Pay to book
They approve the quote and put a deposit on your Stripe. The job only lands on the board when the money clears. No “maybe Tuesday.”
Jobber alternative · from $29/monthThinking about Jobber?
Thinking about Jobber?
See TradeCommands first.
Same shop loop — quote, schedule, invoice, collect — plus the pieces Jobber shops still ask for. Pay to book. Pay to leave. House file. Rate book. While We’re Here extras. Social Boost. Starter is $29 for one user, month-to-month. Jobber Core is $49 if you do not prepay the year.
No annual contractCards to your Stripe14-day trialAbout half of Jobber
- 14-day trial
- Month-to-month
- Cards to your Stripe
- No setup fee
Starter vs Core$29vs Jobber Core $49 month-to-month
5-person shop$99vs Jobber Connect $199
10-person shop$199vs Jobber Grow $399
Extra seat$15vs Jobber extras at $29
14-day trial. From $29/month.No annual contract. Cancel anytime.
Side by side
TradeCommands vs Jobber
The rows that decide the click. Full Jobber table lives on /compare.
What you getTradeCommandsJobber
1 user, cancel anytime$29 Starter$49 Core
5 users, cancel anytime$99 Growth$199 Connect
10 users, cancel anytime$199 Pro$399 Grow
Headline price needs an annual prepayNoYes — Core $29 is prepaid
Pay to book (deposit on approve)Built inDeposits exist — not the default loop
Pay to leave (collect on the truck)Built inInvoice after the fact
Cards land inYour StripeJobber Payments
House file on the job + phoneYesEasy to miss in the client hub
While we’re here change ordersPhoto + customer tapUsually a second quote
Social Boost (branded before/after)Built inNot in the job
Jobber figures from their public month-to-month list (getjobber.com/pricing, August 2026). They change. Always confirm on Jobber. We compare cancel-anytime to cancel-anytime because that is how TradeCommands bills.
Why shops pick this
The differences that actually move money
Jobber is a fine scheduler. Shops switch when they want the job to book with a card, finish with a card, and remember the house — without prepaying a year for the cheap rate.
Pay to leave
Tech taps Complete, photos hit the invoice, and remaining balance is collected on the driveway. The work is not done while the bill is still open.
Follow-ups that collect
Quote nudges, invoice chases, and tomorrow’s visit — on by default, with the pay link in the email. Review asks wait until they pay.
House file
Make, model, serial, warranty, and “we were just here” sit on the address. The next tech already knows the unit.
Shop rate book
Office and truck tap the same prices. Cost sits next to price so the driveway does not invent a number.
While we’re here
Found work is a photo and a tap. The customer approves on the tracker. Extras hit the invoice before you leave — no second quote.
Social Boost
Finish the job and you have a branded before/after for Instagram and Google Business Profile. Real photos. The other guys do not ship this.
Ready to run a real job on it?Trial is 14 days. Starter is $29. No annual contract.
Start free trialThe product
This is the backend — not a mockup
Dashboard, schedule, quotes, invoices, field. Click a tile.
Line-item quotes with a private link. They approve and put a deposit down — the job only then lands on your board.
Straight answers
Before you spend the click
Is TradeCommands a real Jobber alternative?
For the loop that makes a trade shop money — quotes, schedule, invoices, field, and card pay — yes. We do not claim GPS tracking, an AI receptionist, or Jobber Sites. We do claim pay to book, pay to leave, a house file, a shop rate book, While We’re Here extras, and Social Boost, from $29/month with no annual contract.
Is $29 actually comparable to Jobber’s $29?
Jobber advertises Core from $29 — that is one user, billed annually in advance. Month-to-month Core is $49. TradeCommands Starter is $29 every month, cancel anytime. Compare like-for-like: cancel-anytime vs cancel-anytime.
What do Jobber competitors usually miss?
A cheaper calendar. The gap is collecting: deposit to hold the slot, remaining balance on the driveway, follow-ups with the pay link already in them, and a post you can actually publish. That is the TradeCommands pitch.
Can I switch from Jobber?
Yes. Most shops are quoting and scheduling the same week. We can help import a client list on Pro. You do not owe us a year if it is not a fit.
Do you have every Jobber feature?
No. If you need Jobber’s marketing suite, GPS, or Sites, stay on Jobber. If you need the job to get paid and the house to remember the unit, start a trial.
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Starter $29 · Growth $99 · Pro $199 · Extra seats $15. Month-to-month. Cards to your Stripe.
Month-to-monthCards to your StripeAbout half of Jobber
From $29/month · no annual contract
The extra Jobber does not ship
Real before and after photos, your shop name on the card, caption ready to paste into Instagram or Google Business Profile.