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Redline vs Yardbook: two free plans, honestly compared.

If you're searching for free lawn care software, Yardbook's free plan covers more of the job than Redline's: estimates, invoices, card payments and routing, paid for by ads. Redline's Free plan covers the chat, contacts, pipeline, calendar, quotes and a Pro Page that takes quote requests. Invoicing in Redline starts on Solo at $29 a month.

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Redline is a different kind of tool: you run the business by message. "Quote Carla a fall cleanup." "Book the Albrechts' first mow in May." "Who's overdue?" On Free that covers leads, quotes, the calendar and repeating visits, plus a free Pro Page and directory listing where homeowners send quote requests (3 revealed a month on Free, all of them on paid plans). Solo at $29 a month ($23 billed yearly) adds invoices, card pay links on your own Stripe account and overdue flags.

Yardbook is business software for lawn care, landscaping and snow removal, including solo operators. Its free Starter plan is funded by sponsored ads and includes customers, jobs and scheduling, estimates that turn into jobs and invoices, invoicing, routing, expenses, reports, lot measurement from satellite images, employee access, card payments, snow removal and a product catalog. It also tracks chemical applications, and its crew iOS app works offline with routes, time tracking, photos, notes and expenses.

Yardbook's pricing page lists Starter at $0 a month, Business at $34.99 a month and Enterprise at $49.99 a month. Business adds bulk email and text, GPS tracking, automatic invoice reminders, multi-step chemical programs and lead capture, and waives Yardbook's own processing fees. Enterprise adds QuickBooks sync and a branded company portal.

Two quote requests from the weekend

Any new quote requests?

Two from your Pro Page this week:

Carla Mendes, Natick, wants a fall cleanup

Joe Albrecht, Wayland, asking about weekly mowing next spring

Both are in Contacts as leads.

Quote Carla a fall cleanup: leaves and haul-away, cut back perennials, last mow. $385.

Drafted for Carla Mendes: leaf cleanup and haul-away, cut back perennials, final mow. $385. Save it, and want a time for the work?

On Free, your Pro Page reveals 3 quote requests a month. Billing the cleanup needs Solo.

Redline and Yardbook, side by side

	Redline	Yardbook
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.	Office screens for customers, jobs, scheduling, routing and invoices, with a crew iOS app that works offline.
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.	Yes. Starter is $0 and ad-supported: estimates, invoices, card payments, routing, expenses, reports and employee access.
Starting price	Solo at $29 a month, or $23 a month billed yearly. 7-day free trial on the web.	Business at $34.99 a month, 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.	Employee access on the free plan. See their site for limits.
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.	Estimates that turn into jobs and invoices.
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.	Invoices and card payments on the free plan. Automatic invoice reminders on Business. QuickBooks sync on Enterprise.
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.	Job scheduling and routing on the free plan.
Dispatch	Team and up. Dispatch board, tech app, assign jobs by chat, crew chat. Techs tap their status; there's no GPS.	Crew iOS app with routes, time tracking, photos and notes. GPS tracking on Business.
What Yardbook has that Redline doesn't	Not in Redline today.	Invoicing and card payments on a free plan. Routing. Lot measurement from satellite images. Chemical tracking. An offline crew app. Texting, GPS and automatic invoice reminders (Business). QuickBooks sync and a company portal (Enterprise).
What Redline has that Yardbook doesn't	A free Pro Page and directory listing that takes quote requests, on the Free plan.	Lead capture is on the paid Business plan.

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

Who should pick which

Pick Yardbook if

You want to send invoices and take cards for free, starting today
You want routes built for your mowing days
You measure lots from satellite images to price mowing
You track chemical applications
Your crew needs an app that works with no signal
You don't mind ads in exchange for the free plan

Pick Redline if

You'd rather type "quote Carla a fall cleanup, $385" than fill in a form
You want a free public page that sends you quote requests
Grouping visits by town is enough routing for your area
You want leads and quotes tracked by stage so none go quiet
You'll pay $29 a month for invoicing that starts from the job
You want a crew board where techs never see prices (Team)

Questions contractors ask

Which free plan does more?

For lawn billing, Yardbook's. Its free plan includes invoicing, card payments and routing, and Redline's Free plan doesn't include invoicing. Redline's Free plan covers the chat, contacts, pipeline, calendar, quotes and a Pro Page. Invoicing starts on Solo at $29 a month, with a 7-day free trial on the web.

Does Redline measure lots or build routes?

No. Redline has no satellite measuring and no map routing. You give it the square footage, and the scheduling assistant groups visits by town name. Optimize proposes moves for the next 7 days to tighten up the week.

Can I bill snow per push in Redline?

On Solo and up, yes: "invoice the Carver lot for 3 pushes at $185" drafts a $555 invoice, one amount with a one-line description, for you to approve. See snow removal invoicing.

Where else should I look?

See Yardbook alternatives, and how Redline handles lawn care invoicing.

Try the chat on this week's leads.

Redline Free has no end date. Set up your Pro Page and quote the next request by message.