- This is Koira's own list and Koira is on it, first; the order after that is not a score.
- Published starting prices run from $49 to $99.99 a month.
- Koira's Office plan is free; Grow is $249 a month plus usage at cost and Front Office $499 flat, with no per-person fee.
- Every price was read from each company's own pricing page on October 29, 2026.
The 6 tools at a glance
This is Koira's own list, and Koira is on it, first. The order after Koira is not a score: each tool is here because carpet cleaners look at it, and the table says who it suits.
| Tool | Best for | Published price | Free plan or trial | How the price grows |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koira | Small crews that want to start free | Office free; Grow $249 a month plus usage; Front Office $499 flat | Office is free, no trial clock | No per-person fee on any plan |
| ServiceMonster | Carpet cleaners who want a cleaning-specific system | Basic $99.99 a month for 1 user, Grow $199.99 for 5, Premier $279.99 for 10; $79.99, $149.99 and $229.99 billed yearly | 14 days free | User licenses by plan, $15 to $25 a month each added user |
| Markate | Owner operators who add only the extras they use | Owner Operator $49.95 a month ($45.95 billed yearly), plus $5 a month per employee | 14 days, no credit card | The owner plan plus $5 a month per employee, and paid add-ons |
| Jobber | General field service, cleaning listed | Core $49 a month, Connect $139, Grow $199 for one user on monthly billing; $29, $99 and $149 a month billed yearly | Free trial, no credit card | By plan and team size; the page shows one-user prices |
| Housecall Pro | Financing and reviews from the first plan | Basic $79 a month, Essentials $189, Max $329; $59, $149 and $299 a month billed yearly | Free for 2 weeks, no credit card | Users included by plan, then $35 a month each added user on Max |
| GorillaDesk | Route pricing with unlimited users | Basic $49, Pro $99, Growth $149 a month for the first route | 14-day free trial, no credit card | Per route, not per user; unlimited users |
Prices as each company's own pricing page showed them on October 29, 2026, monthly billing first, in US dollars. Prices change often, so check the page before you buy. Koira's prices are from Koira pricing.
Koira
Best for: one to three crew carpet cleaners that want to start free and add the phone and follow-ups when they are ready.
Customers see a price from your own list and book a time on the same page, and pay by card or phone wallet from a QR code on your phone, on every plan. On Grow, Koira texts and emails past customers who agreed to hear from you when the next cleaning is due.
- Price: Office free; Grow $249 a month plus usage at cost; Front Office $499 a month flat, usage included.
- Free plan or trial: Office is free, with no trial clock.
- How the price grows: no per-person fee on any plan. Card payments: 2.9% + 30¢ (Stripe) plus 2% on Office, 1% on Grow, 0.5% on Front Office (Koira); on Office that share replaces a monthly fee.
- Worth knowing: Koira does not do payroll, inventory or a dispatch board for a call center.
More: Koira pricing and what a carpet cleaning business needs from software.
ServiceMonster
Best for: carpet cleaners who want a cleaning-specific system.
ServiceMonster pitches itself to carpet cleaning and exterior cleaning businesses and lists carpet cleaning, window cleaning and pressure washing as industries. Basic includes one user license.
- Price: Basic $99.99 a month for 1 user, Grow $199.99 for 5, Premier $279.99 for 10; $79.99, $149.99 and $229.99 billed yearly, as ServiceMonster's pricing page showed on October 29, 2026.
- Free plan or trial: 14 days free.
- How the price grows: User licenses by plan, $15 to $25 a month each added user.
Markate
Best for: owner operators who add only the extras they use.
Markate lists carpet cleaning among its industries. The owner plan adds $5 a month per employee, and online booking, the customer portal and review asks are each a $10 a month add-on.
- Price: Owner Operator $49.95 a month ($45.95 billed yearly), plus $5 a month per employee, as Markate's pricing page showed on October 29, 2026.
- Free plan or trial: 14 days, no credit card.
- How the price grows: The owner plan plus $5 a month per employee, and paid add-ons.
- Worth knowing: Online booking, the customer portal and review asks are each a $10 a month add-on.
Compared on Koira: Markate alternative and Markate pricing, explained.
Jobber
Best for: general field service, cleaning listed.
Jobber lists cleaning among the industries it serves. Automated client reminders and quote and invoice follow-ups come in on Connect.
- Price: Core $49 a month, Connect $139, Grow $199 for one user on monthly billing; $29, $99 and $149 a month billed yearly, as Jobber's pricing page showed on October 29, 2026.
- Free plan or trial: Free trial, no credit card.
- How the price grows: By plan and team size; the page shows one-user prices.
- Worth knowing: The AI Receptionist ($29 a month), Pipeline ($49) and Marketing Suite ($99) are add-ons below Plus.
Compared on Koira: Jobber alternative and Jobber pricing, explained.
Housecall Pro
Best for: financing and reviews from the first plan.
Housecall Pro lists cleaning among its industries. Online booking, consumer financing and review management are on Basic.
- Price: Basic $79 a month, Essentials $189, Max $329; $59, $149 and $299 a month billed yearly, as Housecall Pro's pricing page showed on October 29, 2026.
- Free plan or trial: Free for 2 weeks, no credit card.
- How the price grows: Users included by plan, then $35 a month each added user on Max.
- Worth knowing: The AI answering (CSR AI), Pipeline, Campaigns, Voice, Websites and Tap to Pay are listed as separate products with no price on the pricing page.
Compared on Koira: Housecall Pro alternative and Housecall Pro pricing, explained.
GorillaDesk
Best for: route pricing with unlimited users.
GorillaDesk lists cleaning among its industries. It is priced per route, not per user, with subscription billing and online booking on Pro.
- Price: Basic $49, Pro $99, Growth $149 a month for the first route, as GorillaDesk's pricing page showed on October 29, 2026.
- Free plan or trial: 14-day free trial, no credit card.
- How the price grows: Per route, not per user; unlimited users.
- Worth knowing: Texting is a $5 a month subscription plus message credits, sold in packs from $50 for 1,000.
How we picked
This is Koira's list, written by Koira, and Koira is on it. We say that first because it matters when you read the rest. Koira is listed first because it is ours; the other tools follow in no ranked order, and none paid to be here.
The others are the tools carpet cleaners look at most: specialists built for the trade (ServiceMonster), and general field service apps that list the trade among the industries on their own site.
Every price, plan name, trial and pricing model was read on October 29, 2026 from the company's own pricing page, as raw page text. When a company publishes no price, we say so and link the page instead of guessing. Who each company is for and what sits on which plan come from its own pages too, checked between October 8 and October 29, 2026. We did not use review sites or third-party price lists, and we did not test every tool hands on. How Koira makes its data is on the methodology page.
How to choose carpet cleaning software
Carpet cleaning lives on repeat customers. Ask each company how it reminds last year's customers and lets them book again without a phone call.
Then compare at one van and at two: ServiceMonster prices by user licenses, GorillaDesk by route, Markate by employee, and Koira with no per-person fee.
For what a carpet cleaning business needs from software, feature by feature, see carpet cleaning software.
For contractors: start free
Sources, each checked October 29, 2026: ServiceMonster pricing, Markate pricing, Jobber pricing, Housecall Pro pricing, GorillaDesk pricing, Jobber industries (checked October 8, 2026), Housecall Pro industries (checked October 8, 2026), and Koira pricing. We read each page's own text; we did not use summaries or third-party price lists.
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Shane Allen writes Koira's guides for trade business owners. How we check our numbers.
