Jobber is field service software you rent. It is a finished product for home service businesses: quotes, scheduling, invoices, online booking, and payments, with more messaging and automation on higher plans. Alori is the all-in-one app for service businesses, starting with HVAC. You describe the business in plain words, and Alori assembles an app from modules for customers, quotes, scheduling, jobs and invoices. The better pick depends on whether Jobber's workflow already matches yours, and which features you need on day one.
For a migration checklist rather than this comparison, see the Jobber alternative page. For the wider choice, read field service software vs building your own.
The short version
- Pick Jobber if you want a proven home-service product, your workflow already fits it, and you need online booking or card payments now.
- Pick Alori if you run a service company (or build apps for them) and you want customers, quotes, scheduling, jobs and invoices in an app that uses your words.
Different starting points
Jobber starts as a product. You sign up, learn its screens, and turn features on by plan. The vendor decides the workflow, the labels, and what ships next. That is a strength when your shop already works the way a typical home-service company does.
Alori starts from the business. Customers, quotes, scheduling, jobs and invoices already exist as modules. You describe how you work, or paste your website, and the app uses your words. A salon sees clients and appointments. A plumber sees customers and jobs. You change a screen by asking in a sentence.
| Jobber | Alori | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Field service software you subscribe to | An app built from service-business modules |
| Starting point | A finished product and its settings | A description of your business |
| Who adapts | Your shop learns the product | The app follows your words and steps |
| Best when | The standard home-service flow fits | You keep working around the software |
| Users | Priced by plan and by user | Unlimited users on every Alori plan |
What Jobber includes that Alori does not
Be straight about the gap. As of October 2026, Jobber's pricing page shows a product that already does several things Alori's default modules do not, mainly online booking and online payments:
- Online booking and online payments are listed on Core, including invoices customers can pay online.
- Time and expenses are listed on Connect and above. So are automated client reminders, quote and invoice follow-ups, and QuickBooks Online sync, which Alori now has too. Two-way SMS is listed on Grow and above.
- Higher plans add job costing, custom reports, a marketing suite, and an AI receptionist.
Alori can email a quote or an invoice when that module is in the app and the customer has an email on file. The message goes out from your app name on mail4.alori.dev, replies go to your account email, and each recipient uses 0.01 credits. Card payments, online booking, and a client portal are not in the default modules. Alori texts customers in both directions from a local number, syncs Gmail both ways, and places calls from the customer record, with recordings, transcripts and summaries. Appointment confirmations, “On my way” texts and reminders go out on their own. You can keep Jobber, or another tool, for the pieces Alori does not do yet.
Alori has a QuickBooks connector that syncs customers and invoices, and Google Calendar syncs both ways from the schedule.
What it costs
Jobber's price follows the plan and the headcount. As of October 2026, the same pricing page recommends:
- Core from $29/mo with a one-year commitment ($49/mo with no commitment) for one user.
- Connect from $99/mo billed annually ($139/mo with no commitment for one user).
- Grow from $149/mo billed annually.
- Plus from $399/mo billed annually.
Additional users are $29/mo each, and the page shows higher prices once a plan includes 5, 10, or 15 users. There is a 14-day trial with no credit card. Read that page for the figure that matches your crew. It moves.
Alori's pricing page is a different model. It is free to start, with no credit card: 10 credits to try it. Every plan includes unlimited users. Solo starts at $99 a month for 375 credits, and Business starts at $249 a month for 1,000 credits. A typical change costs about one credit. Prices are in US dollars, and the page is the source of truth.
How you set Alori up
- Describe the business in a sentence, or paste its website. Alori picks up the business name, colors and what it does.
- Answer a couple of simple multiple-choice questions where your description is unclear. Alori asks instead of guessing.
- Get an app with the modules you need, working at the office and on a phone.
- Change anything by asking in a sentence.
Changes are tried on a copy first. Your team keeps using the live app until you publish, and you can go back to an earlier version. Apps go live at name.alori.dev, or on your own domain (a custom domain is listed on Solo). Hosting, database, sign-in and SSL are handled. Apps are available in English and French.
More on the process in how Alori builds your app.
For agencies building for clients
Jobber is software a client logs into. Alori is a separate all-in-one app for each client. One Alori account can hold many projects. Each project has its own data and its own team, so you invite that client's staff to their app only.
If your work is selling and supporting Jobber, stay with Jobber. If your work is shaping an app around each shop, see how to sell custom software to local businesses.
When Jobber is the better pick
- You need online booking or card payments now. Those are in Jobber's plans. They are not default Alori modules.
- Your workflow is already a standard home-service flow. If the product fits, there is little to gain from rebuilding it.
- You want a large marketplace of other tools. Alori has connectors for QuickBooks, Google Calendar and Gmail, not a marketplace.
- You want a product many other shops already run, with Jobber's training and support around it.
- You would rather adopt a process than describe one.
When Alori is the better pick
- You keep a spreadsheet or a whiteboard beside Jobber. That usually means the stages, fields, or words do not match the shop.
- You want one app for customers, quotes, scheduling, jobs and invoices, and you can keep another tool for card payments.
- You want the app in English or French, using your terms on every screen.
- Headcount is what makes the bill jump, and unlimited users matter more than a bundled feature you will not open.
- You are an agency and each client needs their own project.
Questions to ask before you choose
| Question | If the answer is yes |
|---|---|
| Do we rely on online booking or card payments today? | Jobber already has those. Alori does not, yet. |
| Do we work around the software every week? | Alori, the all-in-one app for service businesses, is worth a trial. |
| Is QuickBooks Online sync part of the close? | Both sync with it. Check that Alori's customer and invoice sync covers what your bookkeeper needs. |
| Do we want screens in English or French, in our words? | Alori starts there. |
| Are we paying mainly because we added people? | Compare Jobber's per-user price with Alori's unlimited users. |
The simplest test: set up the Alori app from a sentence about the shop before you cancel anything. Use before you cancel a subscription as the checklist, and run both for a few weeks.
Product details change. Check each vendor's site for current features and pricing.
Frequently asked questions
Is Alori a Jobber alternative?
For the core of a service business, it can be. Jobber is field service software with a set workflow. Alori is the all-in-one app for customers, quotes, scheduling, jobs and invoices, set up from a description of your shop. It is not a copy of Jobber's screens. If you depend on online booking or card payments, Jobber still covers those and Alori does not, yet.
Can Alori text customers or take card payments?
Texts yes, card payments no. Alori texts customers in both directions from a local number, and the conversation lives in the customer's thread. You can also email quotes and invoices (0.01 credits per recipient). Card payments, online booking, and a client portal are not built in. Jobber lists online payments on Core and two-way SMS on Grow, as of October 2026.
How much does Jobber cost?
As of October 2026, Jobber's pricing page starts Core at $29/mo on a one-year commitment ($49/mo without it) for one user, Connect at $99/mo billed annually, Grow at $149/mo billed annually, and Plus at $399/mo billed annually. Extra users are $29/mo, and larger teams pay more than those starting prices. Confirm the current card before you budget.
Can I move my Jobber data?
You can export a spreadsheet from Jobber and ask Alori to map the columns, or enter records while you test. Do that before you cancel. The longer version is on the Jobber alternative page. Your Alori data lives in the hosted database for that project. If you need to move it later, ask the Alori team.
Try Alori on your business
Describe your service business in a sentence or paste your website, and see the all-in-one app. It is free to start, with no credit card and no account needed. Try it free.
