Gopher
Gopher is Windows billing and scheduling software for lawn care businesses.
What Gopher is
Gopher is Windows billing and scheduling software for lawn care businesses. It handles recurring maintenance and one-time jobs, tracks completion, and supports rescheduling. Customer properties can be organized and ordered into routes, with crews assigned to each route. Completed jobs feed billing, while approved estimates can be converted automatically into invoices. Gopher estimates material needs, shows current stock, and identifies items to order and their vendors. Basic can import customer lists from QuickBooks; Plus and Pro can export invoice, payment, and customer data, with export requiring U.S. desktop QuickBooks Pro or higher, version 2012 or newer. Plus adds email invoices, Stripe card processing, advanced scheduling, and QuickBooks Pro linking. Pro adds chemical applications, employee scheduling and timesheets, and equipment tracking. New licenses cost 99.00, 199.00, or $249, paid once for Basic, Plus, or Pro. A free trial is available.
Good
- Supports recurring and one-time jobs
- Routes properties and assigns crews
- Converts approved estimates into invoices
- Tracks material stock and vendors
- Offers a free trial
Watch out
- Windows-focused software
- Listed prices are effective July 1, 2016
- No client messaging
- QuickBooks export requires specific U.S. desktop versions
Who it suits
Gopher suits lawn care companies needing Windows-based scheduling, routing, estimating, invoicing, and material planning. Plus or Pro fits operations requiring payment processing, QuickBooks exports, or employee and equipment tracking.
Verdict
Gopher covers core lawn-care scheduling, route organization, billing, and materials planning. Its dated listed pricing and Windows requirements may matter when selecting an edition.
Plans and prices
From Gopher's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Gopher 4 Basic — upgrade from Gopher 2006 | $69, paid once | Windows · Upgrade from Gopher 2006 · One-time charge; prices effective July 1, 2016. |
| Gopher 4 Basic — new license | $99, paid once | Windows · Minor upgrades free; major upgrades discounted · One-time charge for a perpetual license; prices effective July 1, 2016. |
| Gopher 4 Plus — upgrade from Gopher 2006 | $149, paid once | Windows · Upgrade from Gopher 2006 · One-time charge; prices effective July 1, 2016. |
| Gopher 4 Plus — new license | $199, paid once | Windows · Includes Basic features plus email invoices, credit card processing, advanced scheduling, and QuickBooks Pro link · One-time charge for a perpetual license; prices effective July 1, 2016. |
| Gopher 4 Pro — upgrade from Gopher 2006 | $199, paid once | Windows · Upgrade from Gopher 2006 · One-time charge; prices effective July 1, 2016. |
| Gopher 4 Pro — new license | $249, paid once | Windows · Includes Basic and Plus features plus chemical applications, equipment, and employees · One-time charge for a perpetual license; prices effective July 1, 2016. |
The facts
Each one read from Gopher's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Money
- Billing
- Completed scheduled jobs feed into billing, where Gopher can create invoices based on completed work.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Trial installer
- The maker says Gopher uses the same installer for trial and licensed versions and offers a download link by email request.checked 8 Oct 2001
What it does
- Current site notice
- The maker homepage displays “Site update in progress” and directs existing users to email support.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Estimates
- Approved estimates can be converted automatically into invoices.checked 8 Oct 2001
- GopherConnect
- The maker describes GopherConnect as a free beta service that syncs schedule, invoices, payments, and customers from the Windows application; most features are read-only.checked 8 Oct 2001
- GopherConnect limits
- The beta page says jobs beyond 90 days are not synced and invoice and payment histories extend back six months.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Materials
- Gopher can estimate materials needed for jobs, show current stock, and identify items to order and their vendors.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Product
- Gopher is billing and scheduling software for lawn care businesses that runs on Windows.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Pro features
- Pro adds chemical application scheduling and tracking, employee scheduling and timesheets, and equipment usage and maintenance tracking.checked 8 Oct 2001
- QuickBooks
- Basic can import a customer list from QuickBooks; Plus and Pro can export invoice, payment, and customer data, with the export requiring U.S. desktop QuickBooks Pro or higher, version 2012 or newer.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Routes and crews
- Users can organize customer properties into routes, order properties within routes, and assign crews to routes.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Scheduling
- The software supports recurring maintenance and one-time jobs, job completion tracking, and rescheduling.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Stripe
- Plus and Pro support credit card processing via Stripe, and the feature page says there are no monthly or signup fees.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Support
- The maker says pre-sales and technical support are provided by email and links to a user manual.checked 8 Oct 2001
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