The day you hire a helper, Jobber jumps to $169. The day you want two-way SMS, it jumps to $349. Stack what CurbBid does by default and Jobber lands at $428–$527 a month. CurbBid is $399. One price.
Jobber is built for shops growing into a 10-to-15-person operation that want a calendar, dispatch board, and a pile of marketing add-ons sold separately. CurbBid is built for the solo guy or the 2-to-5-person crew who just wants quotes followed up, invoices reminded, and reviews requested — without per-seat math, without a feature menu, and without learning a new piece of software.
On Jobber's Core plan, you pay $39 a month. The day you give your helper a login, you have to jump up to Connect Team — which starts at $169 a month for 5 users (source). That's a $130 raise for the software, not the guy. Need a sixth login? Add $29 per user, every month, forever. CurbBid doesn't work that way. The Pro plan is $399 a month with unlimited crew. Hire one guy, hire ten — the price doesn't move.
Jobber locks two-way SMS behind the Grow plan, which runs $199 a month for solo or $349 a month for teams (source). Want the Marketing Suite (reviews, referrals, email)? That's another $79 a month on most plans. AI Receptionist? Another $99. With CurbBid, text-first quotes, text invoice reminders, and text review requests are baked in. No upsell. No add-on cart.
Contractors say the same thing on G2 and Capterra: Jobber has a lot of buttons. The dispatch board, the client hub, custom workflows, AI Copilot — there's a lot to learn before you can send your first bid. CurbBid is built so you can sign up at lunch and send a quote before you finish your sandwich. Ease of setup is the priority. Most guys send their first quote the same day.
| CurbBid | Jobber | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $399 (Pro) or $999 (Max) | $39 (Core, 1 user) — runs frequent promos |
| Per-user charges | None. Ever. | $29/user/month over plan cap; jumping from solo to team adds $130/mo minimum |
| Setup time | Same day to first quote | Days to weeks; full setup is 1–2 weeks for most teams |
| All features on every plan | Yes — no feature gating | No — features locked by tier |
| Quote follow-ups (auto) | Included by default | Manual; basic reminders only |
| Review requests (auto) | Included by default | Marketing Suite add-on, $79/mo extra |
| Text-first communication | Core to the product | Two-way SMS on Grow plan only ($199+/mo) |
| Card processing fee | 1% (Pro) or 0% (Max), plus standard Stripe fees | 2.9% + $0.30 cards, 1% ACH |
| Free trial / guarantee | 14-day free trial, 30-day money-back | 14-day free trial |
| Contract required | No | Annual options for max discount |
| Inventory management | Not included (be honest) | Included on higher tiers |
| Best for | Solo + 2–5 person residential trade crews | 5–15 person field service teams ready to grow |
Jobber's sticker price assumes you don't want quote follow-ups, review requests, or two-way SMS. The moment you turn those on, the bill stacks up.
| Crew size | Jobber | CurbBid |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | Grow $199 + Marketing Suite $79 = $278/mo | $399/mo |
| 3 users | Grow Team $349 + Marketing Suite $79 = $428/mo | $399/mo |
| 5 users | Grow Team $349 + Marketing Suite $79 = $428/mo | $399/mo |
| 12 users | Grow Team $349 + Marketing Suite $79 + ($29 × 2) = $486/mo | $399/mo |
| 12 users + AI Receptionist | $486 + $99 = $585/mo | $399/mo |
If you're a true solo guy who only wants to send a quote — no follow-ups, no review requests, no SMS — Jobber Core at $39/mo beats CurbBid on sticker price. CurbBid wins the moment you turn on the three automations that actually move money.
Jobber is genuinely better than CurbBid if you have 8+ employees, run a real dispatch board with a full-time dispatcher, want a paid Marketing Suite to run email campaigns, or need deep QuickBooks workflow customization. Jobber has 10+ years of polish and a deep feature set. We'll also tell you straight: if you're a true solo guy and Jobber Core's $39 ticket is the whole budget, that's fair — keep using it. CurbBid is for the contractor who's tired of paying tier upgrades and add-ons just to get the three things that actually move money: quote follow-ups, invoice reminders, and review requests.
Start free. Setup is fast and the price is flat. If CurbBid doesn't pay for itself in 30 days, get every penny back.