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This calculator vs. Jobber
Two different shapes: Jobber is an account-based platform for running a home service company's whole operation, including scheduling and invoicing a job once it is priced. This page is a free, private worksheet for one question — what should this wash job cost, before you offer it to the customer.
What each tool is for
Jobber is a field service management platform used by home service businesses — pressure washing, lawn care, cleaning, HVAC and general contracting among them — to run client management and online quoting, scheduling and crew dispatch, invoicing and online payments, and a client-facing hub, tied to one account used on an ongoing basis across every job the company runs. Jobber's own site is not reachable from this session to confirm today's specific feature list, plan names, or pricing, so only its well-documented identity and category are stated here: nothing about it is invented, and no dollar figure for it appears on this page. Public descriptions of that scheduling and invoicing software describe running and billing a job once its scope and price already exist; none describe working out what a new wash job should cost from surface square footage, a production rate, chemical cost and drive time before you quote it — which is the one thing this calculator does.
This calculator does none of what Jobber does. It does not manage a client list, dispatch a crew across a season, or collect a payment. It takes one job's surfaces — each one's square footage and the production rate your crew actually hits — plus chemical cost, round-trip drive, setup, loaded technician wage, water, overhead, target margin and a minimum job, and turns that into the bid price, the price per square foot, the after-travel hourly rate, and the walk-away price below which the job loses money — plus, if you already have a number on the table, a check of whether it clears your own break-even floor, and a printable customer proposal. It runs free in any browser, keeps no account, and uploads nothing you type.
| Question | Where to answer it |
|---|---|
| I need to manage clients, schedule crews, and invoice and collect payment for wash and other home service jobs across my whole business. | Jobber, or a comparable field service platform — running that ongoing operation is not something this calculator does. |
| What should I charge for this wash job, given each surface's square footage, my crew's production rate, drive time, and chemical and equipment cost? | This calculator — free, instant, private, no account. |
| How much does the drive really cost me on a job that looks priced fine per square foot? | This calculator's after-travel hourly rate. |
| A customer's budget is below what I'd normally quote. Does it still clear my walk-away floor? | This calculator's proposed-price check — it flags a price below break-even before you agree to it. |
| I already have jobs priced and need to schedule, invoice and collect payment across many customers, over a season. | Jobber — built as an ongoing, account-based platform for exactly that job. |
| How does the math behind a per-surface wash price actually work? | This calculator's own pricing walkthrough. |
| Do I need to create an account or sign up to use the tool? | This calculator: no. Jobber's tools are used through a paid account. |
Most pressure-washing businesses get different value from each: Jobber (or a comparable field service platform) for managing clients, scheduling crews and collecting payment across an ongoing business as an account, and a private calculator like this one for an instant, no-login answer to what a new wash job should cost before it is offered. This page's own figures are a pricing model, not a signed proposal or an invoice.
This tool needs no account and no sign-in: it is a static page, the arithmetic runs in your browser, and once it has loaded it keeps working with the connection off.
Common questions
Should I use this calculator or Jobber?
They do different jobs, and a pressure-washing business of any size will likely end up touching both. Jobber is a field service management platform used across home service trades to run client management and quoting, scheduling and dispatch, invoicing and online payments, and a client hub, tied to one account used on an ongoing basis across every job the company runs. This calculator does one narrower thing: it takes a job's surfaces, each one's square footage and production rate, plus chemical cost, round-trip drive, setup, loaded wage, water, overhead and a minimum job, and turns that into the bid price, the price per square foot, the after-travel hourly rate, and the walk-away price below which the job loses money, before you have quoted anything. It runs free in any browser, keeps no account, and uploads nothing you type. A company already scheduling crews, invoicing customers and taking payments across many jobs is better served by Jobber or a comparable field service platform; an owner who needs an instant, private answer to what one wash job should cost before it is offered is in the right place here.
Is this page affiliated with Jobber?
No. This site is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Jobber. Jobber is a trademark of its owner, named here only to describe what this calculator is and is not.
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