Arborgold vs ArboStar (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, ArboStar grades higher than Arborgold: 2.0 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
ArboStar grades higher on value for money and features. They get the same grade on the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Arborgold
Field service software for lawn, landscape and tree care
Which one is for you
Pick Arborgold if
- Fits if you run a tree or landscape company that wants estimates and jobs in one place
- Works for firms that will sign a 12-month term
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you add staff, as office and mobile users are charged on top and the page gives no user prices
- Tight if you need job costing, as it starts on Professional at $299
- Watch out: there is a twelve-month minimum, and cancelling needs 60 days notice
- Watch out: third-party software such as QuickBooks is bought separately at extra cost
- Not for you if you want to try before buying, as no free plan or trial is listed
Pick ArboStar if
- Fits if you run a tree care company and want a crew app that works offline
- Makes sense if you want estimates, a map of crews and a tree inventory together
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you are not in tree care, as it is built for that trade
- Pricey if you pay monthly: $199 against $149 on yearly billing
- Watch out: extra licences are US$95 an office and US$20 a crew login a month
- Watch out: prices apply to new subscriptions only, and unlimited SMS is free for 3 months
- Not for you if you want a free try, since none is listed
How we grade them
| 1.6GPAArborgoldWeak | 2.0GPAArboStarFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DStarter is $129 a month billed annually and Professional, which carries job costing, is $299, against a field-service middle of $49 and a dearest tenth from $208. Users cost more on top. | CUS$149 a month billed annually for 1 office licence and 1 crew login, $199 billed monthly. That is in the dearer quarter, which starts at $99, for one truck. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan or trial on the pricing page. | FNo free plan and no trial are listed on the pages read, so nothing can be tried without paying. |
| Features | CEstimating and measurements, scheduling and routing, invoicing and payments, job costing, and crew and office apps. Job costing, renewals and inventory need Professional, and plant mapping needs Enterprise. | BCRM and estimates with e-signature, scheduling, GPS live map, offline crew app, tree inventory, invoicing, QuickBooks sync and profit reports. Nothing in the listing is missing from the job for tree work. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Estimates, routes and crews to set up. | CNo rating on record. Setup comes with free migration and live training, which implies a fair amount to move. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb plus iPhone and Android crew and office apps. No integrations list in our listing, though the page names QuickBooks and Twilio. | BWeb plus iOS and Android apps, with QuickBooks and Xero. No desktop app is listed. |
| Best for | tree care and landscaping estimates and jobs | software for tree care companies |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Arborgold and ArboStar. How we grade
Price against what you get
Arborgold starts at $129 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. ArboStar starts at $149 a month and scores 2.7.
ArboStar scores higher, and starts $20 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other field service apps on the chart, 14 score higher than Arborgold for less, and 4 score higher than ArboStar for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Arborgold also covers time tracking and reports.
- ArboStar also covers sales pipeline, inventory and dashboards.
At a glance
| Arborgold | ArboStar | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | $129 per month, billed annually ($149 billed monthly) | US$149 per month, billed annually (US$199 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Arborgold Software | ArboStar |
| Price read from | arborgold.com | arbostar.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Arborgold
- The listed prices are plan bases. Office and mobile users are added on top, and the page gives no user prices, only a request for pricing.
- The page says an annual contract is required, with monthly and annual payment options.
- The pricing page does not label which price column is annual, so that split is inferred from the page layout.
- Job costing, renewals and inventory tools need Professional. Plant and tree inventory mapping needs Enterprise.
ArboStar
- The listed price is the annual rate; paying monthly costs about a third more, and extra licenses cost US$95 per office and US$20 per crew login a month on annual billing.
- The pricing page says its prices apply to new subscriptions only; existing clients renew on their current agreement.
- Unlimited SMS is free only for the first 3 months for new customers.
- Built for tree care; other trades are not the target of the product.
Key features
Arborgold
- Estimating and measurements
- Bids and estimates with unlimited land measurements, which crews and sales staff can also create in the field from the mobile apps.
- Scheduling and routing
- Drag-and-drop scheduling and route optimization, with multi-day scheduling for landscape work and recurring service for lawn and tree care.
- Invoicing and payments
- Invoicing with credit card, debit card and ACH payments, including recurring monthly service invoices, through Arborgold Payments.
- Job costing
- On Professional and up, job costing tracks labor, materials, equipment and overhead, alongside material and chemical tracking.
- Crew and office apps
- Office users get the cloud features. Mobile users such as estimators, sales staff and crew leads get apps for bids, jobs, messages and time tracking.
ArboStar
- CRM and estimates
- A CRM with estimates that carry e-signature, plus follow-ups and sales reporting for tree companies.
- Scheduling and live job map
- Scheduling, task management and a GPS live map of crews, leads and equipment.
- Offline crew app
- iOS and Android app for crews, with an offline mode so work can be logged without a connection.
- Tree inventory and mapping
- A tree inventory and map view, which the vendor also pitches for municipal and utility work such as inspections.
- Invoicing, payments and accounting sync
- Invoices and payments are included, with QuickBooks sync listed on every plan and Xero on the integrations page.
- Business intelligence
- Reports on profit per job, crew utilization and cash flow, plus marketing and sales reporting.
Plans
Arborgold
Starter$129
per month, billed annually ($149 billed monthly)
CRM, estimating, unlimited land measurements, drag-and-drop scheduling, route optimization, invoicing and e-payments, crew time tracking.
Professional$299
per month, billed annually ($343 billed monthly)
Adds job costing, renewals, material inventory, chemical tracking, an autoprice calculator and advanced integrations.
Enterprise$499
per month, billed annually ($573 billed monthly)
Adds plant and tree inventory mapping, sales automation, custom templates, expense and equipment tracking, project scheduling.
ArboStar
StarterUS$149
per month, billed annually (US$199 billed monthly)
For one truck: 1 office license and 1 crew login, with free data migration, setup and live training.
GrowingUS$249
per month, billed annually (US$332 billed monthly)
2 full licenses and 3 crew logins, plus a free marketing and lead-gen audit.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom license counts with volume discounts, multi-branch visibility and a dedicated onboarding manager.
Ways to pay less
Arborgold
No public discounts listed.
ArboStar
- Annual discount
25% off with annual billing
The pricing page says annual billing saves 25% against monthly billing; the figures shown are the yearly rates.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Arborgold or ArboStar?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Arborgold is cheaper to start with: $129 a month, against $149 a month for ArboStar. Arborgold starts at $129 per month, billed annually ($149 billed monthly), and ArboStar starts at US$149 per month, billed annually (US$199 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Arborgold or ArboStar?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Arborgold nor ArboStar has a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.