MaidCentral review (2026): is it worth $450 a month?
Scheduling and operations software for residential cleaning companies
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MaidCentral report card
Weak · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for larger cleaning companies
MaidCentral runs scheduling, booking, invoicing, payroll reporting and quality tracking for cleaning companies. It starts at $450 a month for one location and rises with completed jobs, there's no free trial, and a one-time onboarding fee applies.
Who MaidCentral is for
- Fits if you run a cleaning company with several crews and thousands of jobs
- Works for owners who want payroll and quality numbers next to the schedule
Who MaidCentral is not for
- Pricey if you are small, since the floor is $450 a month for one location
- Not for you if you want to try it first, as there is no trial, only a demo
- Watch out: billing follows completed jobs, and a job counts once it has a time sheet in the payroll cycle
- Watch out: the calculator on the pricing page is an estimate, and final pricing is confirmed at sign-up
Why MaidCentral gets a 1.6
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- DValue for money$450 a month for one location, plus $1.50 a job on the pricing page's calculator, is about nine times the category's middle price of $49. A one-time onboarding fee is on top.
- FFree plan and trialThe vendor says there's no free trial, only a live demo.
- BFeaturesScheduling and dispatching, online booking and a customer portal, invoicing and payroll reporting, KPIs and quality tracking, marketing and a CRM. The listing shows no gap in the cleaning job.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. Routes, pricing and payroll rules have to be set up, and onboarding is a paid step.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with no integrations listed, and the pages don't say which phone systems technician access runs on.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from MaidCentral’s own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/maidcentral#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/maidcentral.svg" alt="MaidCentral: 1.6 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where MaidCentral stands among field service apps
MaidCentral's GPA of 1.6 is higher than 0 of the 55 other field service apps we grade, and level with 2.
It stands best on features (B, above 37 of 55) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $450 a month, against a middle price of $49 for the category: 36 of the 36 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 16 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 56 field service apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. MaidCentral’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 55, level with 9
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 55, level with 23
- BFeaturesAbove 37 of 55, level with 18
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 55, level with 45
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 55, level with 2
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 37 field service apps. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep MaidCentral, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace MaidCentral you would be making payroll taxes worked out and filed with the government for you. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 53 of the 55 other field service apps grade higher. It costs $5,400 a year.
What you could make
- Job scheduling, appointment booking, invoicing and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Payroll taxes worked out and filed with the government for you.
- Connections that pull numbers from dozens of other services.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. MaidCentral’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is MaidCentral?
MaidCentral is software for residential cleaning companies that covers scheduling, dispatching, online booking, a customer portal, texting, invoicing, payroll reporting and KPI dashboards. Pricing follows the number of locations and completed jobs, not users or customers.
Worth knowing
- Billing is by physical location and completed jobs per month. A job counts when it has a time sheet in the payroll cycle.
- The vendor says there is no free trial, only a live demo, and a one-time onboarding fee applies.
- The calculator on the pricing page gives an estimate; the vendor says final pricing is confirmed on sign-up.
- The pages read do not say which mobile operating systems the technician access runs on.
Key features
- Scheduling and dispatching
- Master schedule, dispatching and field service access for technicians, with revenue production planning for the office.
- Online booking and customer portal
- Customers book cleanings online and manage their own accounts through a portal. An employee portal and texting are also listed.
- Invoicing and payroll reporting
- Batch billing and invoicing, card charging, employee tipping and payroll reporting based on completed jobs.
- KPIs and quality tracking
- KPI dashboards, scorecards, advanced reporting and quality measurement from customer feedback.
- Marketing and CRM
- A CRM with sales follow-up and marketing campaigns, aimed at residential cleaning companies.
MaidCentral pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, MaidCentral is a paid product, starting at $450 per month for 1 location, rising with completed jobs.
- Starts at
- $450 per month for 1 location, rising with completed jobs
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $450per month for 1 location and up | Full platform for 1 location. Each added location and each tier of completed jobs raises the price. Unlimited users and customers; a one-time onboarding fee applies. |
Read from maidcentral.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with MaidCentral before you buy.
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Common questions
Does MaidCentral have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. MaidCentral is listed for Web.
Does MaidCentral have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. MaidCentral is listed for Web.
Is MaidCentral open source?
MaidCentral is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.