Both are built by pool people. Both calculate chemical dosing. The difference is whether your bill grows when your team does.
Same company, same route, different pricing model. Pool Brain scales with headcount, RouteSplash scales with pools.
RouteSplash shown at the $49 (Starter) tier (up to 50 pools). Pool Brain shown at ~$65 per field technician per month, before its office-user fee. Competitor pricing checked October 30, 2026, from publicly posted rates.
| Team size | RouteSplash | Pool Brain | Annual difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 technician | $49/mo (Starter) | ~$65/mo | $192/yr |
| 3 technicians | $119/mo (Lean) | ~$195/mo | $912/yr |
| 5 technicians | $179/mo (Lean) | ~$325/mo | $1,752/yr |
| 10 technicians | $329/mo (Lean) | ~$650/mo | $3,852/yr |
| What you get | RouteSplash | Pool Brain |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | $49 flat (Starter) to 50 pools, then $59 + $30/login + $0.25/pool, then $0.75/pool (past 150) | ~$65 per field technician/mo + office-user fee |
| Cost of hiring technician #5 | +$30/mo | +$65/mo |
| Cost of hiring technician #10 | +$30/mo | +$65/mo |
| Chemical dosing calculator | Built in, every plan | Built in — Pool Brain's core feature |
| Customer portal + photo reports | Built in | Built in |
| Route optimization | Every plan | Built in |
| Compliance-grade chemical records | Built in, inspection-ready export | Check current feature list |
| Established track record | New — launched 2026 | Longer operating history |
Per-tech pricing is not automatically worse. At small headcount it can be cheaper.
If you are a solo operator servicing 100+ pools, Pool Brain's $65 flat per tech undercuts RouteSplash's per-pool rate at that volume. The crossover matters — check your own numbers before switching.
Pool Brain has been in production longer. RouteSplash launched in 2026. If proven track record outweighs price, that is a legitimate reason to stay.
Pool Brain's dosing calculator is its core product and it is well regarded. RouteSplash has LSI dosing too, but this is a genuine match rather than a differentiator.
Hiring is the most expensive thing a pool company does. RouteSplash does not add a per-seat fee on top of payroll. Adding your 6th technician costs $30/month in software, not $65/month.
RouteSplash's effective rate falls as your route grows — the price grows slower than the pool count does. Pool Brain's cost is linear in headcount forever.
See which pools and routes actually make money — revenue from invoices, chemicals at supplier cost, tech time, drive time and mileage. A first-class money report Pool Brain does not list as its headline.
Per-truck logs with fuel and mileage, gear check-in/out with lost/broken flags, and multi-person job teams for pool builds and repairs. RouteSplash models the whole operation, not just the chemistry.
Chemicals your techs log are billed at your price-book prices — converted, de-duplicated, never back-dated. Pool Brain is chemistry-first, but turning logged chemicals into a customer line item is RouteSplash-specific automation.
RouteSplash is built and dogfooded daily by Project 36 Services, an operating pool company. Features come from real routes, not roadmap guesses.
None of these add a per-technician fee: your sixth tech adds $30 and each pool adds $0.25.
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 Pool Brain as a spreadsheet (CSV or Excel) before your paid period ends. Most pool software can export customers; if you can't find it, ask Pool Brain'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 Pool Brain for one billing cycle while your crew runs RouteSplash. The 30-day trial is free, so the overlap costs nothing. More on switching.
About $325/month at ~$65 per field technician, before the office-user fee. RouteSplash is $49/mo (Starter) for one login up to 50 pools, then $59 + $30/login + $0.25/pool.
RouteSplash charges $30 per active login plus $0.25 per pool. $49 flat (Starter) to 50 pools, then $59 base + $30/login + $0.25/pool, then $0.75/pool (past 150).
Yes. LSI-based chemistry tracking and dosing suggestions are on every plan. Pool Brain also has one, so treat this as a match rather than a win.
A solo operator with a large route can come out ahead on Pool Brain's flat per-login fee, and it has longer operating history. Run your own numbers — the crossover depends on your pool-to-tech ratio.
Export customers as CSV and use RouteSplash's importer, which auto-maps columns and previews before saving. See the switching guide.
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