If you run a service business by yourself — mowing, cleaning, cutting hair, detailing, handyman work — you've probably looked at Jobber. It's the biggest name in field-service software, and it's a genuinely good product. This page is about whether it's a good product for you, or whether you're about to pay for a team-sized tool to do a one-person job.
Full disclosure: we make Field Manager, so read this with that in mind. We'll be specific about where Jobber is the better choice, because it sometimes is.
The short answer
Jobber is built for crews. Dispatching, GPS tracking, per-seat pricing, tiered plans — the product and the pricing both assume you'll add people. Field Manager is built for the operator who is the business. One flat price, every feature included, nothing that only makes sense with five trucks.
The pricing difference is structural, not just a number
Jobber charges per user, in tiers — a base plan for one person, then meaningfully more as you add seats or want features that sit in higher plans. Their pricing changes and has promotions, so check their site for current numbers; the structure is the point: the price scales with heads, and features unlock by tier.
Field Manager is $29/month flat. Every feature, unlimited customers and jobs, and teammates included if you ever add any. It's free for your first five customers — no credit card — so you can run real work through it before paying anything.
For a solo operator, the practical difference isn't the first month's bill. It's that with per-seat, per-tier pricing you're always one growth step away from a pricing conversation. Flat means the software bill is a settled question.
What you actually get
| Field Manager | Jobber | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | $29/mo flat, everything included | Per-user, tiered plans |
| Free tier | Free up to 5 customers, no card | Trial |
| Scheduling (one-off + recurring) | Yes | Yes |
| Quotes & invoices | Yes | Yes |
| Online booking page + QR code | Yes | Yes |
| Hosted landing page (a simple website for your business) | Yes | No — bring your own site |
| Client book with job history | Yes | Yes |
| Get paid | Pay-link on invoices (Stripe/PayPal/Square/Venmo links) | Built-in card processing |
| GPS / fleet tracking | No | Yes |
| Deep QuickBooks sync | No | Yes |
| Integrations marketplace | No | Yes, large |
| Team dispatching | Basic assignment | Yes, extensive |
| Setup | We'll migrate your data for you, free | Self-serve + support |
When Jobber is the better fit
Be honest with yourself about these:
- You have a crew today, or will within a year. Dispatching, routing, and GPS are real needs at three-plus field workers, and Jobber does them well.
- You live in QuickBooks. Jobber's accounting sync is deep; ours doesn't exist yet.
- You want built-in card processing rather than pay-links to your own Stripe/PayPal/Square account.
If two of those are you, use Jobber. It's the right tool and the per-seat price is buying you something.
When Field Manager is the better fit
- You're solo (or you and one other person) and plan to stay lean. You'll use maybe a third of what a team platform ships — but you'd pay for all of it.
- You want the price settled. $29 flat, listed publicly, no sales call, cancel anytime and export your data.
- You don't have a website. Every Field Manager account can turn on a hosted landing page — your services, photos, reviews, and booking form at your own link. For a lot of solo operators, that replaces paying for a website separately.
- You want out of the spreadsheet without a project. Send us your customer list and we'll import it — customers and upcoming appointments — usually same-day.
Switching (or starting) is the easy part
Field Manager imports customers and appointments from CSV, and we'll do the migration for you at no cost — that's a standing offer, not a promotion. Start free with your first five customers, run a real week of work through it, and see if it fits.