PoolBoss vs Jobber
PoolBoss vs Jobber for pool service: the big difference is chemical tracking. Jobber is generic field-service software with no water chemistry; PoolBoss is built for pools.
Jobber bills on this; PoolBoss doesn't.
PoolBoss
$29
Startup — per month
Jobber
$139
per month
Every person you add costs you $0 more in software
$1,320
Estimate from published rates, June 2026. Jobber: per seat from the Connect tier up (the first with route optimization and QuickBooks); Core ($49) leaves both out.
Jobber charges per seat, so the bill tracks your headcount rather than your work. The first plan with route optimization and QuickBooks is Connect at $139/mo for five users, rising to $699 on Plus. Ours is flat by pool count and doesn't count people at all.
Jobber is built for field service in general, so chemical readings are free-text notes rather than structured values - no dosing, no trend. Pool-specific tracking is the whole point of ours, and it's on every plan.
Bring your customers, pools, routes and visit history across from a spreadsheet. Stay on the free plan up to 20 pools while you decide. No card, no clock, nothing to cancel if you walk away.
Jobber is capable general field-service software, but it has no pool chemical tracking, so pool companies log readings in free-text notes or a separate app. PoolBoss is built for pools: structured chemical readings, recurring routes, and service reports, at a flat rate by pool count instead of Jobber's per-seat pricing.
| Feature | PoolBoss | Jobber |
|---|---|---|
| Built for pool service | Yes | No (general field service) |
| Chemical tracking | Yes, structured readings | No - free-text notes only |
| Pricing model | Flat by pool count, every feature included | Per seat; full features from $139/mo (Connect) |
| Users | Unlimited on paid plans | Charged per seat |
| Free plan | Yes (20 pools) | No |
| Recurring routes | Yes | Yes |
| Route optimization | Yes, every plan | Connect tier and up |
| Online payments | Yes | Yes |
| QuickBooks sync | Yes, every plan | Connect tier and up (not on Core) |
What’s behind the paywall
You do get them on Jobber — on Connect, at $139/mo for five users
Including Free — up to 20 pools, no card
Everything in that second column is on the free plan. You can have it running this afternoon.
Join the waitlistPoolBoss 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.
| Users | Jobber | PoolBoss |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | $139/mo | $29/mo |
| 5 users | $139/mo | $79/mo |
| 10 users | $199/mo | $249/mo |
| 25 users | Customsales call | $249/mo |
| 50 users | Customsales call | $249/mo |
Jobber is built for general field service, so it has no structured water chemistry. A pool company on Jobber ends up logging free chlorine and pH in a notes field or a second app. PoolBoss logs structured chemical readings to each pool's history on every plan. For a pool business, that's the whole job.
Jobber is a polished product with a strong payments flywheel, a well-liked client hub, and broad field-service features. If you don't need pool chemistry and want a mature generalist, Jobber is solid.
It's easy to undercount Jobber. Its $49 Core plan doesn't include route optimization or QuickBooks sync - both gate at the Connect tier, which is $139/mo (5 users). So the honest comparison is Connect, not Core, because that's the Jobber plan that does what PoolBoss does on every plan. PoolBoss charges a flat rate by pool count with every feature included and unlimited users, so adding a tech doesn't change your bill.
Not a promise — the actual screens
You already know what Monday looks like in Jobber. 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.
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
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
| 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 |
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 Jobber's higher tier; on ours, every plan, including free
Routes › Westside Monday
| # | 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 |
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
88 Saguaro Way · 18,000 gal · Salt
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
Customers › The Alvarez Pool
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 Jobber's higher tier; on ours, every plan, including free
Invoices › INV-1042
| 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 |
That's the whole day - and every screen on it is on the free plan.
Join the waitlistSwitching from Jobber
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.
Export your client list out of Jobber. 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 fourWe 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 poolsPast 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 Jobber 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 Jobber export and try the import. If it doesn't look right, you've lost twenty minutes.
Join the waitlistNo. Jobber is general field-service software with no structured water-chemistry tracking. Pool companies log readings in free-text notes or a separate app. PoolBoss is built for pool chemistry and logs readings to each pool's history.
For pool work, PoolBoss is the better fit because it tracks chemistry, which Jobber doesn't. Jobber is a strong generalist if water chemistry isn't part of your workflow.
Usually, once you compare the same feature set. Jobber's $49 Core plan leaves out route optimization and QuickBooks; the first plan with both is Connect at $139/mo for five users, rising to $699. PoolBoss includes every feature on every plan and is flat by pool count with unlimited users, from free to $249, so it's usually cheaper for a crew.
It can handle scheduling, invoicing, and payments, but you'd track water chemistry outside the app. Many pool companies start on Jobber and move to a pool-specific tool once chemistry logging becomes a pain.
Yes, on every plan including the free one. PoolBoss syncs invoices and payments to QuickBooks Online, the workflow your accountant expects. Jobber includes QuickBooks too, but only from its Connect tier ($139/mo) up - the cheaper Core plan doesn't have it.
Why switch
Even where a competitor checks the same box, what you switch for is how it is delivered: pool-specific, priced flat by pool count, with nothing locked to a higher tier.
Built for pools, not bolted on
Water chemistry is the job, so it's the core of the product, not a notes field. Generic field-service tools don't track it.
Flat rate by pool count
You pay by how many pools you manage. No per-seat fees, no per-pool meter, and no surprise line on the bill as you grow.
Every feature on every plan
Nothing is locked to a higher tier. The Free plan has the same features as Fleet. Plans differ only by pool count.
Works in the field
The tech app runs on any phone and keeps working with no signal, so a visit completes at the pool and syncs when you're back on.
Flat-rate pricing by pool count, a free plan, and every feature on every tier. Join the waitlist to start.
