Last updated: July 8, 2026 — all competitor prices re-verified against their pricing pages
Looking for a Jobber alternative for your cleaning business?
The best Jobber alternative for a residential cleaning business is LuckyMaid: $59/mo flat for up to 10 cleaners with no per-user fees, versus $331/mo for a comparable 8-cleaner Jobber setup with 2-way texting. Jobber is a strong general field-service platform, but its $29/user/mo seat fee means your software bill grows every time you hire — and two-way SMS only starts on the $99 Connect tier.
LuckyMaid is purpose-built for residential cleaning: recurring schedules, GPS clock-in for cleaners, drip campaigns, and texting from day one under an already-approved A2P brand.
Built by someone who runs a cleaning business — not a software committee
LuckyMaid is built and used every single day by Webb, who runs TidyCo Cleaners, a real residential cleaning business in Los Angeles. Every feature exists because his own crew needed it — the GPS clock-in, the drip campaigns, the card-on-file auto-charge. When you join, you're getting the software he dispatches his own team with, and for the first 100 customers he does your migration and onboarding call himself.
The real pricing math: Jobber vs LuckyMaid
Jobber’s published pricing (verified July 2026): Core is $29/mo on annual billing ($39/mo on a 1-year commitment paid monthly, $49/mo with no commitment). Connect — the cheapest tier that includes 2-way SMS and automations — is $99/mo annual ($119/$139 monthly). Grow runs $149–299/mo annual depending on the user bundle, and Plus runs $399–529. On every tier, each additional user is $29/mo.
That per-user fee is the trap for cleaning businesses. Cleaners need logins to see their schedules and clock in, so every hire adds $29/mo to your software bill — forever. LuckyMaid charges $0 per user on every tier.
4 cleaners + you
- Jobber Core (annual): $29 + 4 × $29 extra users = $145/mo — and Core has no 2-way SMS
- Jobber Connect (annual, with 2-way SMS): $99 + 4 × $29 = $215/mo
LuckyMaid Growth: $59/mo flat — 10 cleaner seats included, SMS on day one at Twilio cost
8 cleaners + you
- Jobber Core (annual): $261/mo — still no 2-way SMS
- Jobber Connect (annual, with 2-way SMS): $331/mo
LuckyMaid Growth: still $59/mo flat. That’s $272/mo saved vs Connect — $3,264/year
Jobber pricing source: getjobber.com/pricing — verified July 2026. LuckyMaid: Starter $29/mo (50 jobs, 2 cleaners), Growth $59/mo (200 jobs, 10 cleaners), Pro $89/mo (unlimited jobs, up to 25 cleaners); annual billing 20% off; no per-user fees on any tier.
LuckyMaid vs Jobber, side by side
| Feature | LuckyMaid | Jobber |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price, 4-cleaner team | $59/mo flat (Growth — 10 cleaners included) | $215/mo (Connect annual + 4 users, with SMS); $145 on Core without SMS |
| Monthly price, 8-cleaner team | $59/mo flat (Growth — 10 cleaners included) | $331/mo (Connect annual); $261 on Core without SMS |
| Per-user fees | None on any tier | $29/user/mo on every tier |
| Included 2-way SMS | Every tier, at Twilio cost (~$0.013/msg, no markup) | Only on Connect ($99/mo) and above |
| Jobs quota | 200 jobs/mo on Growth $59; unlimited on Pro $89 | Unlimited |
| Built by an operating cleaning-business owner | ||
| Free done-for-you migration | Free, done-for-you (first 100 customers) | |
| Free onboarding call | Free 1:1 founder call (first 100 customers) | |
| Free trial | 14 days, no card required | 14 days |
When Jobber is the better choice
We'd rather you pick the right tool than pick us for the wrong reasons. Jobber genuinely wins in these situations:
- You need QuickBooks Online sync today — Jobber’s accounting integration is mature; LuckyMaid’s is still on the roadmap.
- You run a multi-trade field-service company (cleaning plus HVAC, landscaping, plumbing) — Jobber is built for that breadth.
- Your team is larger than 25 cleaners — LuckyMaid’s Pro tier tops out at 25; Jobber’s user bundles scale further.
- You want the biggest third-party ecosystem — Jobber’s app marketplace and integration catalog is one of the most mature in field service.
What LuckyMaid doesn't have yet
- No QuickBooks sync yet — it's on the roadmap. If accounting sync is a day-one must-have, we're not there.
- White-label and a public API are on the roadmap, not shipped.
- We're newer, with a small customer base. The flip side: the first 100 customers get founding-member access — free done-for-you migration, a 1:1 onboarding call with the founder, and founder pricing locked for 3 years.
Jobber alternative — frequently asked questions
Can I import my Jobber data into LuckyMaid?
Yes. For the first 100 customers, Webb (the founder) does the migration himself, free — clients, addresses, recurring schedules, and job history. You export your data from Jobber, send it over, and it shows up in your LuckyMaid account ready to dispatch. No CSV wrangling on your end.
Is LuckyMaid really $59 flat for 10 cleaners?
Yes. Growth is $59/mo and includes up to 10 cleaners and 200 jobs/mo, with no per-cleaner or per-user fees on any tier. Starter is $29/mo (2 cleaners, 50 jobs) and Pro is $89/mo (up to 25 cleaners, unlimited jobs). Annual billing takes 20% off, and the first 100 customers get founder pricing locked for 3 years.
Does LuckyMaid have 2-way texting like Jobber Connect?
Yes, on every tier including Starter — Jobber gates 2-way SMS to Connect ($99/mo and up). LuckyMaid passes SMS through at Twilio cost (~$0.013/message, no markup), and you text from day one under LuckyMaid’s already-approved A2P brand, so there’s no 10–15 day carrier-registration wait.
What does Jobber actually cost for an 8-cleaner cleaning team?
Using Jobber’s published July 2026 pricing: Connect at $99/mo annual plus 8 extra users at $29 each is $331/mo — and that’s the cheapest configuration with 2-way SMS. On Core ($29 annual) it’s $261/mo but you give up texting and automations. LuckyMaid Growth covers the same team for $59/mo flat.
What does LuckyMaid have that Jobber doesn’t?
Cleaning-specific focus: flat pricing that doesn’t punish hiring, SMS at cost on every tier with instant A2P, drip campaigns with 26 trigger types (SMS + email), GPS clock-in/out with geofencing in the cleaner app, card-on-file auto-charge, a tip page, and a founder who runs a cleaning company and answers onboarding calls himself. Jobber counters with QuickBooks sync, multi-trade breadth, and a larger ecosystem.