Jobber alternative

The Jobber alternative built only for cleaning companies.

Jobber is a strong, established platform for service businesses across more than 50 industries. Cleaning Operator is built for one: cleaning. That shows in payroll from clocked hours, cleaner documents and recruitment, and an AI assistant you can run the office with, hands-free.

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Compared from public pages, checked 16 October 2026. Sources

Where Jobber is strong

Jobber is used by more than 100,000 service businesses, and for good reasons.

A complete quote-to-cash workflow: requests, quotes with optional items, jobs, invoices and payments
Strong scheduling, with recurring jobs, route optimisation and GPS
Jobber AI can create quotes, jobs and invoices by voice on mobile, and an AI Receptionist add-on answers customer calls
Marketing tools included, such as a free website and review requests, with a large app marketplace

Why cleaning companies choose Cleaning Operator

Where Cleaning Operator is different from Jobber.

01
Built for cleaning, not 50 trades
Services, extras, recurring frequencies, checklists with signatures, clock-in photos and cleaner documents such as DBS and right to work are the product, not a configuration.
02
Payroll runs inside the product
Cleaning Operator turns clocked hours into a payroll run and sends payslips to the mobile app, in the UK and the US. Jobber tracks timesheets and syncs them to Gusto, in the US only.
03
A hands-free assistant on the desktop
Jobber's AI voice is tap-to-talk in the mobile app and marked beta. Cleaning Operator's assistant works across the web dashboard by chat, a side drawer or live voice, and starts when you say its name.
04
Priced in pounds or dollars, seats included
Jobber lists its prices in US dollars, including on its UK page, and extra users are $29 a month each. Cleaning Operator plans are priced in GBP or USD with cleaner and office seats included by plan.

AI assistant

Run the office by talking to it.

Chat, a side drawer on every page, live voice in a natural voice, or just say its name. It does most of what an admin does on the dashboard, inside rules you set.

The AI assistant is included on Enterprise. Professional and Business can try it for 7 days. Live voice and the wake word work in the web dashboard; the mobile app has chat with dictation.

See the AI assistant

Agent page and side drawer
Ask from any page in plain English. The side drawer opens without leaving the screen you are on; the Agent page holds longer conversations and background tasks.
Live voice chat
Talk to it like a colleague. Live voice chat in a natural, human-sounding voice looks things up and gets them done while you keep working.
Hands-free wake word
Say the assistant's name, the way you would call a smart speaker, and it starts a voice conversation. No clicking.
What it can do
Most of the admin dashboard, done by asking. It looks things up instantly and prepares changes for you to approve, or runs them itself where you allow it.
Approvals and safeguards
You decide what it may do alone. Each kind of action is off, ask first or automatic, and refunds, payroll and deletions always ask.

What Jobber offers

Jobber AI answers questions in chat and, by voice in the mobile app (beta), can create quotes, jobs, invoices and clients. You tap to talk; Jobber's pages do not mention a wake word. The AI Receptionist add-on answers your customers' calls and texts.

Side by side

Cleaning Operator and Jobber, compared.

From each product's own public pages, checked 16 October 2026. Prices are monthly before tax, and change; check Jobber's site for current details.

Cleaning Operator compared with Jobber
Capability	Cleaning Operator	Jobber
Pricing
Starting pricePer month, lowest paid plan	£59 / $79 (Professional)	$29 billed annually, or $49 month to month (Core, 1 user)
How the price grows	Three flat plans; cleaner and office seats included by plan	By plan and number of users; extra users $29 each
Billing currencies	GBP and USD	USD (the UK pricing page also lists USD)
Free trial	14 days, every plan	14 days
Built for	Cleaning companies only	Home and commercial service businesses in 50+ industries
AI
AI assistant that does admin work for you	Yes: bookings, customers, invoices, payments, payroll, messages and hiring (Enterprise)	Yes: Jobber AI creates quotes, jobs and invoices by voice
Live voice conversation with the assistant	Yes, in the web dashboard	Tap-to-talk in the mobile app (beta)
Hands-free wake word	Yes: say the assistant's own name (web dashboard)	Not mentioned on their site
AI that answers your customers' calls	Not included	Yes: AI Receptionist add-on, $29 a month
Bookings and the day
Online booking form	Yes: public form, embed and customer portal	Yes: booking and request forms
Recurring cleans	Included	Included
Team calendar and scheduling	Yes; team views on Business and above	Yes, with route optimisation and GPS
Mobile app for cleaners: clock-in, checklists, photos	Yes: clock-in photos, checklists, signatures, job photos	Yes; checklists from Connect, automatic time tracking on Grow
Customer portal with login	Included	Yes: client hub
Money
Card payments	Stripe, on your own account	Jobber Payments (Stripe) in the UK, US and Canada
Invoicing	Yes, with automatic reminders	Included
Payroll from clocked hours	Yes: payroll runs and payslips (Business and above)	Timesheets; Gusto payroll sync in the US only
Quotes and estimates	Not included	Included
Accounting software sync	Not included	QuickBooks Online and Xero, one-way
Team and growth
SMS reminders	Yes, with your own Twilio number (Business and above)	Reminders; two-way SMS on Grow
Review requests	Included	Included
Cleaner recruitment pipeline	Yes: applicant pipeline with optional AI review (Business and above)	Not found on their site
Cleaner documents and contract e-signing	Yes: DBS, right to work, insurance, e-signed contracts	Not found on their site
Website builder	Yes (Business and above)	Yes: a free website on all plans

An honest view

When Jobber may suit you better.

You also run other trades, such as landscaping or handyman work, from the same account
Quoting is central to how you win work, or you need QuickBooks or Xero sync
You want an AI receptionist answering customer calls today

Switching

Moving from Jobber.

Start the free trial, run the setup wizard, import your customers and addresses from a CSV file, add your services and checklists, invite your cleaners, then go live.

How switching works

Questions

Jobber alternative: common questions.

Is Cleaning Operator a good Jobber alternative for a cleaning company?

If your business is cleaning, yes. Cleaning Operator covers booking, the team calendar, the mobile app, card payments, invoices, payroll from clocked hours, recruitment and cleaner documents, priced in GBP or USD. If you rely on quoting or accounting sync, Jobber may suit you better.

Does Jobber have an AI assistant?

Yes. Jobber AI answers questions in chat and can create quotes, jobs and invoices by voice in the mobile app, which Jobber marks as beta. Cleaning Operator's assistant also works across the web dashboard and starts hands-free when you say its name.

Can I move from Jobber to Cleaning Operator?

Yes. Import your customers and addresses from a CSV file, set up your services and checklists, invite your cleaners and go live. The switching page walks through each step.

Sources, checked 16 October 2026

Jobber is a trademark of its owner. Cleaning Operator is not affiliated with or endorsed by Jobber. This page summarises Jobber's public pages on the date shown; products and prices change. If something here is out of date, email hello@cleaningoperator.com and we will correct it.

Switch from Jobber

Run the whole cleaning company from one system.

Online booking, the live team calendar, the mobile app, card payments and invoices, and payroll from clocked hours.