- Jobber Connect is the plan the auto detailing must-haves land on.
- That is $139 a month for one person and $197 for three, on monthly billing.
- On Koira the same list is on Office, free, with no per-person fee.
- Worked example: a mobile detailer paying themselves $22 an hour, $30,000 of overhead and 3 unbilled hours a day of driving and setup comes to $74.60 on our free calculator.
What a detailing business needs, and where it sits in Jobber
Detailing lives on bookings, packages and customers who come back. DMs and texts to book every car: that is the problem software has to fix. Jobber lists auto detailing among its industries; here is where each thing auto detailers rely on sits in its plans.
| What you need | Jobber | Koira |
|---|---|---|
| What decides the plan | ||
| Customers book online Customers want to pick a package and a time on your site, not in your DMs. | Core | Office (free) |
| Day-before reminders A reminder the day before is what keeps a mobile slot from going empty. | Connect (automated client notifications) | Office, the day before |
| Review requests Before and after photos and stars decide who gets the next car. | Not listed | Office (free) |
| Worth having | ||
| Deposits at signing | Not listed | Office, at signing |
| Seasonal email and text campaigns | Marketing Suite add-on, $99 a month, included on Plus | Grow |
| Stops sorted by the drive | Connect | Office (stops sorted by the drive) |
From Jobber pricing, checked October 8, 2026. A cell names the lowest plan that lists the feature; "Not listed" means we did not see it, so ask. Jobber's pricing page blocks a plain fetch and changes its prices with a team size picker, so we read it in a real browser. The $29 a month per added user is in the note behind each plan's user count. Prices are per month in US dollars and change often, so check the page before you buy.
The Jobber plan a 1 to 3 person detailing business ends up on
For auto detailers, the list that decides the plan is customers book online, day-before reminders and review requests. On Jobber that lands on Connect because day-before reminders first appears there: $139 a month for one person and $197 for three, on monthly billing. Add $99 a month for seasonal email and text campaigns if you want that too. Each person past the team size you pick is $29 a month.
Review requests is not on any Jobber plan card. Ask Jobber how auto detailers handle it today.
| Team | Monthly billing | Billed yearly, per month | How Jobber prices it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $139 | $99 | Connect for 1 user |
| 3 people | $197 | $157 | Connect for 1 user, plus 2 added users at $29 a month |
Same source: Jobber pricing, checked October 8, 2026.
Add the extras auto detailers often want (deposits at signing, seasonal email and text campaigns and stops sorted by the drive) and Jobber moves you to Plus, $499 a month for one person, though deposits at signing is not on its plan cards. For comparison, the same must-haves on Koira are on Office (free), and the extras above take you to Grow ($249 a month plus usage at cost), with no per-person fee.
Where Jobber is a good fit for auto detailers
- Route optimization, automated client reminders and automatic card payments for recurring work all come in on Connect, which suits auto detailers whose week is mostly repeat stops.
- Core already covers online booking, quotes, invoices and a website for one user at $29 a month billed yearly, which is enough for many solo auto detailers.
- Its mobile app works in Spanish for team members, and it has a 14 day free trial on Grow with no credit card.
Where Koira does it differently for auto detailers
Review requests. On Jobber: not on its plan table. Every paid job gets the review ask an hour later.
Deposits at signing. On Jobber: not on its plan table. The deposit holds the slot and is paid when they book.
Seasonal email and text campaigns. On Jobber: Marketing Suite add-on, $99 a month, included on Plus. On Grow, Koira reminds past customers when the next detail is due, with one tap to book.
Worked example: a mobile detailer paying themselves $22 an hour
A mobile detailer paying themselves $22 an hour, $30,000 of overhead and 3 unbilled hours a day of driving and setup, on the free labor rate calculator, comes to $74.60 ($63.41 just to break even).
| Step | The math |
|---|---|
| Paid hours a year | 40 hrs × 52 weeks = 2,080 hrs |
| Hours at work | 2,080 − 10 days off × 8 hrs = 2,000 hrs |
| Billable share of a day | (8 − 3 unbilled) ÷ 8 = 62.5% |
| Billable hours a year | 2,000 × 62.5% = 1,250 hrs per tech, 1,250 in all |
| Labor cost a year | 1 × $22.00 × 2,080 hrs × (1 + 7.65% + 0%) = $49,261 |
| Break-even rate | ($49,261 labor + $30,000 overhead) ÷ 1,250 billable hrs = $63.41 |
Spread over 1,250 billable hours a year, Jobber Connect at $1,188 a year adds $0.95 to every billable hour. Koira Office adds nothing, since it is free.
Licensing, guides and the full checklist
- Auto detailing software: the full checklist and every price side by side
- How a detailing business runs on Koira
Sources, each checked October 8, 2026: Jobber pricing, Jobber industries, and Koira pricing. We read each page's own text; we did not use summaries or third-party price lists.