Jobber alternatives for small crews (1–5 people)

Full disclosure: Full Collar is our product. We’ve tried to be fair about where other tools fit better, and every competitor price is the public list price with the date we checked it.

Why small crews look for a Jobber alternative

Jobber is a good product. The complaint we hear from small crews isn’t that it doesn’t work — it’s what it costs once you add people and the features you actually use:

• Tiers gate features. Job costing sits on higher plans, so you pay for a bigger tier to see whether a job made money.
• Add-ons stack up. Review requests are a paid add-on rather than part of the plan.
• Adding a second or third person jumps the price. For 5 users billed monthly it’s $199/mo on Connect or $299/mo on Grow.
• It’s general-purpose. Trade-specific pricing (per inch, per tree, per load) is up to you to build from line items.

What 5 users cost, billed monthly

1. Full Collar — every feature, priced for small crews

Full Collar covers the same core loop as Jobber — online requests, quotes customers sign online, scheduling, change orders, deposits, invoices, card and bank payments — with no feature tiers. You pay for how many people log in: $20 for one, $75 for up to five, $160 for six or more. Review requests, QuickBooks Online sync and job profit are on every plan, and it has trade tools Jobber doesn’t: per-inch stump pricing, per-tree pricing, truck-load and dumpster pricing, and 811 ticket tracking.

Pick it if you’re 1–15 people and want the whole job loop without paying for tiers. Skip it if you rely on Jobber’s marketing suite or a specific integration. Full Collar vs Jobber →

2. Housecall Pro — for HVAC, plumbing and electrical

Housecall Pro is the closest like-for-like alternative and leans toward indoor trades, with marketing tools and a consumer booking network. It isn’t cheaper per se — Basic is $79/mo for one user, and QuickBooks sync and job costing start at Essentials ($189/mo). Pick it if you’re a residential HVAC or plumbing shop that wants its marketing features. Full Collar vs Housecall Pro →

3. Trade-specific platforms

Some trades have their own software — tree care has SingleOps and ArboStar, for example. They go deeper into that trade but are usually priced for larger companies (SingleOps lists plans from $200 per user per month on Capterra). Worth a look if you’re growing past 15 people in one trade.

Not really an alternative for small crews: ServiceTitan

ServiceTitan comes up in every comparison, but it’s built for contractors with call centers and dispatchers. It doesn’t publish prices, usually needs a 12-month contract and onboarding is reported to cost thousands. For a crew of five it’s the wrong tool. Full Collar vs ServiceTitan →

When staying on Jobber makes sense

• You’re solo, Core ($49/mo) has everything you use, and you’re happy with it.
• You depend on an integration or Jobber’s marketing tools.
• Your team is trained on it and switching would cost more time than it saves.

How to switch without losing a week

1. Export your clients and price list from Jobber so you have them on file.
2. Start the trial and set your rates or price book (the starter list for your trade gets you most of the way).
3. Quote new work in the new app; customers are saved as you quote them.
4. Finish open Jobber jobs and invoices there, then cancel once they’re closed out.