Arborgold alternative for landscape companies comparing Arborgold software and Arborgold pricing
Arborgold is business management software that started in tree care and now also sells to landscape, lawn, plant health care, pest and snow companies. It bundles CRM, estimating, scheduling, routing, invoicing and crew time tracking under an annual contract. LandscapeEstimating is the alternative for landscape contractors who mainly need a better bid: it traces turf, beds, sod, pavers and edging on satellite imagery, prices each layer from your own production rates and margin, and sends a proposal the client signs online. Plans are $129, $299 or $649 a month, billed per company, with no annual contract.
Why look
Where a tree care platform fits and where landscape bids need something else.
Why landscape companies look for an Arborgold alternative
Arborgold earned its name with arborists. Tree inventories, plant health care programs, chemical tracking and crew scheduling for removal and pruning work are where the product is deepest, and tree companies that also mow a few properties get a lot from it. Landscape companies that bought it for estimating tend to raise the same four points.
- The bid logic is service based. Arborgold's estimating is built around services and line items, which suits a tree removal or a plant health care round. A landscape install needs assemblies instead: mulch depth that becomes cubic yards, sod with a waste factor and haul-off, pavers with base, bedding sand and edge restraint priced as one line.
- Measuring and pricing are two steps. Arborgold lists unlimited land measurements on its plans. The measurement gives you an area. You still have to turn that area into materials, labor hours and margin before the proposal is right.
- The good parts sit on higher tiers. Job costing, renewals, material inventory and the autoprice calculator are listed on Professional, and plant inventory mapping, custom templates and sales automation on Enterprise. A small landscape company buying for estimating often ends up paying for the middle tier or above.
- You sign for a year. Arborgold's pricing page says an annual contract is required, with 60 days' notice to cancel. That's a real commitment for a company that only wanted to fix its bids.
If you run a tree care company, stay with Arborgold and read no further. If most of your revenue is landscape maintenance, enhancements and installs, the rest of this page is for you.
Comparison
Arborgold and LandscapeEstimating side by side.
Arborgold software vs LandscapeEstimating for landscape estimating
The table sums up what Arborgold publishes on its pricing and feature pages and what our plans include. Arborgold changes plans from time to time, so confirm current terms with Arborgold before you sign anything.
| Arborgold | LandscapeEstimating | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Tree care first, plus landscape, lawn, plant health care, pest control and snow companies | Landscape contractors: maintenance, enhancements, design-build and light commercial |
| Measuring | Unlimited remote land measurements listed on its plans | Satellite tracing on every plan, as priced layers: turf, beds, sod, hardscape, edging, irrigation zones |
| How a measurement becomes a price | Area feeds a service or line item; autoprice calculator on Professional and above | Each layer prices from your cost library: material, waste, production rate, crew rate, overhead and margin |
| Assemblies and waste | Service and material line items | Multi-item assemblies with waste factors, for example base, sand, pavers and edge restraint in one line |
| Proposal and e-sign | Bids and proposals with e-signature approval | Branded proposal with the traced map, good / better / best options and online e-sign |
| Job costing | Professional and Enterprise | Estimate vs actual per line on Company and above |
| Scheduling, routing, CRM, invoicing | Included on every plan | Not included; keep your scheduling tool and export the signed job |
| Tree and plant inventory | Plant and tree inventory mapping on Enterprise | Not offered |
| Accounting | QuickBooks Desktop or Online | QuickBooks Online export on Company and above, CSV on every plan |
| Contract | Annual contract required, 60 days' notice to cancel | Monthly or yearly, cancel any time |
Where Arborgold wins: tree care, plant health care and chemical tracking, and one system for scheduling, routing and invoicing. Where we win: a landscape estimate built layer by layer from your own numbers, with the margin visible before the client signs, and no annual contract to get it.
How it works
From a US address to a signed landscape proposal.
How to measure and price a landscape job in one step
The measurement is the estimate, so nothing gets retyped between a map and a quote form.
Try it on a sample property in the yard measurement tool, or see a finished estimate on the how it works page.
- Search the US address and zoom in on current satellite imagery
- Trace turf, mulch beds, sod, pavers, edging and irrigation zones; square feet and linear feet calculate as you draw
- Each layer pulls its price from your cost library: material, waste, production rate, crew rate and target margin
- Add recurring lines with visit counts for mowing, or one-time lines for installs and enhancements
- Send a branded proposal with good / better / best options; the client signs online and the signed estimate becomes the job budget
Example
A tree care customer who asks for landscape work.
Example of pricing a landscape job a tree care system prices by hand
A homeowner who pays for a yearly tree and shrub program asks for three things after a storm: new beds under the pruned oaks, sod where a removed tree left bare soil, and a short paver path to the side gate. In a service-based system each of those is a custom line you price from memory. In LandscapeEstimating you trace three layers on the same property.
| Layer | Quantity | Priced by |
|---|---|---|
| Mulch beds, 3 in depth | 1,150 sq ft | 10.6 cubic yards before waste, material plus install rate |
| Sod over old stump area | 420 sq ft | Grinding cleanup, soil, sod and haul-off as one assembly |
| Paver path, 3 ft wide | 96 sq ft | Excavation, base, bedding sand, pavers and edge restraint as one assembly |
Each line shows labor hours and margin before you send. If the paver path needs 14 man-hours at your crew rate and the option clears only 18% margin, you see it on screen and adjust the price or the scope before the client does. When the job is done, actual hours post against the same lines, so your next path or bed bid starts from real production rates instead of last year's guess.
Fit
Who picks each tool.
Who should choose Arborgold, and who should choose LandscapeEstimating
Choose Arborgold if tree care is most of your revenue: removals, pruning, plant health care programs and chemical applications, where tree inventory and spray records matter as much as scheduling. It also fits mixed tree and lawn companies that want one system for CRM, routing and invoicing and are fine with a yearly contract.
Choose LandscapeEstimating if you bid maintenance contracts, enhancements and installs where the number decides whether the job makes money. It suits design-build firms on the landscape construction estimating software page, maintenance companies bidding commercial contracts with the landscape bidding software, and irrigation contractors on the irrigation estimating software. Many companies keep their scheduling tool and add us only for the estimate; the Jobber pricing guide for landscape companies shows what that setup costs next to an all-in-one plan. Tree care software that has moved away from landscape is a common story, and our SingleOps alternative comparison covers the same shift at Granum. If you are weighing bigger platforms, see the Aspire alternative and LMN alternative pages.
- Landscape companies that bought a tree care system and now bid mostly installs and enhancements
- Tree and landscape companies splitting the landscape division into its own estimating process
- Crews of one to fifteen estimators who price their own work and want to see margin per line
FAQ
- What is Arborgold software used for?
Arborgold is business management software for tree care, landscape, lawn, plant health care, pest control and snow companies. It covers CRM, estimating, scheduling, routing, invoicing, e-payments and crew time tracking, with job costing, chemical tracking and material inventory on its higher plans and plant and tree inventory mapping on Enterprise.
- How much does Arborgold cost?
Arborgold publishes its plan prices for Starter, Professional and Enterprise on its pricing page, with an annual contract required and 60 days' notice to cancel. Office and mobile users are added on top. LandscapeEstimating costs $129, $299 or $649 a month, billed per company, with estimator seats included and no annual contract.
- Is Arborgold good for landscaping companies?
Arborgold works for companies where tree care and plant health care lead and landscape work is a sideline. Landscape companies doing installs and enhancements often want more from the estimate: assemblies, waste factors, labor hours and margin per line, priced straight from a measured property. Many add a dedicated estimating tool for that.
- Does Arborgold have satellite measuring?
Arborgold lists unlimited remote land measurements on its plans, which give you property areas without a drive-out. LandscapeEstimating also measures from satellite imagery, but traces beds, sod, hardscape and edging as separate layers and prices each one from your own production rates and margin in the same step.
- What is the best Arborgold alternative for landscapers?
For landscape companies whose revenue depends on accurate bids, the best Arborgold alternative is a tool that measures and prices in one step from your own rates. LandscapeEstimating does that and sends the proposal for e-sign. ArboStar suits tree care companies, Jobber suits small crews that want scheduling, and Aspire or LMN suit larger commercial firms.
- Can I switch from Arborgold without losing my customers?
Yes. Keep Arborgold running until its contract ends and start new landscape bids here: search each property address, trace it once (a few minutes on a residential lot) and it stays saved for every rebid. Load your current spreadsheet prices into the cost library. Check the contract end date first, because Arborgold requires 60 days' notice to cancel.
Get started
Price the next landscape bid from your own numbers
Trace a real US address, enter your rates and see the estimate you would send. When it matches how you price, create your account and send it as a branded proposal. Compare plans on the pricing page.