- Measure the lot before you go; a first number from a satellite measure sorts serious buyers before you spend the drive.
- The core of landscaping estimating is on Koira's Grow plan, $249 a month plus usage, with no per-person fee.
- Card rates for Jobber, GorillaDesk and Kickserv are from each company's own pages, next to Koira's.
How a landscaping company estimates
Landscaping estimates are two kinds: maintenance priced by the property and the season, and projects priced by materials and labor. Both start with the size of the yard.
For projects, options sell the work: mulch or rock, a small patio or a bigger one, plants now or in phases.
What goes on a landscaping estimate
- Mowing and edging by lot size
- Spring and fall cleanups
- Mulch by the cubic yard
- Shrub trimming and removal
- Planting by plant size
- Rock and edging
- Patio or walkway by the square foot
- Irrigation repair
What estimating software should do for landscapers
- Prices from your own list, never made up
- Options side by side on one estimate
- Signature and deposit on the same page
- Follow-ups that stop when they sign
- Measuring from above, which matters for landscapers
How Koira does it
In Koira, every line on a landscaping estimate comes from your own price list, from mowing and edging by lot size to irrigation repair. An estimate carries up to three options, the customer signs with a finger and pays your deposit on the same page, all on Office, the free plan. Koira can also draft the estimate from a few photos of the job, and never writes a number that is not in your records.
On Grow, $249 a month plus usage at cost, every open estimate is nudged on day two and day four, then the nudges stop. You see who opened it.
For landscapers in particular
- Measuring from above. On every plan, Koira measures a lawn from above for a first number from your price list.
Side by side
The features that matter for landscaping estimating, where each first appears on each company's public pricing page, then the people, usage, card and add-on rows every company gets.
| What you need | Koira | Jobber | GorillaDesk | Kickserv |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimates | Office (free) | Core | Basic | Not listed |
| Options on one estimate | Office, up to three | Grow (optional line items) | Growth (dynamic estimates and packages) | Not listed |
| E-signatures | Office (free) | Core (signature approvals) | Pro | Not listed |
| Deposits at signing | Office, at signing | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Price book | Office (your price list) | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Automatic estimate follow-ups | Grow, on day two and day four, then it stops | Connect | Not listed | Not listed |
| Measuring from above | Office (roofs, lawns, driveways) | Not listed | Growth (map estimation tools) | Not listed |
| People, usage and card fees | ||||
| Extra people | No per-person fee; one or fifteen people, the same price | $29 a month each | Admin users free; each added route raises the price | Move up a plan |
| Usage or credits | None on Office, at cost on Grow, included on Front Office | None on the pricing page | Texting $5 a month plus message credits, $50 for 1,000 | None on the pricing page |
| Card payments | 2.9% + 30¢ (Stripe) plus 2%, 1% or 0.5% by plan (Koira) | 2.9% + 30¢ online, 2.7% + 30¢ Tap to Pay, 1% bank (ACH) | Not published; your own Stripe or Square account's rate | 2.9% with Tap to Pay, 3.9% when the card is not present (Stripe) |
| Add-ons | None; postcards are a flat price per card | Receptionist $29, Pipeline $49, Marketing Suite $99 a month (all three in Plus) | Texting $5 a month plus message credits | QuickBooks Desktop $50 a month; 5% off the plan when you process enough payments |
From Jobber pricing and GorillaDesk pricing, checked October 8, 2026; Kickserv pricing, checked October 9, 2026. 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. GorillaDesk prices by route with a slider that fills in by script, so we read each route count in a real browser. A cell names the lowest plan that lists the feature; "Not listed" means we did not see it, so ask. Prices change often, so check the page before you buy.
What each one costs
Every plan in the same columns: price, people, usage, card rates and add-ons.
| Plan | Monthly | Billed yearly | People included | Usage or credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koira | ||||
| Office | $0, free | Monthly, no contract | One or fifteen, the same price | None charged on Office |
| Grow | $249 a month | Monthly, no contract | One or fifteen, the same price | Texts, call minutes and emails at cost, nothing added |
| Front Office | $499 a month, flat | Monthly, no contract | One or fifteen, the same price | Included in the $499 |
| Jobber | ||||
| Core | $49 a month | $29 a month billed yearly | 1 user | None on the pricing page |
| Connect | $139 a month for 1 user, $199 for 5 | $99 a month for 1 user, $149 for 5, billed yearly | 1, 5, 10 or 15 users | None on the pricing page |
| Grow | $199 a month for 1 user, $299 for 5 | $149 a month for 1 user, $229 for 5, billed yearly | 1, 5, 10 or 15 users | None on the pricing page |
| Plus | $499 a month for 5 users | $399 a month for 5 users, billed yearly | 5, 10 or 15 users | None on the pricing page |
| GorillaDesk | ||||
| Basic | $49 a month for 1 route, $99 for 2, $149 for 3 | $539 a year for 1 route | Unlimited admin users and devices | Texting $5 a month plus message credits, $50 for 1,000 |
| Pro | $99 a month for 1 route, $149 for 2, $199 for 3 | $1,089 a year for 1 route | Unlimited admin users and devices | Texting $5 a month plus message credits, $50 for 1,000 |
| Growth | $149 a month for 1 route, $249 for 2, $299 for 3 | $1,639 a year for 1 route | Unlimited admin users and devices | Texting $5 a month plus message credits, $50 for 1,000 |
| Kickserv | ||||
| Start | $60 a month | 20% off with a yearly subscription | 5 users | None on the pricing page |
| Run | $119 a month | 20% off with a yearly subscription | 10 users | None on the pricing page |
| Scale | $199 a month | 20% off with a yearly subscription | 20 users | None on the pricing page |
What comes on top: people, card payments and add-ons
| Company | Each extra person | Card payments | Add-ons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koira | No per-person fee on any plan | 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 | None; postcards are a flat price per card |
| Jobber | $29 a month each | 2.9% + 30¢ online, 2.7% + 30¢ Tap to Pay, 1% bank (ACH) | Receptionist $29, Pipeline $49, Marketing Suite $99 a month (all three in Plus) |
| GorillaDesk | Admin users free; each added route raises the price | Not published; your own Stripe or Square account's rate | Texting $5 a month plus message credits |
| Kickserv | Move up a plan | 2.9% with Tap to Pay, 3.9% when the card is not present (Stripe) | QuickBooks Desktop $50 a month; 5% off the plan when you process enough payments |
From Jobber pricing and GorillaDesk pricing, checked October 8, 2026; Kickserv pricing, checked October 9, 2026. 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. GorillaDesk prices by route with a slider that fills in by script, so we read each route count in a real browser. A cell names the lowest plan that lists the feature; "Not listed" means we did not see it, so ask. Prices change often, so check the page before you buy.
Card rates as each company publishes them (also Kickserv payments), checked October 9, 2026. Koira's is Stripe's 2.9% + 30¢ for a US card plus Koira's share, which pays for Office in place of a monthly fee.
Sources, each checked October 8, 2026: Jobber pricing, Jobber industries, GorillaDesk pricing, Kickserv pricing (checked October 9, 2026), Kickserv payments (checked October 9, 2026), Stripe pricing (checked October 9, 2026), and Koira pricing. We read each page's own text; we did not use summaries or third-party price lists.