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

Pick Briostack if

• Fits if you run a pest control or lawn care company with routes
• Works for firms that draw property diagrams into bids

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you work in general trades, as it is made for pest and lawn
• Not for you if you want a published price
• Watch out: marketing, direct mail and the AI answering service are separate buys
• Watch out: the site does not say which devices the field app supports

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

Briostack

• No prices, plans or trial are published; the site points to a demo request.
• The marketing add-on, direct mail and AI answering service are listed as separate solutions.
• The pages read do not state which devices or operating systems the field software runs on.
• The software is built for pest control and lawn care, not for general trades.

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.

Briostack

CRM and sales management

CRM plus sales and lead management software for tracking customers and prospects of a pest or lawn business.

Scheduling and routing

Scheduling and routing that the vendor says automates much of the office's dispatch work.

Bids and diagramming

A bids and diagramming solution for building estimates and property diagrams for pest control work.

Invoicing and accounting

Invoicing, billing and accounting designed for pest control, with an integration to QuickBooks.

Public API

A public API lets third-party tools and custom applications exchange data with the platform, with documentation for custom workflows.

Marketing, direct mail and AI answering

A marketing add-on, direct mail and an AI answering service are listed as separate solutions.

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.

Briostack

Pricing could not be confirmed. See briostack.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.