Fixerlane vs ZenMaid: pricing and features compared
ZenMaid is built only for maid and residential cleaning services, priced per plan plus a charge for every cleaner. Fixerlane works for cleaning and other trades, at one price for the whole team, and sends you cleaning enquiries from its free directory listing.
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 ZenMaid if you need:
- Made only for cleaning: cleaner GPS tracking, payroll, SOS alerts, checklists and PTO tracking
- Text messages to clients (paid bundles)
- Booking forms with your own branding (Pro Max)
Choose Fixerlane if you want:
- No charge per cleaner: $19.99/mo for the whole team, against $95/mo for an owner and four cleaners on ZenMaid Pro
- No appointment cap at the entry price
- A yearly price ($149.99/yr) published up front
Price for one person: Fixerlane $19.99/mo, or $149.99/yr (about $12.50/mo); ZenMaid $19/mo (Starter, up to 40 appointments a month); $39/mo for unlimited (Pro).
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 |
| ZenMaid Starter | $19/moUp to 40 appointments a month | Owner only; +$4/mo per extra user |
| ZenMaid Pro | $39/moUnlimited appointments | Owner only; +$14/mo per extra user |
| ZenMaid Pro Max | $49/moUnlimited appointments | Owner only; +$24/mo per extra user |
| Team size | Fixerlane | ZenMaid |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | $19.99/mo, or $149.99/yr (about $12.50/mo) | $19/mo (Starter, up to 40 appointments a month); $39/mo for unlimited (Pro) |
| 5 users | $19.99/mo — the same price; every plan has unlimited users | $35/mo on Starter (40 appointments a month); $95/mo on Pro (owner + 4 cleaners at $14) |
- “Only the Owner profile is included in the base plan”; every active cleaner, contractor or office manager is charged.
- “SMS charges not included” on every plan; bundles start at $14 for 125 messages.
- Monthly, cancel any time. Annual plans “available upon request”, price not published.
- QuickBooks integration is listed as “coming soon”.
Features compared
| Feature | Fixerlane | ZenMaid |
|---|---|---|
| Users included | YesUnlimited on every plan, at no extra cost per user | PartlyOwner included; $4–$24/mo per extra user |
| 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 |
| Contract | YesNone. Monthly or yearly, cancel any time | YesMonth to month, cancel any time |
| 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 | YesRecurring cleans; “Spotfinder” on Pro |
| 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 | YesBooking forms from Pro; your own branding on Pro Max |
| Text messages (SMS) to customers | NoFixerlane does not send text messages. Reminders and “on my way” go by email and app notification | Paid add-onNot included; bundles from $14 for 125 messages |
| Route optimisation | NoShows the day’s stops on a map; you set the order yourself | Not publishedMap view in the scheduler |
| GPS tracking of crews | NoNo live location tracking of crews | YesCleaner GPS tracking from Pro |
| QuickBooks sync | NoOne-way import from QuickBooks export files; nothing syncs back | NoListed as “coming soon” |
| 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 | Not published |
| 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 ZenMaid's own site did not say either way when we checked; it is not a claim that the feature is missing.
Where ZenMaid is the better choice
- Made only for cleaning: cleaner GPS tracking, payroll, SOS alerts, checklists and PTO tracking
- Text messages to clients (paid bundles)
- Booking forms with your own branding (Pro Max)
Where Fixerlane is the better choice
- No charge per cleaner: $19.99/mo for the whole team, against $95/mo for an owner and four cleaners on ZenMaid Pro
- No appointment cap at the entry price
- A yearly price ($149.99/yr) published up front
- Cleaning enquiries from homeowners through a free Fixerlane directory listing
- Quotes the client approves online, with deposits, and job costing
What Fixerlane does not do
If any of these is something you use every day, stay with ZenMaid 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 ZenMaid
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 ZenMaid.
If you also keep your books in QuickBooks, export your customers and invoices from there and upload the files; otherwise customers are added in Fixerlane by hand. Jobs, schedules and photos stay in ZenMaid. 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 ZenMaid before you cancel anything.
Common questions
- How much does ZenMaid cost?
- On October 4, 2026: Starter $19/mo (40 appointments a month), Pro $39/mo and Pro Max $49/mo, each for the owner, plus $4, $14 or $24 a month for each extra user. Text messages are extra.
- Is Fixerlane cheaper than ZenMaid for a cleaning team?
- For more than one person, usually. Fixerlane is $19.99/mo for any team size; ZenMaid Pro for an owner and four cleaners is $95/mo before SMS.
- What does ZenMaid do that Fixerlane does not?
- Cleaner GPS tracking, payroll, SOS alerts and text messaging. Fixerlane has none of those.
Sources
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- ZenMaid pricing page: https://get.zenmaid.com/pricing
- ZenMaid help: how much does ZenMaid cost: https://zenmaid.com/answers/en/articles/2423512-how-much-does-zenmaid-cost
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