For the crew that runs the route
The next visit books itself the moment you mark this one done.
Engine is the back office for lawn care and landscaping crews. Set a recurring contract once and the route fills itself in for the season. Log labor and materials against each lawn and know, at renewal, which accounts pay you and which to re-quote.
At a glance
- Recurring contracts on every tier - weekly, biweekly, monthly, seasonal
- Mark a visit done and the next one spawns itself on the calendar
- Per-property profitability: revenue minus labor, materials, and fuel
- Online invoicing - the card payment lands straight in your bank
- Starting at $29/mo - 14-day free trial, no card to try
14 days free. No credit card. Cancel anytime.
Engine/Re-book at renewalThe hillside lawn invoices the most and nets the least - the slope eats a second crew member every visit. Engine shows you that at renewal, not after a season of mowing it at a loss. Tap each account above.
Live operator
“I kept renewing a lawn for three years that was losing me money every week. I had no idea until the per-property number showed me. Re-quoted it - kept the account, finally at a price that works.”
After switching to Engine
- Sees per-property profit across the whole season
- Next visit spawns itself the moment one is marked done
- Invoices paid by card the day of the visit
- Re-quotes the money-losing lawns instead of eating them
What you get
Built around how a season actually runs.
Recurring contracts spawn the next visit
Mark a visit complete and Engine drops the next one onto the calendar at the right interval - weekly, biweekly, monthly. No re-scheduling, no calendar math, no lawn that quietly slips off the route.
Per-property profit, every account
Log labor hours, materials, and fuel against each lawn. Engine shows revenue minus cost per property and across the season - so you know which $65 lawns to keep and which to re-quote at renewal.
Invoice on the spot, paid today
One tap turns a finished visit into an invoice with a payment link. The customer pays by card from their phone. No stack of checks to chase at the end of the month.
One calendar for the whole crew
See the week's route in a single view. Assign crews, track check-in and check-out, drop notes from the field - no group text to keep everyone on the same page.
The renewal decision
The lawn with the biggest invoice can be the one losing you money.
A steep hillside lawn bills more and nets less - the slope eats a second crew member every single visit, week after week, all season. Engine subtracts labor, fuel, and materials per visit and compounds it across the season, so the lawn you renew is one you priced right, not one you have been quietly subsidizing.
Per-property profitability is on every tier, starting at $29/mo. The big platforms lock job costing behind their $299-$529/mo plans.
Engine/Re-book at renewalThe hillside lawn invoices the most and nets the least - the slope eats a second crew member every visit. Engine shows you that at renewal, not after a season of mowing it at a loss. Tap each account above.
A season on the route
Set it up once. Run it all season.
Set the contracts once.
Add the property, pick the service, set the interval. Engine builds the season schedule and fills your calendar - no sales call, no onboarding fee, no four-week rollout. Import last year's customers from a spreadsheet or add them one at a time.
Run the route, log the work.
Crew checks in on arrival, logs materials and notes, marks the lawn done. Engine spawns the next visit and stages the invoice. The customer pays by card before the trailer's loaded back up.
Keep the lawns that pay you.
At season's end you are not guessing. Per-property numbers tell you which accounts earned and which bled, so you re-quote the losers and renew the keepers - on data, not gut.
How Engine stacks up
Knowing which lawn pays should not cost $529/mo.
Based on published monthly tiers of common service-business platforms as of May 2026.
| Feature | Engine Solo $29/mo | Jobber Core $49/mo | HCP Basic $79/mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recurring contracts that auto-spawn | Included | Included | Included |
| Per-property job costing | Included | Plus only ($529/mo) | MAX only ($299/mo) |
| Free CPA portal | Included | Extra seat cost | Extra seat cost |
| Online invoice payments | Direct to your bank | Jobber Payments | HCP Payments |
| Contract required | No | Annual available | Annual available |
| 14-day trial, no card | Yes | 14 days (card required) | 14 days (card required) |
Jobber and Housecall Pro pricing based on published monthly tiers as of May 2026. See Engine vs. Jobber or Engine vs. Housecall Pro for the full comparison.
FAQ
Lawn care operators ask this.
What software is best for managing recurring lawn care contracts?+
Engine, Jobber, and Housecall Pro all support recurring jobs. Engine's recurring-contract feature auto-spawns the next visit when you mark a job complete. At $29/mo it includes per-property profitability and a free CPA portal - features Jobber puts behind its $529/mo Plus tier.
How do I send invoices to lawn care customers automatically?+
When you mark a recurring job complete, Engine stages an invoice for you. One tap sends it with a payment link - customer pays by card, money hits your bank directly. No separate billing software needed.
Can Engine handle seasonal lawn care contracts with different prices?+
Yes. Set up a recurring job with any interval (weekly, biweekly, monthly, seasonal) and any line-item mix. Adjust pricing on any visit without breaking the recurring chain. Contracts auto-spawn the next visit on completion.
How do I track crew time and labor cost per lawn care property?+
Crew members check in and out on the job from their phone. Engine logs hours and calculates labor cost per property. Per-property profitability shows revenue minus labor and materials so you know which accounts are worth keeping at renewal.
What's the best Jobber alternative for lawn care businesses?+
Engine is a direct Jobber alternative for lawn care operators. Engine Solo is $29/mo vs. Jobber Core at $49/mo monthly. Engine includes per-property profitability and a free CPA portal at every tier. Jobber gates job costing to its $529/mo Plus plan.
Can lawn care customers book or request service online?+
Each Engine business gets a public quote-request URL you can paste on your Google Business Profile, Yelp, or Facebook. Customers fill out a short form; you get the request in Engine and convert it to an estimate in two clicks.
Pricing
Solo $29. Crew $59. Business $119.
Every tier includes recurring contracts, per-property profitability, free CPA portal, and online invoicing. 14-day free trial. No credit card. No contract.
Founding 50: the first 50 paying customers get 30% off forever (coupon FOUNDING50, applied at checkout).