ServiceTitan for cleaning biz? $300/month fees are killing me

Switched to ServiceTitan last year thinking it'd streamline my house cleaning schedules and invoicing, but damn, those $300/month fees are eating into my margins on residential deep cleans. We're talking job dispatching for my crew of three doing weekly office vacuums and bathroom scrubs, and it's not saving me near enough time to justify it. Anyone else stuck with this or found a cheaper alternative?

man i feel you on those fees, been there with my painting gigs but for cleaning its even worse with all the recurring stuff.

screw these software companies, they jack up prices every year and leave us cleaners holding the bag while they get rich off our hard work scrubbing toilets.

tried it for a month on a trial, canceled before the bill hit lol.

i ditched it after 6 months, went back to google calendar and quickbooks, saved $2k a year easy.

proud i stuck with housecall pro now, no crazy fees and it handles my cleaning checklists perfect.

same here, service titans got that corporate BS vibe, not for small cleaning ops like mine.

we're all getting hosed by these tech overlords, time to unionize the cleaning crews or something.

ugh yeah, my back hurts from mopping all day and then i gotta pay for software? no thanks.

sticking with the basics until something free works, anyone got recs?

fieldpulse is cheaper at $150/month, been using it for my detailing cleans without issues.

yep, these platforms are predatory, especially for us doing the grunt work in homes.

totally get the pain, i was paying similar for my window cleaning routes until i switched.