Run the office side without the software circus.
Engine handles customers, estimates, invoices, payments, and expenses for owner-operators who run service routes, haul jobs, or open up shop every morning. Connect your bank, watch your expenses fill themselves in. Get paid through Stripe. QuickBooks stays in sync without you touching it. Start free, no card required.
10+ operators live – service, route, shop
14 days free. No credit card. Cancel anytime.
Engine is built for operators who work with their hands. Not a desk job. Not a franchise. The one-truck operator who drives the route.
Engine“I was running the whole thing off a notebook and a bunch of Venmo requests. Now I know what every truck netted by 6pm.”
Two things we ship that the others don't
Auto-expense capture from your bank
Connect your business bank or credit card once. Every swipe shows up the next day as an expense in Engine, with the vendor and category already filled in. No more typing each purchase. No more end-of-month receipt-shoebox. No more guessing whether the Home Depot run was for parts or supplies.
Nobody else in our price range offers this. The kind of feature you'd expect from $400 a month software, standard on every Engine plan.
Engine/ExpensesReal-time QuickBooks Online sync
Engine talks to QuickBooks directly. Send an invoice in Engine, your bookkeeper sees it in QuickBooks the same minute. Categorize an expense, it lands in both places.
Available on the $119 a month Business plan.
Most platforms charge $169/mo before the per-crew fees start.
The big field-service platforms were built for the franchise with a dispatch manager and a fleet of 40. They price like it. Engine is built for the operator who drives one of the trucks.
Customers. Calendar. Jobs. Estimates. Invoices with online payment. Bank auto-expense. QuickBooks sync. A free CPA portal your accountant logs into. Live job profitability so you know what actually netted before you bid the next one.
That's the whole app. No add-ons. No "upgrade to Pro for invoicing." $29/mo, $59/mo, or $119/mo depending on how many people are in the business.
One price. Everything in the box.
Scroll to compare. Based on published tiers as of April 2026.
What it works with
Stripe Connect
Get paid online directly to your bank
Bank connection
NewAuto-fill expenses from any bank or card
QuickBooks Online
Live connected account, no CSV exports
Square
Connect a Square account for shop billing
Receipt OCR
Snap a receipt, AI fills in the expense
Engine shows up at the moments that actually cost you money.
Before the first stop.
Open the calendar on your phone. Every job for today with the address, the gate code, the line items, and what it should net. No 7am group text asking where the load is.
Mid-haul, customer wants more scope.
Add a line item from the truck. The estimate updates. The invoice will reflect it. Your crew sees the new scope. Nobody has to remember anything by the end of the day.
Back at the yard.
One tap sends invoices with your logo and Stripe payment link. Customer pays tonight, not next week. Log fuel and dump fees. Lock the office. The accountant already has it.
Engine/DashboardOne price. Everything in the box.
Based on published starting tiers of common service-business platforms as of April 2026.
| Engine | Typical platform | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $29/mo | $65-$169/mo |
| Invoicing + online payments | Often higher tier | |
| Bank auto-expense capture | Built in | Not offered |
| QuickBooks Online sync | Live connected account | Export only or $+ add-on |
| Live job profitability | ||
| Free CPA / accountant portal | ||
| Contract required | No | Often annual |
| Built for 1-15 person crews | Enterprise focus |
Real operators. Real routes. No stock photos.
Service, route, and shop businesses
What's actually on the app.
Can Engine connect to my bank account to pull in expenses automatically?+
Yes. Connect your business bank or credit card once. Every transaction shows up the next day in your Expenses page with the vendor and category already filled in. Standard on every Engine plan.
Does Engine sync to QuickBooks?+
Yes. Engine talks to QuickBooks directly. Send an invoice in Engine, your bookkeeper sees it in QuickBooks the same minute. Available on the $119 a month Business plan.
What banks and credit cards does Engine support?+
The major US banks and credit unions plus hundreds of smaller ones. The connection uses Stripe's secure bank-link flow, so Engine never sees your bank login credentials.
Does this work on my phone in the field?+
Yes. Engine is a web app that installs on iOS and Android as a home-screen icon - no app store. Everything the crew needs works on a phone with one hand.
Can my crew log time without giving them admin access?+
Yes. Team members get a restricted role: they see the jobs on their schedule, can check in/out, add photos, and capture customer signatures.
How does Engine handle cash payments?+
Log cash the same way you log a card payment - mark the invoice paid, select Cash, note the amount. It flows through to live revenue and the CPA portal.
Do I need a credit card to start?+
No. The 14-day trial is fully open - no card, no commitment. When the trial ends, the account pauses and you pick a plan to keep going.
What are the card payment rates?+
Card payments: 2.9% + 30 cents on Solo, 3.4% + 30 cents on Crew, 3.9% + 30 cents on Business. Cash and check are always free. Founding-50 customers locked at 2.9% for life.
Do I have to sign a contract?+
No. $29/mo, month-to-month, cancel anytime. The first 50 paying accounts get 30% off forever.
What does the accountant get?+
A free read-only login. They see invoices, expenses, job profitability, and can export everything.
Does Engine have a dispatch board?+
Engine ships a calendar view today. Drag-to-dispatch is the next sprint.
Does Engine do GPS tracking?+
We don't sell surveillance. Engine focuses on the paperwork: estimates, invoices, expenses, and profitability per job.
I'm a one-truck operator. Is this overkill?+
Solo tier is $29/mo. One user, every feature unlocked. Built for you first.
Pay for the size of your crew. That's it.
Every plan includes live job profitability, free CPA portal, expense tracking, online invoice payments, and recurring jobs.
Solo
Just you. Owner-operator running the truck.
Billed monthly. Switch to annual anytime.
Card payments: 2.9% + 30¢
Included
- Unlimited customers, jobs, estimates, invoices
- Online invoice payments (Stripe)
- Live job profitability on every estimate
- Free CPA read-only portal
- Built-in expenses + receipt tracking
- Job photos + attachments
- Auto-repeat scheduled visits (weekly lawn, monthly maintenance)
Not in this plan
Upgrade to Crew for:
- Up to 5 team members (vs 1 on Solo)
- Role-based permissions (dispatcher, technician, admin)
- Team member invites + management
- Crew assignment per job
Upgrade to Business for:
- Up to 15 team members (vs 5 on Crew)
- Priority email support
- Founder-direct support line
14 days free. No credit card required. Cancel anytime.
Crew
You + 4 crew. Most service businesses fit here.
Billed monthly. Switch to annual anytime.
Card payments: 3.4% + 30¢
Included
- Unlimited customers, jobs, estimates, invoices
- Online invoice payments (Stripe)
- Live job profitability on every estimate
- Free CPA read-only portal
- Built-in expenses + receipt tracking
- Job photos + attachments
- Auto-repeat scheduled visits (weekly lawn, monthly maintenance)
- Up to 5 team members (vs 1 on Solo)
- Role-based permissions (dispatcher, technician, admin)
- Team member invites + management
- Crew assignment per job
Not in this plan
Upgrade to Business for:
- Up to 15 team members (vs 5 on Crew)
- Priority email support
- Founder-direct support line
14 days free. No credit card required. Cancel anytime.
Business
Multi-truck operations. Up to 15 employees.
Billed monthly. Switch to annual anytime.
Card payments: 3.9% + 30¢
Included
- Unlimited customers, jobs, estimates, invoices
- Online invoice payments (Stripe)
- Live job profitability on every estimate
- Free CPA read-only portal
- Built-in expenses + receipt tracking
- Job photos + attachments
- Auto-repeat scheduled visits (weekly lawn, monthly maintenance)
- Up to 5 team members (vs 1 on Solo)
- Role-based permissions (dispatcher, technician, admin)
- Team member invites + management
- Crew assignment per job
- Up to 15 team members (vs 5 on Crew)
- Priority email support
- Founder-direct support line
14 days free. No credit card required. Cancel anytime.
Sign up tonight, no sales call
First job. First invoice. Same day.
Add your services, your prices, your first job. Engine handles invoices, payments, and expenses from there. Want help importing customers or wiring up QuickBooks? We're around. You don't need us to start.
