Arborgold vs LMN (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, LMN grades higher than Arborgold: 1.8 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
LMN grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, 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
LMN
Landscaping software with budgeting, estimating and job costing
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 LMN if
- Fits if you run a landscape company and want each job priced from your own costs
- Works for firms that invoice and take payment through one tool
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you are small: $297 a month is six times the category's middle price
- Not for you if you want a trial, since none is on record
- Skip it if you also do tree care, as the same company sells SingleOps separately for that
- Watch out: prices include a set number of licences, extra licences cost more, and a one-time onboarding fee is added
- Watch out: Enterprise pricing is sales-only
How we grade them
| 1.6GPAArborgoldWeak | 1.8GPALMNWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | DStarter is $297 a month and Professional $648, both billed monthly and both above the category's dearest tenth at $208. A one-time onboarding fee applies and its amount isn't shown. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan or trial on the pricing page. | FNo free plan and no trial on record, only a demo booking. |
| 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. | BBudgeting and estimating, scheduling with a crew app, invoicing with LMN Pay, a CRM and customer portal, job costing and reporting. The listing shows no gap in the landscape job. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Estimates, routes and crews to set up. | CNo store rating on record. Budgets and estimating rates have to be set up before the numbers mean anything. |
| 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, with QuickBooks, Zapier, LMN Pay and Greenius links. No desktop app, and the pages read name no phone platforms. |
| Best for | tree care and landscaping estimates and jobs | landscape companies that budget job by job |
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 LMN. 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. LMN starts at $297 a month and scores 2.7.
LMN scores higher, and starts $168 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other field service apps on the chart, 12 score higher than Arborgold for less, and 4 score higher than LMN 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
- LMN also covers dashboards.
At a glance
| Arborgold | LMN | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | $129 per month, billed annually ($149 billed monthly) | $297 per month and up, billed monthly, after a one-time onboarding fee |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Arborgold Software | Granum |
| Price read from | arborgold.com | granum.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 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.
LMN
- Prices are starting prices that include a set number of licenses; extra licenses are charged separately.
- The pricing page notes a one-time onboarding fee on the listed prices; its amount is not shown.
- Enterprise pricing is available through sales only.
- LMN is landscaping-specific; the same company's SingleOps covers tree care and is sold separately.
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.
LMN
- Budgeting and estimating
- Overhead recovery, customizable price lists, material and labor calculators and automated proposals and job plans.
- Scheduling and crew app
- Scheduling calendars, route optimization, punch-in time tracking, GPS verification and offline access in the LMN Crew app.
- Invoicing and LMN Pay
- Automated invoicing and card, ACH and debit payments through LMN Pay and the customer portal.
- CRM and customer portal
- A landscape-specific CRM, SMS customer messaging and a portal for approving estimates and paying invoices.
- Job costing
- Estimated versus actual hours on Starter, and real-time job costing with equipment, material, vendor bill and subcontractor tracking on Professional.
- Reporting
- Interactive dashboards and sales pipeline analytics; Professional adds advanced 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.
LMN
Starter$297
per month and up, billed monthly
Includes 1 office/crew lead license and 5 crew member licenses; more licenses cost extra. Budgeting, estimating, scheduling, LMN Crew app, invoicing and payments.
Professional$648
per month and up, billed monthly
Includes 3 office/crew lead licenses and 15 crew member licenses. Adds real-time job costing, equipment and material costing, Zapier and files and photos on documents.
EnterpriseCustom
Starts at 100 users. Adds the Enterprise launch package and multi-location management; sold through sales.
Ways to pay less
Arborgold
No public discounts listed.
LMN
- Other savings
Black Friday: 4 months free
The pricing page advertises 4 months free of LMN and Greenius plus 4 event tickets on any plan, ending November 30.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Arborgold or LMN?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Arborgold is cheaper to start with: $129 a month, against $297 a month for LMN. Arborgold starts at $129 per month, billed annually ($149 billed monthly), and LMN starts at $297 per month and up, billed monthly, after a one-time onboarding fee.
Which has a free plan, Arborgold or LMN?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Arborgold nor LMN has a free plan.
Which platforms do Arborgold and LMN run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Arborgold lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.