# Skimmer review (2026): is it worth $49 a month? > Routing, scheduling and billing software for pool service companies Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. Skimmer is management software for pool service businesses, covering route building, work orders, service reports, invoicing and online payments, with iOS and Android apps for technicians. Pricing is per serviced location each month, with a base fee that covers the first 49 locations. - **Category:** Field Service Software - **Made by:** Skimmer, Inc - **Website:** https://www.getskimmer.com - **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you're not in pool service, as it is built for that one trade. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Skimmer is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $49 per month for up to 49 serviced locations. - **Pricing model:** Free trial - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** First month free on the Scaling Up plan. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Getting Started | $49 per month for up to 49 serviced locations | $1 per month for each serviced location, with unlimited technicians, route builder, invoicing and customer portal. | | Scaling Up | $98 per month for up to 49 serviced locations | $2 per location per month. Adds quotes, job management, route optimization, unlimited service texts and live phone support. | | Skimmer for Enterprise | Custom | For businesses over 1,000 pools a month; adds custom reports, integrations and a dedicated success manager. | Read from https://www.getskimmer.com/pricing on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Skimmer before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **First month of Scaling Up free** (Other savings): New customers who sign up for Scaling Up through the promotional link get the first month free; usage past 49 locations is billed afterward. Source: https://www.getskimmer.com/pricing ## Key features - **Route builder and optimization:** Routes are built and assigned by technician; route optimization is part of the Scaling Up plan and above. - **Service reports and readings:** Technicians log readings and dosages and customers receive service reports by email, with photos per visit and per location. - **Billing and payments:** Invoices, bulk invoices, AutoPay, online and offline payments and surcharging, with QuickBooks Online sync. - **Quotes and job management:** Quotes, estimates and one-time or recurring work orders are on the Scaling Up plan, with consumer financing through Sunbit. - **Pool-specific tools:** An LSI and dosing calculator powered by Orenda and a LaMotte integration are on Scaling Up; a Heritage integration is on every plan. ## Good for - Pool service companies that bill per location rather than per technician - Small route businesses starting under 50 pools - Owners who want service reports and billing in one app ## Worth knowing - Built for pool service; it is not a general field service tool. - Add-ons cost extra: AI Phone $99/month, Marketing Suite $150/month, Bookkeeping from $198/month. - Service texts are $0.029 per message on Getting Started and included on Scaling Up. - A location you do not service in a month is not billed that month. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Skimmer is route, billing and service-report software for pool companies, from $49 a month for up to 49 locations. Quotes, job management and route optimization all need the $98 Scaling Up plan, and the add-ons run from $99 to $198 a month. - **Value for money: C.** $49 a month for 49 locations sits in the middle of the category's $35 to $99 spread, and the plan with quotes and route optimization is $98. - **Free plan and trial: C.** The first month of Scaling Up is free. The page doesn't say if a card is needed, and there is no free plan after it. - **Features: C.** Routes, readings, service reports, invoices and payments are covered, but it is for pool service only and quotes and optimization are on the dearer plan. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record, and routes and customers to load in before it earns its keep. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web plus iPhone and Android apps, with 7 integrations such as QuickBooks Online, but no desktop app. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Skimmer's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among field service apps - Skimmer's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 32 of the 55 other field service apps we grade, and level with 8. - It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 3 of 55) and worst on features (C, above 1). - Its paid plans start at $49 a month, against a middle price of $49 for the category: 16 of the 36 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 5 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/field-service ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** The plain part of Skimmer you could make: job scheduling, invoicing, quotes and estimates and reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 2 things listed below take a company, not a weekend. It costs $588 a year. - You could make: Job scheduling, invoicing, quotes and estimates and reports: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page. - You could not: It plugs into other products, QuickBooks Online, Heritage and LaMotte among them, and has an API. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with QuickBooks Online, Heritage, LaMotte, Orenda, Sunbit, FieldPay, Google Calendar **Tags:** Job scheduling, Invoicing, Quotes and estimates, Reports, Public API ## Alternatives - [Pool Brain](https://toolgpa.com/tools/pool-brain): Pool company software for routes, jobs, dosing and billing. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/pool-brain-vs-skimmer) - [GorillaDesk](https://toolgpa.com/tools/gorilladesk): Field service software for pest control, lawn care and pool routes. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gorilladesk-vs-skimmer) - [Jobber](https://toolgpa.com/tools/jobber): Quotes, scheduling and payments for home service businesses. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/jobber-vs-skimmer) - [Service Fusion](https://toolgpa.com/tools/service-fusion): Field service software with flat pricing and unlimited users. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/service-fusion-vs-skimmer) - [Housecall Pro](https://toolgpa.com/tools/housecall-pro): Scheduling, quotes and payments for home service businesses. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/housecall-pro-vs-skimmer) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://www.getskimmer.com/pricing - https://www.getskimmer.com Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/skimmer Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).