Lawn care runs on cycles: weekly or every-other-week mowing through the season, with treatments and cleanups on top. Crews grow in spring and shrink in winter. Landscaping-specific systems handle estimating and job costing; a route planner focuses on getting crews around their routes efficiently.
Mowing that repeats on a fixed pattern all season.
More crews in peak season without paying more per seat.
Keep each crew in one area to cut drive time between properties.
Re-plan a day's work when the weather turns.
Photos to show the work was done.
Invoices per visit or per month.
Five tools for lawn care and landscaping, in the order we'd suggest them.
Best for
Lawn care businesses that want low-cost all-in-one software
Built for lawn care, pest control and similar services, with scheduling, invoicing, chemical-use records and route optimization that can include recurring jobs. Priced per route.
Pricing: From $49 a month for one route (Basic); full routing on Pro and up
Best for
Lawn crews that want efficient recurring routes at one price
Recurring visits on any cycle, such as weekly or every two weeks, with each property's last visit tracked; you choose the day. Territories by US ZIP code or a drawn area (every plan), proof of service on every plan, and unlimited crews and users, so a busy season does not change the bill. Crews that haul green waste can plan pick-up-and-dump days (on request). No invoicing.
Pricing: Monthly plans by stops, from $150 a month billed annually ($187 monthly); unlimited drivers and users on every plan
See Routes & Maps plansBest for
Established lawn and landscaping companies
Business software for lawn care and landscaping with scheduling, dispatch and invoicing; route optimization starts on its Pro plan ($199 a month plus a sign-up fee, at annual rates).
Pricing: From $49 a month plus a sign-up fee, at annual rates; route optimization from Pro ($199)
Best for
Landscaping companies that want estimating and job costing
A landscaping business system with budgeting, estimating, scheduling, crew time tracking and route optimization, from $297 a month plus an onboarding fee.
Pricing: From $297 a month plus a one-time onboarding fee (1 office and 5 crew licenses)
Best for
Teams that want the software to choose the day
Weekly Planning (Pro plan) picks the day for each visit up to five weeks ahead. Priced per driver.
Pricing: From $35.10 per driver a month billed annually (Lite); proof of delivery and Weekly Planning on Pro ($44.10)
Routes & Maps vs OptimoRoute| Tool | Pricing model | Recurring visits | Invoicing | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GorillaDesk | Per route | Optimizes recurring jobs | Yes | 14 days |
| Routes & Maps | Flat monthly plan by stops | Any cycle; you pick the day | No | 7 days |
| Service Autopilot | Per plan, annual rates | Not on its pricing page | Yes | Yes (length not stated) |
| LMN | Per plan, licenses included | Not on its pricing page | Yes | Demo (no trial listed) |
| OptimoRoute | Per driver | Picks the day, up to 5 weeks ahead (Pro) | Not on its pricing page | 30 days |
If you already quote, schedule and invoice in another tool, a dedicated route planner is usually cheaper and better at routes. If you are starting from scratch, an all-in-one tool saves running two systems.
Per-technician and per-user prices rise with every person you add. Plans priced by stops, like Routes & Maps, don't change when you add technicians, including seasonal ones. Compare both at your real monthly visit count.
Ask whether you can set a visit cycle once, such as every 4 weeks, and have it stay right, and whether you can see when each customer was last visited.
Use the free trial with your own addresses, time windows and technicians. Compare drive time and how long planning takes each morning.
If you want estimating, job costing and invoicing in one system, a landscaping tool such as LMN or Service Autopilot covers that. If you already handle those, a route planner keeps crews efficient for less.
GorillaDesk starts at $49 a month for one route, Service Autopilot at $49 a month plus a sign-up fee, and LMN at $297 a month plus onboarding. Routes & Maps is a monthly plan by stops with unlimited crews and users. Small team? We price by stops, not drivers. If our standard plans are more than you need, talk to sales about a Custom plan sized to your monthly stops.
Yes. In Routes & Maps, set each property to repeat every two weeks once, with no limit on how far ahead, and see its last visit.
In Routes & Maps, you can drag stops to another route on the timeline or re-plan the day, with undo if you change your mind.
No. Routes & Maps handles routes and proof of service; keep invoicing in your accounting or business software.
Import your stops and plan an optimized route with your real addresses.
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