LMN vs Service Autopilot (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, LMN and Service Autopilot share a 1.8 GPA, neither has a free plan, and Service Autopilot starts cheaper, at $49 a month against $297 a month.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
LMN grades higher on features. Service Autopilot grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, 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
Service Autopilot
Scheduling and invoicing software for lawn, cleaning and pest firms
Which one is for you
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
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
How we grade them
| 1.8GPALMNWeak | 1.8GPAService AutopilotWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | DStartup is $49 a month billed annually, but the QuickBooks link, texting and client portal sit on Elite or in add-ons, and Pro is $199, Pro Plus $499. Every plan has a sign-up fee of unstated size. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan and no trial on record, only a demo booking. | DA free trial is offered, but its length and card terms aren't stated. There is no free plan. |
| Features | 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. | CScheduling and dispatch, invoicing and payments, customer and lead management, job costing and reporting, automations and industry versions. Two-way texting, QuickBooks integration, the client portal and Smart Maps are Elite features or add-ons on lower plans. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Budgets and estimating rates have to be set up before the numbers mean anything. | CNo store rating on record. Industry set-up, automations and customer data need loading before it works. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with QuickBooks, Zapier, LMN Pay and Greenius links. No desktop app, and the pages read name no phone platforms. | BWeb, with QuickBooks Online, Gmail, Outlook and FleetSharp. No desktop app, and no phone apps are listed. |
| Best for | landscape companies that budget job by job | lawn care and cleaning businesses on annual contracts |
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: LMN and Service Autopilot. How we grade
Price against what you get
LMN starts at $297 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Service Autopilot starts at $49 a month and scores 2.3.
LMN scores higher, and starts $248 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other field service apps on the chart, 4 score higher than LMN for less, and 5 score higher than Service Autopilot for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- LMN also covers dashboards.
- Service Autopilot also covers workflow automation.
At a glance
| LMN | Service Autopilot | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free trial |
| Starts at | $297 per month and up, billed monthly, after a one-time onboarding fee | $49 per month, billed annually, plus a sign-up fee |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | Free trial offered; its length is not stated on the pricing page |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Granum | BACKTELL LLC |
| Price read from | granum.com | serviceautopilot.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
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.
Key features
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.
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.
Plans
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.
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.
Ways to pay less
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.
Service Autopilot
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, LMN or Service Autopilot?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Service Autopilot is cheaper to start with: $49 a month, against $297 a month for LMN. LMN starts at $297 per month and up, billed monthly, after a one-time onboarding fee, and Service Autopilot starts at $49 per month, billed annually, plus a sign-up fee.
Which has a free plan, LMN or Service Autopilot?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither LMN nor Service Autopilot has a free plan. Service Autopilot has a free trial.
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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.