GorillaDesk vs Lawn Buddy (2026): which should you pick?

Pick GorillaDesk if

• Fits if you run pest control and need chemical use records for every visit
• Works for lawn care and pool businesses with the same stops every week

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you text customers a lot, as it's $5 a month for a number plus credits from $50
• Tight if you need online booking or QuickBooks sync, which start on Pro at $99 a route
• Not for you if each tech runs a separate route and money's tight: routes two and three add $50 each on Basic, and on Growth route two alone adds $100
• Watch out: Basic routes up to 25 stops, and a yearly plan is billed in full at the start
• Skip it if you want a desktop app, as it's web, iPhone and Android only

Pick Lawn Buddy if

• Fits if you run a one-person lawn business and want free customer and job records
• Works for crews that need route order and a crew app that hides prices

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you stay free, with no estimates, routing or branded invoices
• Watch out: card fees are 4.8% + $0.30 on Lite and 2.9% + $0.30 on Pro and above
• Skip it if you need time tracking, as that is the $78 plan
• Too light for trades outside lawn care and outdoor service
• Watch out: the pricing page shows annual totals in its toggle, not monthly figures

GorillaDesk

• Price is per route schedule: extra routes cost $50 a month each on Pro; Basic adds $50 then $30, and Growth $100, then $50, with 5 routes at $499.
• Texting costs extra: $5 a month for a local number, plus credits from $50 for 1,000 messages.
• Online booking, the customer portal, QuickBooks Online sync, Zapier and the API need Pro or Growth.
• A yearly subscription is billed in full up front; monthly plans can be cancelled or frozen at any time.

Lawn Buddy

• Card processing fees are 4.8% + $.30 on the free plan and fall to 2.9% + $.30 on Pro and Exclusive; the fee can be passed to the payer.
• Time tracking and on-the-way texts are limited to the Exclusive plan, and routes and the crew app start at Pro.
• The pricing page shows annual totals (not monthly figures) in its toggle.
• Built for lawn care and similar outdoor service work.

GorillaDesk

Scheduling and routing

Jobs appear as pins on a map and Basic orders up to 25 stops at a time; Pro routes with real street drive times and Growth suggests the best open slot.

Invoices, estimates and work orders

Automated invoices with flexible frequencies, estimates and work orders; Pro adds subscription billing through Square or Stripe and e-signatures.

Chemical and device tracking

Record material and chemical use for reports on every plan, and from Pro barcode traps and devices at commercial sites and track trends.

Automated reminders

Appointment confirmations, reminders and late-payment notices go out by email and text automatically, and broadcasts reach everyone on a day's calendar.

Booking, portal and reviews

From Pro, customers book from your website, manage their account in a portal and get asked for reviews after the visit.

Sales pipeline on Growth

Growth adds lead stages, sales opportunities with close dates, pipeline reports and estimate packages with required and optional items.

Lawn Buddy

Job scheduling

Jobs can be recurring, one-time or multi-day, viewed as a list, map or calendar, with urgent jobs moved to the top.

Route optimization

On Pro and above, daily routes are ordered for the shortest drive, adjustable by hand, printable and viewable on a map.

Invoicing and payments

Automatic invoices after a job, late fees, resend of overdue invoices, subscriptions and card or ACH payments.

Estimates with site measurement

Estimates carry photos and your branding, and a measurement tool uses aerial views of the property.

Separate crew app

Crews see jobs, routes and checklists without financial details; crew members are unlimited on Pro and Exclusive.

QuickBooks integration

Financial data can be kept in step with QuickBooks, and all data can be downloaded as a CSV file.

GorillaDesk

• Basic$49

  per month for 1 route schedule, billed monthly

  Unlimited users, invoices, estimates, work orders, routing up to 25 stops, automations and 20 reports. Routes 2–3 add $50/mo each, 4+ add $30.

• Pro$99

  per month for 1 route schedule, billed monthly

  Adds online booking, a customer portal, subscription billing, Drive Matrix routing, reviews, e-signatures, QuickBooks Online, API and time clock.

• Growth$149

  per month for 1 route schedule, billed monthly

  Adds map measuring, best-time scheduling, estimate packages, a sales pipeline, custom fields and multi-branch support. Route 2 adds $100/mo, routes 3–4 $50 each.

Lawn Buddy

• Lite$0

  Customer management, jobs, invoices and payments; no estimates, branded invoices or routing. Card fee 4.8% + $.30.

• Standard$12

  per month, billed monthly

  Adds custom invoices and estimates with photos, aerial measurement and PDFs. Card fee 3.8% + $.30.

• Pro$39

  per month, billed monthly

  Adds crew assignment, route optimization, a crew app with no pricing shown and unlimited crew members. Card fee 2.9% + $.30.

• Exclusive$78

  per month, billed monthly

  Adds time tracking, timesheets and check-in and out at job sites, plus on-the-way texts. Card fee 2.9% + $.30.

GorillaDesk

• Annual discount

  One month free with yearly billing

  The pricing page offers a month free for paying yearly; the whole year is billed at the start of the subscription.

Lawn Buddy

• Annual discount

  Annual plans save up to 23%

  Billed annually, Standard is $140, Pro $360 and Exclusive $720 a year, against $12, $39 and $78 a month.