If you’re running a service business, your CRM isn’t optional—it’s your quoting system, your calendar, your payment processor, and your customer communication hub. Two names dominate the conversation:

Jobber, a VC-backed legacy CRM, and QuoteIQ, built by service pros who needed better tools for quoting, scheduling, and scaling.

This article breaks down exactly what you’re getting with each platform—and what you’re not—so you can choose the CRM that fits how you actually run your business.

Jobber doesn't include key features natively. To match QuoteIQ's built-in tools, here's what you'll need:

Jobber Total: $707–$777/month

That’s over 4x the price of QuoteIQ Elite, which includes everything listed above for just $149/month.

What makes QuoteIQ more than just a “cheaper alternative” is that it was built by real service business owners, for service business owners. That means every feature exists because it solves a real, on-the-job problem — not just because it looks good on a pricing page.

Jobber relies heavily on integrations and third-party tools to expand its capabilities. That may work for some, but it adds complexity and cost. With QuoteIQ, features like InstaQuote, InstaSchedule, MapMeasure Pro, and the Review Multiplier are already built-in — no extra apps or pricing tiers required to get full use out of them.

When you factor in what you get at each price point, the gap widens even further:

Jobber may be popular, but when it comes to modern tools that help real service businesses close jobs faster and run leaner, they fall short. Everything from scheduling to quoting feels bloated, outdated, or locked behind extra integrations. You’ll need to rely on outside tools for things we already include natively — and you’ll pay hundreds more per month doing it.

With QuoteIQ, you get features that Jobber simply doesn’t offer:

Jobber may look like a full-featured CRM on the surface, but the moment you need instant quoting, scheduling, or built-in job documentation — it falls short. To fill those gaps, you’ll need to subscribe to outside software like ResponsiBid and CompanyCam. That’s hundreds more per month, separate dashboards, extra logins, and extra training for your team.

With QuoteIQ, you get it all — built in, no integrations needed, and ready on Day 1.

We didn’t start as a tech company. We built pressure washing, lawn care, and home service businesses from scratch. We hired teams. Ran ads. Closed deals. Lost jobs. And rebuilt.

Everything inside QuoteIQ exists because we needed it.

Now it’s built, battle-tested, and trusted by thousands of businesses.

If you’re still considering Jobber, ask yourself this:

"Why are you paying more for less, just because they got to market first?"

Q: Does Jobber offer a self-quoting tool like InstaQuote?

A: No. QuoteIQ’s InstaQuote is a fully customizable self-quoting tool that lets your customers receive instant quotes and schedule themselves. Jobber does not offer any comparable built-in feature.

Q: Can Jobber customers schedule their own appointments online?

A: No. Jobber does not include a self-scheduling tool like QuoteIQ’s InstaSchedule. With QuoteIQ, customers can instantly choose a time that works for them based on your calendar availability.

Q: How many users are included with each platform?

A: QuoteIQ includes 1 user on the Beginner plan, up to 5 users on Pro, and up to 10 users on the Elite plan ($149.99/month).

Jobber limits users based on plan tier. To unlock 15 users, you must pay $599/month with their “Plus” plan.

Q: Does Jobber include property measurement tools like MapMeasure Pro?

A: No. Jobber does not offer a native square footage measuring tool. QuoteIQ’s MapMeasure Pro is built-in and lets you measure properties instantly from satellite or street view.

Q: Does Jobber offer a review generation feature like QuoteIQ’s Review Multiplier?

A: No. QuoteIQ’s Review Multiplier is built into every invoice, prompting customers to leave a Google review. Jobber has no comparable built-in review tool.

Q: Does Jobber have mass email and text campaigns?

A: Not natively. Email campaigns must be done through integrations like Mailchimp (at extra cost), and mass SMS is not available. QuoteIQ includes email and SMS campaign tools natively on the Elite tier.

Q: Does Jobber offer in-app texting with customers?

A: Jobber offers two-way SMS starting on its Connect plan ($119/month). QuoteIQ includes in-app texting through ClientHub, starting on the Pro plan ($79.99/month).

Q: Can Jobber users manage Before & After photos?

A: Jobber allows photo attachments, but does not include a Before & After photo generator or built-in visual editing tools like QuoteIQ Cam.

Q: Does Jobber have route optimization?

A: Yes, Jobber includes route optimization. QuoteIQ also includes route optimization in its elite tier.

Q: Does QuoteIQ rely on third-party integrations like Jobber?

A: No. QuoteIQ is an all-in-one system — quoting, scheduling, invoicing, review collection, customer messaging, and more are all built into the app. Jobber requires costly integrations for much of this functionality.