Best Lawn Care and Landscaping Software (2026), by Crew Size

As of Oct 30, 2026 · Prices and features read from each vendor's public pages (sources at the bottom) · How we check prices

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Lawn care software compared

Prices are USD list prices as of Oct 30, 2026, before tax, payment processing and add-ons. "Quote-based" means the vendor does not publish a price.

What lawn and landscape businesses need from software

Lawn care splits into two business models, and the right software depends on which you are.

• Maintenance routes: dozens or hundreds of recurring stops, weekly or biweekly. You need route-ordered scheduling, recurring invoicing on autopay, text reminders and fast "I'm on my way" messages.
• Design-build and enhancements: fewer, larger jobs that need accurate estimates, material takeoffs, job costing and proposals.

Most tools are better at one than the other. GorillaDesk and QuoteIQ lean toward routes and recurring work. LMN leans toward estimating and job costing. Jobber sits in the middle.

Best by crew size

Solo operator (0 to 1 employees)

Yardbook's own site says it is free to join, and its Terms say the basic plan is free-of-charge and that a 1% processing fee applies to non-premium accounts. Its homepage lists estimates, job scheduling, routing, invoices and payments, and chemical tracking as features, without saying which are on the free plan, and we could not verify its paid plan prices. Yardbook (free plan and processing fee, per its Terms of Service) ServiceM8 has a free plan for 30 jobs per month with unlimited users, then $29/mo for 50 jobs. When you want branded quotes, online payments and automation, QuoteIQ Essentials is $29.99/mo and Jobber Core is $49/mo ($29/mo billed annually).

2 to 5 people

QuoteIQ Beginner ($99.99/mo, 2 users) adds MapMeasure Pro, expense tracking and Google Calendar sync, and Pro ($199.99/mo, 4 users) adds text and email automation, job costing and QuickBooks Online. Jobber's 5-user Connect plan is $199/mo ($299/mo for Grow). GorillaDesk is $149 to $299/mo for three routes depending on the plan (Basic $149, Pro $199, Growth $299 per its worked example) with unlimited users, which suits crews where each truck is a route. Markate costs the $49.95 base plus $5/mo per employee (each added employee adds $5/mo), but many extras such as online booking, client portal and Zapier are $10/mo add-ons.

6 to 15 people

QuoteIQ Elite is $299.99/mo for 10 users with route optimization, InstaQuote and InstaSchedule, pipelines and inventory. Jobber for 10 users is $299/mo (Connect), $399/mo (Grow) or $599/mo (Plus). GorillaDesk at five routes is $209 (Basic), $299 (Pro) or $399 (Growth) per month. LMN's Starter ($297/mo) includes 1 office or crew lead license and 5 crew member licenses; Professional is $648/mo for 3 plus 15.

When QuoteIQ is the right pick, and when it isn't

QuoteIQ is a good fit when you quote lots of different properties and want to measure from satellite imagery before visiting (MapMeasure Pro, from the $99.99/mo Beginner plan), when you want recurring billing and automations bundled, and when you want customers to request and book jobs themselves (InstaQuote and InstaSchedule at Elite). We earn a commission on QuoteIQ signups, so verify those claims with the 14-day trial.

It is not the right fit if you need deep production-rate budgeting (LMN is built for that), a long list of third-party integrations (Jobber's marketplace is larger), or if you need route-density tools on a small plan (route optimization starts at Elite, while GorillaDesk includes routing from its $49 Basic plan, limited to 25 stops). For more on this trade-off read QuoteIQ vs Jobber.

LMN and bigger landscape businesses

LMN (now under the Granum name) lists Starter at $297/mo and Professional at $648/mo (monthly billing, prices marked "starting at"), with Enterprise starting at 100 users. The pricing page mentions a one-time onboarding fee. It lists budgeting and estimating, job costing, a crew app, scheduling and a customer portal. It costs more than the others on this page, but it solves a different problem: knowing what a job should cost and whether crews hit that number. LMN pricing

Our picks

1. Cheapest to start: Yardbook or ServiceM8 free plans, then QuoteIQ Essentials.
2. Best for route-based maintenance: GorillaDesk (per-route pricing, unlimited users).
3. Best all-rounder with a bigger ecosystem: Jobber.
4. Best bundled features for a 4 to 10 person crew: QuoteIQ Pro or Elite.
5. Best for estimating and job costing: LMN.

Related: cheapest field service software, Jobber alternatives and pressure washing.

Frequently asked questions

Sources

Every price and plan detail above was read from these vendor pages on Oct 30, 2026. Vendors change plans often, so confirm on their site before you buy.

• QuoteIQ pricing (fetched Oct 30, 2026)
• Jobber pricing (fetched Oct 30, 2026)
• GorillaDesk pricing (fetched Oct 30, 2026)
• ServiceM8 pricing (US) (fetched Oct 30, 2026)
• Markate pricing (fetched Oct 30, 2026)
• LMN pricing (fetched Oct 30, 2026)
• Yardbook (free plan and processing fee, per its Terms of Service) (fetched Oct 30, 2026)