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Eight tools for quotes, scheduling, invoicing and tree records, with published prices and review scores as of October 2026
Owners of independent U.S. tree service companies choosing a CRM and field-service tool for quotes, scheduling and invoicing.
Tree service owners shopping for a CRM are really choosing between two kinds of software. Tree-specific platforms (Arborgold, ArboStar, Treezi) handle tree inventory, treatment tracking and arborist-style estimates. General field-service platforms (Jobber, GorillaDesk, QuoteIQ, Service Autopilot, ServiceTitan) handle quotes, scheduling and invoicing for many trades, and most of them were not built around tree work.
This page compares eight options on published price, QuickBooks support, review scores and the complaints reviewers repeat most. Prices and ratings were checked in early October 2026. Where a vendor's own page and a review site disagree, both figures are shown. Some vendors publish no price at all, and those are marked not disclosed.
Shortlist
Best for owner-operators and crews of 1 to 15 people who want published prices, a 14-day trial and strong app-store ratings, and who can keep tree-specific records outside the software.
Pricing Prices are per month with three billing options: annual prepaid, monthly with a 1-year commitment, or monthly with no commitment. Core is $29 annual, $39 with a 1-year commitment and $49 month to month for 1 user. Connect starts at $99 annual, Grow at $149 and Plus at $399 for 5 users. Extra users cost $29 per month each, and teams of 16 or more contact sales. Marketing Suite ($99), AI Receptionist ($29) and Pipeline ($49) are add-ons below Plus. Card processing is 2.9% + 30¢. QuickBooks Online sync starts at Connect, job costing at Grow and crew scheduling at Plus. The 14-day trial gives Grow access and needs no credit card. From $29/mo.
Strengths
Watch for
Best for tree care and plant health care companies that want purpose-built estimating, chemical tracking and tree inventory mapping, and can commit to a 12-month contract.
Pricing Starter is $129 per month on the annual option and $149 on the monthly option. Professional is $299 annual and $343 monthly. Enterprise is $499 annual and $573 monthly. Multiplying the annual-option prices by 12 gives base totals of $1,548, $3,588 and $5,988 per year before extra licenses or services. Both options carry a 12-month minimum, auto-renew, and need 60 days' cancellation notice. A footer on the pricing page says 'as low as $119 per month' while the lowest plan card shows $129, so confirm the figure before signing. Office and mobile user prices are not published, and fees for training, data migration and integration setup are not disclosed. No free trial is published; Arborgold offers a tour and a sales demo. From $129/mo.
Strengths
Watch for
Best for tree companies that want software built for arborists, with setup, data migration and training included, and that can absorb a learning curve in the first weeks.
Pricing On its U.S. pricing page, Starter is $149 per month billed annually or $199 monthly, with 1 office license and 1 crew login. Growing is $249 annual or $332 monthly, with 2 office licenses and 3 crew logins. Enterprise is custom. Extra seats cost about $95 per office license and $20 per crew login per month, and the amounts vary by region. Data migration, setup and training are included at no extra cost, annual billing saves 25%, and there is a 30-day money-back guarantee. The vendor's Australian page lists the same structure in Australian dollars and states there are no feature tiers or implementation fees; confirm U.S. contract terms before signing. No free trial is published; a free demo is offered. From $149/mo.
Strengths
Watch for
Best for small tree companies outside California, Washington, Oregon and Utah that want one tree-focused plan with no feature tiers and can accept a thin review record.
Pricing One public plan, Boost-In, at $49.99 per user per month, or $503.88 per user per year ($41.99 a month). A user is an Administrator, Sales Rep or Crew Leader role, each needing its own login. All features are included: unlimited clients and tree inventory, estimates and proposals, scheduling, job tracking, invoicing, QuickBooks Desktop sync, a client portal and a preloaded treatments list. Companies with 9 or more crews must contact sales, and no price is published for that tier. The pricing page says 'Sign Up Free' and the homepage says 'Try 1 month free', but trial terms are not published. Payment-processing fees are not disclosed. From $49.99/user/mo.
Strengths
Watch for
Best for larger multi-trade or multi-crew operations with the budget and patience for a sales-led implementation; it is not a tree-specific product.
Pricing Not disclosed. ServiceTitan's pricing page names Starter, Essentials and The Works, each ending in 'Request Pricing', and says pricing is per technician. Third-party buyer guides estimate roughly $245 to $500 per technician per month and $5,000 to $50,000+ in implementation fees, with a typical 12-month contract. Those are unverified estimates, not vendor figures. No free trial or free tier is stated.
Strengths
Watch for
Best for small route-based crews that want month-to-month pricing and strong support scores, and do not need native tree inventory.
Pricing Basic is $49 per month or $539 per year. Pro is $99 per month or $1,089 per year. Growth is $149 per month or $1,639 per year; Capterra lists Growth at $299, which conflicts with the vendor page. Pricing scales by number of routes or schedules, and the capture was set to 1 route. All plans are month-to-month with no setup fees, and data migration is free. Basic routing is capped at 25 stops. QuickBooks Online sync, Zapier and open API access start at Pro. SMS costs $5 per month for a local number plus credit packages of $50 to $200. The trial is 14 days, with no credit card needed per the vendor's integrations page. From $49/mo.
Strengths
Watch for
Best for very small teams that want low entry pricing and built-in AI estimating tools, and that accept a limited review record.
Pricing Essentials is $29.99 per month for 1 user and 500 AI credits. Beginner is $74.99 for 2 users and 1,500 credits. Pro is $149.99 for 4 users and 3,000 credits. Elite is $299 for 10 users and 5,000 credits. Max is $699 for unlimited users and 8,000 credits. Annual billing is 12 months for the price of 10, paid upfront. QuickBooks integration starts at Pro, and route optimization starts at Elite. Credits reset each cycle and do not roll over. Every plan has a 14-day trial that requires a credit or debit card, and no free tier is published. From $29.99/mo.
Strengths
Watch for
Best for established lawn, landscape and tree businesses that want automation and multi-day job management, and can tolerate weaker mobile ratings and negotiation over add-ons.
Pricing Pricing is based on annual subscription rates. Startup is $49 per month, Pro is $199 and Pro Plus is $499, each plus a sign-up fee whose amount is not disclosed. Elite is contact for pricing. Mobile licenses are 1, 2, 5 and 8 across the four tiers, with 1 business user on the first three and 2 on Elite. Route optimization starts at Pro. QuickBooks integration is listed under Elite and as 'Call for Pricing', while another vendor page lists a 2-way QuickBooks sync add-on at $29 per month for Pro or Pro Plus. Downgrades are allowed only at the end of the contract period. The pricing page shows a free trial button with no terms, while Capterra says no free trial is available. From $49/mo.
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Side by side
| Published starting price | Tree inventory or plant health care | QuickBooks | Free trial | Contract terms | Capterra rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jobber | $29/mo (annual, 1 user) | Not native; field log for tree health and chemical use | QuickBooks Online from Connect plan | 14 days, no card | No-commitment monthly, 1-year, or annual prepaid | 4.6 (1,487 reviews) |
| Arborgold | $129/mo (annual option) | Chemical tracking from Professional; tree and plant inventory mapping on Enterprise | QuickBooks Online and Desktop | None published; demo offered | 12-month minimum, 60 days' cancellation notice | 4.3 (65 reviews) |
| ArboStar | $149/mo (annual billing) | Tree inventory; municipal and utility workflows on Enterprise | QuickBooks, Xero, Sage, Fortnox | None published; 30-day money-back guarantee | 25% annual discount; confirm U.S. terms | 4.8 (45 reviews) |
| Treezi | $49.99/user/mo | Unlimited tree inventory; preloaded treatments list | QuickBooks Desktop confirmed | Terms not published (homepage: 1 month free) | Not offered in CA, WA, OR or UT | No Capterra listing found |
| ServiceTitan | Not disclosed | No tree-specific page found | QuickBooks Online and Desktop | None stated | Third parties report 12-month contracts (unverified) | 4.3 (341 reviews) |
| GorillaDesk | $49/mo (Basic, per route) | Chemical-use records; tree inventory not listed | QuickBooks Online from Pro | 14 days | Month-to-month | 4.8 (278 reviews) |
| QuoteIQ | $29.99/mo | Not listed | From Pro; one-way sync per vendor guide | 14 days, card required | Annual is 12 months for the price of 10 | 5.0 (6 reviews) |
| Service Autopilot | $49/mo plus undisclosed sign-up fee | Dedicated tree care page; inventory not listed | Listed under Elite; add-on pages conflict | Trial button, terms not published | Annual rates; downgrade only at contract end | 4.1 (139 reviews) |
Method
Published price: we used each vendor's own pricing page and note when it publishes no figure, in which case the price is marked not disclosed.
Billing terms: we recorded contract length, cancellation notice, trial length and whether a card is needed, because these decide how hard a switch is.
Tree-specific fit: we checked for tree inventory, chemical or treatment tracking, and photo-based estimating, which Tree Care Industry magazine and buyer guides list as tree-service needs.
QuickBooks support: we checked which plan includes it and which versions are supported, since every source treats it as the primary accounting integration.
Review scores: we used Capterra ratings and review counts, and show other platforms when they differ.
Repeated complaints: we kept only themes that appear across several reviews, such as support delays, mobile app problems and learning curves.
Source conflicts: where a vendor page and a third party disagree, we show the vendor figure first and name the conflict.
Verdict
No single tool wins for every tree company. If tree inventory, chemical tracking and plant health care records are central to how you sell and stay compliant, the tree-specific platforms (Arborgold, ArboStar, Treezi) are built for that, but they cost more or restrict where you can operate. If your work is mostly estimates, crews and invoices, a general platform such as Jobber or GorillaDesk is cheaper and easier to start on. ServiceTitan only makes sense for larger operations that can get a quote and absorb a long implementation. Whatever you pick, use the free trial or demo with a real estimate, check the QuickBooks version it supports, and read the contract terms before signing.
Best for tree-specific depth
Arborgold
Chemical tracking, job costing and tree and plant inventory mapping are built in across its tiers, though reviewers report chemical-log and mobile app problems and the contract runs 12 months.
Best arborist-built option with onboarding included
ArboStar
It has a 4.8 Capterra rating, tree inventory, an offline crew app and included data migration, setup and training, but expect a learning curve and confirm U.S. contract terms.
Best for small crews that want published prices
Jobber
Prices are public from $29 per month, the trial is 14 days with no card, and it has a 4.6 rating from 1,487 Capterra reviews, but tree inventory is not native.
Best for route-based crews on month-to-month terms
GorillaDesk
Plans start at $49 per month with no contract and a 4.8 rating from 278 reviews, but pricing scales by route and tree inventory is not listed.
Best low-cost tree-focused option outside CA, WA, OR and UT
Treezi
One plan at $49.99 per user per month includes unlimited tree inventory and a client portal, but independent reviews are limited to app stores.
Questions
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Vendor pages change. Figures are as published on the capture date; confirm before deciding.