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Jobber (Canadian-founded) vs ServiceBox
Two Canada software options, compared side by side for Canada trades.
Which should you choose?
Jobber (Canadian-founded) and ServiceBox are both Tier S: our check found each one's prices published on its own website, so you can compare their costs before talking to sales. The tier is not a quality ranking: weigh the pros, cons, pricing and Canada-specific notes below against your trade and region.
Jobber (Canadian-founded)
Tier S · Published pricesField service software founded in Edmonton, sold in Canada with plans listed in US dollars
Jobber is field service management software for home and commercial service businesses, founded in 2011 in Edmonton by Sam Pillar and Forrest Zeisler. It is privately held; General Atlantic led its $100 million USD Series D in 2023. Jobber says more than 100,000 businesses and 400,000 service pros in over 50 industries and more than 70 countries use it, and its careers page lists office hubs in Edmonton, Toronto, Kitchener-Waterloo and Vancouver.
Pros
- + Canadian company: founded in Edmonton, with office hubs in Edmonton, Toronto, Kitchener-Waterloo and Vancouver
- + Published pricing, from $49/mo month-to-month and less when billed annually
- + Several tax rates can be grouped and shown as separate lines on quotes and invoices
- + 14-day free trial of the Grow plan with no credit card
Cons
- − Plans are listed in US dollars, not CAD
- − Sales tax is added to the subscription where the province taxes SaaS
- − Extra users cost $29/mo each, so the bill rises with crew size
- − No French-language support advertised on the pages we read
Canada note
Jobber's help center says its pricing plans are listed in USD, and sales tax is added to the subscription when the billing address is in a province that taxes software as a service. For client invoices, Jobber lets you set up several tax rates and combine them into a tax group that shows each rate separately, so GST and PST can appear as separate lines, and a tax ID such as a GST number can print on every invoice. The Jobber pages we read do not advertise CAD pricing or French-language support.
ServiceBox
Tier S · Published pricesField service management software from Regina, Saskatchewan, for commercial HVAC, plumbing, electrical and multi-trade contractors
ServiceBox is field service management software run by Jobbox Software, whose terms give an address in Regina, Saskatchewan. It covers customer, site and equipment records, scheduling and dispatch, mobile work orders with an offline mode, timesheets, preventive maintenance, quoting and invoicing, and on the Premium plan vendor orders, inventory and multi-location operations. It targets commercial HVAC, plumbing and mechanical, electrical, refrigeration, fire and life-safety and industrial maintenance contractors.
Pros
- + Run from Regina, Saskatchewan (Jobbox Software)
- + Integrates with Sage 50 Canada, QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop
- + Published plan prices, with 10% off for annual billing
- + Work orders, dispatch, timesheets, preventive maintenance and invoicing, with an offline mobile mode
Cons
- − Standard and Premium start at six licensed users; the $75 Starter option is only for qualifying two-user operations
- − Vendor orders, inventory and multi-location need the $330 Premium plan
- − The pricing page does not label the currency of its prices or list the cost of users beyond six
- − Onboarding scope and cost are confirmed with sales, not published
Canada note
ServiceBox describes itself as Built For Canada and is run by Jobbox Software from Regina, Saskatchewan. It integrates with Sage 50 Canada as well as QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop, and its pricing page says Canadian customers are billed in local currency.
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