Aspire vs Service Autopilot (2026): which should you pick?

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 Service Autopilot if

• Fits if you run a lawn care or cleaning business and are happy to pay for a year up front
• Works for firms that want job costing next to scheduling

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you want to leave: the prices are for annual rates and downgrades happen at the end of the contract
• Pricey if you want texting, QuickBooks or the client portal, which are Elite features or add-ons
• Watch out: every plan carries a sign-up fee, and its amount isn't shown on the pricing page
• Watch out: each plan includes a set number of licences, 1 business and 1 mobile on Startup

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.

Service Autopilot

• Every plan carries a sign-up fee; its amount is not shown on the pricing page.
• Prices are for annual subscription rates and downgrades happen at the end of the contract period.
• Each plan includes a set number of licenses: 1 business and 1 mobile on Startup, up to 2 business and 8 mobile on Elite.
• Two-way texting, QuickBooks integration, client portal and Smart Maps are Elite features, or call-for-pricing add-ons on lower plans.

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.

Service Autopilot

Scheduling and dispatch

Schedules and dispatches jobs from every plan; Pro adds route optimization, multi-day jobs and a dispatch calendar.

Invoicing and payments

Instant invoices and integrated payments on all plans, with a mobile app for taking payments in the field.

Customer and lead management

Stores customer and property details and tracks prospects and leads.

Job costing and reporting

Job costing and analysis plus custom reports from the Pro plan up.

Automations

Pro Plus adds workflow automations that run on a schedule you set, with a marketplace for customizing them.

Industry versions

The site has separate pages for lawn care, landscaping, cleaning, snow removal, pest control, pool cleaning and general field service.

Aspire

Pricing could not be confirmed. See youraspire.com.

Service Autopilot

• Startup$49

  per month, billed annually, plus a sign-up fee

  Scheduling and dispatch, invoicing with integrated payments, expense tracking, and customer and lead management. 1 business user and 1 mobile license.

• Pro$199

  per month, billed annually, plus a sign-up fee

  Adds multi-day jobs, route optimization, a dispatch calendar, job costing, asset and employee tracking and custom reporting. 1 business user and 2 mobile licenses.

• Pro Plus$499

  per month, billed annually, plus a sign-up fee

  Adds automations, marketplace access and training content. 1 business user and 5 mobile licenses.

• EliteCustom

  Everything in Pro Plus plus two-way texting, QuickBooks integration, client portal and multi-location management; priced on request. 2 business users and 8 mobile licenses.