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Redline vs Jobber: start free, run it by chat.

Redline has a Free plan with no end date: the AI chat, your contacts, the job pipeline and a calendar that finds open slots, for $0. Jobber starts with a 14-day trial and paid plans. Here is how they compare, including where Jobber is the better pick.

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The short version

Redline is chat-first field service software. On the Free plan you message it like an office manager: add a lead, find a time for an estimate, build a quote from a photo. When you're ready to bill, Solo at $29 a month adds invoices and card pay links. Team adds a dispatch board when you hire.

Jobber is field service management software that combines quoting, scheduling, job management, invoicing, payments and customer communication. It's built for home and commercial service businesses from solo operators to multi-crew outfits, and it lists more than 50 industries, with a lot of its own material aimed at lawn care, landscaping and cleaning. Its plans step up from Core to Connect, Grow and Plus, and its AI voice and chat tools sit inside the app next to the usual screens.

On price, Jobber's pricing page lists Core at $29 a month billed annually for 1 user, or $49 a month with no commitment. Connect is listed at $99 and Grow at $149 a month billed annually for 1 user, and Jobber Plus starts at $399 a month billed annually for up to 5 users. The trial is 14 days with no card.

Booking a mowing season in Redline

Add the Hendersons as a lead, 22 Maple St in Shrewsbury. They want weekly mowing starting in May, $55 a cut.

Paul Henderson is ready to add as a lead with a $55 weekly mowing job. Tap confirm. You're already in Shrewsbury Tuesdays, so Tuesday May 4 at 10am fits after the Kowalski cut.

Book the first visit?

Book it and make it every week through October.

Booked Tuesday May 4 at 10am. Open the event and set the repeat to every week: one save fills in the season, and you can move any single visit later.

Chat books one visit at a time; the repeat control on the event builds the series.

Redline and Jobber, side by side

	Redline	Jobber
How you use it	Chat first. You message it ("invoice Sullivan for the roof job") and it updates contacts, jobs, the calendar and invoices, asking you to confirm before it changes customer records. Web and iPhone.	Screens for quotes, jobs, schedule and invoices, with AI voice in the mobile app and a chat assistant its help center lists as beta.
Free plan	Yes. $0 with no end date: AI chat, contacts, pipeline, calendar, scheduling assistant, Quick-Sort and a Pro Page. 1 seat and 4,000 AI credits that don't refill.	No free plan. 14-day trial with no card, on Grow-plan features.
Starting price	Solo at $29 a month, or $23 a month billed yearly. 7-day free trial on the web.	Core at $29 a month billed annually for 1 user, $49 a month with no commitment, per its pricing page.
Seats	Free and Solo: 1. Team ($129 a month): 3. Team+ ($299 a month): 10, plus extra seats at $29 each.	Core is 1 user. Connect and Grow scale with team size; Plus covers up to 5 users from $399 a month billed annually.
Quotes	Itemized quotes by chat, including from a site photo, with an optional deposit %. Good, better and best options and tax are in the Quote composer (Solo and up). Saved as drafts; you email the customer from your own Gmail. No quote link, online approval or e-sign today.	Quotes with line items, images, optional add-ons and automated follow-ups.
Invoicing and payments	Solo and up. Branded card pay links on your own Stripe account, no Redline fee on top. Card only, US dollars. Overdue flags at day 3, 7 and 14.	One-tap invoices from jobs. Card, ACH, Tap to Pay, deposits and tipping.
Scheduling	Every plan. Suggests up to 3 open slots, groups visits in the same town, sets up repeating visits with one save. No calendar sync, no online booking.	Drag-and-drop calendar, suggested times based on availability and drive time, online booking.
Dispatch	Team and up. Dispatch board, tech app, assign jobs by chat, crew chat. Techs tap their status; there's no GPS.	Crew assignment and route optimization.
What Jobber has that Redline doesn't	Not in Redline today.	Online booking, QuickBooks Online sync, ACH and Tap to Pay, drive-time scheduling and route optimization, an AI receptionist for calls and texts, an Android app.
What Redline has that Jobber doesn't	A Free plan with no end date. Chat as the main way you run the business. Solo's $29 price is month to month.	Jobber lists a 14-day trial, not a free plan. Its $29 price is billed annually.

Jobber details come from Jobber's own website, checked October 2026. Plans and prices change, so confirm on their site before you decide.

Who should pick which

Pick Jobber if

You want customers to book online and land straight on your schedule
Your bookkeeper wants QuickBooks Online synced, not a CSV file
Your crews need drive-time scheduling and optimized routes
You take ACH, Tap to Pay or tips in the field
You want an AI receptionist picking up calls and texts after hours
Some of your crew carry Android phones

Pick Redline if

You're one truck or a small crew and want to start at $0
You'd rather type "invoice Henderson for the spring cleanup" than fill in forms
You want to pay month to month at $29 for invoicing
You want a free Pro Page that takes quote requests
You want techs on an app where they never see prices (Team and up)

Questions contractors ask

Is Redline a free alternative to Jobber?

For the front office, yes. Free covers the chat, contacts, pipeline, calendar and quotes by chat for one person, with no end date. Invoicing and card payments start on Solo at $29 a month. If you're weighing other options too, see Jobber alternatives.

How do the prices line up for one person?

Jobber's pricing page lists Core at $29 a month billed annually, or $49 with no commitment. Redline Solo is $29 a month with no commitment, or $23 a month billed yearly. For three people, Redline Team is $129 a month; Jobber's team pricing depends on the plan and team size, so check their page.

Can I bring my Jobber customer list over?

Not by import. Redline has no contact import today. You add customers by chat ("add Paul Henderson, 508-555-0119, Shrewsbury") or by hand. Start with the customers you are working for this month and add the rest as they call.

Can customers book themselves into Redline like they can with Jobber?

No. Redline has no online booking. The closest thing is your Pro Page, where a customer sends a quote request that lands in Contacts as a lead.

Try the chat before you pay for anything.

Redline's Free plan has no end date. Add your next three customers and see if running the office by message suits you.