techsbox vs Jobber
Jobber is field service software: you drive to the customer. techsbox is repair shop software: the customer brings you the device and it sits on your bench until it is fixed. Both are good at their own job, and they are not the same job.
| Feature | techsbox | Jobber |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $15/mo | $49/mo |
| Per-user fees | None on Team and Pro | $29/mo per extra user |
| Users on the entry plan | 1 | 1 |
| Job/invoice cap | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Job tracking | ||
| Customer management | ||
| Quotes and invoicing | ||
| Bench view for devices in the shop | ||
| Scheduling | ||
| Dispatching and route optimization | ||
| GPS tracking | ||
| Time tracking and job costing | ||
| Customer portal | Client hub | |
| Public shop page | ||
| Online booking | ||
| SMS notifications | Team and Pro | |
| Custom subdomain | ||
| AI work history search | Pro plan | |
| Dark mode | ||
| Free trial | No card required | Yes |
| Contract required | No | No |
What it costs as you hire
Jobber bills $29 a month for every user beyond the ones your plan includes, so the honest comparison is not one plan against one plan, it is the cheapest way to fit your team. Each row below picks whichever Jobber plan works out cheapest at that headcount, including moving you up a tier when that beats buying seats.
| People using it | techsbox | Jobber, at their best price |
|---|---|---|
| Solo tech | $15/mo | $49/moCore |
| 3 people | $49/mo | $107/moCore plus 2 seats |
| 5 people | $49/mo | $139/moConnect |
| 8 people | $49/mo | $199/moGrow |
Jobber figures are their published monthly rates, read from their pricing page on 2026-08-08. Both vendors offer a discount for paying annually.
The core difference: the van or the bench
Jobber optimizes the drive. You do not have a drive.
A large part of what you pay Jobber for is routing, dispatch and GPS: getting the right person to the right address in the right order. A repair shop has one address, and the customer comes to it. That machinery is the most expensive part of the product and the part you will never open.
A repair sits on a shelf for days
Field service work is scheduled, attended and closed, usually inside a day. A laptop waits for a part, gets diagnosed, gets approved, then gets fixed. techsbox is built around that: jobs move through checked in, scheduled, in progress, complete and picked up, and the bench view shows you every device in the shop at once.
Hiring a second tech should not change your bill
Jobber charges $29 a month for each user past your plan's allowance, on every tier. On techsbox, Team and Pro include your whole team at a flat rate, so the person you hire in March does not show up on your invoice in April.
Your customers want to check on a device, not book a visit
Jobber's client hub is genuinely good, and it is built for approving quotes and booking appointments. A repair customer wants one thing: is it ready yet. Every techsbox shop gets a public page and a status lookup by phone or email, so that question answers itself instead of ringing your counter.
When Jobber is the right choice
If your techs drive to the work, pick Jobber. Lawn care, cleaning, HVAC, plumbing, pest control, on-site IT: the scheduling, routing, GPS and time tracking are the whole product, they are mature, and nothing here replaces them. We would rather you bought the right tool than churned off ours in month two. If the work comes to you and sits on a bench, that is what techsbox is for.
Built for the bench, not the van.
From $15/mo. No credit card required to start, and no charge per technician.
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