Jobber is a solid general-purpose field service tool. But "general purpose" means it wasn't designed around seasonal service waiting lists, backflow test tracking, the lasso route selector, or the way irrigation and sprinkler businesses actually schedule recurring winterizations and start-ups. IrrigationBossPro was.
The features that matter most for irrigation and sprinkler businesses — not general field service.
| Feature | IrrigationBossPro | Jobber |
|---|---|---|
| Seasonal Service Waiting List by Service Type | ✓ | ✗ |
| Backflow Test & Certification Tracking | ✓ | ✗ |
| Lasso — Draw a Circle on Any Area of the Map, Instantly See Every Stop, Sq Ft & Service Due Inside | ✓ | ✗ Not available |
| Built Specifically for Irrigation & Sprinkler Businesses | ✓ | ✗ |
| True Two-Way SMS Inbox (Included) | ✓ | Grow plan only ($299/mo) |
| Recurring Winterization & Start-Up Waiting List | ✓ | ✗ |
| Seasonal Service Plans & Renewal Tracking | ✓ | Limited |
| Parts & Materials Catalog (Heads, Valves, Controllers) | ✓ | ✗ |
| Estimates & Online Acceptance | ✓ | ✓ |
| Card-on-File Payments | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mobile App for Crews | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automated Review Requests | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automated Estimate Follow-Ups | ✓ | ✓ |
| Unlimited Users at Flat Price | ✓ | ✗ |
| Starting Price (Annual Billing) | $129 / month | $29/mo (1 user only) |
| Price for a 5-Person Team (Annual) | $129 / month | $149/mo (Connect — no SMS) |
| Price with Two-Way SMS (Annual) | $129 / month | $299/mo (Grow — up to 10 users) |
The moment you add your 6th employee on Jobber, you're bumped to a higher tier. Add more features, pay more. Add more users, pay more. IrrigationBossPro has one price — $129/month — that covers your entire crew, every feature, forever. No tiers. No per-seat math. No surprises on your invoice.
Before you schedule a single stop, IrrigationBossPro shows you everything waiting per service type. Know exactly how many winterizations, spring start-ups, or backflow tests you can fit before you call anyone. Jobber has no concept of this.
Every backflow test and certification tracked per property with device, gauge readings, and due dates. Pull a print-ready report and know exactly who's coming due for re-testing. Jobber has job notes. That's not the same thing as backflow certification tracking.
Draw a circle on the map, instantly see every property inside with a service due. Stops, service types, sq ft — all calculated before you schedule anything. Jobber has basic route optimization. Not the same as Lasso.
Send and receive text messages inside IrrigationBossPro with full conversation history per contact. Jobber has limited client messaging — not a full SMS inbox with inbound/outbound history organized by customer.
Set recurring schedules per property, track what's due, and build waiting lists by service type. Jobber handles recurring jobs, but not the irrigation waiting list model that shows you all your due winterizations and start-ups before you build a route.
Every employee — crews, office staff, managers — included at $129/month. Jobber charges per tier based on user count. Add your 6th employee and your bill goes up. Ours doesn't.
Jobber does a lot of things well. But it was designed to work for cleaning companies, landscapers, HVAC techs, plumbers, and dozens of other trades. When you build software for everyone, you can't build the deep features that irrigation businesses actually need. IrrigationBossPro was built by people who ran sprinkler routes — and it shows.
Draw a circle on your service area map and IrrigationBossPro instantly shows every property inside that radius with a service due — total stops, service types, sq ft, all calculated before you schedule a single stop. Jobber has route optimization. That's completely different from Lasso. No competitor has built anything like this.
Jobber has been around for years and has a solid UI. But IrrigationBossPro was designed specifically for the way irrigation businesses work — which means less configuration, less hunting through menus, and a dispatch board that actually makes sense for recurring seasonal service routes.
Add your services, import clients and properties, connect payments, set up your SMS alerts — most owners are fully operational the same day. No onboarding call, no implementation consultant, no 90-day timeline to get started.
Everything flows through the dispatch board — waiting list, scheduling, map, dispatch, backflow log. It's designed the way an irrigation business thinks about its day. Not the way a plumber or cleaning company would.
The mobile app shows your crews exactly what they need — today's stops, the property notes, the complete button. No training videos, no IT ticket, no confused crew. They're using it on day one.
SMS alerts, estimate follow-ups, payment reminders, review requests — set them up once and IrrigationBossPro runs them every time, automatically. You're not babysitting automations or configuring Zapier workflows.
No tiers. No per-seat fees. No upgrade prompts. Just $129/month for your entire operation.
No contracts. Cancel anytime. No hidden fees — ever.
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