Jobber vs TradesTimer
What Jobber is
A comprehensive field-service management platform that integrates quoting, scheduling, invoicing, payments, and CRM for service-based businesses.
Best for: Growing service businesses that need to manage client relationships, automate the entire billing cycle, and coordinate complex workflows or multiple employees.
Pricing at a glance
$39 per month
Lite plan around $39/mo (1 user); higher tiers scale up. Pricing changes — verify.
Verified 2026-06-08
$0 for five days Five-day app trial
Pro (US$6.99/month or US$49.99/year) provides continued tracking, timeline review, and encrypted cloud backup. Local store prices vary.
Jobber strengths
- End-to-end business automation from quote to payment
- Integrated CRM for managing client communication and history
Considerations for self-employed tradespeople
- Requires manual clocking in and out of specific job sites to track time accurately
- Requires managing a complex, paid subscription ecosystem for simple time and mileage needs
Experiences with Jobber
These quotes come from public discussions about Jobber. Each quote links to its source.
I need something Like Jobber or HouseCall Pro but that has all of the features that I'm looking for. … I have extensivly trialed numerous app suites however none of the ones I've tried check all of the boxes for features I'm looking for.
Check which features each plan includes. TradesTimer focuses on time tracking and travel records, without team scheduling or dispatch.
Why I built a Jobber alternative
Jobber is the poster child of run-your-whole-business software, and for a growing crew with a booking pipeline it can be worth every dollar. But I watched a real contractor's office run: quoting, scheduling, and invoicing were weekly chores — capturing honest hours was the daily one, and the one that leaked money when it slipped.
TradesTimer takes the daily chore off your plate with automatic tracking and leaves the weekly ones wherever you like them — Jobber included. It hands you per-job billable hours as plain text; paste them into any invoice on earth.
What TradesTimer does differently
- Zero manual input: Automatically detects stops and trips via background GPS without needing to start/stop timers
- Privacy and simplicity: No accounts required, no pre-configured jobsites, and all location data stays on your device
Which app fits your needs?
Jobber is a robust operational suite for scaling service companies needing CRM and invoicing. TradesTimer is a lightweight subscription app for solo tradespeople who simply need to automate mileage logs and billable hours without manual timers or setup.
Page last verified 2026-06-08. If Jobber has changed pricing or features since then contact us at support@tradestimer.com to request a correction.
Five days to try it. Pro to keep tracking.
The upcoming paid release includes five days of tracking without payment details or automatic charges. Continue with Pro, including encrypted backup. Exports remain available after the trial.
- Automatic stop and trip recording
- Unlimited stops, drives, and days
- Review and edit stops and trips
- Rounded billable hours, exported as text or CSV
- Travel log with estimated distances
- 7-day summary view
- History stored on your phone
Canada: CA$9.99/month or CA$69.99/year. Both plans include the same features.
- Continued automatic tracking and timeline review
- End-to-end encrypted cloud backup
- Restore your full history on a new phone
- A backup stored separately from your phone
US prices are shown in USD; Canadian prices are shown in CAD. Your local App Store or Google Play price may differ. Subscriptions auto-renew until cancelled through the store where you purchased.
Control your location history
TradesTimer stores your history on your phone. Address lookups send coordinates to an address provider. You choose where to share your hours and travel exports.
If you enable Pro backup, TradesTimer encrypts your history before uploading it. Your recovery code unlocks the backup. See the privacy policy for details about address lookups, exports, and other data use.