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Jobber vs Tractian

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Jobber

Field Service

Software to run your service business, from quoting to invoicing

From
$49/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Tractian

Field Service

CMMS with published per-user pricing plus vibration sensors sold as a separate per-asset subscription

From
$60/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Jobber core and Connect include a single user, so a two person crew needs the $199 Grow plan or a $29 per month extra seat; Tractian sensors are excluded from both published CMMS tiers and are quoted per monitored asset, so the transparent rate card covers only the part of the deployment that costs least.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Jobber and Tractian actually diverge.

Attributes where Jobber and Tractian differ
AttributeJobberTractian
Starting price$49/month$60/month
Pricing modelsubscriptionPer user per month
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Field Service).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Jobber

Nothing recorded that Tractian does not also cover.

Only in Tractian

  • Published per-user pricing
  • Unlimited requesters
  • Smart Trac sensors
  • Automatic work order creation
  • Mobile execution
  • Preventive maintenance planning
  • Power BI connector
  • ERP integration

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Jobber

  • Quoting, scheduling and invoicing for a home service businessnot Tractian
  • Collecting payment automatically after a job is completednot Tractian
  • Job costing and time tracking across a crew of up to 15not Tractian

Tractian

  • A mid-market plant replacing spreadsheet maintenance planning where hundreds of operators must report faults but only a dozen plan worknot Jobber
  • Instrumenting critical motors and pumps and having detected faults become work orders without an integration projectnot Jobber
  • A maintenance manager who needs a defensible budget figure before an approval meeting rather than a quote in three weeksnot Jobber
  • A multi-site manufacturer wanting the same CMMS and sensor platform across Brazilian, Mexican and United States plantsnot Jobber

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Jobber

  • Core and Connect include a single user, so a two person crew needs the $199 Grow plan or a $29 per month extra seat
  • The advertised entry price of $21 per month requires annual prepayment; paying monthly costs $49
  • Extra seats cost $29 per month on every plan, including the tiers that already bundle 5 or 15 users

Tractian

  • Sensors are excluded from both published CMMS tiers and are quoted per monitored asset, so the transparent rate card covers only the part of the deployment that costs least.
  • Smart Trac hardware reports into the Tractian platform, so a plant that later changes analytics vendor writes off the installed sensor base.
  • The five-user minimum on Standard and ten-user minimum on Enterprise put a floor under the cost that small maintenance teams cannot get below.
  • ERP integration, single sign-on and the Power BI connector are Enterprise-only, so an organisation needing SAP integration pays the higher rate for every licensed user including technicians who need none of it.
  • The company is young and venture-funded with rapid product expansion, so enterprise features are newer than the core CMMS and reference sites at large industrial scale are fewer than for established EAM vendors.

Pricing, plan by plan

Jobber

$49/month
  • Core$49/month
    • 1 user included
    • $21 per month on annual prepaid
    • Online booking, quotes and invoices with online payments
  • Connect$139/month
    • 1 user included
    • $70 per month on annual prepaid
    • Automated client reminders and payment collection
  • Grow$199/month
    • 5 users included
    • $105 per month on annual prepaid
    • Job costing and automatic time tracking
  • Plus$499/month
    • 15 users included
    • $280 per month on annual prepaid
    • Marketing Suite and Pipeline

Tractian

$60/month
  • Standard$60/month
    • From 60 USD per user per month, billed annually
    • Minimum five users
    • Unlimited assets and unlimited requester accounts
  • Enterprise$100/month
    • From 100 USD per user per month, billed annually
    • Minimum ten users
    • Single sign-on and custom entities
  • Bundle$undefined/year
    • CMMS combined with condition monitoring sensors
    • Priced per monitored asset, quoted rather than published
    • Includes failure detection, root cause analysis and reliability support

Which should you pick?

Choose Jobber if

Nothing in the data separates Jobber from Tractian on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Jobber review

Choose Tractian if

  • You need published per-user pricing.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want unlimited requesters.
Tractian review

Questions people ask

Is Jobber or Tractian better?
Neither clearly leads. Jobber starts at $49/month and Tractian at $60/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Jobber or Tractian?
Jobber starts at $49/month and Tractian at $60/month.
Does Jobber or Tractian run on more platforms?
Jobber runs on Web. Tractian runs on Web, iOS, Android.
What is Jobber best used for?
Jobber is most often used for quoting, scheduling and invoicing for a home service business, collecting payment automatically after a job is completed, job costing and time tracking across a crew of up to 15. Of those, quoting, scheduling and invoicing for a home service business and collecting payment automatically after a job is completed are not what Tractian is typically brought in for.
What can Jobber do that Tractian cannot?
Tractian covers Published per-user pricing, Unlimited requesters, Smart Trac sensors, Automatic work order creation.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Jobber: How much does Jobber cost?

Jobber publishes four plans. Paying monthly they are Core at $49, Connect at $139, Grow at $199 and Plus at $499 per month. Prepaying annually brings those to $21, $70, $105 and $280 per month.

Source
Tractian: What does the CMMS actually cost?

Standard is from 60 USD per user per month with five users minimum, Enterprise from 100 USD with ten minimum, both billed annually.

Jobber: How many users does Jobber include?

Core and Connect include one user, Grow includes five and Plus includes fifteen. Additional seats are $29 per month on any plan.

Source
Tractian: Are the sensors included?

No. Both CMMS tiers explicitly exclude sensors, which are priced per monitored asset under a separate bundle that is not published.

Jobber: Does Jobber have a free trial?

Yes. Jobber offers a 14 day free trial with full access to Grow plan features and states that no credit card is required to start it.

Source
Tractian: Do fault reporters need licences?

No. Requester accounts are unlimited on both tiers, which is the main reason the per-user price is workable for large plants.

Tractian: Can I use the sensors with another platform?

No. Smart Trac hardware reports to the Tractian platform.

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