LMN (by Granum) vs ProgressionLIVE

Canadian-founded landscaping business platform — estimating, budgeting, job costing

Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Markham, Ontario, LMN (Landscape Management Network) is a Canadian-built platform used by 85,000+ green-industry professionals across Canada and the US. It centres on margin-accurate estimating/budgeting, scheduling, time tracking and job costing for landscaping firms, now operating as "LMN by Granum."

Pros

• + Canadian-founded (Markham, ON) and the category leader for landscaping
• + Budget-first estimating built around hitting target margin
• + Large installed base (85K+ pros)
• + Mobile time tracking with offline mode (EN/ES)

Cons

• − Landscaping-specific (not a general trades FSM)
• − Premium pricing posted in USD + a separate onboarding fee
• − No free plan
• − Now one of three sibling products post-Granum consolidation

Quebec-built, bilingual field-service & dispatch software — 900+ companies, 20K+ users

A Quebec field-service platform (Trois-Rivières, QC) serving 900+ customers and 20,000+ users across HVAC, plumbing, electrical and construction. It digitises intake → scheduling → dispatch → real-time updates → invoicing with accounting integration. Now owned by Montreal-based Valsoft, so it remains Canadian-owned, and its native French/English bilingualism fills a gap none of the other CA software vendors own.

Pros

• + Quebec-built and bilingual (FR/EN) — the natural fit for French-Canadian trades
• + Pricing published natively in CAD
• + Mature (900+ companies, 20K+ users) with real dispatch depth
• + Canadian-owned (Valsoft, Montreal)

Cons

• − Strongest in Quebec/Eastern Canada — lighter brand in the West
• − Base plan not on monthly billing (annual commitment at entry)
• − Operations-heavy UI vs a 2-person shop
• − 30+ users must contact sales