Free lawn care software: what's actually free
If you mow, edge and blow for a living and don't want another monthly bill yet, here is every lawn care app we track that publishes a $0 plan, what that plan actually covers, and what the first paid step costs. Most lawn care apps we track offer a 14-day trial or a demo instead; only one lawn-specific quoting and invoicing app publishes a plan that stays at $0.
All 7 tools compared here publish prices; ServiceM8 has the lowest flat monthly entry price, $29/mo on its Starter plan, and Yardbook, ServiceM8 and Connecteam list a $0 plan.
Picks at a glance
| Tool | Best for | Starting price | Pricing model | Free trial | Vendor link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yardbook | Free plan available, Low starting price: $34.99/mo | $34.99/mo | Flat | See site | Visit site |
| ServiceM8 | Free plan available, Low starting price: $29/mo, Unlimited users | $29/moUnlimited usersLowest | Job credits unlimited users | 14 days, no credit card | Visit site |
| Connecteam | Free plan available | $35/mo30 users, +$1/mo per extra user | Hub tiers first 30 users | 14 days, no credit card | Visit site |
| QuoteIQ | Low starting price: $29.99/mo | $29.99/mo1 user, +$25/mo per extra user | Flat price per plan | 14 days (card required) | Visit site |
| Jobber | None | $49/mo1 user, +$29/mo per extra user | Flat price by team-size band | 14 days (Grow features), no credit card | Visit site |
| GorillaDesk | None | $49/mo for the first route schedule1 route, +$50/mo for routes 2–3, then +$30/mo each | Per route schedule | 14 days | Visit site |
| Housecall Pro | None | $79/mo1 user | Flat price per plan | 14 days (MAX features), no credit card | Visit site |
Compare: GorillaDesk vs Jobber · Jobber vs Housecall Pro · Jobber vs QuoteIQ · Jobber vs ServiceM8 · Jobber vs Yardbook · QuoteIQ vs Yardbook · ServiceM8 vs Housecall Pro
Part of the Lawn care hub: every lawn care tool, crew costs from 1 to 10 users, and all lawn care guides.
Lawn care apps with a real free plan
| Tool | Free plan | What you get | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yardbook | Starter: $0 | Built for lawn and landscaping. Listed features: Customer management, jobs & scheduling, estimates, invoices, routing, expenses, reports, lot measurement, employee access, credit card payments, snow removal, product catalog. No user, crew or customer limits are published. | source |
| ServiceM8 | Free: $0 | 1 user and 30 jobs a month. A general field service app, not lawn-specific. | source |
| Connecteam | Small Business: $0 | Up to 10 users. A crew app (scheduling, time clock), not a quoting and invoicing app. | source |
Yardbook is the only lawn-specific option on the list. Its free Starter plan lists estimates, invoices, scheduling, routing and card payments. Two cautions from its pricing page: Yardbook shows its prices per month but does not say whether they require annual billing or what month-to-month costs. Yardbook does not publish user, crew or customer limits for any plan. The paid Business plan ($34.99/mo) adds automatic invoice reminders, bulk text and email, GPS tracking and waives Yardbook's processing fee; Enterprise ($49.99/mo) adds QuickBooks sync.
ServiceM8's free plan works for a one-person operation that runs fewer than 30 jobs a month. At one visit per job, 30 jobs is about seven lawns mowed weekly, so most full-time solo mowers would outgrow it and land on Starter ($29/mo, 50 jobs). Connecteam is free for up to 10 users but handles crew scheduling and time tracking, not quotes and invoices, so it runs alongside one of the other apps.
Cheapest paid step up
When you outgrow a free plan, these are the lowest published entry prices among the lawn care apps we track, monthly list price unless noted.
| Tool | Entry price | Users | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| QuoteIQ | Essentials $29.99/mo ($299.99/yr) | 1 user, +$25/mo per extra user | source |
| Jobber | Core $49/mo ($29/mo billed annually) | 1 user, +$29/mo per extra user | source |
| ServiceM8 | Starter $29/mo | Unlimited users, 50 jobs a month | source |
| Yardbook | Business $34.99/mo; Enterprise $49.99/mo | User limits not published | source |
| GorillaDesk | Basic $49/mo for the first route | Extra routes: +$50/mo for routes 2–3, then +$30/mo each; office and crew users free | source |
Solo, on annual billing, QuoteIQ Essentials works out to $25/mo and Jobber Core to $29/mo. Paying month to month, ServiceM8 Starter ($29) and QuoteIQ Essentials ($29.99) are the cheapest, but ServiceM8 caps jobs. For a crew, see what each costs at 3, 5 and 10 people in the lawn care hub.
Free trials only (no free plan)
| Tool | Trial | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Jobber | 14 days (Grow features), no credit card | source |
| Housecall Pro | 14 days (MAX features), no credit card | source |
| GorillaDesk | 14 days | source |
| QuoteIQ | 14 days (card required) | source |
LMN, Zuper, Aspire offer a demo rather than a self-serve trial.
Related: best lawn care software by price, best software for a solo lawn care operator, QuoteIQ vs Yardbook and free field service software across all trades.