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A cheaper alternative to Jobber for plumbers

Updated 2026-07-21

Why plumbers look for a Jobber alternative

Jobber is built around dispatching a crew — multiple logins, a per-seat price, and a feature set aimed at a business running several trucks a day. If you're a solo plumber or a two-person outfit, you end up paying for seats and workflow tools you'll never touch.

How plumbers actually work day to day

Between emergency call-outs and scheduled installs, a plumber needs to turn an accepted quote into a job and invoice fast — not re-type the same job into three different screens.

Jobber pricing, from their own pricing page

Pricing shown is what Jobber listed on their own pricing page (https://www.getjobber.com/pricing/) as of 2026-07-21. Software pricing changes — confirm current numbers directly with them before deciding.

Trades Chaser pricing

What you get with Trades Chaser

• Customers, jobs, and itemized invoices
• Automatic email follow-up sequences on overdue invoices
• Quotes with a materials/labor calculator and AI-suggested bill of materials
• Digital signature quote acceptance via a no-login customer portal
• Calendar with AI-assisted job scheduling around your existing appointments and time off
• Income, expense, and per-category budget tracking
• Hour tracking for yourself
• Customer tags/segments, communication log, referral tracking
• Job checklists, maintenance/recurring service reminders, post-job satisfaction surveys
• Branded PDF invoices/quotes and an embeddable lead-capture quote-request form
• Enhanced plan adds: AI receipt scanning, an AI business-assistant sidebar, AI-drafted check-in emails, and AI part price comparison

What you don't get

No tool is a straight upgrade on every axis — here's what's honestly missing compared to a platform built for larger crews:

• No multi-user seats or crew logins — one account, one login. Built for a solo operator or owner + one helper, not a dispatched team.
• No built-in card payment processing — you can paste any payment link (Stripe or otherwise) onto an invoice, but there's no embedded checkout or automatic payment reconciliation.
• No QuickBooks/Xero accounting sync.
• No native mobile app (it's a responsive web app in your phone's browser) and no SMS/two-way texting.
• No route optimization, GPS tracking, or dispatch board.

Is this actually a fit?

Trades Chaser is a good fit for a plumber running their own book of business who wants a quote-to-invoice flow without re-entering job details. If you're running a dispatched crew of five or more, need embedded card processing, or already depend on QuickBooks/Xero sync, Jobber's team plans are built for that in a way Trades Chaser currently isn't — better to know that upfront than after signing up.