Price
GorillaDesk bills per route, so a second truck is another $50 a month and a fifth is $299 all in. Ours is flat by pool count - run one route or ten, the price only moves when your pool count crosses a tier.
GorillaDesk is general field-service software for pest control, lawn care, and pool service, with no structured pool chemistry. Its $49 Basic plan leaves out the customer portal, route optimization, and QuickBooks, so the plan that matches PoolBoss is Pro at $99 per route. PoolBoss is built specifically for pools, with chemical tracking, and charges a flat rate by pool count with a free tier, so a pool company gets the actual pool workflow.
| Feature | PoolBoss | GorillaDesk |
|---|---|---|
| Built for pool service | Yes | No (pest/lawn/pool generic) |
| Chemical tracking | Yes, structured readings | No |
| Pricing model | Flat by pool count, every feature included | Per route; full features from $99 (Pro) |
| Free plan | Yes (20 pools) | No (trial only) |
| Recurring routes | Yes | Yes (basic, 25 stops) |
| Route optimization | Yes, every plan | Pro tier and up |
| Customer portal | Yes, every plan | Pro tier and up |
| QuickBooks sync | Yes, every plan | Pro tier and up (not on Basic) |
| Service reports with readings | Yes | Generic only |
| Online payments | Yes | Yes |
What’s behind the paywall
What the cheaper GorillaDesk plan leaves out
You have to pay more to unlock these
You do get them on GorillaDesk — on Pro, at $99 per route, +$50 per added route
- Customer portalPro
- Route optimizationPro
- QuickBooks syncPro
- Automated remindersPro
Included on every PoolBoss plan
Including Free — up to 20 pools, no card
- Route optimization
- Quotes & estimates
- Job management
- Schedule
- Dosing calculator
- Customer emails
- Chemical tracking
- Offline mobile app
- Customer portal
- QuickBooks sync
Everything in that second column is on the free plan. You can have it running this afternoon.
Join the waitlistWhat you’d pay as you grow
PoolBoss is flat by pool count and never charges per tech or per seat, so the bill flattens out. Here is the same growth on each tool, from a starter route to a large fleet.
| Routes | GorillaDesk | PoolBoss |
|---|---|---|
| 1 route | $99/mo | $29/mo |
| 5 routes | $299/mo | $79/mo |
| 10 routes | $549/mo | $249/mo |
| 25 routes | $1,299/mo | $249/mo |
| 50 routes | $2,549/mo | $249/mo |
GorillaDesk isn't built for pools
GorillaDesk serves pest control, lawn care, and pool service from one generic product. That breadth means no structured water chemistry, so pool readings live in generic notes. PoolBoss is pool-specific, with chemical tracking and pool service reports built in.
What GorillaDesk does well
GorillaDesk is affordable, has no contracts, and includes unlimited admin users on a per-route price. For a simple recurring-service business that doesn't need pool chemistry, it's a reasonable, low-cost option.
Why a pool company picks PoolBoss
If the work is pools, the chemistry and the service reports are the point. PoolBoss gives you those plus flat pricing by pool count and a free plan, instead of a per-route price on a generalist tool.
Not a promise — the actual screens
Your Monday, in PoolBoss
You already know what Monday looks like in GorillaDesk. Here is the same day in ours, start to finish — including the tools they put on the higher plan. Nothing on this page is on a paid tier.
5:45 AM
Open the laptop. The day's already built.
Routes are assigned, stops are in driving order, and anything that needs a decision is sitting at the top. You're not planning the day - you're glancing at it and pouring coffee.
Dashboard — every plan, including free
app.poolboss.app/today
Today
Monday, March 17
Search customers, pools…
Ray Tolliver
Owner
Stops today
38
▲ 4 vs last Monday
Techs out
3 of 4
Tomas starts 7:00
Needs review
2
1 chemistry · 1 overdue
Collected this week
$4,180
▲ $610 vs last week
Routes in progress
View all routes →| Technician | Route | Progress | Est. finish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marcus BellTruck 2 | Westside Monday | 2 / 12 | 2:40 PM | ON ROUTE |
Dana ReyesTruck 1 | North Loop | 5 / 14 | 3:15 PM | ON ROUTE |
Tomas KineTruck 3 | Commercial — East | 0 / 8 | 4:50 PM | STARTS 7:00 |
Ray TolliverTruck 4 | Fill-ins & callbacks | 3 / 4 | 11:20 AM | ON ROUTE |
Needs your attention
!The Alvarez Pool — pH 8.4Second high reading in a rowREVIEW
$Holloway Residence — $468.93Invoice 1038 · 14 days overdueREMIND
Unassigned stops0
Quotes awaiting approval2
Reports sent today36
6:10 AM
Twenty-two minutes, found before anyone leaves the yard.
Optimizing shows you the new order first and tells you what it saves. Keep it or throw it away - nothing reorders behind your back, because you have reasons for your order that the software doesn't know about.
Route optimization — on GorillaDesk's higher tier; on ours, every plan, including free
app.poolboss.app/routes/westside-monday
Routes › Westside Monday
Westside Monday
Optimized order saves 22 minutes and 9.4 miles4 stops moved. Time windows and gate codes were respected.DiscardKeep this order
12 stops
Marcus Bell · Truck 2 · starts 7:00 AMPreview on map →| # | Customer | Address | Window | Service | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer Reyes | 412 Catalina Dr | — | Weekly clean | COMPLETED |
| 2 | The Alvarez Pool | 88 Saguaro Way | — | Weekly clean | COMPLETED |
| 3 | Marco's Cantina▲ moved up 2 | 1500 Gulf Blvd | Before 11:00 | Commercial | IN PROGRESS |
| 4 | Holloway Residence▲ moved up 1 | 27 Mesa Verde Ct | — | Weekly clean | 11:40 AM |
| 5 | Sandra Whitfield | 9 Palm Hollow Ln | Gate code 4417 | Weekly clean | 12:05 PM |
| 6 | Bayview Condos▼ moved down 3 | 2200 Shoreline Dr | After 12:00 | Commercial | 12:45 PM |
| 7 | Priya Raman | 18 Ocotillo Ct | — | Weekly clean | 1:20 PM |
| 8 | Dale Ferris | 705 Ironwood St | Dog on site | Bi-weekly | 1:55 PM |
9:14 AM
Your tech logs the stop with one bar of signal.
Readings go in, the dose comes back, the photo attaches. If the phone drops signal behind a gate the visit still saves and syncs when it comes back. Nobody re-enters anything at the end of the day.
Mobile app — iPhone and Android, works offline
9:14
‹ Westside Monday · Stop 3 of 12
The Alvarez Pool
88 Saguaro Way · 18,000 gal · Salt
Working offline — saves when you reconnect
Free chlorine2.4ppm
pH8.1
Alkalinity110ppm
Salt3200ppm
Water temp78°F
Add 14 oz muriatic acidBrings pH to 7.5 on 18,000 gal. Based on today’s alkalinity.
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Complete visit
9:15 AM
It's already on your screen.
The visit lands the second it saves - readings, photos, time on site, who was there. When a customer calls asking whether anyone came out, you're not calling the tech to ask. You're reading them the answer.
Customer record — every plan, including free
app.poolboss.app/customers/alvarez
Customers › The Alvarez Pool
The Alvarez Pool
88 Saguaro Way, Tempe AZ18,000 galSaltPebble finishWeekly — MondayGate code 2210
Service historyPoolsInvoicesPhotosNotes
Service history
Export →Marcus Bell · Today, 9:14 AM · 24 min on siteCOMPLETED
Weekly clean · 2 photos
FC 2.4 · pH 8.1 · TA 110 · CYA 48 · Salt 3200 — added 14 oz muriatic acid
Marcus Bell · Mar 10, 9:22 AM · 21 min on siteCOMPLETED
Weekly clean · 1 photo
FC 3.0 · pH 8.0 · TA 105 · CYA 46 · Salt 3150 — added 12 oz muriatic acid
Dana Reyes · Mar 3, 10:05 AM · 27 min on siteCOMPLETED
Weekly clean + filter rinse
FC 2.8 · pH 7.6 · TA 100 · CYA 44 · Salt 3180
Marcus Bell · Feb 24, 9:31 AM · 19 min on siteCOMPLETED
Weekly clean
FC 3.2 · pH 7.5 · TA 98 · CYA 44 · Salt 3200
Chemistry trend
pH · 8 wksLatest8.1 — trending up
Account
ContactElena Alvarez
Phone(480) 555-0142
Billing$145 / month
Balance$0.00
Customer sinceAug 2022
4:30 PM
Quoted from the truck. Paid before he's out of the lot.
Tomas found a cracked filter housing at a commercial site. He quoted it on his phone, the customer approved it, and it became an invoice with a payment link - no re-typing, no waiting for someone to get back to the office.
Quotes & invoicing — on GorillaDesk's higher tier; on ours, every plan, including free
app.poolboss.app/invoices/1042
Invoices › INV-1042
Marco's CantinaPAID
Invoice INV-1042
Converted from Quote Q-0217| Description | Qty | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Filter housing replacementPentair Clean & Clear 150 — cracked lid seat | 1 | $189.00 | $189.00 |
| LaborTomas Kine · 2.0 hrs @ $85/hr | 2 | $85.00 | $170.00 |
| Monthly service — MarchCommercial weekly | 1 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Subtotal$359.00
Tax (8.0%)$28.72
Total$387.72
Paid in full$387.72
Activity
Today, 6:02 PM
Paid — Visa •••• 4417
Stripe · fee $11.55
Today, 5:47 PM
Invoice viewed by customer
Today, 4:31 PM
Emailed to marco@marcoscantina.com
Today, 4:29 PM
Quote approved by customer
Approved on mobile
Today, 4:12 PM
Quote Q-0217 drafted from the field
Tomas Kine · Truck 3
QuickBooksSynced 6:03 PM
That's the whole day - and every screen on it is on the free plan.
Join the waitlistSwitching from GorillaDesk
Moving over takes an afternoon, not a season
You don’t have to pick a cutover day, and you don’t have to cancel anything to try it. Run both for a couple of weeks if you want — the free plan doesn’t expire.
1
Export your customers and pools
Export your customer list out of GorillaDesk. Save it as CSV. You don't have to clean it up, rename a single column, or match it to a template of ours.
Step one of four2
Upload it and check the preview
We match your columns to ours automatically and show you exactly what we found - row by row, including anything we couldn't read and any column we're about to ignore. Nothing is written until you confirm.
Customers, then pools3
Bring the history over too
Past visits and their chemical readings import the same way, so a customer who's been on your route for three years still looks like it. Then build your routes and you're running.
Same afternoonWhat actually comes over?
Customers, pools and their specs, routes with stop order, and past visits with their chemical readings - chlorine, pH, alkalinity, hardness, CYA, salt and temperature.
Do I have to cancel GorillaDesk first?
No. Nothing here asks for a card, so you can run both until you're satisfied and cancel on your own schedule.
What if the file is a mess?
Most of them are. The preview flags the rows it can't read and the columns it isn't using, so you fix them before anything is created - not after.
What if I import the same file twice?
Customers, pools and visit history are matched and skipped rather than duplicated, using your old system's record IDs when the export includes them.
Will my customers get emailed?
No. Importing three years of history doesn't send three years of service reports. Historical visits import silently.
What does it cost?
Nothing. The importer is part of the product on every plan, including free.
Grab your GorillaDesk export and try the import. If it doesn't look right, you've lost twenty minutes.
Join the waitlistCommon questions
Does GorillaDesk track pool chemicals?
No. GorillaDesk is generic field-service software for pest, lawn, and pool work, without structured water chemistry. Pool readings go in generic notes. PoolBoss logs structured chemical readings to each pool's history.
Is GorillaDesk or PoolBoss cheaper?
It depends on the feature set you compare. GorillaDesk's $49 Basic plan leaves out the customer portal, route optimization, and QuickBooks; the plan with those is Pro at $99 per route, plus $50 for each added route. PoolBoss is flat by pool count from free to $249 with every feature included and unlimited users, and it has a free tier GorillaDesk doesn't.
Is GorillaDesk good for pool service?
It can handle scheduling, invoicing, and basic routing, but it's not pool-specific and doesn't track water chemistry. For a pool company, a purpose-built tool like PoolBoss fits the work better.
Does PoolBoss have routes like GorillaDesk?
Yes, and they're built for pools. PoolBoss handles recurring routes with ordered stops and ties them to chemical readings and service reports, where GorillaDesk's routing is more basic and generic.
Is there a free version of pool service software?
PoolBoss has a free plan for up to 20 pools with every feature included. GorillaDesk offers a trial rather than a free tier.
