Jobber is a solid, established tool. It runs field-service businesses of every kind, from plumbers to painters to lawn crews. If you are a growing company with an office, several crews, and someone to run the software, Jobber earns its price.
But if you are the person on the mower and the person doing the books, paying Jobber can feel like buying a work truck to haul one push mower. Here is an honest look at where each one fits.
The short version
| ClippingCash | Jobber | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $29, $49, $79 or $149 a month, flat, with 3, 10, 25 or unlimited team members | $49/mo for one user on Core ($29 billed annually); plans for 2 to 5 people run $199 to $499/mo (details below) |
| Built for | Lawn care businesses | Every field-service trade, any size |
| Adding people | Step up a plan (3, 10, 25 or unlimited team members) | Priced by team size: the 2 to 5 people plans each include 5 users and cost more than the one-user plans |
| GPS on-site check-in | Included in the base price | Varies by plan tier |
| Quote to paid | Quote, schedule, invoice, get paid in one app | Yes, with more steps and screens |
| Customer pays by card on their phone | Yes, tap a link, no account needed | Yes |
| Free trial | 30 days, no credit card | Trial available |
| Support | Chris, who built it, answers you | Support team, tiered |
| Learning curve | An afternoon | More to set up |
Want the full picture first? Review ClippingCash features, check pricing details, or read our lawn care software comparison guide.
Jobber pricing vs ClippingCash pricing
Jobber's prices below are copied from getjobber.com/pricing, checked on October 13, 2026, in US dollars before sales tax. Jobber prices by team size, and the "$29" in its headline is the Core plan billed annually. Prices change, so check Jobber's page before you decide.
| Jobber plan | Team size on Jobber's page | Billed monthly | Billed annually |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core | Just me (1 user) | $49/mo | $29/mo |
| Connect | Just me (1 user) | $139/mo | $99/mo |
| Grow | Just me (1 user) | $199/mo | $149/mo |
| Connect | 2 to 5 people (includes 5 users) | $199/mo | $149/mo |
| Grow | 2 to 5 people (includes 5 users) | $299/mo | $229/mo |
| Plus | 2 to 5 people (includes 5 users) | $499/mo | $399/mo, through sales |
Jobber also lists paid add-ons: Marketing Suite at $99/mo, an AI Receptionist at $29/mo and Pipeline at $49/mo. Its page has larger team sizes too (6 to 10, 11 to 15, 16 or more), which we have not listed here.
| ClippingCash plan | Team members | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | 3 | $29/mo |
| Growing | 10 | $49/mo |
| Professional | 25 | $79/mo |
| Business | Unlimited | $149/mo |
Unlimited customers on every ClippingCash plan, a 30-day free trial with no credit card, and no contract. Business adds 5,000 texts a month and the customer portal on your own domain. Card payments run at Stripe's standard 2.9% + 30¢ on your own Stripe account, and ClippingCash takes no cut. Full plan details.
Where the features land
Price is only half of it. These are the features Jobber's pricing page puts above its Core plan, next to the ClippingCash plan that includes them:
- QuickBooks Online sync: Jobber lists it from Connect ($139/mo for one user). ClippingCash includes it from Growing ($49/mo).
- Automated client reminders and invoice follow-ups: Jobber lists them from Connect. ClippingCash payment reminder emails are on every plan, from Starter ($29/mo).
- Two-way texting with customers: Jobber lists two-way SMS from Grow ($199/mo for one user). ClippingCash includes two-way texting from Growing ($49/mo, 500 texts a month).
- Your branding on customer emails: ClippingCash Business ($149/mo) removes Powered by ClippingCash from customer emails and receipts, shows your company name and icon in the browser tab on public pages, and can send customer email from your own domain. Check Jobber's current plan page for how it handles branding.
- Profitability by job or yard: Jobber lists job costing from Grow. ClippingCash's profit by property report is on every plan.
Where ClippingCash wins for lawn operators
Priced for a lawn care business, not a franchise. ClippingCash starts at $29 a month with three team members and $49 a month with ten, less than the cost of one job. Each plan is a flat monthly price with the team members built in. On Jobber's own pricing page the plans for 2 to 5 people start at $199 a month billed monthly. See the full price table.
GPS is in the base price. See your crew on the map and check in on site with before and after photos, included. You should not have to upgrade to know where your truck is.
Built for lawn care, not everything. Jobber is a horizontal tool with a lawn-care skin. ClippingCash only does lawn and landscape, so the quotes, scheduling, and route order match how you actually run a route, not a generic work-order flow.
Rain day in one tap. When it rains, move the whole day's unfinished stops to the next dry day, or pull them earlier to beat the storm, in one go. You see the list before anything moves, Undo puts it back, and on a texting plan each customer can get one text with their new day.
You can learn it in an afternoon. Less to set up, fewer screens, made for someone who is in the field, not at a desk.
A real person answers. When you have a question, Chris, the person who built the app, answers you. No ticket queue.
Your money stays on your Stripe account. Card and bank payments are charged on your own Stripe account, so you are the merchant of record with the full Stripe Dashboard, at Stripe's standard 2.9% + 30¢ for cards or 0.8% capped at $5 for bank (ACH) payments, and no cut for us.
See which yards pay. Profit by property ranks every yard by what it earns per hour on site, minus what a crew-hour costs you, worst first. It is on every plan, including the $29 one.
Autopay on every plan. A customer saves a card once and agrees to it, and job invoices and billing plan invoices are charged automatically about 10 minutes after they are created, so a cash or check payment taken at the door in that window means the card is never charged. You get an email and a dashboard alert on any failure.
Signed quotes on every plan. Customers can type their name, agree to the quote and draw a signature when they approve it from the emailed link or your customer portal, and you get the signed PDF. Turn on Require signature and nobody approves without signing.
Collections built in. Who owes me lists every past-due invoice with totals and a CSV export, sends the next reminder in one tap and holds reminders for a customer who promised a date. When an invoice is a lost cause, write it off as bad debt with a reason: reminders and late fees stop, and reports show it as bad debt, never as revenue.
Monthly and season pricing on the quote. Quote a monthly amount or a season total split into payments, and the approved quote becomes the customer's billing plan. A rained-out week does not change the bill.
Where Jobber is the better choice
We will be straight with you. Jobber is the better fit if:
- You run multiple trades or a large team and want one tool for all of it.
- You have office staff and want deep client-management, marketing, and reporting features.
- You need an established vendor with a big support org and a long track record.
If that is you, Jobber is a good call. ClippingCash is built for the operator who finds all of that to be more tool and more money than the job needs.
FAQ: ClippingCash vs Jobber
Is ClippingCash a cheaper alternative to Jobber for lawn care?
For most lawn care businesses, yes. ClippingCash is $29 a month with 3 team members, $49 with 10, $79 with 25 or $149 with unlimited team members, billed monthly. Jobber’s public pricing, checked October 13, 2026, is $49 a month for its one-user Core plan ($29 billed annually), and its plans for 2 to 5 people run $199 to $499 a month ($149 to $399 billed annually).
Is ClippingCash a good Jobber alternative for lawn care?
Yes, if lawn and landscape is what you do. ClippingCash only does lawn care, so quoting, scheduling, and route order match how you run a route. Jobber is built for every field-service trade, which means more features and more setup than many lawn care businesses need.
Does ClippingCash include GPS like Jobber?
GPS crew tracking and on-site check-in with before and after photos are included in the ClippingCash base price. On Jobber, location features depend on your plan tier.
Can I move my customer list from Jobber?
Yes. Export your clients from Jobber as a CSV and import it from the Customers page. You match the columns once, up to 5,000 rows per file, and duplicates with the same name and phone are skipped. Customers and addresses come across; jobs and invoice history do not. How to import your customers.
When is Jobber the better choice over ClippingCash?
Jobber is the better fit if you run multiple trades or a large team, have office staff who want deep client management and marketing tools, or want a big, established vendor with a large support org. ClippingCash is built for the operator who finds all of that to be more tool than the job needs.
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