ServiceM8 prices by the job. ToolBerry is free with no job limit, and works offline from start to finish.
No account and no credit card. Works offline.
ServiceM8 is a polished job app with a deep add-on store, Xero and QuickBooks Online sync and built-in card payments. Its free plan is real but small: 30 jobs a month for one user, and paid plans are priced by how many jobs you do each month. ToolBerry is free with no job limit, a small crew can share it, it runs in 6 languages, and it keeps working with no signal. If you want the add-on store and payments today, look at ServiceM8. If you do more than 30 jobs a month and want to pay nothing, pick ToolBerry.
| What matters in the field | ToolBerry | ServiceM8 |
|---|---|---|
| Price to start | Free, no job limit, no card | Free for 1 user and up to 30 jobs a month. Paid plans from $29/mo for 50 jobs (servicem8.com/us/pricing, checked November 2026) |
| Works with no signal | Full offline, the phone is the database | Jobs already synced to the phone work offline. Final PDF quotes, invoices and forms, emails and texts wait for a connection (ServiceM8 help center, checked November 2026) |
| Crew on the free plan | A small crew shares one workspace through the owner's own Dropbox | Free is 1 user. Paid plans have unlimited users |
| Languages | English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian and German | English only (ServiceM8 help center, checked November 2026) |
| Best fit | Small trades that want free with no caps | Shops that want add-ons, accounting sync and card payments built in |
ServiceM8 Free stops at 30 jobs a month, and each paid plan is a job allowance: 50, 150, 500 or 1,500 jobs. A busy lawn or cleaning route passes 30 visits fast. The ToolBerry app has no limit on jobs, customers, quotes or invoices, so a good month never pushes you onto a bigger plan.
ServiceM8 works offline for jobs already on the phone, but its help center says final PDF quotes, invoices and forms wait for a connection. ToolBerry keeps the whole database on the device, so you can start a new job, finish it and make the invoice PDF with no signal at all.
ServiceM8 supports English only today. The whole ToolBerry app, office and field, runs in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian or German, and each person picks their own.
Credit where it is due. ServiceM8 is a mature, polished app, rated 4.6 from 861 ratings on the US App Store (checked November 2026). Its add-on store lists more than 50 add-ons, including online booking, arrival tracking and customer feedback. It syncs with Xero and QuickBooks Online, takes card payments in the field with Stripe and Tap to Pay, and its iPhone app adds extras such as room scanning and AR measuring. Paid plans include unlimited users. If you want that ecosystem and are happy to pay by the job, ServiceM8 is a strong choice.
The ToolBerry app is free. No card, no trial clock, no job limit and no per-user fees, and it is the full app rather than a trial. It runs on your own device, and a small crew can share it through the owner's own Dropbox. ToolBerry Pro is the optional paid upgrade that puts a crew on one cloud workspace with real-time sync, priced per company rather than per seat.
ServiceM8 prices by jobs per month, with unlimited users on paid plans. Free is $0 for 1 user and up to 30 jobs a month, without proposals, forms, job costing or asset management. Starter is $29/mo for 50 jobs, Growing $79/mo for 150, Premium $149/mo for 500, and Premium Plus $349/mo for 1,500 jobs plus 20 cents per extra job. Text messages cost 10 cents each on Free, and are included on paid plans up to a monthly cap. There is a 14-day free trial (servicem8.com/us/pricing, checked November 2026). Card payments carry processing fees.
Prices can change, so check their site for the current numbers.
Switching is the easy kind. Download ToolBerry and run your next few jobs in it while ServiceM8 keeps running. Bring your customers in from a spreadsheet with the free CSV import, or add them as you go. Your data lives on your device and you can export it anytime, so you are never locked in.
No card, no signup, no job limit.
No account and no credit card. Works offline.
We're looking for landscapers, cleaners, plumbers, and other service pros in San Diego to try ToolBerry and help shape the product. It's free, it works offline, and your feedback goes directly to the team building it.
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