Lawn Buddy vs TurfHop

Lawn Buddy is software for lawn care businesses to schedule and route work, manage customers, and handle invoices and payments. Its job management covers recurring, one-time, and multi-day jobs, with list, map, and calendar views. Standard and higher plans include project estimates and aerial property measurement for multiple surfaces and irregular shapes. Pro and Exclusive add route optimization, customizable and printable routes, and real-time crew tracking; time tracking is listed only for Exclusive. Lite and Standard are single-user plans, while Pro and Exclusive allow unlimited crew members. QuickBooks Online sync is included on every plan. Customers can pay by card, ACH, Apple Pay, or Google Pay. The service runs on web, Android, and iOS. Lite is free forever; Standard costs $12 per month, Pro $39 per month, and Exclusive $78 per month. The maker says onboarding and customer-list import are free, and phone support is included on all plans, Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm Central.

TurfHop is cloud-based software for lawn care and landscaping businesses to quote jobs, schedule work, invoice customers, accept payments, and manage customer relationships. It includes recurring services, drag-and-drop scheduling, route optimization, job tracking, customer notes, and attachments. Orbit AI can provide forecasting, analysis, smart quotes, and schedule assistance using account information. Users can select ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini for Orbit AI; each Pro plan includes 25 to 500 credits per month depending on plan, and each action uses one credit. TurfHop runs in modern browsers and has Apple and Android apps. It offers a free plan and a 14-day trial, after which accounts downgrade to the free plan. Truck costs $49 a month, Office costs $79 a month, and Headquarters costs $129 a month. Credit card processing starts at 3.9% plus $0.30 per transaction. Listed integrations include QuickBooks, Zapier, Weather Underground, Stripe, and Google Maps.