Cleaning business resources

Price a house clean, send the estimate and the invoice, and keep recurring customers on the books, for residential and commercial cleaners. All of it is free to use, with nothing to sign up for. When you want the office work done for you, see how cleaning companies run on Koira.

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Price a job

Cost calculators, cleaning pricing guides and the math behind an honest number for cleaning work.

Cost calculators and pricing guides

Cost calculatorWindow cleaning cost calculatorPer window or per pane, home or commercial, with screens and upper floors.Cost calculatorHouse cleaning cost calculatorHome or office cleaning by the sq ft, per visit and per month.Cost calculatorCarpet cleaning cost calculatorPer square foot or per room, with stairs, pet treatment and upholstery.Pricing guideHow to Price Commercial CleaningPrice commercial exterior building washing and office cleaning from your production rate, labor, supplies and overhead, with sourced benchmarks and worked examples.Price a jobPrice checkYour prices against the local range, job by job.ReportTypical job prices by stateKoira estimates for 13 trades: sourced prices scaled to each state's wages.

Your rates and margins

Run the businessLabor rate calculatorThe rate per billable hour that covers wages, burden, unbilled time, overhead and profit.

Paperwork

House Cleaning documents with the trade's own line items, terms and a worked example. Fill one in, then print it or download Word.

Pay

What the people in this work earn in every state, from the federal wage survey, and how a wage turns into a price.

Pay by stateHouse Cleaner salary by stateMaids and housekeeping cleaners, in homes, hotels and hospitals.Pay by stateJanitor salary by stateJanitors and commercial cleaners, office crews and custodians.ReportTrade wages by state 2026Median pay for 14 trades in every state, from the BLS wage survey.

Start a business

The steps to open a cleaning business, a name, and a plan you can take to a bank.

Start a businessHow to Start a Cleaning BusinessHow to start a cleaning business: house or commercial, licenses, insurance and bonding, supplies, pricing from real benchmarks, first clients and recurring work.Name generatorCleaning business name generatorName ideas for a house cleaning or janitorial company.Business planCleaning business plan templateA cleaning business plan with trade sections and example text.Any tradeHow to Start a Home Services BusinessHow to start and own a home services business: picking a trade, licenses and insurance, pricing, first customers, getting paid and the tools a small shop needs.

Software and comparisons

What cleaning companies need from office software, and how the big names compare on price and fit.

SoftwareCleaning business software and house cleaning scheduling softwareWhat a small cleaning business needs from scheduling and billing software, a plain checklist, and an honest look at Koira, Jobber, Housecall Pro, QuoteIQ and ServiceTitan.ComparisonJobber alternative for cleaning companiesJobber for a cleaning company: the plan cleaning companies land on, what it costs for 1 to 3 people, a worked cleaning price example, and how Koira compares.ComparisonHousecall Pro alternative for cleaning companiesHousecall Pro for a cleaning company: the plan cleaning companies land on, what it costs for 1 to 3 people, a worked cleaning price example, and how Koira compares.ComparisonQuoteIQ alternative for cleaning companiesQuoteIQ for a cleaning company: the plan cleaning companies land on, what it costs for 1 to 3 people, a worked cleaning price example, and how Koira compares.

Checklists

Printable checklists and reports to fill in on site, so nothing is missed and the customer sees what you found.

ChecklistMove-out cleaning checklistRoom by room, inside everything, and the walk-through.ChecklistNew client onboarding checklistBefore, during and after the first visit with a new customer.

Messages

Texts and emails to copy for the moments every job has: the follow-up, the deposit, the reminder and the review ask.

Message templateQuote follow-up textNudge an open estimate by text: first nudge, check-in, polite close.Message templateDeposit requestAsk for the deposit: what it covers and a link to pay.Message templatePayment reminderUnpaid invoice reminders: friendly, firm and final notice.Message templateReview requestAsk for a Google review after the job, with your link.Message templatesEvery message templateQuote follow-ups, payment reminders, appointment texts, review requests and more.