Aspire vs LMN (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Aspire grades higher than LMN: 2.0 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Aspire grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
LMN
Landscaping software with budgeting, estimating and job costing
From $297/mo
Which one is for you
Pick Aspire if
- Fits if you run a landscape or snow removal company big enough to cost jobs across divisions
- Works for crews that work with poor signal and need the app to carry on offline
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a price before you talk to anyone, because the plans page is a demo form
- Not for you if you want a trial, as none is on record
- Tight if you are a small crew, since the vendor describes it as designed for enterprise-level landscape businesses
- Watch out: live support runs Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm Central, and the pages don't say which phones the crew app runs on
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
| 2.0GPAAspireFair | 1.8GPALMNWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo price is published; the plans page is a sales page that asks for a demo. With nothing to compare against the category's $35 to $99 spread, it sits in the ordinary band. | 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 and no trial on record, only a request for a demo. | FNo free plan and no trial on record, only a demo booking. |
| Features | BEstimates from templates, scheduling and work tickets, job costing per job, purchasing, inventory, equipment and invoicing that syncs to accounting. The listing shows no gap in the landscape job itself. | 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. The estimating side runs on templates and production factors you have to build first, so setup is part of the work. | CNo store rating on record. Budgets and estimating rates have to be set up before the numbers mean anything. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with an offline-capable crew app, QuickBooks and Acumatica sync and an open API. No desktop app, and the pages don't name which phones the crew app runs on. | BWeb, with QuickBooks, Zapier, LMN Pay and Greenius links. No desktop app, and the pages read name no phone platforms. |
| Best for | job costing for large landscape companies | 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: Aspire and LMN. How we grade
Where they differ
- Aspire also covers inventory.
- LMN also covers time tracking and dashboards.
In commonWebInvoicingReportsJob schedulingQuotes and estimates
At a glance
| Aspire | LMN | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | Not published | $297 per month and up, billed monthly, after a one-time onboarding fee |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Aspire Software | Granum |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | granum.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Aspire
- No prices are published; the plans page is a sales page and the vendor asks for a demo.
- The vendor describes the platform as designed for enterprise-level landscape businesses.
- The mobile app is described as offline-capable, but its pages do not name the operating systems it runs on.
- Live support hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm Central.
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
Aspire
- Estimating and bidding
- Estimates are built from templates and kits based on a company's own production factors, so bids follow the same method each time.
- Scheduling and work tickets
- Won jobs move to the schedule, recurring jobs can be set up, and work tickets go to crews, with metrics by service, property and division.
- Job costing and reporting
- Material, labor hours and other costs are tracked per job, with dashboards, KPIs and customizable reports.
- Offline-capable mobile app
- Crews track time and materials, equipment inspections, issues and custom forms, and keep working when offline.
- Purchasing, inventory and equipment
- Purchasing, inventory management and equipment management sit in the same system as jobs and invoices.
- Invoicing and accounting sync
- Invoicing and accounts receivable sync with accounting systems, and the vendor names QuickBooks and Acumatica. An open API is listed.
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
Aspire
Pricing could not be confirmed. See youraspire.com.
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
Aspire
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, Aspire or LMN?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Aspire has no price we could confirm, and LMN starts at $297 per month and up, billed monthly, after a one-time onboarding fee.
Which has a free plan, Aspire or LMN?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Aspire nor LMN 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.