
| $44.92Basic · billed yearly | $191.58Basic · billed yearly | $329.08Basic · billed yearly | Yes | Pest controlCleaningLawn care | Try free | |
| $192Starter · billed annually | $192Starter · billed annually | $192Starter · billed annually | Not stated | PlumbingHVACCleaning | See pricing | |
| $49Startup · billed annually | $499Pro Plus · billed annually | — | Not stated | Pest controlCleaningLawn care | See pricing | |
| $31Essentials · month-to-month | — | — | 14 daysno card needed | PlumbingHVACPest control | Try free (14 days) |
* Plan price plus extra users at the per-user rate the vendor states.
What cleaning businesses need from their software
These are the features cleaning businesses ask for most. For each one: what it does, which tools have it from which plan, and the cheapest plan with it for a team of 5.
Online booking
Customers book a job themselves from your website or a booking link, without calling.
Verified for 9 of 11 tools: BookingKoala (All plans), ZenMaid (Pro only), Launch27 (All plans), Markate (plan not stated), Housecall Pro (All plans), Jobber (All plans), ServiceM8 (All plans), Service Fusion (plan not stated), GorillaDesk (Pro+). Cheapest with it for a team of 5: BookingKoala at $27/mo.
Automatic / recurring payments
Charge a saved card automatically, for recurring visits or plans.
Verified for 8 of 11 tools: BookingKoala (plan not stated), Launch27 (plan not stated), Housecall Pro (plan not stated), Jobber (Connect+), ServiceM8 (plan not stated), GorillaDesk (Pro+), Service Fusion (Pro only), Service Autopilot (plan not stated). Cheapest with it for a team of 5: BookingKoala at $27/mo.
Job checklists
Forms and checklists that technicians fill in on site.
Verified for 9 of 11 tools: BookingKoala (plan not stated), ZenMaid (Pro only), Markate (All plans), Housecall Pro (Essentials+), Jobber (Connect+), ServiceM8 (plan not stated), GorillaDesk (plan not stated), Service Fusion (plan not stated), Fergus (plan not stated). Cheapest with it for a team of 5: BookingKoala at $27/mo.
Routing
The day's jobs on a map in driving order, so technicians go from stop to stop.
Verified for 8 of 11 tools: ZenMaid (plan not stated), Markate (plan not stated), Housecall Pro (Essentials+), Jobber (Connect+), ServiceM8 (All plans), GorillaDesk (All plans), Service Fusion (All plans), Service Autopilot (All plans). Cheapest with it for a team of 5: ZenMaid at $39/mo.
Features compared
Which plan you need for each feature. "Basic+" means the Basic plan and up; "?" means not yet verified on the vendor's own pages.
| Feature | BookingKoala | Fergus | GorillaDesk | Housecall Pro | Jobber | Launch27 | Markate | Service Autopilot | Service Fusion | ServiceM8 | ZenMaid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online booking | All plans | ? | Pro+ | All plans | All plans | All plans | Yes | ? | Yes | All plans | Pro only |
| Automatic / recurring payments | Yes | ? | Pro+ | Yes | Connect+ | Yes | ? | Yes | Pro only | Yes | ? |
| Job checklists | Yes | Yes | Yes | Essentials+ | Connect+ | ? | All plans | ? | Yes | Yes | Pro only |
| Routing | ? | ? | All plans | Essentials+ | Connect+ | ? | Yes | All plans | All plans | All plans | Yes |
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Cleaning software FAQ
How much does cleaning software cost?
For one technician, prices start at $27/mo (BookingKoala Starter, as listed). For a team of 5, the cheapest is BookingKoala at $27/mo, and the middle price of the 10 tools with a published price is $149/mo. For 10 technicians, prices start at $39/mo (ZenMaid).
Is there free cleaning software?
ServiceM8 has a free plan. Free trials: Fergus (14 days), Housecall Pro (14 days), Markate (14 days), ServiceM8 (14 days) and ZenMaid (14 days).
Which cleaning software has online booking?
Verified on the vendors' own pages: BookingKoala (All plans), ZenMaid (Pro only), Launch27 (All plans), Markate (plan not stated), Housecall Pro (All plans), Jobber (All plans), ServiceM8 (All plans) and Service Fusion (plan not stated) and 1 more. The cheapest plan with it for a team of 5 is BookingKoala at $27/mo.
Which cleaning software has automatic / recurring payments?
Verified on the vendors' own pages: BookingKoala (plan not stated), Launch27 (plan not stated), Housecall Pro (plan not stated), Jobber (Connect+), ServiceM8 (plan not stated), GorillaDesk (Pro+), Service Fusion (Pro only) and Service Autopilot (plan not stated). The cheapest plan with it for a team of 5 is BookingKoala at $27/mo.
Which cleaning software has job checklists?
Verified on the vendors' own pages: BookingKoala (plan not stated), ZenMaid (Pro only), Markate (All plans), Housecall Pro (Essentials+), Jobber (Connect+), ServiceM8 (plan not stated), GorillaDesk (plan not stated) and Service Fusion (plan not stated) and 1 more. The cheapest plan with it for a team of 5 is BookingKoala at $27/mo.
Do I need a contract?
Fergus, GorillaDesk, Housecall Pro, Markate, Service Fusion and ZenMaid can be paid month to month. Service Autopilot requires a yearly contract. Many vendors charge less per month if you pay a year up front; our prices show the cheapest billing option and say which one it is.
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