Pocomos vs GorillaDesk
These two pest control tools charge for different things, and that shapes everything else. Pocomos bills by the number of active and on-hold customers and does not charge for users, so a larger crew costs nothing extra. GorillaDesk bills by route, so each added truck is a pricing event, while office staff are free. Pocomos publishes no trial and no home country that we could find. GorillaDesk gives new users two weeks of free use with no card, and its terms point to Florida, though neither vendor names a legal entity behind the product.
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Choose Pocomos ifyou have a growing crew but a stable customer book, and you want a bill that ignores headcount and trucks. You are also comfortable booking a demo, because no trial is published.
Choose GorillaDesk ifyou run one or two trucks, want a fortnight of free testing before paying, and prefer a bill that follows routes. You should model your costs first if you plan to add many routes.
Pocomos and GorillaDesk side by side
| Pocomos | GorillaDesk | |
|---|---|---|
| Our pest control software rank | #1 of 14 | #2 of 14 |
| Established in | Not stated by the vendor | Not stated by the vendor |
| List price, 9 November 2026 | Five monthly tiers by customer count, $109 (0-20 customers) up to $275 (301-500), then $0.16 per customer beyond 500; no per-user charge | Per route each month: Basic $49, Pro $99, Growth $149, extra routes from $30 to $100 each; trial lasts two weeks, no free plan |
| Free tier | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Self-hostable | — | — |
| Built for | Pest firms that want the bill to follow customer count, not headcount | Small pest firms adding one truck at a time |
| Not for | Companies wanting a trial before talking to anyone | Firms with many routes wanting one flat fee |
Both are reviewed in full in our pest control software ranking: Pocomos and GorillaDesk.
Where they differ
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Counting customers against counting trucks
Pocomos prices by active and on-hold customers: Starter $109 a month for 0 to 20, Growing $159 for 21 to 50, Professional $239 for 51 to 300, Business $275 for 301 to 500, then $275 plus $0.16 per customer past 500. GorillaDesk prices per route: Basic $49, Pro $99 and Growth $149 a month. A firm with few trucks and many customers pays more at Pocomos, and one with many routes pays more at GorillaDesk.
Depends on the buyer
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What a seventh technician costs
Pocomos states there is no per-user charge, and mobile and desktop users are not counted toward the customer tier. GorillaDesk also includes unlimited admin, manager, sales and crew users on all plans, although only users assigned to a schedule need a paid seat. Both therefore avoid a seat meter for the office. The difference is that Pocomos keeps growth in the crew free of charge, while GorillaDesk charges once the new technician needs a route of their own.
Edge: Pocomos
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Texting and card fees on top
Pocomos SMS costs a $4 monthly platform fee plus $0.04 per text, and payment processing runs through Zift at interchange plus 1.0 percent. GorillaDesk sells SMS as a $5 monthly add-on with prepaid credit packs: $50 for 1,000 texts, $100 for 2,500 and $200 for 8,000, and credits never expire. A GorillaDesk card processing rate is not published on that page. Both layer message costs over the base plan, so budget for them at your real volume.
Depends on the buyer
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Testing it before you commit
GorillaDesk advertises a 14-day trial that asks for no credit card and binds you to no contract, and says yearly billing includes one month free, with no yearly prices shown. On Pocomos pricing there is no free plan or trial, only the buttons Schedule a Demo and Enroll Now. For a small firm that wants to click around alone before talking to anyone, GorillaDesk is the easier start. Pocomos asks for a conversation with its team first, which suits buyers who expect onboarding help but slows a quick check.
Edge: GorillaDesk
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Routing limits and scheduling tools
Pocomos names visual routing built around real drive time and the work already on each technician's day, plus drag-and-drop scheduling, e-contracts and lead management. GorillaDesk limits Basic routing to 25 stops and adds Drive Matrix routing on Pro, and its homepage lists a route optimizer agent called MantisAI. Pocomos lists no stop cap anywhere on its pricing or home pages, so a busy single route is less likely to hit a ceiling there, although you should confirm that in a demo.
Edge: Pocomos
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Who stands behind the product
Neither vendor names a company. Pocomos shows only a phone number and a 2026 copyright line, with no entity, address or country on the home or terms pages. GorillaDesk says Made in the USA and its terms are governed by Florida law with courts in Boca Raton, but no legal name or registered address is given. Both buyers should ask who owns the product and what happens to their data and their contract terms before signing.
Depends on the buyer
When neither fits
If you want a single flat fee with no route or customer meter, or you work across trades beyond pest control, neither of these fits cleanly. ServiceMonster and Kickserv are two other options in our pest control list worth pricing against your own volume.
Pocomos or GorillaDesk: questions
3 answersDoes a bigger crew make Pocomos more expensive?
No, the pricing page states there is no per-user charge and users are not counted toward the customer tier.
What raises the bill is a longer customer list, since tiers run by active and on-hold customers. Inactive customers, finished one-time jobs and leads are not counted.
What does a second truck do to a GorillaDesk bill?
On Basic, the first route is $49 and routes 2 and 3 add $50 a month each, with routes from 4 onward adding $30 each.
Pro adds $50 a month per extra route, and Growth adds $100 for route 2. Check the current page for your plan, since the extra charge depends on plan and route count.
Can I import my old data into either one?
GorillaDesk says data migration is free in its FAQ and names FieldRoutes, PestPac and Briostack as common sources. Pocomos does not mention a migration offer on the home or pricing pages. Ask Pocomos directly if you are moving from another system.
Sources
Checked 9 November 2026- Pocomos pricing page: the five customer-count tiers, the $0.16 overage past 500 and the no-per-user statement.
- Pocomos homepage: drive-time visual routing, e-contracts, lead management and the missing company details in the footer.
- Pocomos terms of service: no legal entity, address or governing law stated.
- GorillaDesk pricing page: per-route plan prices, extra route charges, the 25-stop Basic limit, SMS credit packs and the two-week trial.
- GorillaDesk homepage: the MantisAI route optimizer, free migration from FieldRoutes, PestPac and Briostack, and Made in the USA footer.
- GorillaDesk terms: Florida governing law with courts in Boca Raton and no named owner.