Waitlist open for Hermit: the most-wanted dupes get built firstJobber alternative Hermit, quotes, jobs and invoices for one-person trades for $99 once
Quotes, a job schedule and invoices for a one-person trade business. Runs in your browser, works offline, $99 once instead of every month.
Pay once
$99 once (planned), against $1,044 for three years of Jobber Core.
Works offline
Clients, quotes and invoices live on your device, with one-click backup and a CSV for your accountant.
Build it free
Paste our starter prompt into Claude Code and build the core of Hermit yourself, step by step.
| Feature | JobberCore · $29/mo, yearly | Hermit$99 once · planned |
|---|---|---|
| Quotes and invoices | Yes | Yes |
| Job scheduling | Yes | Yes |
| Today's jobs on your phone | Yes | Yes |
| Your data on your device, works offline | No | Yes |
| One payment, no subscription | No | Yes |
| Card payments built inHermit: paste your own Stripe or PayPal link | Yes | No |
| Automated reminders and follow-upsJobber: Connect and up | Yes | Planned |
| QuickBooks syncHermit: CSV export | Yes | No |
| Teams and crew scheduling | Yes | No |
| Online booking and client hub | Yes | No |
| Three years, one person | $99 |
Jobber prices from its pricing page, per person. All Jobber plans.
What's the best Jobber alternative?
It depends what you want from it. The short answer, by need:
- No subscription
- Hermit: $99 once (planned; waitlist open), against $1,044 for three years of Jobber Core. Web app · phone and computer.
- Free
- Zoho Invoice: 500 invoices a year, 2 users.
More options and their catches in Other Jobber alternatives.
Why people switch
Why people look for a Jobber alternative
What Jobber users raise in reviews and forums, and what its own pages say. In our words, with the source; checked Oct 12, 2026.
Long-time users say prices keep rising, and tools like Google review requests are kept for top-tier plans.
Source: trustpilot.comThe Core plan covers one user. Each extra user costs $29 a month, so the bill grows with the team.
Source: getjobber.comUsers say that once years of client and job data are in Jobber, switching feels hard.
Source: trustpilot.comThe original
What Jobber does
- Field-service software for home-service businesses: quotes, scheduling, invoices and payments.
- Core covers booking, scheduling, quotes, invoices and online payments for one user.
- Automated reminders, QuickBooks sync and time tracking start on Connect; two-way SMS on Grow.
- Each extra user costs $29 a month.
The dupe
What Hermit does
- Quotes from your own price list, turned into a job when the client says yes.
- A week schedule, with today's jobs, addresses and checklists on your phone.
- Invoices from finished jobs, with your logo, due dates, partial payments and your own payment link.
- Everything on your device, with one-click backup and CSV export for your accountant.
The face of Hermit
Meet Gwenna Prichard
plumber and handywoman in Cardiff
Gwenna has fixed leaking radiators and stubborn pipes around the Cardiff docks for twenty-four years without paying a landlord a penny. She runs her week from a battered phone tucked in her shell, and won't pay a monthly fee to do her own job.
A subscription is just a leak you decided to normalize.
Hermit is named after the hermit crab, which carries its home on its back and never pays rent. Gwenna is a fictional character we made with ppl.studio, not a customer.
Waitlist open · Hermit
Get Hermit first
We build the dupes people sign up for first. Join and you'll get one email, the day Hermit is ready.
$1,044 Jobber Core, 3 years$99 once
- Just your email: no card, no account
- One email when it ships, nothing else
- Planned price $99, once
Free
Build Hermit yourself
Paste this into Claude Code in an empty folder. It builds the core of Hermit in steps and stops after each one so you can try it.
- Built withWeb app (PWA) · IndexedDB · PDF in the browser
- You needClaude Code
- Not includedThe full spec, polish, updates
Build me a web app called Hermit: quotes, jobs and invoices for a one-person trade business (cleaning, landscaping, plumbing, handyman). It runs in the browser, keeps everything on my device, and works offline. What it does - Clients: name, address, phone, email, notes, and every quote, job and invoice for them on one page. - Quotes: line items from a reusable price list, tax, discount, deposit, notes and photos. Send as a PDF or a link. Mark as accepted, which turns it into a job. - Schedule: a week view of jobs. Drag to reschedule. Open today's jobs on my phone, with the address, a button to open it in Maps, and the job checklist. - Invoices: one click from a finished job. Due dates, partial payments, overdue list, and a payment link field (paste my own Stripe or PayPal link). Download as a PDF that looks professional with my logo. - A simple dashboard: quoted, won, invoiced, paid and overdue this month. - Backup: export and import everything as one JSON file, plus CSV export for my accountant. Tech - Vite, TypeScript and plain CSS, no framework. Data in IndexedDB. PDFs generated in the browser. - Installable as a PWA, works offline. No server and no account. How to work Build it in steps and stop after each so I can try it: 1) clients and price list, 2) quotes and PDF, 3) jobs and schedule, 4) invoices and payments, 5) dashboard and backup. After each step tell me exactly how to run and test it. Brand - The app's mascot is Gwenna Prichard, a hermit crab in a navy boiler suit and a leather tool belt, carrying her shell. Use her portrait (https://dupe.software/characters/hermit-icon.jpg) as the app icon, and her full-length picture (https://dupe.software/characters/hermit.jpg) on the first-run and empty screens. - Write every label and message in her voice: gravelly, deadpan and bluntly sincere, with a Welsh cadence. Gwenna would say: "A subscription is just a leak you decided to normalize."
All of their plans
What Jobber costs
From Jobber's pricing page, per person, checked 2026-10-12.
| Plan | Billing | Per month | 3 years | Catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jobber Core | monthly | $49 | $1,764 | 1 user, no commitment |
| Jobber Core | annual | $29 | $1,044 | 1 user, billed yearly |
| Jobber Connect | annual | $99 | $3,564 | 1 user, reminders, QuickBooks sync |
| Jobber Grow | annual | $149 | $5,364 | 1 user, two-way SMS, job costing |
| Hermit | once | — | $99 | planned price |
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Other Jobber alternatives
Hermit isn't for everyone. These do the same job in other ways: free plans, open source, teams, other platforms. Prices from their own pricing pages, checked Oct 12, 2026.
Invoice2go
A mobile-first invoicing app for freelancers and small contractors, now part of Bill.com.
Invoice2go alternativeFreshBooks
Cloud accounting and invoicing for freelancers and small service businesses.
FreshBooks alternativeHousecall Pro
Home service pros who want online booking, dispatch and payments in one app
The catch: Expensive for a one-person shop: $79 a month and no free plan. Runs on Web, iPhone, Android.
ServiceM8
Solo trades who want jobs, quotes, scheduling and invoices in one app
Free plan: 1 user, 30 jobs a month. The catch: Plans cap jobs per month: Free stops at 30, Starter at 50. Runs on Web, iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, Windows.
Joist
Contractors who mainly need fast estimates and invoices from their phone
The catch: Free plan is gone. Job scheduling needs the top Run plan. Runs on Web, iPhone, Android.
Invoice Ninja
Freelancers who want quotes, recurring invoices and time tracking, or to self-host
Free plan: 5 clients on hosted plan; self-hosting free. The catch: Free cloud plan stops at 5 clients. License is source-available, not open source. Runs on Web, iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows, Linux.
Zoho Invoice
Anyone who wants quotes and invoices free for good, with nothing to upgrade
500 invoices a year, 2 users. The catch: Invoices show Zoho branding, capped at 500 a year. No job scheduling. Runs on Web, iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows.
Wave
Freelancers who want free invoicing and simple bookkeeping in one place
Free plan: unlimited invoices; recurring invoices need Pro. The catch: Free plan card fee is 2.9% + $0.60. No job scheduling. Runs on Web, iPhone, Android.
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Leaving Jobber?
Take your Jobber data with you
Whatever you switch to, export first, then cancel. From Jobber's own help center, checked Oct 12, 2026.
1 · Export
Export your Jobber data
- Clients: open Clients, then More Actions > Export Clients, and choose CSV or vCard. Jobber emails you the file.
- Quotes, jobs, invoices and payments: on Jobber.com (not the app), go to Insights > Reports, open the Quotes, One-off Jobs, Recurring Jobs, Invoice or payment report, and export it to CSV with all columns or only the selected ones. The file is emailed to you.
- PDFs: on a quote, use More > Download PDF. On an invoice, use Print or Save PDF. Batch printing works only for draft, awaiting-payment or past-due invoices, so you have to download paid invoices one at a time.
- FormatsCSV or vCard for clients; CSV for reports (quotes, jobs, invoices, payments); PDF for single quotes and invoices
- Watch outClient export and reports are only on 'select plans', and neither the help center nor the pricing page says which ones. Only admins can export clients; admins and users with the Reports permission can export reports. Reports export only from the web. CSV files are split at about 1,500 rows. The Taxation, Waypoints and Job Follow-ups reports can't be exported.
2 · Cancel
Cancel Jobber
- As an admin on Jobber.com, click the gear icon, then Account and Billing. In 'Change your subscription', click Cancel Subscription, confirm, and pick a reason.
- If you subscribed in the Jobber mobile app, cancel in the app: More > Subscription > Cancel Subscription. Refunds for App Store or Google Play purchases must be requested from Apple or Google.
Afterwards: You keep full access until the end of the billing period, or until the end of the full term on 1-year commitment plans. After that you lose access to your clients, jobs, invoices and other data. The account isn't deleted and can be reactivated, which restarts billing. Permanent closure is a separate request that only the account owner can make, and it can't be undone.
Source: help.getjobber.comQuestions
Jobber alternative FAQ
Is Hermit a Jobber clone?
It's an independent app for the same job, made for one-person businesses. We build it from our own spec, with none of Jobber's code, design or branding, and we aren't affiliated with Jobber.
Who is Hermit for?
One-person trade businesses: cleaners, landscapers, handymen, plumbers. If you run a crew, need two-way SMS or take card payments inside the app, Jobber does more.
Is there a free Jobber alternative?
Build Hermit yourself from the starter prompt on this page. It runs in your browser with no server, so it costs nothing to run.
When can I get Hermit?
Hermit is on the waitlist: we build the dupes people sign up for first. Join and you'll hear the day it's ready.
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Quotes, a job schedule and invoices for a one-person trade business. Runs in your browser, works offline, $99 once instead of every month.
Hermit is an independent app, not affiliated with or endorsed by Jobber. Jobber is a trademark of its owner, named here only to describe what Hermit is an alternative to. All dupes.