Jobber is a solid, well-built general field service tool, and for a lot of crews it gets the job done. Where it falls short is specificity: it ships one job template, one set of fields, and one vocabulary for every trade that signs up. SuperTradies starts from the trade instead of the software — plumbing, electrical, HVAC and landscaping crews each get workflows, terminology and fields built for how that trade actually runs jobs. Same core price, narrower fit surface. Here's the row-by-row breakdown.
A fair look, row by row. Where the two are genuinely tied, we say so.
| Feature | SuperTradies | Jobber |
|---|---|---|
| Per-trade custom workflows | Terminology, job stages & fields tuned per trade | One generic "job" template for every trade |
| GPS dispatch & routing | Live map dispatch with route optimization | Live map dispatch with route optimization |
| Invoicing & payments | Built-in card, ACH & field payments | Built-in card & ACH payments |
| Client portal | Branded per-trade client portal | Standard client hub |
| Mobile app (iOS/Android) | Full offline mode for job sites | Full offline mode for job sites |
| Starting price | $29/mo per user | $29/mo per user |
| Free trial length | 14 days, no card required | 14 days, no card required |
| Contract requirement | Month-to-month, cancel anytime | Month-to-month, cancel anytime |
| Onboarding support | Dedicated trade-specialist onboarding | Self-serve guides + email support |
| API access | Included on all paid plans | Top-tier plan only |
| Industries supported out of the box | 12+ trades with dedicated field sets | Broad but one-size-fits-all fields |
| Multi-crew / mixed-trade accounts | Assign different trade templates per crew | Not supported without workarounds |
| Recurring service scheduling | Trade-specific recurrence rules | Standard recurring jobs |
Not because Jobber is bad. Because their trade doesn't run on generic fields.
"We do electrical and low-voltage. Jobber made us rename half the fields just to make sense for panel work. SuperTradies already had the vocabulary built in."
Owner, 6-person electrical crew
"Our HVAC techs needed refrigerant tracking fields that just weren't there in Jobber. Took us an afternoon to set up in SuperTradies, no support ticket needed."
Ops Manager, HVAC service company
"We run plumbing and landscaping crews out of the same office. SuperTradies lets each crew see their own job templates. Jobber had us maintaining two workarounds."
Owner, multi-trade residential outfit
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