Arborgold vs RealGreen (2026): which should you pick?

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 RealGreen if

• Fits if you run a lawn care or green industry company and want measuring tied to quotes
• Works for firms with three or more crews, which the Small Business package targets

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a price, because pricing is a custom quote
• Not for you if you want a trial, as none is on record
• Not for you if you do pest control, since WorkWave sells PestPac for that
• Watch out: advanced reporting, pay-over-time and capital solutions start at Professional, and the API at Professional or higher

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.

RealGreen

• No prices are published; the pricing page asks for a custom quote.
• The vendor offers usage-based and user-based packages: Small Business (ideal for 3 crews or more), Professional and Enterprise.
• Advanced reporting, pay-over-time and capital solutions start at Professional, and the API at Professional or higher.
• Aimed at the green industry; WorkWave sells PestPac for pest control.

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.

RealGreen

CRM and online measuring

A full CRM holds customer records, and online measuring helps size lawns and properties for estimates.

Scheduling, work orders and routing

Scheduling and work orders are paired with dynamic routing, so crews get routes that can change during the day.

Mobile app for crews

The mobile app supports iOS and Android and lets technicians open work orders, capture production data and before-and-after pictures, and track time.

Customer portal and notifications

Customers can pay online, prepay and order extra services without calling the office, and receive notifications.

Marketing and sales tools

Email marketing, digital marketing and a sales chatbot are listed on the plans, with direct mail and print available from WorkWave.

Wavelytics analytics

Wavelytics Decision Intelligence turns route, crew and customer data into dashboards on pace, production and callback rates.

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.

RealGreen

Pricing could not be confirmed. See realgreen.com.