Jobber vs QuickBooks: field service software, accounting software, or both

Jobber vs QuickBooks: the short answer

Jobber runs quotes, the crew calendar and invoices, while QuickBooks Online is accounting software, not a scheduling or dispatch tool. The two work together; see what is Jobber for the field service side.

As read on October 23, 2026, Jobber Core is $49 a month, billed monthly with no commitment, and QuickBooks Online Simple Start is $38 a month for 1 user. A crew that needs both a schedule and bookkeeping can run both, and the two sync from Jobber’s Connect plan.

What Jobber and QuickBooks Online cost for one user and for five

Monthly against monthly: for one user, Jobber Core is $49 a month and QuickBooks Online Simple Start is $38. For five users, Jobber Connect is $199 and QuickBooks Online Plus is $140. QuickBooks Online’s pricing page shows monthly billing only. Billed annually, Jobber Core is $29 a month and Connect with 5 users included is $149.

The prices buy different things: Jobber’s cover the schedule, quotes and invoices, and QuickBooks Online’s cover accounting. Jobber’s prices are in US dollars and exclude sales tax where applicable; see Jobber pricing for every plan.

What Jobber does that QuickBooks Online does not

Jobber’s crew calendar is on every plan, with routing from Connect. Clients approve quotes online in client hub, the self-serve page where a client approves quotes, checks appointments and pays invoices. The crew sees the day’s jobs, client details, notes and directions in the Jobber app on iOS and Android, and Jobber sends the invoice by text or email when the job is done.

QuickBooks Online covers the books. Its plans are priced by users, from 1 on Simple Start to 25 on Advanced.

The Jobber and QuickBooks integration

Jobber syncs with QuickBooks Online from the Connect plan and lists Xero in its feature table, so confirm Xero before relying on it. Connect starts at $139 a month for one user, billed monthly with no commitment, and Core has no sync.

Jobber’s help center says the new QuickBooks Online sync is rolling out gradually to select accounts, and that it is now one way.

Who needs Jobber, QuickBooks or both

Is Jobber or QuickBooks better? Each wins its own job.

• QuickBooks Online alone for a business that needs bookkeeping and invoices but no crew schedule: Simple Start, $38 a month, billed monthly.
• Jobber alone for a crew of 1 to 15 that needs quotes, a calendar and invoices first. Core is $49 a month for 1 user.
• Both for a crew that needs the schedule and the books, with Jobber from Connect syncing to QuickBooks Online.

Jobber’s 14-day trial and QuickBooks’ 30-day trial can run side by side, since neither charges at the start. QuickBooks charges automatically when its trial ends, and it also offers QuickBooks Free at $0 a month with no credit card. Jobber’s pricing page lists four paid plans and a 14-day trial; its free-tool pages add a limited free sign-up of up to five quotes, jobs and invoices a month. Free field service management software compares the free routes.