Landscaping software security and how we handle your cost data
Your cost library is the most sensitive thing a landscaping company puts into software: labor rates, production rates, material costs, overhead and target margin describe exactly how you price. This page explains how LandscapeEstimating handles that data, who can see it inside your company, how it is protected and how you take it with you. If your review needs more detail, write to [email protected].
Data ownership
Why your rates and estimates stay with your company.
Your cost data stays yours
Each company's cost library, estimates, proposals and job costing records are kept separate and are never shared with other companies. We do not pool your rates into benchmarks, and we do not show your prices to anyone outside your account. Clients who receive a proposal see the scope, options and prices you send them, never your costs, man-hours or margin.
- Cost data per company, never shared with other companies
- Proposals show prices, not costs or margin
- Separate cost libraries per branch on Operations
Encryption
How traffic and account data are protected.
Encryption in transit and regular encrypted backups
All traffic between your browser and LandscapeEstimating, and between your clients and the proposals they open, is encrypted in transit over HTTPS. Account data is protected by regular encrypted backups, so an accidental change or a system failure does not cost you your library or your estimate history.
- HTTPS for the app, proposals and e-sign pages
- Regular encrypted backups of account data
- Signed proposals kept with the estimate they came from
Access
Seats, approvals and sign in options by plan.
Access control, seats and roles
Every person signs in with their own seat and a six-digit code emailed to their address, so there is no shared password and each estimate shows who created it. Each seat has a role. The owner and managers add and remove seats, change the plan and company settings, and on Operations and above manage branches, proposal templates and API keys. Estimators measure, price and send proposals. On Operations, manager approval above a set amount and margin guardrails add a second pair of eyes to large bids.
- Individual seats with emailed sign-in codes on every plan
- Owner, manager and estimator roles
- Manager approval above a set amount on Operations
Inside your team
Keeping pricing data away from spreadsheets and shared drives.
Landscaping software security inside your own team
Most exposure of pricing data happens inside a company, not outside it: a spreadsheet emailed to a new hire, a rate sheet left on a shared drive, a departing estimator who keeps a copy. With the cost library held in one account, estimators price from the library without needing a separate file of rates. Clients see prices on the proposal, never your costs or margin. When someone leaves, the owner or a manager removes the seat and their access ends right away.
Export
How you take your data out at any time.
Export any time, no lock-in
You can export your estimates any time. CSV export is included on every plan, QuickBooks Online export of accepted jobs and invoices is included on Company and above, and API access and webhooks come with Operations. Plans are billed per company and you can cancel anytime; your data does not become hard to reach because you changed your mind. See the landscape estimating app overview and landscaping invoice software for export details.
Security questions
Questions about your data, answered by email.
Security questions from larger companies
If your company reviews software before buying, write to [email protected] with your questions about how your data is stored, protected, backed up and exported, and we reply by email. Every plan, including Enterprise, uses the same product and the same protections described on this page. Plans are compared on landscape estimating software pricing, and the landscaping estimate example shows what data an estimate contains.
- Questions answered by email at [email protected]
- The same protections on every plan
- Export your data any time
FAQ
- Can other landscaping companies see my prices?
No. Cost data is kept per company and is never shared with other companies, including in any aggregated form.
- Do you offer SSO?
Not at the moment. Every person signs in with their own seat by a six-digit code emailed to their address, so there is no password to share or reuse, and removing a seat ends that person's access right away.
- Can I get my data out if I leave?
Yes. Export your estimates any time to CSV, and on Company and above export accepted jobs and invoices to QuickBooks Online.
- Who do I contact with a security question?
Write to [email protected] with your question, and we reply by email.
Get started
Bring your security questions
If your company has questions about how your cost data is handled, write to [email protected] and we reply by email. When you are ready, pick the plan that fits the size of your team.