Estima vs Service Autopilot

Estima is an all-in-one CRM for landscape and hardscape professionals, covering estimates, proposals, scheduling, invoicing, and QuickBooks Online synchronization. Service-specific estimate builders provide editable labor grids, material catalogs, and templates for landscape, hardscape, irrigation, lighting, snow, and lawn care. Satellite mapping calculates square footage and linear feet for estimates. Hardscape projects include Kanban boards, Gantt charts, tasks, and schedule dates. Branded proposals can be accepted and signed online. Billing supports recurring charges, merged invoices, deposits, milestone payments, change orders, late fees, and account credits. Every plan includes two-way QuickBooks Online sync for invoices and payments. The browser-installed Estima Crew app shows routes and jobs and works offline. Packages include unlimited estimates, proposals, and clients, plus Estima Crew, Website Leads, and Site Media. Plans range from Maintenance at $200 a month to Complete at $395 a month, with separate add-ons and limits.

Service Autopilot is software for service businesses to manage scheduling, payments, teams, and recurring business tasks. It serves lawn care, landscaping, cleaning, snow removal, pest control, pool cleaning, and field service businesses. The product supports job scheduling and dispatch, invoicing, integrated payments, estimates, proposals, client messaging, expense tracking, and recurring jobs. Its homepage describes scheduling and routing a day in one click; route optimization is included in Pro and Pro Plus. Pro Plus adds automation workflows for recurring activities. The Team App provides real-time job updates, GPS tracking, job management, chemical tracking, and before-and-after photos on iOS and Android. A FleetSharp integration can show vehicle and driver locations and provide driving behavior reports and alerts. Service Autopilot describes two-way sync with QuickBooks Online and Desktop, while its pricing page lists QuickBooks integration under Elite; the selected QuickBooks platform cannot be changed after the initial integration. Startup costs $49 a month on annual subscription rates, plus a sign up fee. Pro costs $199 a month and Pro Plus costs $499 a month on annual subscription rates, each plus a sign up fee.