What is the best software to start a pest control company?
One app that answers your phone and runs the rest. PestLine AI, built only for pest control, answers every call, text and website chat 24/7 and books the job, then runs your schedule, routes, invoices, payments and treatment records.
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What a new pest control company runs on, and where each part lives in PestLine AI.
| What you need | In PestLine AI |
|---|---|
| Call answeringYou are on a job when most calls ring. | The AI answers every call, text and chat 24/7 in your company's name, and books the job. |
| Scheduling and routesYour day, your routes, your first tech's day. | Recurring plans fill the calendar, and one tap puts each day in the best order. |
| Estimates and invoicesQuotes that get approved and bills that get paid. | Sent by text or email, approved and signed online. |
| Card paymentsPaid on the day, not chased at month end. | Pay links, saved cards, bank payments and autopay. |
| AccountingYour books, without the typing. | Connect QuickBooks Online (US) from the app, and customers, invoices, payments, deposits and refunds post there on their own. |
| Treatment recordsWhat you applied, where, and how much. | Products, EPA numbers and amounts on every visit, locked once submitted. |
| ReviewsA new company is chosen on its Google reviews. | A Google review request by text after a visit, at most once a year per customer. |
| And the restEverything else a pest company runs on. | Bait stations, a customer portal, on-my-way texts, and iPhone and Android apps that work offline. |
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Win the calls the others miss.
78% of pest control companies we asked send after-hours calls to voicemail. Yours get answered.
| Option | Share of companies |
|---|---|
| Voicemail, a machine or a text line | 78% |
| A person: staff, on-call tech or owner | 13% |
| An answering service | 6% |
| AI | 3% |
The software new pest control companies are told to use.
PestLine AI is built only for pest control, with AI call answering in the plan.
| Software | Built for | Price | How you start | AI call answering | Recurring plans | Treatment records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PestLine AI | Built forPest control only | PriceOne monthly plan, priced to your company, AI answering and full CRM included | How you startWe set it up with you | AI call answeringIncluded: phone, text and website chat, 24/7 | Recurring plansIncluded, with autopay | Treatment recordsIncluded, plus bait stations |
| GorillaDesk | Built forPest, lawn, cleaning and more | Price$49 a month per route | How you startSign up online | AI call answeringPaid add-on, needs a GorillaDesk phone plan | Recurring plansCard subscriptions from the $99 plan | Treatment recordsMaterial tracking |
| QuoteIQ | Built for50+ home service trades | Price$29.99 a month, 1 user | How you startSign up online | AI call answeringIncluded, paid from monthly AI credits | Recurring plansRecurring payments on every plan | Treatment recordsInventory tracking from the $299.99 plan |
| Housecall Pro | Built forMany home service trades | Price$79 a month, 1 user | How you startSign up online | AI call answeringPaid add-on (CSR AI), price not listed | Recurring plansRecurring service plans on the $329 plan | Treatment recordsNot listed |
| FieldRoutes | Built forPest and field service | PriceNot published; priced by active customers | How you startDemo, then a quote | AI call answeringNot listed; partner services | Recurring plansAutoPay | Treatment recordsChemical usage and state reports |
| PestPac | Built forPest control | PriceNot published | How you startThrough a consultant | AI call answeringNot in a listed tier; a separate WorkWave answering service | Recurring plansAutopay | Treatment recordsEPA numbers and state reports |
| Fieldwork | Built forPest, lawn and pool | Price$59 a month per field user | How you startSign up online | AI call answeringNot listed | Recurring plansRepeating appointments | Treatment recordsChemical tracking |
| Briostack | Built forPest and lawn | PriceNot published | How you startRequest a demo | AI call answeringZyraTalk, a sister product, priced by demo | Recurring plansAutomated billing | Treatment recordsChemical usage tracking |
As shown on each company's own website on , billed monthly:GorillaDeskQuoteIQHousecall ProFieldRoutesPestPacFieldworkBriostack
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What new owners ask us.
What is the best software to start a pest control company?
One app that answers your phone and runs the rest. PestLine AI, built only for pest control, answers every call, text and website chat 24/7 and books the job, then runs your schedule, routes, invoices, payments and treatment records.
What software do I need to start a pest control company?
A way to answer every call while you are on a job, a schedule with routes and recurring plans, estimates and invoices, card payments, accounting, treatment records and review requests. PestLine AI runs all of it in one app, built only for pest control.
How does PestLine AI compare with GorillaDesk and Housecall Pro?
The apps new companies are usually pointed to, GorillaDesk ($49 a month per route) and Housecall Pro ($79), sell AI call answering as an extra. PestLine AI is built only for pest control: 24/7 AI answering with the full CRM included, in one monthly plan.
Is there pest control software that answers the phone?
Yes. PestLine AI answers phone calls, texts and website chat 24/7 in your company's name and books the job, and the full pest control CRM comes in the same plan. QuoteIQ includes AI call answering paid from monthly credits; GorillaDesk and Housecall Pro sell it as an add-on.
How much does pest control software cost for a new company?
Scheduling and invoicing apps start around $30 to $80 a month for one user, then rise with users, routes and add-ons such as call answering. PestLine AI comes as one monthly plan: the AI that answers phone, website chat, and SMS 24/7, with the full CRM included. It is priced to each company on the demo call and never billed per minute, month to month.
Is there a long contract?
No. PestLine AI runs month to month, so you stay because it works.
Does it work with QuickBooks?
Yes, QuickBooks Online in the US. Connect it from the app or the dashboard, and PestLine AI sends your customers, invoices, payments, deposits and refunds into it on its own, never duplicating a customer. A payment you record in QuickBooks marks the invoice paid in PestLine AI.
Can I run a pest control company by myself?
Yes. About 16,000 US pest control businesses run with no employees (Census). The hard part is the phone, because calls come in while you are in a crawl space. PestLine AI answers them, and its app runs your schedule, invoices, payments and treatment records from your phone.
Do I need pest control software, or will a general field service app work?
A general app handles scheduling and invoices. Pest control adds plans that come back every quarter, a treatment record on every visit, bait stations and a customer portal. Software built for pest control keeps all of it in one place, and the PestLine AI app includes each one.
Can I sell recurring quarterly plans?
Yes, and you should: recurring plans are 85.4% of US residential pest control revenue (Specialty Consultants, via NPMA). In PestLine AI a plan puts each customer back on the schedule every visit, and autopay charges the saved card.
How do I answer calls while I am on a job?
Let AI pick up when you cannot. Fewer than 3% of callers sent to voicemail leave a message (Invoca), and 82% say they call a competitor when nobody answers (CallRail). PestLine AI answers 24/7 in your company's name, books the visit and texts you when a job is urgent.
How do new pest control companies get their first customers?
Three ways that compound: answer every call, because the cheapest customer is the one who already rang; get your Google Business Profile and reviews working; and sell a recurring plan on every first visit. PestLine AI answers every call, and it can text each customer a Google review request after a visit and put every plan on autopay.
Is there a free trial for new pest control companies?
Yes, two weeks free. Book a 15-minute call and we set it all up for you: the app, the CRM and the AI that answers your phone, built around your services, prices and service area.
Who sets it up?
We do, with you. We build it around your company: your services, your prices, your service area and your rules. No settings page to fill in, and a real person on the other end when you want a change.
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