Jobber is good software — for a growing crew with a dispatcher. If it's just you (and maybe a helper) running side jobs, you're paying team prices for tools you don't use. SideWRK does the part you actually need every day — estimate, approve, invoice, get paid, see your real profit — from your phone, starting at $24/mo with no per-user fees.
| SideWRK | Jobber | |
|---|---|---|
| Starts at | $24/mo | $49/mo (Core, billed monthly) |
| Built for | Solo & side-work operators | Growing teams & crews |
| Per-user fees | None — one flat price | Core is per-user; +$29/mo each extra user |
| Run multiple trades | Yes — every trade, one login ($39/mo) | One business type |
| Get paid | Card & Apple Pay at Stripe’s standard rate; 1% for instant payout | Card 2.9% + $0.30; 1% for instant payout |
| Customer approvals + photos | Yes | Yes |
| Real-profit tracking (hidden cost) | Yes | Limited |
| Crew scheduling / dispatch | Lightweight | Yes (its strength) |
| Install anything? | No — opens in a browser | App + onboarding |
| Free trial | 14 days | 14 days |
Jobber pricing per its public pricing page (2026), monthly billing. Comparison reflects typical solo/side-work use; your needs may differ. Jobber is a trademark of its owner; SideWRK is not affiliated with or endorsed by Jobber.
Jobber's value is coordinating a team. Solo, you're paying for dispatching and seats you don't fill. SideWRK is priced and designed for one person doing the work.
Card and Apple Pay run at Stripe’s standard rate, and that goes to Stripe. SideWRK adds nothing on top of it — the flat subscription is the whole bill, however much you collect.
Fix mowers in spring, plow in winter, wrench on cars, do handyman work year-round — every trade in one $39/mo login, one client list. Jobber is one business type.
If you're dispatching multiple techs, juggling a team calendar, and need route optimization, Jobber's scheduling and dispatch are built for that and worth the price.
Jobber sells add-ons like a marketing suite and AI receptionist for established businesses scaling lead-gen. SideWRK stays focused on running the jobs you already have.
Your customers come with you. Export your client list from Jobber — in Jobber it’s the gear icon → Settings → Data Export, and the CSV lands in your email (any CSV or spreadsheet works — even a screenshot or a photo of a handwritten list), then in SideWRK open Customers → Import and drop it in. Names, phones, emails, addresses, and notes land clean, with a preview and dedupe before anything saves. Your history stays yours: SideWRK exports everything back out in a click, so there's no lock-in on this side either.
What comes over, exactly: Jobber exports first and last names in separate columns — SideWRK combines them; commercial clients with only a company name keep it. Street, city, state, and zip come out as four columns and land as one clean address you can tap for directions. Jobber's "Phone Numbers" cell can hold several numbers separated by semicolons — the primary one sticks, so tap-to-call rings the right phone. Your Jobber tags land in the customer's notes, so "repeat," "gate code," or "net 30" knowledge survives the move.
The honest part: old invoices and scheduled visits don't import — no app can move another app's job history cleanly, and anyone who claims otherwise is guessing with your books. Export your invoice history from Jobber before you cancel and keep the file; it stays yours. SideWRK starts your paper trail fresh from the next job.
Your money is never held. Payments go straight to you — Venmo, Zelle, or Cash App directly, or cards on your own Stripe account where you're the merchant of record. How that works →
No caps, no per-user fees. Unlimited jobs and invoices on every plan, and the working automation — deposits on approval, e-signatures, customer-choice add-ons, automatic payment reminders, receipt scanning, review follow-ups — is included, not held two tiers up.
The price you join at is the price you keep. Features you already have never move behind a new paywall.
Yes. SideWRK starts at $24/month for one trade and $39/month for every trade. Jobber's Core plan is $49/month billed monthly (annual deals start lower in year one, then step up at renewal), with crew plans at $139 and $199/month, and a $499/month top tier. For a solo operator, SideWRK is a fraction of the cost.
SideWRK is built for exactly that: one flat price with no per-user fees, estimates and branded invoices, customer approvals with photos, and real-profit tracking — all from your phone. Jobber is built for growing teams with dispatching, which a solo operator usually pays for but doesn't use.
Card processing is a wash between us — Jobber publishes 2.9% + $0.30 online and SideWRK runs on Stripe's standard rate, which is the same ballpark, and both charge 1% if you want the money instantly. Neither of us marks that up. The difference is the subscription underneath it: $24/mo against $49/mo month-to-month, and no charge per extra user.
Yes. SideWRK runs in any phone or laptop browser with nothing to install — start a free 14-day trial, set up your business details, and send your first estimate the same day. Customers approve and pay from a link, no app required on their end.
No, and that's the point. Jobber is a full field-service platform with crew scheduling, dispatching, and a marketing suite for teams. SideWRK focuses on what a solo operator needs every day — estimate, approve, invoice, get paid, track profit — without the price and complexity of team software.
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