Briostack vs Smart Book

Briostack is business management software for pest control and lawn care companies. Its operations tools cover scheduling, appointment automation, route optimization, technician tracking, and customer SMS notifications. CRM features include customer and lead dashboards, reminders, workflows, quotes, and invoices. Sales tools add territory assignments, bids, proposals, pricing calculations, and commission management. The Brio Tech app lets field technicians view customer and service information, manage routes, complete jobs, track chemical usage, and work without data connectivity. Technicians can also create annotated pest control diagrams using high-resolution satellite images and attach them to bids. Briostack is web-based, with iOS and Android options for field use, and integrates with QuickBooks Online. Its API free tier is included with a subscription and allows 350 requests per month, 60 requests per minute, and unlimited API keys. The paid subscription has no listed price; prospective customers are directed to request a demo, and user limits vary. Each user license includes up to 20 GB of storage, with additional storage charged separately. Listed additional charges are $.04 per text and $.04 per minute for calls.

Smart Book is a CRM and field-service management platform for owner-led local service businesses, including lawn care, cleaning, property maintenance, pool service, HVAC and pest control. It manages customers, schedules, recurring work, estimates, invoices, reporting and field roles. Jobs can run once or recur weekly, bi-weekly, monthly or on a custom schedule. Estimates support line items and secure approval links; accepted work can become a job, with invoices tied to the client and job. Technicians use the My Day phone workflow to see assigned jobs, route order, directions, notes and attachments, then mark starts and completions. Stripe connections support invoice payments, saved cards and AutoPay when enabled and authorized; processing fees are separate. The Whole Crew plan costs $30 a month or $300 a year, both with unlimited team members and owner, admin, dispatcher and technician roles. A 7-day trial is available, but there is no free plan. Smart Book runs on Android, iOS and web.