Fixerlane vs GorillaDesk: pricing and features compared
GorillaDesk is route-based software for pest control, lawn care, pool and other recurring-service businesses, priced per route (schedule) with unlimited office users. Fixerlane charges one flat price however many people and routes you run.
Last updated . Competitor prices and features are taken from each vendor's own website on that date and linked below; they change, so check the source before you buy.
The short answer
Choose GorillaDesk if you need:
- Pest control: chemical tracking and route-based recurring service
- Routing — up to 25 stops on Basic, real street routing from Pro — and GPS tracking from Pro
- Text messaging (paid add-on) and QuickBooks Online sync (from Pro)
Choose Fixerlane if you want:
- One price however many routes you run: $19.99/mo against $209/mo for five routes on GorillaDesk Basic
- Online booking and job costing on the one plan (booking is Pro and up on GorillaDesk)
- Customers as well as software: a free directory listing that sends you homeowner enquiries
Price for one person: Fixerlane $19.99/mo, or $149.99/yr (about $12.50/mo); GorillaDesk $49/mo, or $539/yr (Basic, 1 route).
Pricing side by side
| Plan | Price | Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Fixerlane | $19.99/month or $149.99/year | Unlimited users |
| Fixerlane + AI | $29.99/month or $249.99/year | Unlimited users |
| GorillaDesk Basic | $49/mo, or $539/yr2 routes $99/mo; 5 routes $209/mo | 1 route |
| GorillaDesk Pro | $99/mo, or $1,089/yr2 routes $149/mo; 5 routes $299/mo | 1 route |
| GorillaDesk Growth | $149/mo, or $1,639/yr2 routes $249/mo; 5 routes $499/mo | 1 route |
| Team size | Fixerlane | GorillaDesk |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | $19.99/mo, or $149.99/yr (about $12.50/mo) | $49/mo, or $539/yr (Basic, 1 route) |
| 5 users | $19.99/mo — the same price; every plan has unlimited users | $49/mo if one route covers the team; $209/mo for five routes (Basic) |
- Priced per route: “only users who are assigned to a specific schedule need a paid seat”, with unlimited free admin users.
- Text messages are an add-on: $5/mo plus credit packs, e.g. “$50 for 1000 text messages”.
- Month to month, no setup fees; annual billing is paid for the year up front. Accounts can be frozen for the off-season.
Features compared
| Feature | Fixerlane | GorillaDesk |
|---|---|---|
| Users included | YesUnlimited on every plan, at no extra cost per user | PartlyPaid per route; unlimited admin users |
| Free plan | PartlyListing, marketplace leads and replying are free forever; the business tools need a plan | No |
| Free trial | Yes7 days of everything, no card needed | Yes14 days of Pro, no credit card |
| Contract | YesNone. Monthly or yearly, cancel any time | YesMonth to month, no contracts |
| iOS, Android and web | YesiPhone, Android and web — the same features in each | YesiOS and Android |
| Mobile app works offline | YesThe mobile app keeps working without signal and catches up when it reconnects | Not published |
| Quotes approved online | YesCustomer approves from a link, no account; deposits on quotes; client hub in the Fixerlane app | Not published |
| Scheduling and recurring jobs | YesDay, week and month views, arrival windows, recurring visits, crew assignment | Yes |
| Online card payments | YesCard payments through Stripe, paid into your own Stripe account. Fixerlane takes no cut — only Stripe’s standard processing fee applies | YesThrough Stripe or Square |
| Online booking | YesBooking page and a link for your own website | YesFrom Pro |
| Text messages (SMS) to customers | NoFixerlane does not send text messages. Reminders and “on my way” go by email and app notification | Paid add-on$5/mo plus message credits |
| Route optimisation | NoShows the day’s stops on a map; you set the order yourself | YesBasic routing up to 25 stops; street routing from Pro |
| GPS tracking of crews | NoNo live location tracking of crews | YesGPS device tracking from Pro |
| QuickBooks sync | NoOne-way import from QuickBooks export files; nothing syncs back | YesQuickBooks Online sync from Pro |
| Consumer financing | No | Not published |
| Service plans / memberships billing | NoRecurring jobs and invoices, but no membership or service-agreement billing product | Not published |
| Marketing campaigns | NoNo email or postcard campaigns | PartlyBroadcast messaging |
| Brings you new customers (marketplace) | YesFree listing in the Fixerlane directory; enquiries arrive as leads at no charge | NoSoftware only; no consumer marketplace |
| AI assistant | YesFixerlane + AI plan: drafts quotes, schedules visits and answers questions about your business | Not published |
“Not published” means GorillaDesk's own site did not say either way when we checked; it is not a claim that the feature is missing.
Where GorillaDesk is the better choice
- Pest control: chemical tracking and route-based recurring service
- Routing — up to 25 stops on Basic, real street routing from Pro — and GPS tracking from Pro
- Text messaging (paid add-on) and QuickBooks Online sync (from Pro)
- Freezing the account in the off-season
Where Fixerlane is the better choice
- One price however many routes you run: $19.99/mo against $209/mo for five routes on GorillaDesk Basic
- Online booking and job costing on the one plan (booking is Pro and up on GorillaDesk)
- Customers as well as software: a free directory listing that sends you homeowner enquiries
What Fixerlane does not do
If any of these is something you use every day, stay with GorillaDesk or pick a tool that has it.
- Text messages (SMS) to customers — no reminders, “on my way” texts or two-way texting by SMS
- Route optimisation — you see the day on a map and set the order yourself
- GPS tracking of technicians
- QuickBooks sync — QuickBooks is a one-time import, not a live connection
- Consumer financing for customers
- Change orders and progress (milestone) billing
- Membership or service-agreement billing
- Equipment and asset tracking
- Marketing campaigns (email or postcards) and call tracking
- Aerial or satellite measurements
Switching from GorillaDesk
Fixerlane imports from QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop export files — Excel, CSV, IIF or the Export data .zip — and brings in customers, products and services, past invoices and estimates. You check what it found before anything is saved, nothing is emailed to your customers, and an import can be undone. There is no direct import from GorillaDesk.
If your GorillaDesk account syncs to QuickBooks, your customers and invoices are already there: export them from QuickBooks and upload the files to Fixerlane. Jobs, schedules and photos stay in GorillaDesk. Every list and report in Fixerlane exports as CSV, so leaving is as easy as arriving.
The trial is 7 days with no card, so you can run a real week in Fixerlane alongside GorillaDesk before you cancel anything.
Common questions
- How much does GorillaDesk cost?
- On October 4, 2026: Basic $49, Pro $99 and Growth $149 a month for one route, rising with each route (Basic is $209/mo for five). Annual billing is $539, $1,089 or $1,639 a year for one route.
- Does GorillaDesk include texting?
- As an add-on: $5 a month plus message credits, such as $50 for 1,000 texts. Fixerlane does not send texts at all.
- Is Fixerlane good for pest control?
- For quoting, recurring visits, invoicing and payments, yes. It does not track chemicals or optimise routes, which GorillaDesk does.
Sources
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- GorillaDesk pricing page (plans, per-route prices, SMS): https://gorilladesk.com/pricing/
- GorillaDesk commitment and trial terms: https://gorilladesk.com/pricing/commitment/
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