Best lawn care software: prices compared
Lawn care is weekly route work in season, with a rush of quotes in spring. You need routing and route optimization to fit more yards into a day, automatic payments for recurring mowing and quick quotes for new customers.
We compared 10 tools that say they are built for lawn care businesses. For one technician, prices start at $0/mo. For a team of 5, the cheapest is $0/mo and the middle price is $170/mo. 3 only quote after a demo. All prices were checked on each vendor's own site (latest check 2026-10-24).
Yardbook$0/moFree · as listedCheapest for one technician ($0/mo, Free) and for five (shown).Most verified lawn care features
Jobber$149/moConnect · billed annually$105 first 12 mo4 of the 4 features lawn care businesses ask for, verified on this plan: routing, route optimization (live drive times), automatic / recurring payments and quotes / estimates.Lawn care 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0Free · as listed | $0Free · as listed | $0Free · as listed | Not stated | Lawn careLandscaping | See pricing | |
| $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 | |
LM | $297Starter · month-to-month | $297Starter · month-to-month | $648Professional · month-to-month | Not stated | Lawn careLandscaping | 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) | |
| Quote only | Quote only | Quote only | No | Pest controlLawn care | Get a quote | |
| Quote only | Quote only | Quote only | Not stated | Pest controlLawn careLandscaping | Get a quote | |
| Quote only | Quote only | Quote only | Not stated | PlumbingHVACPest control | Get a quote |
What lawn care businesses need from their software
These are the features lawn care 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.
Routing
The day's jobs on a map in driving order, so technicians go from stop to stop.
Verified for 9 of 10 tools: Yardbook (All plans), Jobber (Connect+), ServiceM8 (All plans), GorillaDesk (All plans), LMN (plan not stated), Service Autopilot (All plans), FieldRoutes (All plans), Real Green (plan not stated), ServiceTitan (plan not stated). Cheapest with it for a team of 5: Yardbook at $0/mo.
Route optimization (live drive times)
The software reorders the stops for the shortest drive.
Verified for 9 of 10 tools: Yardbook (All plans), Jobber (plan not stated), ServiceM8 (All plans), GorillaDesk (Pro+), LMN (plan not stated), Service Autopilot (Pro+), FieldRoutes (All plans), Real Green (plan not stated), ServiceTitan (plan not stated). Cheapest with it for a team of 5: Yardbook at $0/mo.
Automatic / recurring payments
Charge a saved card automatically, for recurring visits or plans.
Verified for 7 of 10 tools: Jobber (Connect+), ServiceM8 (plan not stated), GorillaDesk (Pro+), Service Autopilot (plan not stated), FieldRoutes (plan not stated), Real Green (plan not stated), ServiceTitan (plan not stated). Cheapest with it for a team of 5: Jobber at $149/mo.
Quotes / estimates
Send a price estimate that the customer can approve online.
Verified for 10 of 10 tools: Yardbook (All plans), Jobber (All plans), ServiceM8 (All plans), GorillaDesk (All plans), LMN (All plans), Service Autopilot (Pro+), Fergus (plan not stated), FieldRoutes (plan not stated), Real Green (plan not stated), ServiceTitan (All plans). Cheapest with it for a team of 5: Yardbook at $0/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 | Fergus | FieldRoutes | GorillaDesk | Jobber | LMN | Real Green | Service Autopilot | ServiceM8 | ServiceTitan | Yardbook |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Routing | ? | All plans | All plans | Connect+ | Yes | Yes | All plans | All plans | Yes | All plans |
| Route optimization (live drive times) | ? | All plans | Pro+ | Yes | Yes | Yes | Pro+ | All plans | Yes | All plans |
| Automatic / recurring payments | ? | Yes | Pro+ | Connect+ | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
| Quotes / estimates | Yes | Yes | All plans | All plans | All plans | Yes | Pro+ | All plans | All plans | All plans |
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Lawn care software FAQ
How much does lawn care software cost?
For one technician, prices start at $0/mo (Yardbook Free, as listed). For a team of 5, the cheapest is Yardbook at $0/mo, and the middle price of the 6 tools with a published price is $170/mo. For 10 technicians, prices start at $0/mo (Yardbook). FieldRoutes, Real Green and ServiceTitan only give prices after a demo.
Is there free lawn care software?
ServiceM8 and Yardbook have a free plan. Free trials: Fergus (14 days) and ServiceM8 (14 days).
Which lawn care software has routing?
Verified on the vendors' own pages: Yardbook (All plans), Jobber (Connect+), ServiceM8 (All plans), GorillaDesk (All plans), LMN (plan not stated), Service Autopilot (All plans), FieldRoutes (All plans) and Real Green (plan not stated) and 1 more. The cheapest plan with it for a team of 5 is Yardbook at $0/mo.
Which lawn care software has route optimization (live drive times)?
Verified on the vendors' own pages: Yardbook (All plans), Jobber (plan not stated), ServiceM8 (All plans), GorillaDesk (Pro+), LMN (plan not stated), Service Autopilot (Pro+), FieldRoutes (All plans) and Real Green (plan not stated) and 1 more. The cheapest plan with it for a team of 5 is Yardbook at $0/mo.
Which lawn care software has automatic / recurring payments?
Verified on the vendors' own pages: Jobber (Connect+), ServiceM8 (plan not stated), GorillaDesk (Pro+), Service Autopilot (plan not stated), FieldRoutes (plan not stated), Real Green (plan not stated) and ServiceTitan (plan not stated). The cheapest plan with it for a team of 5 is Jobber at $149/mo.
Do I need a contract?
Fergus and GorillaDesk 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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