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Prophet vs Jobber

Jobber is one of the most popular tools for home service businesses. Here's how it compares with Prophet on the part that eats the most time: building and fixing the daily schedule.

Competitor details checked October 28, 2026 from public sources listed below.

The short version

Prophet or Jobber?

Jobber is a well-known, all-round business tool with a lower starting price for small teams. You still build most of the schedule yourself: you place visits on the calendar and run route optimization when you want it. Prophet is built around the schedule itself. It assigns jobs to the right person and day, orders the stops, and re-plans when the day changes.

Choose Prophet if

  • Building and fixing the schedule takes up a big part of your day
  • You want jobs assigned automatically by skills, hours and time windows
  • Your days change often: jobs run long, finish early or come in same-day

Choose Jobber if

  • You're a one or two person shop and price comes first
  • You want Jobber's wider set of marketing and client-hub tools
  • You prefer to place every job on the calendar yourself

Side by side

Prophet vs Jobber at a glance

How the day gets planned

Jobber: You schedule visits on the calendar. Route optimization orders a person's visits when you run it.

Prophet: Prophet builds the schedule for you. It decides which person and which day each job goes to, then the order of stops, using skills, working hours and customer time windows.

When the day changes

Jobber: You adjust the calendar and re-run routing.

Prophet: Re-plans the rest of the day on its own when a job runs long or finishes early.

Pricing

Jobber: Plans from $49/month for 1 user to $699/month (Plus, 15 users) on monthly billing. Extra users are $29/month each.

Prophet: $99 per person per month, owner included. Everything included, no add-ons.

Custom reports

Jobber: Only on the top Plus plan ($499–$699/month on monthly billing).

Prophet: Reporting is included for every customer.

Contract

Jobber: Monthly or annual billing; annual prices are discounted for the first 12 months.

Prophet: Billed monthly. No setup fee, no contract, cancel anytime.

Jobber details come from its public pricing page and the sources below, checked October 28, 2026. Prices are monthly billing unless noted and can change; check with Jobber for current details.

Where Jobber falls short for route-heavy crews

  • Scheduling is still your job. Jobber helps you place and order visits, but someone still decides who goes where and on which day.
  • Routing is described as basic. Some reviewers describe Jobber's built-in route optimization as basic, especially for long days with many stops.
  • Reporting depth depends on the plan. Custom reports are only on Jobber's most expensive plan.
  • Cost grows with the team. Each user beyond your plan's included seats adds $29 a month, and the 15-user Plus plan is $699 a month on monthly billing.

Where Jobber is stronger

Jobber may be the better choice for some businesses:

  • A lower starting price, especially for a solo owner or a very small team.
  • A mature product with a large user community, plus marketing and receptionist add-ons.
  • Annual billing discounts if you're ready to commit for a year.

FAQ

Common Questions

Yes, if your biggest headache is the schedule itself. Jobber is a strong all-round tool, but you still decide which jobs go to which person and when. Prophet does that automatically using skills, working hours, customer time windows and drive time, and it re-plans the day when things change.
Not always. For small teams Jobber's plans usually cost less per month. Prophet is $99 per person with everything included and no contract. The case for Prophet is the time it saves building and fixing schedules, and the miles it saves with optimized routes.
Yes. Jobber can optimize the order of visits on a route. Prophet goes further: it also decides which person and which day each job belongs to, and it keeps the plan optimized as the day changes.

Sources

Jobber is a trademark of its owner. Prophet Scheduling is not affiliated with Jobber. See also: all comparisons.

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