If pool service is all you do, a general-purpose platform makes you carry weight you do not need. If you run pools and three other trades, Jobber is the only sane answer.
This is the real consequence of a general-purpose platform in a pool business.
On a general platform, pH and chlorine become a job note or a custom field. They are searchable as text, not as structured data — so you cannot ask "what was the LSI on this pool in July" and get an answer.
RouteSplash computes the Langelier Saturation Index from each reading and suggests dosing. On a general platform, that math happens in the tech's head or on a paper chart in the truck.
When a commercial property manager wants a chemical log, RouteSplash exports it. On a general platform you are exporting a list of job notes and reformatting them yourself.
RouteSplash chemical entries cannot be edited after the fact — a correction creates a new entry. A job note can be edited by anyone, which is a problem when the record is the point.
RouteSplash cannot run a second trade. If you need that, stop here.
Running pool routes alongside any of those trades is a genuine reason to stay on Jobber. One system beats two, even if the pool side is thinner.
| What you get | RouteSplash | Jobber |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Pool service, exclusively | Any field-service trade |
| Pricing model | $49 flat (Starter) to 50 pools, then $59 + $30/login + $0.25/pool, then $0.75/pool (past 150) | Per user/seat across plans |
| Water chemistry + LSI dosing | Structured, built in, calculated automatically | Not native — typically a job note |
| Compliance-grade chemical records | Immutable, inspection-ready export | Not pool-specific |
| Customer portal + photo reports | Built in | Available |
| Offline field capture | Android app: queues and syncs automatically | Available |
| Multi-trade flexibility | Pool-focused by design | Strong — built for exactly this |
| Established platform | New — launched 2026 | Large, long-running user base |
The clearest case. If your company does pools plus landscaping, spa service, or anything else, Jobber runs both from one system and RouteSplash cannot run the second one at all.
Jobber is established, well-documented, and has a large support organization. RouteSplash launched in 2026. If platform maturity is a requirement, that favors Jobber.
Per-seat pricing can lose to per-pool pricing at scale, but a two-person crew on 300 pools reverses that. Compute both against your actual numbers.
Recurring visits, one-off jobs, quotes, and follow-ups across varied service types are what Jobber is built to handle. RouteSplash handles recurring pool routes well and that is the limit of it.
Every reading feeds an LSI calculation and a dosing suggestion. That is the core of pool service, and it is what a general platform treats as an afterthought.
Per-seat pricing charges for every additional crew member. RouteSplash prices $30 per login plus $0.25 per pool, so each added tech costs $30/month in software on top of their pay.
Immutable entries and an export you can hand to a health department. For commercial accounts, this is often the deciding requirement.
See which pools and routes actually make money — revenue from invoices, chemicals at supplier cost, tech time, drive time and mileage. A general platform does not model chemical cost per pool.
Chemicals your techs log are billed at your price-book prices — converted, de-duplicated, never back-dated. Pool-specific automation Jobber does not have.
RouteSplash is built and used daily by Project 36 Services on real routes. Features come from actual route problems rather than a roadmap for twenty trades.
Each of these is built around pool work: chemistry, chemical billing and truck weights are things a general field-service tool does not model.
Details on the feature guide. Try the route profit calculator on your own numbers.
You keep your customer list. Here is the sequence.
Get your customer list out of Jobber as a spreadsheet (CSV or Excel) before your paid period ends. Most pool software can export customers; if you can't find it, ask Jobber's support for an export.
The importer recognizes common column names, lets you match the rest, and previews every row before anything saves.
Put customers on routes and days, assign techs, and set monthly prices. Connect your Stripe or Square account for online payments and AutoPay.
Keep Jobber for one billing cycle while your crew runs RouteSplash. The 30-day trial is free, so the overlap costs nothing. More on switching.
Not natively. Readings become a job note or custom field — no automatic LSI, no dosing suggestions, no queryable chemistry history by pool.
Jobber prices per seat; RouteSplash prices $49 (Starter) to 50 pools, then $59 + $30/login + $0.25/pool. A small crew on a large route can favor Jobber. A larger crew usually favors RouteSplash. Run both against your real numbers.
Flexibility, honestly. It cannot run a second trade. If your company does landscaping or spa service too, Jobber is the right answer and RouteSplash is not.
Yes. Entries are immutable and export in an inspection-ready format for health departments or property managers.
Export customers as CSV and use RouteSplash's importer, which auto-maps headers and previews before saving. See the switching guide.
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