LMN vs Jobber vs a custom CRM for landscapers

A note first: we build custom CRMs, so we have a stake in the third option. We’ve kept this to what each company publishes about itself, and to when each one is the better choice. For a lot of landscaping companies, the right answer is one of the first two.

The short version

Compared on	Jobber	LMN	A custom CRM
Best for	Small to mid-size crews that want to start quickly	Landscapers who estimate and track jobs against a budget	Businesses whose process doesn’t fit an off-the-shelf tool
Setup	Sign up and go	Guided onboarding	Built around how you work
Price model	Monthly, by plan and users	Monthly, plus a one-time onboarding fee	A one-time setup, then a flat monthly plan
You own it	No, you rent it	No, you rent it	Yes

Published prices

Checked on October 29, 2026, on each company’s own pricing page. Both publish their prices in US dollars.

Jobber (USD a month; extra users $29 a month each):

Plan	Users	Billed monthly	Billed annually
Core	1	$49	$29
Connect	1	$139	$99
Grow	1	$199	$149
Grow	5	$299	$229
Plus	5	$499	$399

LMN (USD a month, billed monthly, after a one-time onboarding fee that isn’t published):

Plan	Licences	Price
Starter	1 office or crew lead, 5 crew members	$297
Professional	3 office or crew leads, 15 crew members	$648
Enterprise	From 100 users	Contact sales

A Starter CRM from us (CAD, before HST): $4,000 to set up, then a flat $199 a month for hosting and support, with no per-user fees. Scheduling, invoicing and job costing are fixed-price modules you add as you grow.

What three years costs

An example for a team of five, using the published prices above. Your numbers will move with users, add-ons and payment processing.

Option	Over three years
Jobber Grow, 5 users, billed annually	$8,244 USD
Jobber Grow, 5 users, billed monthly	$10,764 USD
LMN Starter, billed monthly	$10,692 USD, plus the onboarding fee
A Starter CRM	$4,000 CAD to set up, plus $199 a month for any number of users

A subscription costs less up front and keeps improving without you paying for it. A custom system costs more up front and fits exactly, and you own it. Neither is cheaper in every case.

When Jobber fits

• You want to quote, schedule, invoice and take payment this week, not next season.
• Your crews do work that looks like most other service businesses: visits, jobs, recurring maintenance.
• You’d rather adapt to a well-made tool than pay to have one shaped around you.

When LMN fits

• Your estimates are built from labour hours, equipment and materials, and you want to see every job against its budget.
• You want software made only for landscaping, by people who only think about landscaping.
• You’re happy to set aside time for onboarding to get the most from it.

When a custom CRM fits

• Your process is your edge, and a standard tool keeps forcing you to work around it.
• You run more than one kind of work, like landscaping in summer and snow in winter, or a second business on the side, and want one system for all of it.
• You already pay for several tools that don’t talk to each other, and someone re-types the same job into each one.
• You want to own the system and the data outright.

When it doesn’t

If you’re a small crew with a standard process, a custom CRM is usually more than you need. Start with an off-the-shelf tool, and come back to custom when the workarounds start costing you more than the subscription. If you run HVAC, plumbing or electrical rather than landscaping, see ServiceTitan alternatives for small Canadian trades.

What to ask before you choose

1. What will it cost with all of our users, over three years, including onboarding and payments?
2. Can it handle the way we price work: per visit, per season, by the hour, or by the job?
3. Does it connect to QuickBooks, and who fixes it when the sync breaks?
4. Can we get all of our data out if we leave?
5. Who sets it up, and how much of our time does that take?

If you’d like a straight answer for your own business, the free diagnostic is where we start. We built the CRM and operations system a Niagara landscaping company runs on, and we’ll tell you plainly if Jobber or LMN is the better fit.

Sources

Checked on October 29, 2026. Prices are as each company publishes them.

• Jobber pricing: getjobber.com/pricing
• LMN pricing: granum.com/lmn/pricing