ServiceM8 vs Workiz

ServiceM8 and Workiz both schedule and invoice field work, but they limit you in different places. ServiceM8 publishes flat monthly prices in US dollars and caps each plan by jobs per month, with unlimited users on every paid plan. Workiz publishes no price at all, caps plans by automations, and leaves jobs, estimates and clients unlimited. A landscaping crew with many small visits should count its monthly jobs first, while a team that wants phone answering should ask Workiz for a quote before comparing anything. Neither page we read describes landscaping features by name.

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Both are reviewed in full in our landscaping business software ranking: ServiceM8 and Workiz.

1. 01

   Counting jobs against counting automations

   ServiceM8 limits plans by jobs per month: 30 on Free, 50 on Starter, 150 on Growing, 500 on Premium and 1,500 or more on Premium Plus, where extra jobs cost 20 cents each. Workiz does the opposite. Standard allows 5 automations, Pro 10 and Ultimate 30, while jobs, invoices, estimates and clients stay unlimited. A crew with weekly mowing visits will consume ServiceM8 jobs fast, so Workiz has the looser ceiling on volume. Only Premium Plus prices overage openly.

   Edge: Workiz

2. 02

   A free plan for one person versus a week of testing

   ServiceM8 offers a Free plan for one user and 30 jobs a month, described as completely free for solo operators, plus a 14-day trial of the main plans. Workiz offers no free plan and just a 7-day trial, with no credit card needed. A one-person landscaper can run on ServiceM8 indefinitely, and a fortnight is a fairer window than seven days for judging a recurring-service season. The Free plan also limits the AI Helper to 10 uses a day, which paid plans lift.

   Edge: ServiceM8

3. 03

   What the number on the page tells a buyer

   ServiceM8 shows Starter at $29, Growing at $79, Premium at $149 and Premium Plus at $349 per month, all in USD and flat rather than per user. Workiz shows Request pricing under Standard, Pro and Ultimate, and its phone, answering and marketing add-ons are sold apart without prices. You can budget ServiceM8 in a minute. Workiz needs a conversation before any budget exists. Workiz says its prices exclude sales tax where applicable, and mentions annual discounts without figures. Budgeting differs sharply between the two.

   Edge: ServiceM8

4. 04

   Calls turned into booked work

   Workiz names Genius AI Answering and Genius Scheduling, which turn inquiries into scheduled jobs, plus dispatching and Workiz Pay for taking payment on the spot. Those call tools are paid add-ons. ServiceM8 names job management, quoting, invoicing, asset management and an optional Phone product from $19 a month, and its page gives both one-month and three-month trial lengths for it. For inbound calls, Workiz is the more developed pitch. Which matters depends on whether calls or invoices are your bottleneck.

   Edge: Workiz

5. 05

   Accounting links and card payments

   ServiceM8 carries the Xero Preferred App badge, takes credit card invoice payments, and offers electronic PDF forms and accounting sync. Workiz lists Intuit QuickBooks, Google Calendar, Zapier and Thumbtack among its integrations, without describing them. If your bookkeeper lives in Xero, ServiceM8 shows a stated tie. If it is QuickBooks, Workiz names it. Neither page we read describes landscaping features such as crew routes or property records. The ServiceM8 homepage uses no landscaping wording either, so test route handling in the trial.

   Depends on the buyer

6. 06

   Who runs it and where it is said to sit

   The ServiceM8 terms define the seller as ServiceM8 Pty Ltd (Australia), the homepage offers regions from Europe to South Africa, and it shows a Powered by AWS badge. No owner or parent is named on those pages. Workiz names Workiz Inc., with a San Diego address, and says it serves home service pros in the US and Canada. Hosting and ownership are not stated for Workiz. Ownership is unstated for both vendors, so ask in writing if it matters to you.

   Depends on the buyer

Will a busy season push a ServiceM8 account into a dearer tier?

It can, because each plan is capped by jobs per month, from 50 on Starter to 1,500 or more on Premium Plus. Extra jobs on Premium Plus cost 20 cents each. Count every recurring visit as a job before you pick a plan.

Does Workiz show any price without contacting them?

No. The pricing page shows Request pricing for Standard, Pro and Ultimate, and the add-ons are sold separately without a stated amount. The FAQ mentions annual discounts but gives no figures.

Which of the two can I try for longer before paying?

ServiceM8, through a 14-day trial on the main plans and a Free plan that has no end date for one user. Workiz gives 7 days and no card is needed. The ServiceM8 Phone product states its trial inconsistently, as one month and as three months.

• ServiceM8 pricing page: monthly USD plan prices, job caps per tier, the Free plan and the 14-day trial.
• ServiceM8 homepage: Xero Preferred App badge, card payments, PDF forms, AWS badge and the Australian company name.
• Workiz pricing plans: automation counts per plan, unlimited jobs and clients, Request pricing, 7-day trial and separate add-ons.
• Workiz homepage: AI answering, scheduling, dispatching, Workiz Pay, the integration list and the US and Canada audience.