Compare cleaning business software for UK cleaning companies. We look at recurring jobs, staff scheduling, customer records, quotes, invoices, mobile apps, pricing and independent customer reviews.
Looking for other tools? See our Software for Cleaning Businesses guide.
Quick answer
Top pick: ServiceM8 — 94/100
ServiceM8 combines jobs, customers, scheduling, recurring cleans, quotes and invoices. Its free plan is particularly useful for solo cleaners, while paid plans support unlimited users.
Best for growing businesses: Jobber — 93/100
Jobber has strong tools for recurring work, online bookings, customer communication, quotes and invoices. It also has a large independent review base.
Best for straightforward UK pricing: Workever — 90/100
Workever covers recurring jobs, scheduling, customers, quotes, invoices and mobile working. Its Base plan starts at £29 per user per month.
Compare cleaning business software
| Tool | Best for | Viaqo score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| ServiceM8 | Overall | 94/100 | £0/mo* |
| Jobber | Growing | 93/100 | $49/mo** |
| Workever | UK teams | 90/100 | £29/user/mo*** |
*ServiceM8 Free supports one user and up to 30 new jobs per month. Starter costs £25 per month and supports unlimited users and up to 50 new jobs per month. Prices exclude VAT.
**Jobber Core currently costs $49 per month for one user on the standard no-commitment monthly option. Lower effective monthly prices are available with annual billing or a one-year commitment. Jobber lists its subscription prices in US dollars.
***Workever Base costs £29 per user per month. Ultimate costs £39 per user per month. Annual billing is cheaper.
Prices checked October 2026.
Why this ranking?
ServiceM8 takes first place because it gives small UK cleaning businesses a strong mix of features and value. The free plan already includes the main job management tools, while paid plans allow unlimited users. Capterra currently gives ServiceM8 4.5/5 from 311 reviews.
Jobber scores just behind. It is particularly strong for businesses that want to manage the whole customer journey, from a new enquiry to repeat cleans, invoices and payments. It also has the largest independent review sample of our top three, with 4.6/5 from 1,487 Capterra reviews.
Workever has excellent independent feedback at 4.7/5, but the sample is much smaller at 39 Capterra reviews. Its clear per-user pricing and cleaning-specific tools still make it a strong UK option.
Review scores cover each product as a whole and are not limited to UK cleaning businesses.
ServiceM8 — Best overall
Viaqo score: 94/100
ServiceM8 is job management software for small service businesses, including cleaning companies.
You can store customer details, schedule one-off or recurring jobs, send quotes and invoices, take payments and keep job notes and photos in one place. Customers can also book work online.
Why we like it
- Free plan for solo cleaners
- Recurring jobs
- Staff scheduling
- Customer records and job history
- Quotes and invoices
- Online bookings
- Payment collection
- Job notes, photos and checklists
- Unlimited users on paid plans
- No long-term contract
The free plan allows one user and up to 30 new jobs each month. That is unusually generous for someone starting a cleaning business or running a small number of regular clients.
What to watch
ServiceM8 limits the number of new jobs you can create each month.
The Starter plan allows 50, Growing allows 150 and Premium allows 500. A cleaning company with a large number of individual customer visits should therefore check how ServiceM8 counts its jobs before choosing a plan.
ServiceM8 is also strongest on Apple devices. The company says its main app is optimised for iPhone and iPad. Android users have access to ServiceM8 Lite for more basic work in the field.
That matters if your cleaners mainly use Android phones.
Pricing
- Free: £0/month — 1 user, 30 new jobs
- Starter: £25/month — unlimited users, 50 new jobs
- Growing: £59/month — unlimited users, 150 new jobs
- Premium: £119/month — unlimited users, 500 new jobs
- Premium Plus: £269/month — unlimited users, 1,500+ new jobs
Prices exclude VAT. There is also a 14-day free trial.
Best for: Small cleaning businesses that want good job management at a low starting cost.
Jobber — Best for growing businesses
Viaqo score: 93/100
Jobber has dedicated software for residential and commercial cleaning businesses.
It covers online bookings, quotes, one-off and recurring cleans, staff scheduling, customer records, reminders, checklists, photos, invoices and payments.
Why we like it
- Built for cleaning and other service businesses
- Recurring cleans
- Online booking
- Quotes and automatic follow-ups
- Staff scheduling
- Customer records
- Checklists and photos
- Time tracking on relevant plans
- Invoices and automatic payment reminders
- Strong independent customer feedback
For commercial cleaning businesses, Jobber can also track labour time and give cleaners access to job details and checklists from their phones.
Capterra currently rates Jobber 4.6/5 from 1,487 reviews, with ease of use and customer service both scoring 4.6.
What to watch
Jobber is considerably more expensive than ServiceM8 for a small UK business.
Its standard no-commitment monthly prices currently start at $49 for Core, $139 for Connect and $199 for Grow for one user. Jobber lists subscription prices in US dollars.
Some useful tools are also limited to higher plans. Connect adds features such as automatic reminders, automatic payment collection, checklists, time tracking and automatic quote and invoice follow-ups. Job costing is available on Grow and Plus.
So it is important to compare the plan you actually need rather than only looking at the cheapest price.
Pricing
For one user on the standard monthly option with no commitment:
- Core: $49/month
- Connect: $139/month
- Grow: $199/month
Jobber offers lower prices with a one-year commitment or annual billing. A free trial is available.
Best for: Growing cleaning businesses that want strong customer, booking and repeat-job tools.
Workever — Best for straightforward UK pricing
Viaqo score: 90/100
Workever provides job management software specifically for cleaning companies as well as other service businesses.
It covers recurring cleans, scheduling, customer records, mobile working, quotes, invoices, payments, timesheets and expenses.
Why we like it
- Dedicated cleaning business option
- Recurring jobs
- Job and staff scheduling
- Customer records
- Quotes and invoices
- Mobile apps
- Time tracking
- Photos, notes and signatures
- Works offline
- Connects with Xero and QuickBooks
- 30-day free trial
Its Base plan also has a relatively simple price: £29 per user per month.
Workever currently scores 4.7/5 from 39 Capterra reviews, including 4.7 for ease of use and 4.8 for customer service.
What to watch
Workever charges per user.
That makes the starting price attractive for a small operation, but costs can rise quickly if every cleaner needs their own account.
Some useful tools are also reserved for Ultimate, including mobile timesheets and expenses, forms, stock management and the customer portal.
The independent review score is excellent, but there are far fewer reviews than for Jobber or ServiceM8. We would therefore give the rating slightly less weight.
Pricing
- Base: £29/month per user
- Ultimate: £39/month per user
Annual billing reduces the total cost. Workever offers a 30-day free trial with no card required.
Best for: UK cleaning teams that want clear per-user pricing and straightforward job management.
Also considered: Powered Now
Powered Now combines jobs, customers, a diary, quotes, invoices, expenses and Making Tax Digital.
Its Business plan costs £28 per month excluding VAT for one user, and there is a 14-day free trial. Capterra currently rates it 4.7/5 from 137 reviews.
It is a strong small-business product, but its main focus is trades rather than cleaning. ServiceM8, Jobber and Workever provide a clearer fit for recurring cleaning work.
What to look for in cleaning business software
Good cleaning business software should make regular work easier to organise.
For most cleaning companies, we would check these things first:
- Recurring jobs: can weekly or fortnightly cleans be created automatically?
- Scheduling: can you quickly see who is working where?
- Customer records: can you save access instructions, notes and service history?
- Mobile access: can cleaners see their jobs while away from the office?
- Quotes and invoices: can paperwork be sent without entering the same information twice?
- Time tracking: can you record how long cleaners spend at each job?
- Checklists and photos: useful for showing what work was completed.
- Payments: can customers pay online or automatically?
- Accounting: can financial information be sent to your accounting software?
Do not pay for features you will not use.
A cleaner working alone has very different needs from a company managing 20 cleaners across several commercial sites.
Residential and commercial cleaning businesses have different needs
A domestic cleaning business often has lots of repeat customers and regular weekly or fortnightly visits.
Simple scheduling, reminders and recurring invoices may therefore matter most.
A commercial cleaning company may have several cleaners working at the same customer site. It may need timesheets, checklists, photos, job reports and better control over staff hours.
If most of your work is commercial, check these features carefully before choosing the cheapest plan.
Do you need cleaning business software?
Not necessarily when you are just starting.
A solo cleaner with a handful of customers may be able to manage with a calendar, simple invoicing software and accounting software.
Dedicated cleaning business software becomes much more useful when you have:
- many recurring customers;
- several cleaners;
- frequent schedule changes;
- lots of quotes and invoices;
- customer access notes;
- jobs across several locations.
At that point, keeping everything together can save a lot of admin time.
How Viaqo compares cleaning business software
We compare the things that matter to small UK cleaning businesses: recurring jobs, scheduling, customer management, mobile working, quotes, invoices, pricing and independent customer reviews.
We also look at how costs change as a business adds more cleaners.
Standard prices are used where possible. Discounts for annual billing or temporary promotions are explained separately rather than presented as normal prices.
Large and recent independent review samples carry more weight than a high score based on only a few reviews.
Affiliate commissions never affect Viaqo scores or rankings.
Sources — checked October 2026
- ServiceM8 — official UK pricing, features and cleaning business information.
- Jobber — official cleaning business features and current pricing.
- Workever — official cleaning business information and pricing.
- Independent reviews — Capterra for ServiceM8, Jobber, Workever and Powered Now.
Looking for staff rotas or accounting too? See our Software for Cleaning Businesses guide.