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BCTM vs. Jobber: Which Contractor Invoicing Tool Fits You?

Jobber is a full field-service management platform with scheduling, dispatching, and QuickBooks/Xero sync, starting at $49/mo for a single user on its no-commitment monthly plan and scaling to $499+/mo for larger crews (getjobber.com/pricing/). BCTM combines estimate-to-invoice and payment workflows with jobs, crew assignment, contractor and worker calendars, scheduled start/end times, job-site addresses, and worker clocks. The right choice depends on whether you need Jobber's route optimization, crew routing, drag-and-drop dispatch, and accounting sync or BCTM's leaner job-to-invoice workflow.

Pricing verified 2026-08-01; vendor pricing changes frequently — verify before relying on it.

Side by side

Starting price

BCTM
$0/mo — no subscription and no per-user seats
Jobber
$49/mo (Core, 1 user, no-commitment monthly)

Jobber's cheapest published no-commitment tier; annual prepay is cheaper.

Card processing rate

BCTM
3.9% + $0.30 (1% BCTM platform fee + 2.9% + $0.30 Stripe)
Jobber
2.9% + 30¢ online; 2.7% + 30¢ in-app

ACH rate

BCTM
1.8% (1% BCTM platform fee + 0.8% Stripe, Stripe portion capped at $5.00)
Jobber
1% (instant payout adds 1% extra)

Estimates / quotes

BCTM
Yes — with one-click estimate-to-invoice conversion
Jobber
Yes — quoting explicitly confirmed

Both support estimates; conversion workflow details are BCTM-specific.

Offline invoice drafting

BCTM
Offline invoice drafting in the PWA — drafting only; collecting a payment needs a connection
Jobber
not listed on their pricing page (verified 2026-08-01)

Jobber does not state offline drafting capability on its pricing page.

Scheduling and dispatch

BCTM
Jobs, crew assignment, contractor and worker calendars, scheduled start/end times, job-site addresses, and worker clocks; no route optimization, crew routing, or drag-and-drop dispatch board
Jobber
Scheduling and dispatch, including route optimization

BCTM provides job scheduling and crew coordination, but not route optimization, crew routing, or a drag-and-drop dispatch board.

Free tier

BCTM
$0/mo permanently — you pay a per-transaction fee only when a customer pays you
Jobber
No — 14-day free trial only (Grow-tier features)

The verdict

Jobber is genuinely the better fit for multi-technician operations that need route optimization, crew routing, drag-and-drop dispatch, and QuickBooks/Xero sync alongside invoicing (getjobber.com/pricing/). BCTM supports jobs, crew assignment, contractor and worker calendars, scheduled start/end times, job-site addresses, and worker clocks, but does not offer those advanced routing or dispatch-board features. BCTM is the better fit for contractors who want a straightforward job-to-invoice workflow, offline invoice drafting in the field, and SMS-based invoice delivery without a large monthly platform fee. Contractors who already run QuickBooks or Xero for accounting should weigh Jobber's native sync seriously, since BCTM does not currently sync with either.

Questions people ask

Is Jobber more expensive than BCTM?

Jobber's published pricing starts at $49/mo for one user and rises with each added seat, reaching $499+/mo for larger teams.

Jobber's no-commitment monthly pricing starts at $49/mo for the single-user Core plan and scales up through Connect ($139–$399/mo), Grow ($199–$499/mo), and Plus ($499–$699/mo) depending on how many users you add (Jobber pricing). BCTM has no monthly bill to compare against: $0/mo, no subscription and no per-user seats, so cost tracks what you collect rather than how many people are on the account. You pay 3.9% + $0.30 on a card payment (a 1% BCTM platform fee plus Stripe's 2.9% + $0.30) and 1.8% on ACH, with the Stripe portion capped at $5.00.

Does Jobber support offline invoicing?

Jobber's own pricing page does not mention offline invoice drafting.

As of August 2026, Jobber's pricing page does not list an offline invoicing or offline drafting capability (Jobber pricing). BCTM offers offline PWA invoice drafting, letting contractors start and save invoices without a signal and sync once back online. If working in areas with unreliable connectivity is a priority, verify Jobber's current offline capabilities directly with their team before assuming feature parity.

Does Jobber sync with QuickBooks?

Yes — Jobber syncs with both QuickBooks Online and Xero.

Jobber's pricing page confirms integration with QuickBooks Online and Xero (Jobber pricing). This is a real advantage for contractors who already run their books in QuickBooks, since BCTM does not currently offer a QuickBooks or Xero sync. If accounting sync is a hard requirement today, Jobber (or QuickBooks Online itself) may be a better fit until BCTM ships that integration.

What are Jobber's payment processing rates?

Jobber charges 2.9% + 30¢ for online card payments, 2.7% + 30¢ for in-app payments, and 1% for ACH.

Per Jobber's own pricing page, online card payments cost 2.9% + 30¢, in-app (Jobber Mobile) card payments cost 2.7% + 30¢, and ACH bank payments cost 1% of the transaction, with an additional 1% fee for instant payouts (Jobber pricing). BCTM charges 3.9% + $0.30 on card payments (a 1% BCTM platform fee plus Stripe's 2.9% + $0.30) and 1.8% on ACH with the Stripe portion capped at $5.00, and no subscription on top, so compare total cost rather than the processing line alone.

Does Jobber have a free plan?

No — Jobber offers a 14-day free trial with Grow-plan features but no permanent free tier.

Jobber's pricing page confirms a 14-day free trial that gives access to Grow-tier features, but there is no ongoing free plan after the trial ends (Jobber pricing). Contractors looking for a genuinely permanent free tier should compare options like Wave or Zoho Invoice, which do offer $0/mo plans indefinitely.

Where these numbers came from

Pricing verified 2026-08-01; vendor pricing changes frequently — verify before relying on it.

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