BidTorch vs Jobber

Jobber's AI writes the quote. BidTorch's AI wins it.

Jobber is good software — that's why it costs $349 a month at 10 users on a one-year commitment, before the AI add-ons. BidTorch gives a small crew the same quote-to-cash muscle for one flat price, and its AI doesn't stop at drafting the quote: it chases it until it's signed.

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Jobber at 10 users

$349–399/mo

Grow at 10 users: $399/mo month-to-month, $349 on a one-year commitment, $299 prepaid annually. +$29/mo per extra user. AI Receptionist (from $29/mo, metered), Marketing Suite ($99/mo) and Pipeline ($49/mo) are separate add-ons.

BidTorch — flat, no per-seat

$89–249 /mo

Solo $89 (2 seats) · Team $149 (5 seats) · Crew $249 (10 seats). Flat — no per-seat fees, ever. AI quote drafting and AI follow-ups included on every plan.

Competitor features from their published pages as of August 2026; Jobber and Housecall Pro list prices re-read 2026-09-08; Joist, Workiz, Service Fusion and FieldEdge list prices read 2026-09-19. ServiceTitan does not publish prices; its range is an estimate. Plans change — check their site for current rates.

Where Jobber wins

Credit where it's due.

An honest comparison names the other side's strengths. Here's where Jobber is genuinely ahead:

Tap to Pay in the field

Jobber added contactless card payments on a phone (Nov 2025) — no card reader needed. BidTorch payments are online (a Stripe or Square pay link on the quote and invoice); we don't do in-person tap today.

An AI receptionist you can bolt on

Jobber Receptionist answers calls and texts and books jobs — $29/mo for 30 conversations, then $0.79 each, and free on their top plan. BidTorch doesn't have an in-app receptionist; nothing in the product answers calls or books jobs. Hoss Automation offers missed-call follow-up as a separate service.

Voice control and a bigger ecosystem

Jobber Voice ships on all plans, and Jobber's app marketplace and brand are simply bigger. If you want the most third-party integrations off the shelf, they win that count.

Where BidTorch wins

Built for the crew, priced for the crew.

Flat pricing — no per-seat math

Jobber's Grow plan at 10 users is $399/mo month-to-month, $349 on a one-year commitment, or $299 prepaid annually — then $29/mo for each extra user. BidTorch Crew is $249 flat for 10 seats, month-to-month, no commitment asked. Every tech you add on Jobber widens that gap; on BidTorch the bill doesn't move.

AI that follows up, not just drafts

Jobber auto-drafts quotes (Sep 2025) — so do we. But Jobber's follow-up is up to 2 templated reminders on Connect and up. BidTorch reads the quote's real facts — days out, viewed or not, options by name, expiry — and writes a personal email + text your rep approves and sends. Then /reports shows you the acceptance lift.

AI included, not added on

Jobber's new AI ships as paid add-ons (Receptionist from $29/mo and metered per conversation, Marketing Suite $99/mo, Pipeline $49/mo). BidTorch includes AI quote drafting and AI follow-ups on every plan — even Solo at $89, with no per-use meter.

A full webhook surface

Every meaningful event — quote sent, accepted, expired, job rescheduled, invoice paid — fires a webhook. Jobber has webhooks too, but they're delivered to a registered app you'd have to build and publish first, and the payload carries an ID you then query for. BidTorch takes a URL you paste in Settings and sends the whole event. If you automate with Make or Zapier, that difference is an afternoon versus a project.

Inventory tracking, native

Job pull lists and a low-stock digest are built in. Jobber tracks materials used on a job; real stock control — replenishment, barcodes, picklists — comes from the third-party Ply integration.

Not sure the follow-up loop is worth switching for? Put your own quote volume through the quiet quote calculator — free, no signup — and see what the estimates that never got an answer add up to in a year.

Price history

What Jobber's own pricing page has shown.

Dated captures of getjobber.com/pricing, read on 2026-09-19. Month-to-month means the no-commitment monthly price. Windows are bounded by the captures on either side; Jobber published no announcement we could find.

Jan 23 → May 23, 2025
Plus went from contact-sales (30 users, $15 per extra) to a published $599/mo ($449 billed annually) with 15 users and $29 per extra user. Grow Teams' included users cut from 15 to 10 at the same $349.
May 23 → Sep 16, 2025
AI Receptionist introduced as a $99/mo add-on.
Feb 10 → Apr 13, 2026
List-price increase and restructure. Core $39 → $49 month-to-month. Connect at 5 users $169 → $199 month-to-month ($129 → $149 billed annually). Grow at 10 users $349 → $399 month-to-month ($249 → $299 billed annually). Plus at 15 users $599 → $699 ($449 → $529 billed annually). A one-year-commitment column appeared.
May 4 → Sep 10, 2026
AI Receptionist cut $99 → $29/mo. Sales Pipeline listed at $49/mo. Grow and Plus split into per-user-count ladders.
by Sep 19, 2026
Marketing Suite $79 → $99/mo. The live page matches the September 10 capture.

If your Jobber bill moved this year, this is why. BidTorch's three prices have held since June 2026: Solo $89, Team $149, Crew $249, flat, with AI included.

Feature by feature

BidTorch vs Jobber, row by row.

✓ native · ~ partial or paid add-on · — not offered. Kept current against our public competitive scorecard.

Multi-tier quotes (good / better / best)
BidTorch
Jobber
AI-drafted quotes
BidTorch
Jobber
since Sep 2025
AI quote follow-up written from the quote's facts
BidTorch
personal email + SMS drafted per quote
Jobber
~up to 2 templated reminders, Connect plan+
E-signature & Stripe deposit on accept
BidTorch
Jobber
Progress / milestone invoicing
BidTorch
Jobber
Nov 2025
Two-way SMS in-app
BidTorch
Jobber
QuickBooks sync
BidTorch
~Direct to QuickBooks Online (US): invoices, payments both ways, voids; not full 2-way
Jobber
2-way
Customer portal
BidTorch
Jobber
Change orders mid-job
BidTorch
Jobber
Inventory tracking
BidTorch
pull lists + low-stock digest
Jobber
~stock control via the Ply integration
Webhooks for integration
BidTorch
full event surface
Jobber
~
Auto Google review request
BidTorch
~job.completed webhook → Make/Zapier
Jobber
~$39/mo add-on
Tap to Pay (contactless in the field)
BidTorch
—online Stripe or Square payments only
Jobber
Nov 2025
AI receptionist
BidTorch
—no in-app receptionist; Hoss offers missed-call follow-up separately
Jobber
from $29/mo, metered per conversation
Flat pricing (no per-seat fees)
BidTorch
flat, ever
Jobber
—+$29/mo per extra user on Grow

Competitor features from their published pages as of August 2026; Jobber and Housecall Pro list prices re-read 2026-09-08; Joist, Workiz, Service Fusion and FieldEdge list prices read 2026-09-19. ServiceTitan does not publish prices; its range is an estimate. Plans change — check their site for current rates.

Questions

Asked by shops comparing the two.

Is BidTorch a good Jobber alternative for a small plumbing or HVAC shop?

That's exactly who it's built for. BidTorch covers the quote-to-cash core — branded quotes with good/better/best options, e-sign, deposits, jobs, scheduling, invoicing (including progress invoicing), a review-request trigger and reporting — at a flat price sized to a 2–10 person crew. If you're running 20+ trucks with a dispatch board, the bigger platforms earn their price.

How is BidTorch's AI different from Jobber's?

Both draft quotes with AI. The difference is what happens after you hit send: Jobber offers up to 2 templated reminders (Connect plan and up), while BidTorch's AI writes a personal follow-up from the quote's actual facts — how many days it's been out, whether it was viewed, the options by name, the real expiry date — as an email and a text your rep reviews and sends. The reports page then measures the acceptance lift of chased vs un-chased quotes.

What does Jobber cost compared to BidTorch?

At 10 users, Jobber's Grow plan is $399/mo month-to-month, $349 on a one-year commitment, or $299 prepaid annually, plus $29/mo per extra user, with AI features like Receptionist (from $29/mo, metered per conversation) sold as add-ons — verified against Jobber's pricing page on 1 August 2026. BidTorch Crew is $249/mo flat for 10 seats with AI included; Team is $149 for 5 seats and Solo is $89 for 2.

Where does Jobber beat BidTorch?

Three honest places: Tap to Pay contactless field payments, a native AI receptionist add-on (plus Jobber Voice), and a bigger third-party app marketplace. If those are your must-haves, Jobber is the right call.

Does BidTorch have a free trial?

Yes — 14 days, no credit card. You can send a real quote to a real customer during the trial.

Did Jobber raise its prices in 2026?

Yes, on its own pricing page, between February 10 and April 13, 2026 (dated captures of getjobber.com/pricing, read 2026-09-19): Core went from $39 to $49 month-to-month, Grow at 10 users from $349 to $399 month-to-month ($249 to $299 billed annually), and Plus at 15 users from $599 to $699, with a new one-year-commitment column in between. No announcement was found. Later in 2026 the AI Receptionist add-on was cut from $99 to $29 and the Marketing Suite rose from $79 to $99. BidTorch's list prices have been the same three flat numbers since June 2026: $89, $149 and $249.

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