For most washing crews, Claver is the best value (flat plans from $19/mo with online booking, deposits, and live pricing built in), Jobber is the easiest to learn, Housecall Pro leans hardest into consumer marketing, Workiz fits phone-heavy shops, and GorillaDesk and Sweep&Go are built for recurring routes. ServiceTitan is the enterprise pick. The right one depends on how you book and bill work, not the longest feature list.
Seven platforms washing pros actually use — from solo rigs to multi-truck operations — compared by what each one does best. Pressure washing isn't its own software category, so most of these are general field-service tools that fit the work well.
| Tool | Entry price | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Claver | $19/mo (flat) | Best value — booking, deposits & pricing built in |
| Jobber | See their site | Ease of use & a polished mobile app |
| Housecall Pro | See their site | Consumer-facing marketing tools |
| Workiz | See their site | Phone-heavy shops (built-in calling) |
| GorillaDesk | See their site | Recurring routes & scheduling |
| Sweep&Go | See their site | Recurring/subscription cleaning routes |
| ServiceTitan | Quote only | Large/enterprise operations |
We only list a price when we're confident it's current. Claver's pricing is flat and public; for the others, check each vendor's pricing page — plans and prices change.
Pressure washing has its own rhythms: jobs priced by the square foot or by surface, deposits to weed out no-shows, tightly packed driving days, and a steady mix of one-off house washes and recurring contracts for HOAs, storefronts, and fleets. The best tool is the one that fits how you book and bill — not the one with the most checkboxes.
Looking at price against what's included, Claver is the value leader for washing crews. Starter is $19/mo (2 users), Crew is $39/mo (5 users), and Business is $59/mo (20 users), month-to-month with no per-seat fees. Every plan, starting at Starter, includes online booking with live pricing, deposits, financing, a customer portal, and Stripe card and ACH payments — the exact things a washing business needs to turn a website visitor into a booked, partly-paid job without a phone call.
What pushes Claver past "just cheap" is what the paid tiers fold in. Crew ($39/mo) adds two-way SMS, missed-call text-back, dispatch with GPS and route optimization for those packed driving days, and Good/Better/Best proposals so you can upsell a roof-and-driveway combo. Business ($59/mo) adds a 24/7 AI receptionist and a built-in phone system — tools the bigger names sell separately or reserve for higher plans. Payments run through your own Stripe account (0.8% ACH), so the money is never routed through us. The honest trade-off: Claver has no free tier, so if a $0 plan is non-negotiable, it isn't the fit.
If you want software that runs a real washing business without an enterprise bill, Claver's Starter plan is $19/mo flat — no per-seat fees. It covers unlimited jobs and customers, quotes, invoices, Stripe card and ACH payments, deposits, a customer portal, and the online booking widget with live pricing. That's enough for a solo operator or a small crew to quote, schedule, collect a deposit, and get paid end to end.
The honest caveat: most competitors lean on free trials rather than permanently free plans, then bill monthly once the trial ends, and several bill per seat. Claver's flat buckets keep pricing predictable as you add trucks and techs. A spreadsheet is technically free, but it won't take a deposit, send a branded quote, or let a customer book online at 9 p.m. — which is usually where the lost revenue hides. For a deeper breakdown, see our guide to free field service software.
Jobber has a long track record and a strong reputation for a clean, approachable interface and a well-polished mobile app — a reasonable default if your priority is getting a non-technical crew productive quickly with minimal training. It handles quoting, scheduling, invoicing, and payments well, and it's a familiar name in the exterior-cleaning world. There's no permanently free plan, and a built-in phone system isn't part of it. Check their pricing page for the current entry tier, since it changes. If you want the same ease-of-use feel at a lower flat price, see Claver vs Jobber.
If your business lives on inbound calls — a lot of washing leads still come by phone — Workiz is built around a phone-first workflow with call tracking and a built-in dialer. It's a solid pick if a ringing phone is your main intake channel. Confirm current pricing on their site. Claver also includes a built-in phone (VoIP, missed-call text-back, and a 24/7 AI receptionist) on its Business plan, so if calling is central to how you book work, it's worth comparing the two — see Claver vs Workiz.
If a big share of your revenue is recurring — HOA common areas, storefront sidewalks, fleet washing, or scheduled maintenance plans — route and recurring-billing tools earn their keep. GorillaDesk is popular with route-based service businesses (it grew up in pest control) for its scheduling and recurring-job handling. Sweep&Go is built around recurring, subscription-style cleaning routes and customer self-booking. Both fit washing crews that run dense, repeatable schedules. Confirm current pricing on each vendor's site.
Claver covers the same ground from a different angle: self-signup to recurring/subscription billing and memberships are in every plan from Starter, and Crew adds dispatch, GPS, and route optimization. If you'd rather not stitch together a separate route tool and a payments tool, it's worth a side-by-side — see Claver vs Sweep&Go.
Housecall Pro leans hard into consumer-facing marketing — review generation, email and postcard campaigns, and a polished homeowner-facing booking experience. If your growth plan is heavy on repeat homeowners and reviews, that focus can pay off. There's no permanently free plan, and the marketing-heavy tiers sit at the higher end, so confirm the current entry price on their site. For the same booking-and-payments core at a flat price, see Claver vs Housecall Pro.
ServiceTitan is an enterprise-grade platform aimed at larger residential and commercial contractors, with deep reporting, call-center features, and integrations to match. It's sold by custom quote (no public self-serve pricing), and the cost and implementation effort are generally well beyond what a washing crew needs. If you're a one-to-twenty-person operation, a lighter tool will almost always serve you better and cost far less. See Claver vs ServiceTitan if you're weighing the jump.
Want the trade-specific view first? Our pressure washing software page walks through square-foot pricing, deposits, and recurring contracts, and the pressure washing pricing guide covers what to charge per square foot. You can also see every Claver feature or compare plans side by side.
Claver starts at $19/mo flat — online booking with live pricing, deposits, quotes, invoices, and Stripe card and ACH payments. Move up to Crew ($39/mo) when you need texting, AI, dispatch, GPS, and route optimization.