Foreman vs Jobber

The Jobber alternative that doesn’t nickel-and-dime you

Jobber is a great product — but by the time you add the AI receptionist and two-way texting, the bill stacks up fast. Foreman bundles both for one low base plus a small payment %.

Foreman is a phone-first job app for solo trades and small crews: every text, email and website lead lands in one place, your customer approves the quote and books their own slot, and you get paid into your own bank account.

14 days free · we import your customer list free

To match Foreman’s bundle, on Jobber

~$238/mo

Connect ($139, the tier that unlocks two-way texting, 5 users) + AI Receptionist ($99 unmetered), on month-to-month billing.

The same bundle, on Foreman

from $29/mo

AI assistant, texting, and the full money loop included — plus a small % on card payments (cash and checks are 0%).

Feature
Foreman
Jobber
Customer approves the quote and books their own slot
Included — from your real open time
Partly — booking widget
AI assistant that answers customer texts
Included, no conversation limit
$99/mo add-on, or $29 for 30 chats
Two-way customer texting
Included
Higher tiers only
Automatic review requests
Included — by email at payment
Marketing Suite add-on, $79/mo
Per-user pricing
No per-seat tax (unlimited on Scale)
Charged per user beyond plan limits
Pricing model
Low base + small % on card payments
Tiered monthly + add-ons
Cash / check payment fee
Always 0%
Plan-dependent
Email campaigns, referrals, social posting
Not built
In Marketing Suite ($79/mo)
Recurring jobs & dispatch board
On the roadmap
Mature, built-in
QuickBooks / deep integrations
Core integrations
Broad marketplace

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When Jobber is the better choice

We’d rather you pick the right tool than churn. If you run a larger multi-crew operation that needs a mature dispatch board, route optimization, recurring-maintenance contract automation, or a deep marketplace of integrations today, Jobber is more established there — those are on our roadmap, not shipped yet. Jobber also has an offline mode and we don’t, so if your crew loses signal for hours at a stretch that’s a fair reason to pick them.

Foreman is the better fit if you’re a solo operator or a crew of 1 to 5 losing time to the phone and slow invoicing. Three things are worth switching for: your customer books their own slot out of your real calendar instead of you calling them back; your crew logs costs and snaps receipts on the job so what you spent lands on the job; and the AI assistant and the whole money loop are included at every price, without the add-on tax.

See it for yourself

14 days free, cancel any time before you are charged. Import your customers free.

Competitor pricing and features are from public pricing pages, verified 26 August 2026, and may change — check the vendor’s current pricing for the latest. Foreman comparisons reflect currently shipped features.