Jobber is a solid general-purpose field service tool. But "general purpose" means it wasn't designed around linear-foot takeoffs, materials & parts lists, the lasso job-board selector, or the way fence contractors actually estimate, schedule, and dispatch install and repair jobs. FenceBossPro was.
The features that matter most for fence contractors — not general field service.
| Feature | FenceBossPro | Jobber |
|---|---|---|
| Linear-Foot Takeoffs by Fence Type | ✓ | ✗ |
| Materials & Parts List (Posts, Panels, Pickets, Gates) | ✓ | ✗ |
| Lasso — Draw a Circle on Any Area of the Map, Instantly See Every Job, Linear Ft & Work Due Inside | ✓ | ✗ Not available |
| Built Specifically for Fence Contractors | ✓ | ✗ |
| True Two-Way SMS Inbox (Included) | ✓ | Grow plan only ($299/mo) |
| Job Board & Crew Dispatch | ✓ | ✗ |
| Deposits & Progress Billing | ✓ | Limited |
| Materials & Parts Catalog (Posts, Rails, Hardware) | ✓ | ✗ |
| Line-Item Estimates & Online Acceptance | ✓ | ✓ |
| Card-on-File Payments | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mobile App for Crews & Installers | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automated Review Requests | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automated Estimate Follow-Ups | ✓ | ✓ |
| Unlimited Users at Flat Price | ✓ | ✗ |
| Starting Price (Annual Billing) | $129 / month | $29/mo (1 user only) |
| Price for a 5-Person Team (Annual) | $129 / month | $149/mo (Connect — no SMS) |
| Price with Two-Way SMS (Annual) | $129 / month | $299/mo (Grow — up to 10 users) |
The moment you add your 6th employee on Jobber, you're bumped to a higher tier. Add more features, pay more. Add more users, pay more. FenceBossPro has one price — $129/month — that covers your entire team, every feature, forever. No tiers. No per-seat math. No surprises on your invoice.
Before you send a single bid, FenceBossPro turns your linear-foot measurements into posts, panels, pickets, rails, concrete, gates, and hardware. Know exactly what a wood, vinyl, chain link, or aluminum run takes before you quote it. Jobber has no concept of this.
Every job builds its own materials list automatically — posts, panels, rails, concrete, gates, hardware, by quantity. Hand the crew an exact pull sheet in 30 seconds. Jobber has job notes. That's not the same thing as a fence materials takeoff.
Draw a circle on the map, instantly see every job inside with work due. Jobs, fence types, linear ft — all calculated before you schedule anything. Jobber has basic route optimization. Not the same as Lasso.
Send and receive text messages inside FenceBossPro with full conversation history per contact. Jobber has limited client messaging — not a full SMS inbox with inbound/outbound history organized by customer.
Track every install and repair on the Job Board, see what's due, and dispatch crews by area. Jobber handles jobs, but not the fence job-board model that shows you all your pending work before you build a crew route.
Every employee — crews, installers, office staff, managers — included at $129/month. Jobber charges per tier based on user count. Add your 6th employee and your bill goes up. Ours doesn't.
Jobber does a lot of things well. But it was designed to work for cleaning companies, landscapers, HVAC techs, plumbers, and dozens of other trades. When you build software for everyone, you can't build the deep features that fence contractors actually need. FenceBossPro was built by people who ran fence crews — and it shows.
Draw a circle on your service area map and FenceBossPro instantly shows every job inside that radius with work due — total jobs, fence types, linear ft, all calculated before you dispatch a single crew. Jobber has route optimization. That's completely different from Lasso. No competitor has built anything like this.
Jobber has been around for years and has a solid UI. But FenceBossPro was designed specifically for the way fence contractors work — which means less configuration, less hunting through menus, and a dispatch board that actually makes sense for install and repair jobs.
Add your fence types and materials, import clients and properties, connect payments, set up your SMS alerts — most owners are fully operational the same day. No onboarding call, no implementation consultant, no 90-day timeline to get started.
Everything flows through the dispatch board — Job Board, scheduling, map, dispatch, materials list. It's designed the way a fence business thinks about its day. Not the way a plumber or cleaning company would.
The mobile app shows your crews exactly what they need — today's jobs, the property notes, the materials list, the complete button. No training videos, no IT ticket, no confused crew. They're using it on day one.
SMS alerts, estimate follow-ups, payment reminders, review requests — set them up once and FenceBossPro runs them every time, automatically. You're not babysitting automations or configuring Zapier workflows.
No tiers. No per-seat fees. No upgrade prompts. Just $129/month for your entire operation.
No contracts. Cancel anytime. No hidden fees — ever.
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