A simpler Jobber alternative for plumbing companies who just need quotes followed up.
Emergency calls close themselves. It's the quoted work — repipes, water heaters, bathroom jobs — that leaks away. Jobber can run your whole operation — but if the only thing actually costing you money is quotes going silent, you're paying for scheduling, dispatching, job costing, payments and a full client portal. FollowUpDesk is $29/mo flat and does one job: make sure every open quote gets chased.
Built for plumbing companies sending 15-50 quoted jobs a month. Cancel anytime.
Features
What Jobber is genuinely good at
Jobber is a genuinely strong field-service platform: quoting, scheduling, dispatching, invoicing, payments, client portals, review requests and automated quote reminders all live in one system. If you need those things, Jobber is a reasonable buy and we'll say so.
Where FollowUpDesk fits instead
FollowUpDesk covers the lead → quote → follow-up part of the job only: every open quote in one list, overdue nudges surfaced daily, and AI-drafted messages in your own voice.
$29/mo flat, unlimited users
Jobber is priced per user, so the bill grows as you add office staff and crew. FollowUpDesk is one flat price with unlimited leads, quotes and customers, no per-seat maths.
Why plumbing companies switch
Service calls are dispatched by phone in minutes and need no software. Bigger quoted jobs sit for days while homeowners decide. One recovered repipe quote is worth more than a year of subscription.
Live in an afternoon
Export your open quotes to CSV, import them, and the follow-up cadence starts the same day. No onboarding call, no implementation fee.
You can run both
Plenty of customers keep Jobber for scheduling, dispatching, job costing, payments and a full client portal and use FollowUpDesk purely for the sales follow-up side. It doesn't have to be a migration.
- Every open quote for plumbing companies in one weekly list
- Overdue follow-ups flagged automatically (3 / 7 / 14 days)
- AI-written follow-up messages you can edit before sending
- Review requests once the job is done
- $29/month flat — unlimited users, unlimited quotes
- No scheduling, no dispatch, no scheduling module to configure
FollowUpDesk vs Jobber — for plumbing companies
| Feature | FollowUpDesk | Jobber |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Tracking and chasing open quotes | Running a full field-service operation |
| Quote tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Automatic follow-up reminders | Yes | Yes |
| AI-drafted messages in your voice | Yes | Templates |
| Scheduling & dispatch | No — by design | Yes |
| Pricing model | $29/mo flat, unlimited users | Per user |
| Setup | CSV import, same day | Onboarding & configuration |
| Complexity | Low | Higher |
Frequently asked questions
Is FollowUpDesk a good Jobber alternative for plumbing companies?
It is if your main problem is leads and open quotes rather than operations. FollowUpDesk tracks quotes, flags overdue follow-ups and drafts the messages. It does not schedule crews or dispatch jobs, so if you need scheduling, dispatching, job costing, payments and a full client portal, stay with Jobber.
Can I use FollowUpDesk alongside Jobber?
Yes. Keep Jobber for jobs, scheduling and invoicing and use FollowUpDesk for the quote pipeline. Export open quotes to CSV and import them — nothing has to be switched off.
How much does FollowUpDesk cost?
$29/month flat with unlimited leads, quotes and customers. There is no free trial — you subscribe at signup and can cancel any time.
Which plumbing jobs need follow-up?
Anything quoted rather than dispatched: repipes, water heater replacements, sewer work and remodel plumbing. Those decisions take days, and the plumber who checks back usually gets the job.
What do plumbing companies lose to forgotten quotes?
At 15-50 quoted jobs a month, missing follow-up on even a handful is usually thousands of dollars of work that was already in your hand. Use the lost-quote calculator to put a number on it for your own averages.
Pricing
One plan. $29/month. Cancel anytime.
One job won pays for the entire year.
- Unlimited leads, quotes and jobs
- AI follow-up generator
- AI review request generator
- Pipeline dashboard with KPIs
- CSV import & export
- Email & priority support