A Yardbook alternative for a lawn care business

Yardbook is free. It says it uses a sponsored ad model, which lets landscapers run invoicing, scheduling and route optimization without a subscription. That makes it a common first tool for a new lawn business.

The cost shows up in payments: its terms say a free account pays Stripe's transaction fees plus a 1% Yardbook processing fee on each online payment, waived on the paid Business and Enterprise plans. Owners also look further when they want customers to book themselves, an instant price on their site, or calls answered while they mow.

Who each one is for, what it costs, and what it charges on a card payment, in the same rows for every company.

From Yardbook, Service Autopilot pricing and Markate pricing, checked October 9, 2026. Yardbook's pages block a plain fetch, so we read them 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.

Where each feature first appears on each company's public pricing page. It is not a full feature list for anyone, including us.

From Yardbook, Service Autopilot pricing and Markate pricing, checked October 9, 2026. Yardbook's pages block a plain fetch, so we read them 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.

• It is free, paid for by sponsored ads, so a new lawn business can start at no cost.
• Invoicing, scheduling and route optimization are part of the free product.
• It is built for landscaping and lawn care.

Things to know

• Online payments carry Stripe's fees plus a 1% Yardbook fee on free accounts.
• Premium plan prices are not on the pages we could read.
• The free product is supported by ads.

Koira's Office plan is free too, without ads: a website with a price on it, a lawn measured from above for the first number, online booking, stops sorted by the drive, and a QR code to get paid at the door. Review asks go out after every paid job.

Grow, $249 a month plus usage at cost, adds the receptionist and text-back on a Koira number and seasonal campaigns to past customers. Maintenance plans billed on the card on file are on Front Office, $499 flat. Koira's card share is 2% on Office on top of Stripe's 2.9% + 30¢, and it drops to 1% on Grow and 0.5% on Front Office.

Every plan in the same columns: price, people, usage, card rates and add-ons. Koira has no per-person fee on any plan, and Office costs nothing a month.

What comes on top: people, card payments and add-ons

From Yardbook, Service Autopilot pricing and Markate pricing, checked October 9, 2026. Yardbook's pages block a plain fetch, so we read them 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 Yardbook terms), 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.

If you only need free invoicing and a route, Yardbook does that at no monthly cost. Compare the 1% on payments with what you would pay elsewhere at your volume.

Whichever you try, put one real week of jobs through it before you switch. Koira's Office plan is free, so you can run it next to Yardbook while you decide.