GorillaDesk vs Birdy
We make Birdy, so we are not neutral. GorillaDesk publishes low per-route prices with unlimited office users and has route optimization, chemical tracking and online payments, and for recurring route work it is a strong, inexpensive choice. Birdy is built for companies that sell each job through a lead and a quote, with several people in the office. Facts about GorillaDesk link to public sources, checked November 10, 2026.
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Side by side
GorillaDesk prices per route: Basic $49, Pro $99 and Growth $149 a month for one route, with admin, manager, sales and crew users unlimited on every plan (only users on a schedule need a paid seat). Monthly plans have no contract or setup fee, and there is a 14-day free trial. Its home page leads with pest control and lists pressure washing among 29+ trades. Estimates, chemical tracking and Square or Stripe payments are on Basic; online booking, the customer portal, e-sign, review generation and QuickBooks Online are on Pro; a map estimation tool is on Growth. Its iPhone app is rated 4.4 out of 5 on 63 ratings (Apple App Store, third party).
Published prices
- Birdy
- Not published. Pricing is set when your account is opened
- GorillaDesk
- Yes. Per route: Basic $49, Pro $99, Growth $149 a month for one route, more for each added route
Office users
- Birdy
- Set when your account is opened
- GorillaDesk
- Unlimited admin, manager, sales and crew users; only users on a schedule need a paid seat
How you start
- Birdy
- Join the waitlist on the sign-up page. Accounts are opened by hand, a few companies at a time
- GorillaDesk
- 14-day free trial, no credit card. No contract on monthly plans
Built for
- Birdy
- Home service companies that sell each job through a lead and a quote, exterior cleaning first
- GorillaDesk
- Pest control first; also lists pressure washing, lawn, pool and other trades
Leads and speed to lead
- Birdy
- A leads pipeline with your own stages, quote appointments and email follow-ups. Each lead shows how long it has waited, and Reports shows speed to lead and close rate by rep. A live speed-to-lead timer is coming
- GorillaDesk
- Sales pipeline tools on Growth
Office inbox
- Birdy
- One Messages inbox with threads on the customer or lead, Assign, a Mine tab, Mark done, and search by phone or by what was said. Texting is being connected, so texts to customers are not live yet. An unassigned queue, claiming and a collision guard are coming
- GorillaDesk
- Texting with a $5 a month number and prepaid credits ($50 per 1,000 texts)
Quotes
- Birdy
- Good, better and best options from a price list with minimums and bundles, signed online by the customer
- GorillaDesk
- Estimates on Basic; estimate packages and a map estimation tool on Growth
Routes
- Birdy
- A dispatch board by truck and estimator, a map with road routes and drive times, and booked versus available hours per crew. No automatic route optimization
- GorillaDesk
- Routing on Basic (up to 25 stops); real drive-time routing on Pro; best-available-time suggestions and Job Magnet on Growth
Chemical tracking
- Birdy
- A chemical log on each job, filled in by the crew
- GorillaDesk
- On Basic, with reports
Online booking and portal
- Birdy
- Online booking with live time slots, a pick-a-time link, and a customer portal
- GorillaDesk
- On Pro
Field app
- Birdy
- A phone web app the crew adds to the home screen: on my way, checklists, sign-off, notes, chemical log and timesheets (before and after photos are coming). No App Store or Google Play app, and no offline mode
- GorillaDesk
- Native app. 4.4 out of 5 on 63 App Store ratings (third party)
Card payments
- Birdy
- Invoices go out by email and are marked paid by hand when the check or cash comes in. Card payments are coming
- GorillaDesk
- Online payments through Square or Stripe on Basic
Accounting
- Birdy
- Job costing and margins, commissions, finance reports and a payroll hours CSV. QuickBooks Online sync is coming
- GorillaDesk
- QuickBooks Online sync on Pro
Bringing your data
- Birdy
- Reads Housecall Pro customer, price book, job and estimate exports; any other tool comes in by spreadsheet with a column mapping. Past jobs arrive as history
- GorillaDesk
- Free migration of contacts, addresses, notes and a starting balance; full service and billing history cannot be imported
| Topic | Birdy | GorillaDesk |
|---|---|---|
| Published prices | Not published. Pricing is set when your account is opened | Yes. Per route: Basic $49, Pro $99, Growth $149 a month for one route, more for each added route |
| Office users | Set when your account is opened | Unlimited admin, manager, sales and crew users; only users on a schedule need a paid seat |
| How you start | Join the waitlist on the sign-up page. Accounts are opened by hand, a few companies at a time | 14-day free trial, no credit card. No contract on monthly plans |
| Built for | Home service companies that sell each job through a lead and a quote, exterior cleaning first | Pest control first; also lists pressure washing, lawn, pool and other trades |
| Leads and speed to lead | A leads pipeline with your own stages, quote appointments and email follow-ups. Each lead shows how long it has waited, and Reports shows speed to lead and close rate by rep. A live speed-to-lead timer is coming | Sales pipeline tools on Growth |
| Office inbox | One Messages inbox with threads on the customer or lead, Assign, a Mine tab, Mark done, and search by phone or by what was said. Texting is being connected, so texts to customers are not live yet. An unassigned queue, claiming and a collision guard are coming | Texting with a $5 a month number and prepaid credits ($50 per 1,000 texts) |
| Quotes | Good, better and best options from a price list with minimums and bundles, signed online by the customer | Estimates on Basic; estimate packages and a map estimation tool on Growth |
| Routes | A dispatch board by truck and estimator, a map with road routes and drive times, and booked versus available hours per crew. No automatic route optimization | Routing on Basic (up to 25 stops); real drive-time routing on Pro; best-available-time suggestions and Job Magnet on Growth |
| Chemical tracking | A chemical log on each job, filled in by the crew | On Basic, with reports |
| Online booking and portal | Online booking with live time slots, a pick-a-time link, and a customer portal | On Pro |
| Field app | A phone web app the crew adds to the home screen: on my way, checklists, sign-off, notes, chemical log and timesheets (before and after photos are coming). No App Store or Google Play app, and no offline mode | Native app. 4.4 out of 5 on 63 App Store ratings (third party) |
| Card payments | Invoices go out by email and are marked paid by hand when the check or cash comes in. Card payments are coming | Online payments through Square or Stripe on Basic |
| Accounting | Job costing and margins, commissions, finance reports and a payroll hours CSV. QuickBooks Online sync is coming | QuickBooks Online sync on Pro |
| Bringing your data | Reads Housecall Pro customer, price book, job and estimate exports; any other tool comes in by spreadsheet with a column mapping. Past jobs arrive as history | Free migration of contacts, addresses, notes and a starting balance; full service and billing history cannot be imported |
Which to choose
GorillaDesk is the better choice if
- You run recurring routes (pest, lawn, pool) and want route optimization with real drive times.
- You want a low published price with unlimited office users.
- You want online payments and QuickBooks Online now.
- You want to sign up today on a free trial with no contract.
Birdy is the better choice if
- Most of your work is sold one job at a time: a lead comes in, someone quotes it, and you want to know how fast the office answered.
- You want good, better and best quotes from a price list with minimums and bundles.
- You want your job and estimate history to come across, not just contacts.
- Several people in your office answer customers and you want each thread assigned to one person.
Is your business run by routes or by leads?
That is the main question. GorillaDesk is strongest when the same customers are visited on a schedule and the job is getting through the route efficiently. Birdy is strongest when new work arrives as leads that have to be answered, quoted and closed, then turned into jobs and service plans.
How do I move from GorillaDesk?
Export what your current tool lets you export (customers, jobs, price items) as spreadsheet files, then upload them in Birdy under Settings, then Import. The importer guesses each column from its header, you fix any guess before anything is saved, duplicates are matched, and past jobs arrive as history. The steps are on the switching page.
Sources
Checked November 10, 2026. Other companies' figures are theirs, as published.
Questions
How much does GorillaDesk cost?
GorillaDesk prices per route: Basic $49, Pro $99 and Growth $149 a month for one route, more for each added route, with unlimited office users. Checked November 10, 2026.
Does Birdy optimize routes like GorillaDesk?
No. Birdy shows road routes and drive times for each truck's day but does not reorder stops for you.
Is this comparison independent?
No. We make Birdy. Facts about GorillaDesk link to public sources, checked November 10, 2026.
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Switching is easier than it looks
Export your customers and price list, and we bring them over with you: duplicates checked, every change shown before anything is saved.