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Jobber vs Birdy

We make Birdy, so read this as a vendor's comparison. Jobber is a polished, widely used product with published prices, online payments, route optimization and a highly rated native app, and it is the right choice for a lot of small shops today. Birdy is newer and is built for companies with several people in the office and a sales process that starts with a lead. Facts about Jobber link to public sources, checked November 10, 2026.

By the Birdy team · Facts checked

Side by side

Jobber sells four plans (Core, Connect, Grow and Plus), priced by plan and team size, with a 14-day free trial of Grow. Quotes, invoices with online payments, online booking and a website are on every plan; route optimization starts on Connect; optional line items, two-way texting and job costing start on Grow; Pipeline, Marketing Suite and AI Receptionist are on Plus or sold as add-ons. Its iPhone app is rated 4.8 out of 5 on about 21,600 ratings (Apple App Store, third party). It suits owner-operators and small teams that want a tidy, proven tool.

  • Published prices

    Birdy
    Not published. Pricing is set when your account is opened
    Jobber
    Yes. From $29 a month (Core, 1 user, billed annually) to $529 a month (Plus, 15 users, billed annually); $29 a month per extra user

  • How you start

    Birdy
    Join the waitlist on the sign-up page. Accounts are opened by hand, a few companies at a time
    Jobber
    14-day free trial of Grow, no credit card. Monthly, 1-year or annual billing

  • 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
    Jobber
    Pipeline is on Plus or a $49 a month add-on. A lead response-time report is not described on the pages we checked

  • 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
    Jobber
    Two-way texting from Grow. Its help covers texting permissions, marking a conversation unread so a teammate picks it up, and reassigning a conversation to another client record

  • Quotes

    Birdy
    Good, better and best options from a price list with minimums and bundles, signed online by the customer
    Jobber
    Quotes on every plan; optional line items the customer can toggle from Grow

  • Scheduling and 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
    Jobber
    Scheduling on every plan; route optimization on Connect, Grow and Plus, up to 7 days at once

  • Recurring work

    Birdy
    Service plans with services per visit, rotations and online signing
    Jobber
    Not detailed on the pricing page; automatic payment collection from Connect

  • Online booking and portal

    Birdy
    Online booking with live time slots, a pick-a-time link, and a customer portal
    Jobber
    Online booking on every plan; Client Hub for requests, quote approval, appointments and paying invoices

  • 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
    Jobber
    Native iPhone and Android app. 4.8 out of 5 on about 21,600 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
    Jobber
    Yes. Card 2.9% + 30¢, bank payment 1%, as published

  • Phone system

    Birdy
    Not offered. Calls stay on your own phone (the crew's Call button opens the phone's dialer)
    Jobber
    AI Receptionist is on Plus or a $29 a month add-on

  • Review requests

    Birdy
    Your Google review link after the job, by email, the same link for every customer
    Jobber
    Through the Reviews add-on, or Marketing Suite ($99 a month add-on, included on Plus)

  • Accounting

    Birdy
    Job costing and margins, commissions, finance reports and a payroll hours CSV. QuickBooks Online sync is coming
    Jobber
    QuickBooks Online sync from Connect; job costing from Grow

  • Integrations

    Birdy
    Few so far. QuickBooks Online, Zapier and a public API are coming
    Jobber
    An app marketplace with 100+ tools, per its pricing page

  • Track record

    Birdy
    A young product, opening accounts a few companies at a time in November 2026
    Jobber
    Long established, with tens of thousands of App Store ratings

Which to choose

Jobber is the better choice if

  • You want customers to pay invoices or deposits online today. Jobber's Client Hub does it; Birdy's card payments are coming.
  • You want automatic route optimization across a day or a week. Birdy shows road routes and drive times for the order you set, but does not reorder stops for you.
  • You are a one-person or two-person shop and want a low published starting price and a free trial you can start tonight.
  • You rely on connected apps: Jobber lists 100+ in its marketplace, and Birdy has very few integrations so far.
  • You want a native App Store app with a long track record.

Birdy is the better choice if

  • Several people in your office answer customers and you want each thread assigned to one person, with a Mine tab and Mark done.
  • You want speed to lead and close rate by rep in Reports.
  • You sell good, better and best options and service plans with rotations, and want customers to sign both online.
  • You run trucks with set crews and want a dispatch board by truck with booked versus available hours per crew.

Jobber website

How much does Jobber cost?

Jobber costs from $29 a month (Core, 1 user, billed annually) to $529 a month (Plus, 15 users, billed annually), by plan and team size. Birdy does not publish prices yet: pricing is set when your account is opened. Jobber's prices below are its own, as listed on November 10, 2026.

Jobber's published prices per month, from its pricing page on November 10, 2026

Core

Users
1
No commitment
$49
1-year commitment
$39
Billed annually
$29

Connect

Users
1 to 15
No commitment
$139 to $399
1-year commitment
$119 to $339
Billed annually
$99 to $299

Grow

Users
1 to 15
No commitment
$199 to $499
1-year commitment
$169 to $429
Billed annually
$149 to $399

Plus

Users
5 to 15
No commitment
$499 to $699
1-year commitment
$439 to $599
Billed annually
$399 to $529

Add-ons listed: Marketing Suite $99, AI Receptionist $29 and Pipeline $49 a month. Card payments cost 2.9% + 30¢ and bank payments 1%.

Which one handles a busy office better?

It depends on how many people answer customers. Jobber's two-way texting starts on Grow, and its help describes who can text, marking a conversation unread so a teammate picks it up, and reassigning a conversation to a different client record. That fits a small team well.

Birdy gives each thread an owner: Assign it to one person, find yours on the Mine tab, and Mark done when it is handled. Each lead also shows how long it has waited, and Reports shows speed to lead by rep. Texting is being connected, so texts to customers are not live yet; claiming and a guard against two people replying at once are coming.

Which is better for quotes and recurring plans?

Both handle quotes well. Jobber's optional line items (from Grow) let the customer toggle extras and see the total change. Birdy builds good, better and best options from a price list with minimums and bundles, and the customer signs the option they pick.

For recurring work, Birdy keeps service plans as their own record: services per visit, rotations (gutters every other visit, for example) and a signed agreement. See service plans.

How do I move from Jobber?

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.

  1. Jobber: pricing
  2. Jobber help: route optimization
  3. Jobber: Client Hub
  4. Jobber help: two-way text messaging FAQ
  5. Apple App Store: Jobber (rating, third party)

Questions

How much does Jobber cost?

Jobber's published prices run from $29 a month (Core, one user, billed annually) to $529 a month (Plus, 15 users, billed annually), with month-to-month prices higher. Extra users are $29 a month each. Checked November 10, 2026.

Does Birdy have route optimization like Jobber?

No. Birdy shows each truck's day on a map with road routes and drive times, but it does not reorder stops for you. Jobber offers route optimization from its Connect plan.

Can I move from Jobber to Birdy?

Yes. Export your clients, jobs and products as spreadsheets and upload them in Settings, then Import. You confirm how each column maps, duplicates are matched, and past jobs arrive as history.

Is this comparison independent?

No. We make Birdy. Every fact about Jobber links to a public source, checked November 10, 2026. If something has changed, tell us and we will correct it.

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Export your customers and price list, and we bring them over with you: duplicates checked, every change shown before anything is saved.

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