Tillage vs JobberThe field service and invoicing alternative
Updated . Every Jobber fact links to its source.
Tillage
Jobber
Monthly price
$0, unlimited users, quotes and invoices
No free plan; $49–$699/mo month to month, or $29–$529/mo billed annually, by plan and team size
Online payment fees
Your client can cover them
Cards 2.9% + 30¢; ACH 1% with no cap found; instant payouts add 1%
Margin on quotes
Variance buffer and profit margin on every line
Unit cost and markup per line with an estimated margin; no variance buffer found
The short answer
Jobber is field service software for home service businesses: scheduling, dispatch, route optimization, a crew app, quotes, invoices and payments, from $49 a month month to month. Tillage is free quote-to-cash software, with margin on every quote line, contracts from approved quotes and payment schedules, and no scheduling at all. If you run crews in the field every day, Jobber does far more. If you mainly need to quote, sign and get paid, Tillage does that for $0 and your clients can cover the fees.
Choose Tillage if
- YesYou quote and bill projects and don’t need scheduling or dispatch
- YesYou want $0/month instead of $49–$699/mo month to month
- YesYou want clients to cover card and ACH fees
Choose Jobber if
- YesYou schedule, dispatch and route crews to job sites every day
- YesYour team needs a field app with time tracking, checklists and job photos
- YesYou want online booking, two-way texting and reminders built in
Tillage vs Jobber, feature by feature
| Feature | Tillage | Jobber |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | Yes$0, unlimited users, quotes and invoices | PartlyNo free plan; $49–$699/mo month to month, or $29–$529/mo billed annually, by plan and team size |
| Online payment fees | YesStripe 2.9% + 30¢ (cards) or 0.8% capped at $5 (ACH), plus 1% capped at $50 per invoice | PartlyCards 2.9% + 30¢; ACH 1% with no cap found; instant payouts add 1% |
| Pass fees to clients | YesBoth Stripe and platform fees, set team-wide | NoNo built-in surcharge or convenience fee; Jobber says it can’t automate one |
| Quotes and estimates | YesHours × rate, or itemized with units and sections | YesQuotes with optional line items and upsells; rich visuals on Grow |
| Variance and profit margin on quotes | YesVariance buffer and profit margin on every line | PartlyUnit cost and markup per line with an estimated margin; no variance buffer found |
| Contracts with e-signatures | YesGenerated from approved quotes | PartlyClients can sign quotes on approval; separate agreements through DocuSign |
| Deposits and milestone payment schedules | YesPercentages triggered by signing, dates or milestones | YesDeposits and progress payment schedules on all plans; not on recurring jobs |
| Recurring invoices and retainers | YesWeekly, monthly, quarterly, every six months or yearly | YesRecurring jobs with automatic card or ACH payments on Connect and above |
| Client pages with no login | YesSecure links to approve, sign and pay | YesClient Hub with passwordless email or text links |
| Time tracking | NoNot a time tracker | YesTime and expense tracking on Connect; automatic time tracking on Grow |
| Full accounting and bookkeeping | NoUse alongside your accounting software | NoSyncs to your accounting software instead |
| QuickBooks or Xero sync | NoComing soon: QuickBooks Online, Xero, Mercury and Puzzle | YesQuickBooks Online on Connect and above; one-way Xero sync |
| AI quote drafting | YesDrafts line items, hours and rates with your OpenAI or Claude key | YesJobber AI drafts quotes; AI Receptionist is $29/mo extra |
| Claude and ChatGPT through MCP | YesQuotes, contracts and invoices | NoNo official MCP server found; public GraphQL API with community-built servers |
| Scheduling, dispatch and routing | NoNot a scheduling or dispatch tool | YesScheduling, dispatch, route optimization, GPS tracking and a crew app |
Jobber pricing
Jobber prices by plan and team size, with three billing options. Teams of 16 or more get a custom quote. Card payments cost 2.9% + 30¢ and ACH costs 1%, taken from each payment.
- Core
- $49/mo month to month, $39 on a 1-year commitment, or $29 billed annually1 user. Scheduling, quotes, invoices, online payments and reporting
- Connect
- $139–$399/mo month to month, or $99–$299 billed annually1 to 15 users. Adds automatic payments, reminders and follow-ups, QuickBooks Online sync, time and expense tracking
- Grow
- $199–$499/mo month to month, or $149–$399 billed annually1 to 15 users. Adds line-item upsells, job costing, automatic time tracking, two-way texting and custom automations
- Plus
- $499–$699/mo month to month, or $399–$529 billed annually5 to 15 users. Adds crew scheduling, Pipeline, Marketing Suite, AI Receptionist and premium support
- Extra users and add-ons
- $29/mo per userMarketing Suite $99/mo, Pipeline $49/mo, AI Receptionist $29/mo. 14-day free trial of Grow
- Tillage, for comparison
- $0/month with unlimited users1% when paid online, capped at $50 per invoice. Your client can cover it. See pricing
Where Jobber is better
No tool is right for everyone. Here is where it may suit you better.
Scheduling, dispatch and routing
Scheduling, crew dispatch, route optimization for single days or whole weeks, turn-by-turn directions for drivers and live GPS tracking. Tillage has none of this.
A field app for crews
Crews track time and complete checklists in the mobile app, and can run more than 100 tasks there by voice.
Built for recurring service work
Recurring jobs can create invoices and charge a saved card or bank account automatically, with reminders sent to clients before visits.
Front office tools
Online booking, a website builder, two-way texting on Grow, and an AI Receptionist that answers calls and texts and schedules jobs.
Job costing
On Grow and above, Jobber tracks labor and expenses against each job to show profitability.
Where Tillage is better for contractors
$0 instead of a monthly plan
Jobber starts at $49 a month month to month for one user, and Connect for five users is $199. Tillage is free with unlimited users, quotes and invoices.
Clients can cover the fees
Jobber takes 2.9% + 30¢ on cards and 1% on ACH from your payment, and says it can’t add a surcharge automatically. In Tillage, clients can cover the Stripe and platform fees at checkout, so you receive the full amount.
Lower fees on big ACH payments
Jobber’s 1% ACH fee on a $20,000 job is $200. In Tillage, ACH is 0.8% capped at $5, plus a 1% platform fee capped at $50, so $55 at most.
Contracts from approved quotes
Jobber collects a signature on the quote and uses DocuSign for separate agreements. Tillage generates a contract with e-signatures from the approved quote.
Margin and a buffer on every line
Jobber marks up unit cost on each line. Tillage adds a variance buffer for risk as well as your profit margin, so overruns don’t come out of your profit.
Recent Jobber changes
Apr 2026
Jobber raised its month-to-month prices: Core from $29 to $49, Connect from $99 to $139 and Grow from $149 to $199, according to the pricing tracker PricingSaaS. Annual billing still starts at $29 for Core.
Switching from Jobber
- 1
Export your client list from Jobber as a CSV (Clients, then More Actions, then Export Clients).
- 2
Import the clients into Tillage from CSV, then add your services and materials as items with variance and margin. Tillage imports items from CSV too.
- 3
Connect Stripe in Tillage, choose which clients cover the fees, and set up your usual deposit and progress split as a payment schedule.
- 4
Keep Jobber or another tool for scheduling and dispatch if your crews rely on it, and quote, sign and invoice in Tillage.
Related guides and tools
Invoicing software for contractors
Itemized estimates, deposits and progress billing in one free tool.
Contractor estimate template
Labor and materials laid out for a client to approve.
Contractor invoice template
Line items and units for a job, ready to fill in and send.
Markup calculator
Turn your cost and markup into a selling price.
Sources
Checked Nov 3, 2026. Pricing and features change, so if something here is out of date, email support@tillage.ai and we will fix it.
- Jobber pricing
- Jobber Help: Bank payments (ACH)
- Jobber Community: surcharge and convenience fees
- Jobber Help: Deposits on quotes
- Jobber Help: Progress invoicing
- Jobber Help: Automatic payments
- Jobber Help: Markups on quotes
- Jobber Help: Quote approvals
- Jobber and DocuSign integration (PR Newswire)
- Jobber Help: What clients see in Client Hub
- Jobber Help: Export client information
- Jobber Help: Xero integration
- Jobber AI
- Jobber route optimization
- Jobber GPS tracking
- Jobber Developer Center
- Jobber price increase, April 2026 (PricingSaaS)
Tillage vs Jobber questions
Does Tillage schedule or dispatch crews?
No. Tillage has no scheduling, dispatch, routing or field app. If you need those, Jobber is the better fit, or you can use a scheduling tool alongside Tillage.
Can Jobber pass card fees to clients?
Not automatically. Jobber has said it can’t add a surcharge or convenience fee automatically, so businesses type the fee in by hand. Tillage lets clients cover card, ACH and platform fees at checkout.
Does Jobber have a free plan?
No. Jobber has a 14-day free trial of its Grow plan. Paid plans start at $49 a month month to month, or $29 a month billed annually. Tillage is $0/month with unlimited users.
Can I use Jobber and Tillage together?
Yes, though you’d enter clients and jobs in both. Some contractors keep a field service tool for scheduling and use Tillage for quotes, contracts and invoices.
Do both take deposits and progress payments?
Yes. Jobber supports deposits and payment schedules on quotes on all plans. Tillage schedules deposits and milestones too, triggered by signing, dates or milestones.
