Tools for running a landscaping business

The problem, in plain words: “I run a landscaping and interiorscaping company and need the best tools, equipment, software, and vehicles to manage and grow my business.”

ArboStar fits best, with 6 more that fit too.

You run a small landscaping and interiorscaping company and want a prioritized set of tools, equipment, software, and vehicle/fleet options to operate and scale the business.

Updated August 2026.

What fits

ArboStarstrong · 86

ArboStar is positioned as an end-to-end business management platform for tree care and landscaping companies, so its primary purpose directly addresses crew, estimating, scheduling, and operations needs for your type of business.

Best for: Small-to-midsize landscaping and tree-care firms that want a single platform to centralize estimates, jobs, crew assignments and client records.

Duranta: Landscaping Softwarestrong · 85

Duranta focuses on automating property measurement and fast proposal creation for landscaping companies, directly hitting the pain of slow estimates and low proposal throughput.

Best for: Companies that want faster, proposal-driven sales and less time spent measuring properties manually.

SortScapestrong · 82

SortScape is built for lawn, garden and landscaping businesses with job scheduling and crew/client coordination as its core purpose, matching your need to manage day-to-day operations and crews.

Best for: Maintenance-first landscaping businesses focused on recurring mowing and garden-maintenance routes and team coordination.

Lawn Buddy Management Softwarestrong · 80

Lawn Buddy advertises a single app connecting business admin, crews and clients for lawn care businesses, so it directly addresses scheduling, billing and crew communications for landscapers.

Best for: Lawn and maintenance crews that need a simple crew-to-office coordination and billing app with existing traction among similar businesses.

EquipmentSharestrong · 80

EquipmentShare provides fleet tracking and cloud fleet/equipment management aimed at contractors, matching your need to track rental equipment, monitor fleet and improve utilization.

Best for: Landscaping companies that rent or fleet heavy equipment and want telematics, rental coordination and asset tracking.

Caveat: Their fleet and rental services are US-focused, so check regional coverage if you operate outside the United States.

Houzz Prostrong · 78

Houzz Pro is an all-in-one platform combining project management, CRM, proposals and marketing tools for design and contractor professionals, so it can cover business growth, client communication and proposal/invoicing needs for design-forward landscaping and interiorscaping work.

Best for: Firms that combine design, client presentations and execution and want marketing plus operations under one roof.

+ 1 more that also fit — run your own wording through the matcher below to see them ranked for your exact situation.

Partly fits

Knowifypartial · 69

Knowify is a full construction project and service management platform covering estimating, job costing and QuickBooks integration; its primary audience is trade contractors, so it helps many operational needs but is not pitched specifically at landscapers.

Won’t cover: Aimed mainly at trade contractors rather than landscaping-specific workflows and on-site measurement.

Swivlpartial · 66

Swivl is an all-in-one field service app for a range of service trades including landscaping, so it can address scheduling and invoicing but is more general-purpose than landscaping-specialized tools.

Won’t cover: General field-service focus rather than landscaping-specific estimating, measurement or irrigation asset tracking.

Buildxactpartial · 65

Buildxact targets builders and renovators with takeoffs, estimating and supplier pricelist integrations; it supports estimating and cost tracking well but is more construction-focused than turf/landscape-specific.

Won’t cover: Focused on building/renovation takeoffs rather than landscape property-measurement and recurring maintenance workflows.

Questions

What's the best tool for running a landscaping business?

ArboStar is the strongest match — ArboStar is positioned as an end-to-end business management platform for tree care and landscaping companies, so its primary purpose directly addresses crew, estimating, scheduling, and operations needs for your type of business.

Is there a tool that fully solves this?

7 products match this closely.

What won't these tools cover?

Aimed mainly at trade contractors rather than landscaping-specific workflows and on-site measurement. · Focused on building/renovation takeoffs rather than landscape property-measurement and recurring maintenance workflows. · General field-service focus rather than landscaping-specific estimating, measurement or irrigation asset tracking.

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