Compare / Lode and Jobber

Keep Jobber. Improve the work around it.

Start with one task around your existing tool. Review a sample result, then confirm the records and access it needs.

Keep the work your team already manages in Jobber. Lode is built to take on the follow-ups, checks and coordination around those records. Start with one task and confirm the connections your account can provide.

When to add Lode

Quotes go quiet because nobody owns the next reply.
Completed jobs or extra site work still need an invoice.
Supplier messages change a visit already in the diary.
The office joins job, inbox and accounting records by hand.

Choose one of these tasks for a walkthrough. Review a sample output, then confirm which records and account permissions it needs. See how Lode runs and the operating examples.

What stays in Jobber

Keep these parts of your existing setup.

Requests, online booking and lead management.
Quotes, scheduling and the calendar.
Invoices and payments.
The Xero or QuickBooks Online sync.
The mobile app your crews use.

What Lode is built to run around Jobber

Choose the records needed for one task, then confirm how your account can provide them. The examples below show the information to bring together and the work to review.

Routine job	Records needed	Work for review	Who approves
A quote with no follow-up	Quotes, clients	The chase message, dated	The office
An invoice past due with no touch	Invoices, clients, and the Xero or QuickBooks Online record	The reminder, with the history attached	The office or the owner
A job completed but not invoiced	Jobs, visits, invoices	The list, oldest first	The office
A visit at risk from weather or a late delivery	Visits, the schedule, the supplier's email	A new slot, the client message, the crew note	The dispatcher
A supplier that has not confirmed an order	The purchase email and the supplier's reply	The chase email	Whoever orders
A request with no first reply	Requests, clients	The first reply, drafted	The office
Unbilled change orders (variations)	Site notes, quoted scope and job records	Extra work linked to its source, for pricing review	The commercial lead
Changed drawings	Drawing transmittals and active job references	Affected jobs and an approval request before crews use an old revision	The project lead
Three-way supplier bill checks	Supplier bills, purchase orders and delivery records	Quantity or price differences with cited evidence	Accounts or procurement
Plans after a schedule change	Crew availability, access, materials and customer commitments	One proposed schedule change with customer and crew drafts	The dispatcher
Regular job checks	A job question and the records needed to answer it	A regular check with a named reviewer	The owner
A workflow around your business	The firm's bottleneck, evidence and approval rules	A proposed drawing register or review tool	The owner

Jobber's developer documentation confirms the client object. The quote, job, invoice, visit and request names are inferred from Jobber's changelog. Confirm the record coverage in your account before using those fields in a workflow.

Plan a workflow alongside Jobber

Bring one job and the messages around it to a walkthrough. We assess the records available from Jobber, your inbox and accounting tools. Your account administrator confirms access before any connection is planned.

Explore the tasks under what Lode runs.

When Jobber alone is enough

You are on Core or Connect, one person does the office, and today's follow-ups are done before the end of the day.
Your work is short visits with parts off the van, and no supplier holds you up.
Your jobs are recurring rounds and the money comes in on time.

Bring a practical question to the walkthrough

Which jobs include extra work that still needs a price? Which quote needs a reply today? Review a sample result, then agree the records and person responsible for it.

For a repeated task, agree when to check it and who approves the output. Keep the first workflow small enough for your team to review.

The decision

If this is you	Do this
Jobber covers the work and the office keeps up	Keep Jobber and carry on. Use the comparison to identify the next workflow worth improving.
Jobber holds the jobs, but the chasing and the joining-up are done by hand	Keep Jobber. Book a walkthrough.
You want to leave Jobber	Lode is not a Jobber alternative. Compare the other systems on their own pages before you move.

What Jobber does well

These are Jobber's own statements, from its help centre and developer documentation. Jobber's marketing and developer sites block automated readers, so those pages were read by hand in a browser. Sources are at the end.

Plans. Jobber publishes its prices on its pricing page. The plans are Core (one user), Connect (up to five users), Grow (up to ten) and Plus (up to fifteen). Core gives "an unlimited number of quotes, jobs, and invoices". Prices are on Jobber's pricing page.
Where it works. Jobber's Xero integration "is available in the USA, Canada, UK, Australia, and New Zealand", and the account's country sets the currency.
The API. Jobber's API is GraphQL, with "a single endpoint for all requests". Its developer docs say "Jobber uses OAuth 2.0, not API keys". A company admin for each Jobber account authorizes an app before it can read that account's data. To see the full schema a developer needs "a Jobber account that has a connected app".
Webhooks. Jobber's developer docs describe webhooks that notify an app "when events occur in a connected Jobber account".
Accounting. Xero is on Connect and Grow, and the sync "is one way, from Jobber into Xero". QuickBooks Online is "available on select plans", and the new sync "is currently available in Canada and the United States". Jobber "does not sync to QuickBooks Desktop".
Job costing. "Job costing is available on the Grow and Plus Plans." Profit is worked out from timesheets, line items and expenses. "Reporting is not available for job costs on recurring jobs."
The app. Jobber has a mobile app for the field. The plan articles count "anyone who needs to log into jobber.com or through the mobile app" as a user.

Questions owners ask

Does Lode replace Jobber?

No. Jobber stays the system for requests, quotes, scheduling and invoices. Lode is built to run the routine work around those records. It asks before anything changes.

Does Jobber have an API?

Yes. Jobber's API is GraphQL with one endpoint, and it uses OAuth 2.0. A company admin on your Jobber account authorizes each app. We could not find a plan requirement in Jobber's documentation, so check with Jobber for your plan.

Does Lode need Jobber's API?

Access to Jobber records requires Jobber's authorization step. We confirm the available job, inbox and accounting records with you before planning a connection.

What does Lode cost next to Jobber?

Jobber publishes its prices. Lode pricing depends on the workflow and support your business needs. Book a walkthrough to scope that work with us.

Will Lode change anything in Jobber without asking?

No. Lode prepares the change and a named person approves it. Your team chooses the records to connect and approves changes before they happen. See how it runs and security.

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Sources

Jobber Help Center, Developer Center, "to build, ship, and monetize their own apps on top of Jobber's platform via GraphQL"; "you will need a Jobber account that is completely separate from your Developer Center account": https://help.getjobber.com/en/articles/developer-center/
Jobber Developer Center, Getting Started (the site blocks automated readers), "Jobber uses OAuth 2.0, not API keys"; "a company admin for each Jobber account authorizes your app to access its data"; "there is a single endpoint for all requests": https://developer.getjobber.com/docs/getting_started
Jobber Developer Center, Setting up Webhooks, "Webhooks allow your app to receive real-time notifications when events occur in a connected Jobber account": https://developer.getjobber.com/docs/using_jobbers_api/setting_up_webhooks/
Jobber Help Center, The Core Plan, "The Core plan supports one user and an unlimited number of quotes, jobs, and invoices"; section headings "Requests & Online Booking", "Lead Management", "Get paid faster": https://help.getjobber.com/en/articles/the-core-plan/
Jobber Help Center, The Connect Plan, "The Connect plan supports up to 5 users": https://help.getjobber.com/en/articles/the-connect-plan/
Jobber Help Center, The Grow Plan, "Access for up to 10 users": https://help.getjobber.com/hc/en-us/articles/360050124513-The-Grow-Plan
Jobber Help Center, The Plus Plan, "The Plus plan is the top-tier Jobber plan"; "The Plus Plan supports up to 15 users": https://help.getjobber.com/en/articles/the-plus-plan/
Jobber Help Center, Jobber and Xero Integration, "available in the USA, Canada, UK, Australia, and New Zealand on the Connect and Grow plan"; "The sync is one way, from Jobber into Xero"; "There is no initial sync to bring clients, products and services, or invoices into Xero": https://help.getjobber.com/en/articles/jobber-and-xero-integration/
Jobber Help Center, Company Settings, "selecting the United Kingdom will show your prices in £ rather than $": https://help.getjobber.com/hc/en-us/articles/115009733208-Company-Settings
Jobber Help Center, QuickBooks Online (new integration), "The QuickBooks Online integration is available on select plans"; "currently available in Canada and the United States": https://help.getjobber.com/hc/en-us/articles/10485704193687-How-to-Connect-Jobber-and-QuickBooks-Online-NEW-QuickBooks-Integration
Jobber Help Center, QuickBooks Integration FAQs, "Jobber does not sync to QuickBooks Desktop": https://help.getjobber.com/hc/en-us/articles/12642621815831-QuickBooks-Integration-FAQs-NEW-QuickBooks-Integration
Jobber Help Center, Job Costing, "Job costing is available on the Grow and Plus Plans"; "Reporting is not available for job costs on recurring jobs": https://help.getjobber.com/en/articles/job-costing/
Jobber pricing page (blocks automated readers; read it by hand before publishing any price): https://www.getjobber.com/pricing/