ArborSmart vs ClearCut Compliance

ArborSmart is business management software for tree care companies, covering work from incoming leads and estimates through crews, fleet, jobs, invoices, and customer access. Its estimate builder produces branded PDFs with service templates, line items, job sketches, and digital signatures; an approved estimate can become a job. Schedules have day, week, and month views, crew lanes, and drag-and-drop job assignment. Field crews can track time by geofence, add photos, complete inspections, and collect customer sign-offs, including offline with automatic sync when coverage returns. Fleet tools include vehicle and fuel logs, maintenance reminders, driver hours, and digital vehicle inspection reports. Customers can view jobs, appointments, invoices, and payment history in a portal. Businesses can record cash, check, card, bank transfer, and partial payments. ArborSmart runs on Android, iOS, and the web. The Solo plan is $60 a month for one crew; Growing is $250 a month for two to five crews. Six or more crews require custom pricing. A 14-day trial is offered; there is no free plan.

ClearCut Compliance is arborist management and compliance software for UK tree surgery and forestry businesses. Teams can create job records, assign operatives, and keep site details, files, submissions, and notes connected to each job. It generates arborist RAMS from job information, built-in risk and method libraries, site-specific controls, signatures, and downloadable PDFs. Other records include equipment and plant checks, HAVS, toolbox talks, incident reports, vehicle and site checks, and inspections. An AI feature can suggest RAMS risk and method items from job information; users review suggestions before applying them. Supervisors can collect signatures on one logged-in device, or operatives can use individual accounts for assigned jobs. Completed submissions and PDFs can be stored, with company logos and colours on PDFs. ClearCut runs in a browser as a Progressive Web App and can be installed from Safari on iOS or Chrome on Android. It requires internet access and does not work offline. Monthly plans range from £19.00 per month to £119.00 per month, and a seven-day trial requires no payment details.