Jobber vs ServiceM8
Jobber's paid plans start lower at $29/month against ServiceM8's $29/month. The gap is only meaningful if ServiceM8 covers something you actually need.
Side by side
| Jobber | ServiceM8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $29/mo | $29/mo |
| Free trial | 14 days | 14 days |
| Trades served | Lawn Care & Landscaping, Cleaning, HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, Pest Control | HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, Pest Control, Lawn Care & Landscaping, Cleaning, Appliance Repair, Locksmith |
| Company size | Solo Operators, Small Business, Growing Teams | Solo Operators, Small Business, Growing Teams |
| Integrations | QuickBooks Online, Stripe, Zapier | QuickBooks Online, Xero, Zapier |
| Features | GPS Tracking, Customer Portal, Offline Mode | Service Agreements, GPS Tracking, Job Costing |
What only one of them does
Only Jobber
- Stripe
- Customer Portal
- Offline Mode
Only ServiceM8
- Appliance Repair
- Locksmith
- Xero
- Service Agreements
- Job Costing
Pick Jobber if…
- Quoting and client messaging are consistently the most praised part of the product.
- Scales down to a single operator without the setup burden of the enterprise tools.
…but be aware
- Displayed prices are annual-prepaid for a single user; month-to-month billing is $49/$139/$199 and multi-user pricing sits behind the team-size selector rather than on the page.
- Inventory and job costing are lighter than Service Fusion or ServiceTitan.
Pick ServiceM8 if…
- Unlimited users on paid plans makes it unusually friendly to teams with several office or part-time users.
- The $29 entry plan is tied with Jobber Core for the lowest verified paid starting price in this catalog, and a Free plan (1 user, 30 new jobs a month) sits below it for a solo operator.
…but be aware
- Plan limits are based on new jobs per month, so a busy shop can outgrow a tier without adding staff.
- The full field app is optimized for Apple devices; Android users get the narrower ServiceM8 Lite app.