The Jobber alternative built for the trades
Jobber is clean, fairly priced, and popular across dozens of service industries - from window cleaning to dog walking. That breadth is also its limit. Mittro is built specifically for HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and lawn care, with the phone system being built into the platform and AI answering for when you are under a house - both activating soon for founding partners.
Mittro or Jobber: which should you pick?
Jobber is solid general-purpose software at $25-109 a month and a fair pick for generalist home services like cleaning or handyman work. Mittro runs $29-199+ and is built specifically for HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and lawn care, with a business phone line and two-way texting in the plan from Pro and 24/7 AI answering from Business, rather than assembled from third-party integrations. Those phone features are activating soon for founding partners and are not live yet. For a phone-heavy trades business, the Jobber route usually costs more once the separate VoIP and answering-service bills are added. If your phone barely rings, Jobber's math works; if the phone is where jobs come from, Mittro is the integrated option to watch.
Pricing and feature claims last verified August 2026.
Who is Jobber actually right for?
Jobber is good software with a clean interface and honest pricing in the $25-109 a month range. For a generalist home-service business - cleaning, junk removal, handyman work - that mostly needs quoting, scheduling, and invoicing, Jobber is a solid pick with a large ecosystem around it.
Where it gets stretched is trade-specific depth. Jobber was deliberately built industry-agnostic, which means equipment tracking for HVAC, program-based routing for lawn care, and phone-centric operations were never its focus. If your business lives on the phone and runs on routes or equipment history, you end up assembling the missing pieces from integrations.
Where does Jobber fall short?
No native phone or AI answering
Jobber connects to third-party VoIP and answering services, each with its own bill and its own data silo. Mittro includes a built-in phone system from Pro and AI answering from Business, on the phone network our parent company operates. Both are activating soon for founding partners and are not live yet.
Reporting stays basic
Jobber's reporting answers surface-level questions. Owners who want revenue per tech, average ticket, and close rates end up in spreadsheet exports. Mittro's reporting dashboard covers today's jobs, revenue this month, and what is outstanding and overdue; the deeper reports are on our roadmap, so this is not yet a reason to switch.
Not built for any specific trade
Serving every industry means specializing in none. Equipment and service history for HVAC, maintenance agreements, and multi-visit projects for electrical work are first-class in Mittro rather than customizations. Program scheduling and daily routes for lawn care are on our roadmap.
Routing is an afterthought
Jobber handles recurring visits, but route-based businesses running hundreds of weekly stops need seasonal programs, daily route planning, and prepay billing. Mittro has service agreements with prepay billing today; weekly programs and route planning are on our roadmap, so it does not solve this yet either.
How does Mittro compare to Jobber?
| Feature | Mittro | Jobber |
|---|---|---|
| Price range | $29-199+/mo | $25-109/mo |
| Phone system | Included from Pro ($79/mo), activating soon | Third-party integration |
| 24/7 AI phone answering | Included from Business, activating soon | Not offered natively |
| GPS fleet tracking | On our roadmap - not available yet | Via integrations |
| Trade-specific workflows | HVAC, plumbing, electrical, lawn care | Industry-agnostic |
| Route-based recurring programs | On our roadmap; service agreements from Pro | Basic recurring visits |
| Reporting | Basic dashboard; deeper reports on our roadmap | Basic |
| Contract | Month to month | Month to month or annual |
What does the full Jobber stack actually cost?
On sticker price, Jobber and Mittro overlap. The difference is what a phone-heavy trades business bolts on top:
- Jobber route: software at $25-109 a month, plus a VoIP line from another vendor, plus an answering service if you want after-hours coverage. Each one is another bill and another login.
- Mittro route: one subscription. The phone line and texting are in the plan from Pro at $79 a month, which covers a five-person crew, and AI answering from Business at $149 - all activating soon for founding partners.
If your phone barely rings, Jobber's math works fine. If the phone is where your jobs come from, the bundled stack usually costs more than Mittro will once your line is live.
How do you switch without losing your data?
Here is what switching from Jobber looks like today:
- There is no self-serve import tool. For founding partners, the Mittro team imports your clients, properties, jobs, and invoice history by hand from your Jobber exports, and checks record counts with you before you cut over.
- Number porting is not available. Once your phone line is activated, the plan is to forward your existing business number to a new local Mittro number.
- Recurring visits on a monthly or longer cadence map onto Mittro service agreements; weekly visits and route planning are on our roadmap.
Frequently asked questions
Jobber works fine for me. Why would I switch?
If Jobber covers your workflow and your phone setup does not bother you, you may not need to. The switch makes sense when the missing pieces - a native phone line and AI answering that share the customer record - are things you are currently paying other vendors for.
Is Mittro more expensive than Jobber?
The plans overlap: Mittro runs $29-199+ versus Jobber at $25-109. Mittro's plans include phone service and texting from Pro and AI answering from Business - items that are separate bills alongside Jobber - and those are activating soon for founding partners rather than live today.
Can you migrate my Jobber data?
For founding partners, yes: the Mittro team brings your clients, properties, job history, and invoices over by hand from your exports. There is no self-serve import tool yet.
Does Mittro handle non-trade businesses like cleaning?
Mittro focuses on HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and lawn care today, with adjacent verticals like cleaning and pest control on the roadmap. If you are outside those trades, Jobber may genuinely be the better fit for now.
What does the AI answering actually do?
Once activated, Scarlett will answer the calls you cannot take, qualify the caller, and leave a draft job in your unscheduled queue with the transcript and a summary attached, creating the customer record if the caller is new. It is activating soon for founding partners and is not live yet.